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Merry Christmas and thanks for the memories.

Had the same experience, times change. ALS now on the 10-75 or box loaded up. Experience has also taught us that cardiovascular events are still the primary cause of Firefighter fatalities. Medics can change the course of events in those circumstances. That being said those requiring pre...

Things are a lot better today than they were in the past. Today we’re responding on the transmission of the 10-75 and on the initial alarm when the box is loaded up. 30 years ago you didn’t see EMS at a fire unless they were requested because someone was already injured or they had a 10-45. That...

That’s unfortunate.

LSU is an under utilized piece of equipment. I have special called it for additional lighting anytime a large job was even close to sundown or operations required us to work in an indoor environment that had less than adequate lighting. In addition, some assignments require large quantities of...

Ok, more supervision at the 10-75 isn’t a bad thing. I think the singular officer approach can be daunting for some so maybe this will help.

Any indication of why the matrix was changed ?

That sounds vaguely familiar to the current AVL system NYC uses for EMS. Minus the live traffic conditions.

Sometimes you just want to believe!

You would be correct sir! I’m especially comforted by the harshly worded decal on the truck that informs would be felons they should not assault the occupants of said vehicle. I wonder if it actually works ? 🧐

I agree with equipment on the rig. Never know when it will be needed. Just based on the ratio of engines to trucks one would think that if you were going to use truck companies for CFR-D you would use them as a last resort and maybe only send them on a very very few call types and only to their...

You are correct. No ALS in either TRG.

This photo was Mark's last staff meeting before retirement. Mark was a good friend and his guidance helped me many times throughout the years. I will miss him.

Thanks !

Thanks, appreciate the detailed response. Is the DRB still being used ?

Didn’t NYCdo something similar in the past ? I remember it being called something like DRB. Only in effect during specific hours and specific boxes. I don’t know how long it lasted or if it still exists in some form. Haven’t heard the term DRB on the radio in quite awhile. I could be wrong but...

Would be interesting to see what actually caused the thing to ignite and explode. Seems it survived the initial incident without any fire or explosion. Wonder if the tank breached during the crash and the contents escaped with the liquid or vapor eventually finding an ignition source or did the...

Now for some crazy reason I have to find out why. Is it because that’s the way it’s always been ?, Does it signify anything specific other than it being a COD uniform ?, I figure if anyone knows anything it’s someone on this site so I’ll just wait and see what else turns up.

Bingo ! In addition the COD has 12 buttons and all other offices have only 10.