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    5/22/26 Philadelphia PA 2nd Alarm Box 2520

    Hey Chief I hate to correct anyone that posts run downs on a job as I very very rarely do and I appreciate the work all the posters do here but the correct address is 2900 "E" St. There is no 8300 E st. I lived right around the corner when I was a kid,,,thats when all the people in Kensington...
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    FDNY TRANSFERS... .

    The reason I asked was down here in Philly the officers get transferred every 3 years.,,,one other thing,,,the other day I saw a picture of an engine company restoring their hose line and I saw red hose,,,what is the significance of the red hose. Thanks
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    FDNY TRANSFERS... .

    I have a question,,,can officers stay in the same spot until they decide to leave.
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    5/3/26 Philadelphia PA Large Brush Fire Box 4102

    Hey Capt how's your grandson like truck work.
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    National Fallen Firefighter Weekend

    https://www.firehero.org/2026-roll-of-honor/ Several FDNY members
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    4/29/26 Philadelphia PA Box 0307

    The fire was reported by Marine 1,,,they didn't have far to respond as their docked at the coast guard base.
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    Fire Apparatus Journal May-June 2026 Edition

    So getting back to one of my questions why did New York get rid of the squirts?
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    Fire Apparatus Journal May-June 2026 Edition

    Yes but you have to get a good position on the fireground to use the squirt itself. They are front line engines and run just like everyone else. Years ago our alarm room had run cards that went up to the 12th alarm, however, if the alarm room thought a fire was going to be an extra judging by...
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    Fire Apparatus Journal May-June 2026 Edition

    Two questions,,,why did FDNY do away with the squirts,,,,also what is the policy of how many members are in the bucket when a tower ladder is in operation. I beleive I've seen videos of only 1 person in the bucket and other times two.
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    Pop Up Box

    So is this happening to anyone else ?,,,the page reducing in size. I'd appreciate if anyone else who is experiencing the same problem could reply just so I know it's not something on my end,,,,once again I'm on an android device,,,,thanks.
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    100' Rear Mounts

    Well I would think when any manufacturer quotes a price they will build in any future potential warranty costs
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    Pop Up Box

    Ok but today I'm trying to find out if anyone's page reduces in size when you open the site
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    Pop Up Box

    Anyone else experiencing this,,,this morning when I opened the site the page reduced in size from its normal setting to about a 1/3 of what it normally was. I did not change any settings. I'm using an android tablet. Thanks
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    Newark, NJ 3rd Alarm Fire (4/9/26)

    Just curious what's the Neptune System
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