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Thankfully the women survived. To us firefighters I remember what an "Old Timer" told me when I was new on the job. If you ever are forced to jump from a building because you are trapped, try to aim at landing on a vehicle. The vehicle roof will bend and help break the energy of the fall and the...

L.F.B. a great Fire Brigade true professional. If they struggled with this fire what does that say to all of us. Brothers and Sisters learn what must be done this type of fire can and does happen here in the states. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

The use of Tower Ladders to "Reset the fire" does not in any way preclude the use of other units, to pull ceiling and operate hoselines to extinguish fire in the cockloft and top floor ceilings, of exposures, but also any fire that extended, into the top floors themself. In Row Frames and as...

My former unit Engine 26 1st due on the 2nd Alarm. Still nice to see that Engine 26 still picks up work over a large area of Midtown Manhattan. Duck work fires tend to be very labor intensive or those in areas surrounding duct work, as they penetrate multiple floors, ceilings and sometimes also...

Great job by the brothers & sisters at the Brooklyn 4th Alarm Box 1676, on Dean St. I know this area as I Buffed this area in the late 1960s & early 1970s. These buildings a still full of occupants and yet these building are showing their age. Only few points, I would have put Tower Ladder...

I get a good feeling considering the interview with the new Fire Commissioner above. He seems to know something about the job and his priories in terms of adding both Fife & EMS Units have to be good. One of the reasons response times are longer are the Bike Lanes and the illegal and Legal...

I think the entry above is wrong the telegraph code for Squads in FDNY during the years of the telegraph alarm system was "8" NOT 9. Telegraph signal 8-2419-3 was a special call for Brooklyn's Squad 3 to Brooklyn Box 2419 E. 38 St. & Avenue H. 9 was the code for other special units such as the...

It turned out with the old Mack Super Pumper System the Satellites all responded from different sections of the city. A Satellite/s could arrive on the 2nd alarm stretch 4 1/2" (NOW 5" Hose) and be in a position to be supplied by the Super Pumper when the Super Pumper arrived, on or above the...

Brother and sisters, the Bronx is still burning. Look at the Satat's for Bronx Battalions 3, 17, 18,19, 26, 27. I worked in Ladder 19, in Batt, 26, UFO in the Mid. 1980s and it was busy then. It is still busy now. Still great firefighters and great people doing something right. What surprises...

The Satellites also carry an "Angus Foam Cannon" that allows large amount of AFFF and other types of foam in large quantities for major foam operations. As the brothers said above the most common use of the Satellite was to use the large 4 1/2" Now 5" in combination with the Satellite Manifolds...

I was John Carver's Captain when he was a member of Engine 26. John was a great guy, great firefighter, and a lot of fun to be around. He was one of those guys that made the company and its members look good. Keep them laughing John. Rest in Peace Brother Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

I had typo in the entry above. which I have corrected. Heavy Timber Buildings are NYC Building Code Class 4. Lighter weight wood construction is NYC Building Code Class 5. Class 5 lightweight construction is NOT as strong, and the small dimensions of the flammable wood components can cause...

Please tell me what good is the new super pumper, if it is not designed for really big fires.? The water sources to supply it do exist, when multiple large diameter supply hose lines are. connected to hydrants on large water mains. I worked in the old Mack Super Pumper system from time to time...

Once again, I ask what good is the "New Super Pumper" if it is never used even for serious fire such as this. I have fought many serious major fires including 11th & 12 Alarms and the OLD Super Pumper made a difference in these major fires. The only sure way to control is Large Diameter Hose...