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    Stop pretending you have a fire department.

    Multiple layers to peel through on this one. My last career position I was the only paid person on the fire side, the medics were single role on the ambulance, the ff were paid on call. I am currently serving as a paid on call FF for the county based department where I currently live. This set...
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    Happy & Healthy Retirement

    Mark, Thank you for the friendship you extended to me. Congratulations on your retirement and your 4 plus decades of service. You will be missed. Elwood
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    3/30/2024 News of Members 'Atlas' Ken F

    Speedy recovery my friend!
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    Cop shot in the 101.

    a simple ticket results in gunfire! Prayers for the officers family.
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    Ugly/Not Ugly

    C to the you, to the N to the Tee! or as they say See You Next Tuesday!
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    Atlanta GA FD places order for 12 Spartan fire apparatus 3/30/23

    Atlanta can't be that resourceful! They will acquire one rig only, A few months back they had no reserve truck companies and neighboring departments had to respond on greater alarms. Truck companies were browned out or put in a non firefighting vehicle. perfect example at poor resource...
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    Ugly/Not Ugly

    She can blow wishes in one hand and poop in the other and see which one fills up first! Move on to your next pended controversy Laura!
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    London Police Station Fire now 30 fire engines

    "Make pumps 20 please!" is the English version of the southern saying, "Big Fire, send all trucks":ROFLMAO:
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    Atlanta GA FD places order for 12 Spartan fire apparatus 3/30/23

    As busy as AFR rigs are, all will break after a few years. Next door in Dekalb, I personally saw a rig in front line that had over 300K miles. No matter the manufacturer it boils down to Specs, Maintenance and use!
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    Mayor appoints herself Fire Chief

    So its not just Washington DC where everything is screwed up! LOL
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    The 50's - A Pop Culture Tribute

    That takes me back to when we had great entertainment on TV.
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    Putnam County, TN 3 separate structures/2 MVC's within 25 hrs

    This is my department. https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/putnam-county-first-responders-called-to-3-structure-fires-2-crashes-within-25-hours/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR1fDNZvyTd2iazXDQvrbuvdVGRAj7iOMmKk7rMtTRK1h3Sg47BJR5Oa-Jk
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    FDNY Lt Arrested on EMS Run

    I don't think that, just that the officer reacted in a way that he shouldn't so something provoked that response.
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    Pump Operations with hydrants on 48 inch water mains

    I have operated on both ends of the water supply spectrum. hot hydrants where the engine was a glorified manifold wagon up to my current where we have so few hydrants that we seldom if never have one to hit so we must draft and or shuttle. Water does make the fire go out!
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