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Brothers you are right the best way is to make blocking a fire hydrant (Or Firehouse) a more serious breach of the law is indeed making it a moving violation. But that does not help you when you need a hydrant, and it is FULLY blocked near a serious fire. In fact, peoples commonly ignore even...

Every NYC Borough has a lot of tall buildings and sometimes a 75-foot Tower ladder will not reach to the roof. Some FDNY Tower Ladders are 95 feet but not all. So, in tall buildings a 100-foot aerial ladder are often, needed for access to the roof. In advanced fires on lower floors, or shorter...

I do not know what a 10-72 is in New Rochelle? Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

I too believe that a Hydrant Hook Up could have been made in front of, or over the illegally parked. BUT if you park on a hydrant you deserve to pay the price. It is very important to get protective hoselines in place at advanced fire like this. The 6th Engine on the run card, can indeed be...

That is what formally happen in FDNY in the 1970s when I came on the job. Often, I would work at Satellite 1 that was quartered in the old firehouse of Engine 30 on Spring St. now the location of the FDNY Museum. Also, in E-30s old quarters, was the old Medical Office and the large apparatus...

Cell phones have greatly reduced the need for street alarm boxes. But you still need street alarm boxes. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

Brother it is possible, and the dedication of an ALS Unit is done in Chicago, L.A., Philadelphia, and as I said I think Boston. Also, as I have said it was also done in FDNY years ago in a somewhat different form. The FDNY Department Ambulance responded with somewhat trained firemen and the FDNY...

A bother Firefighter and a brother Vet. "Rest in Peace Charlie" Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

At one time the MCI Mobil Medical Units were once said to be mobile "Emergency Rooms" with a M.D. and everything a hospital Emergency Room has for initial treatment. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

The Rescue Medics and all Medics and EMTs are great people and yes, at big jobs they're assigned to the FAST Team/s but once again they are not dedicated to Firefighter only. One or more serious civilian injury put them to work on the effected civilians and the Rescue or other Medics are not...

The idea of a dedicate ALS unit for Firefighters as I said is done in Chicago, L.A. and I think Boston. When I started filling in as an FDNY Acting Battalion Chief the Division Commander in FDNY Division 3 and truly a great one Vincent Dunn, said if you are the I.C. Commander and the fire or...

This speaks to my post of a few weeks ago. In addition to the F.A.S.T. Truck, a C.F.R.D. Engine AND A Dedicate Firefighter ONLY, Advanced Life Support Ambulance should be included in the assignment of ALL "All Hands or Above" Incidents. Chicago F.D., L.A.F.D. have a Dedicate A.L.S. Ambulance...

"If a man has nothing, he is willing to give his life for, he stands for nothing." I remember my brothers and may they continue to rest in God's Loving Arms. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

I saw online that San Francisco's Engine 26 is ALSO called the "Bat Cave' I had the honor of being the Captain of FDENY Engine 26 from 1991 to 2000 the FDNY "Bat Cave" Yes, we had real live bats in the top of the old hose tower and the rear of the firehouse really look like a scene from "Gotham...

Note the kinks in the yellow supply line. Hope the fire was not that serious. It looks like a typical All Hands in the South Bronx. I had the pleasure of covering long term in Ladder 19 that is Quartered with Engine 50. Both E-50 and L-19 were great units and very very busy when I worked there...

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The Thing on the rear of the rig is a rig mounted "Firefighter Bailout training device. I am not sure, but I believe that TAC is on a rig used for "Tactical Training" at the "Rock" = The FDNY Fire Academy" Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired