Somewhat related, during my stint in NYC EMS back in 1979 my partner and I were performing CPR in the back of the bus, no FD on scene...Police officer volunteered to drive...HOLY CHRISTMAS! Did we go for a ride and a lesson learned, never again!.
Nothing new, per se, from my time we've always treated abandoned van fires as potential bombs because the local chop shops would pack the van with gas tanks removed from other derelict vehicles that were not always empty and then dumped in vacant lots. Secondly, once LPG bottles were permitted...
During the hot summer of 1977, NYC was in the middle of a fiscal crisis and residents were frightened by the random Son of Sam murders. At 9:27 p.m. on July 13, the city went completely dark due to an electrical blackout that lasted for 25 hours. All off duty firefighters were recalled.
The...
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