Recent content by FFM1938

Were any of the satellite units actually running their deck guns or were they just running LDH and manifolds? Side question, if a marine unit is supplying ladders/engines, do the companies flush out the rigs at the end of the job to get the salt water out of the pumps and internals?

I always heard it stood for K-Mart Engine but hey its the same theme!

Awful for all those involved, family of those lost and members who had to make what I can only imagine was a very difficult set of recoveries.

6-14 inches will be a ton of fun for the city. I recall just about 12-16 inches was enough to start wreaking havoc with the 3rd rail shoes on the Subway, Metro North and LIRR trains

Most definitely. I wonder if they could repurpose/order new the lowback brush rigs out on Staten Island for the role? Having 4-wheeler with a big tank on the back makes more sense to me than a bucket brigade.

I cant believe that old Ford Purple K rig is still out and running. My father in law had the same truck that he used as a plow and it died years ago. Of course, we do live in the land of salt and snow out here on New York's West Coast

Aka OT. S#itty last minute OT no doubt but in the end well done. More than a few more moves like this one in the future till somebody discovers the beauty of Florence ADX.

Tip o the hat to the crew on duty today, making all sorts of OT for the farce of a show with Maduro. Ive been back and forth to Red Hook from Manhattan more times than I can count but I never had a helicoper ride or police escort

Im sure most have seen the social media videos of the sparklers igniting the decor and leading to this disaster. As of today it still sounds like they are pulling remains out and only a handful have been positively ID'd. Ive worked with a number of Swiss in my career so I have no doubt there...

All the facts are not yet in but man, this has shades of the 2003 Great White/The Station club fire written all over it. What a nightmare for those involved and the families

Probably best to avoid local Galveston seafood for a bit. Glad it seems to have been contained fairly quickly but a million gallons is nothing to sniff at. Literally...

One of the few pics Ive seen if the tender rig monitor in operation. All credit to Steve Spak for the pic