Recent content by t123ken

Does L.A. County have men on housewatch?

After the incident the first temporary anti-chafing devices were made at the company level from condemned hose. If I recall correctly, about a three-foot length of 1 3/4" with a horizontal cut half-way across the diameter of the hose was made at the 1 1/2 foot mark, and the end of the rope was...

The fifth victim recovered: https://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/post/update-17-authorities-identify-fifth-victim-recovered-in-the-collapse-of-the-francis-scott-key-brid He was inside a construction truck found in the wreckage. Let's hope the final victim is located.

Isn't Battalion 35 closer than any other battalion?

Hasn't Engine 278 been OOS for over 20 years?

What should it be instead of "2092"?

Now that's a reasonable relocation. They could've been sent to Engine 70.

I assume the Harvey still has its telegraph, so without anyone in the engine room to answer it wasn't going anywhere.

Granted Ladder 1 was not there, but four aerials assigned and probably Ladder 20 up next.

Well, now I can see why those who knew its purpose wanted to keep it confidential.

First of all, I don't know if there are any current up-to-date assignment cards that are in quarters or accessible to units in quarters. The point seems to be that even if there were, they're almost useless since the recent trend toward assigning relocators before the next due units on the...

Rest in peace, Brother. https://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/insider/resources/do/2024/036_2024_eoe.pdf

I've heard of the FAT engine, the FAST truck, the RIT, but what is the DAT truck?

With more units assigned on the first alarm, is this a move to reduce the number of multiple alarms?

I thought Thomas McCann of Engine 65 was killed on September 11.