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    DELAYED - NICHOLS - NYS - 9 Nov - SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE THAT KILLED OVER TWO DOZEN HORSES

    Man facing 105-count indictment over Tioga Downs racetrack arson NICHOLS, NY (WBNG) -- The Tioga County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday, 09 Dec 2023, that Boyd H. Fenton of Athens, Pa. was arraigned on a 105-count indictment. Fenton was arrested and charged in connection to a...
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    MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING

    MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING THIS COMING TUESDAY NIGHT, 5 DECEMBER, 2023 @ 1930 Hours Topic will be ‘MANUFACTURING FIRE APPARATUS – TODAY’S PROBLEMS’
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    12/2/23 No More 5 Man Engines

    I have to ask one question about this reduction. What is the source of this information? As far as I can remember, this is all part of the UFA contract with the city.
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    Queens *SERIOUS MVA* Box 8384

    MCI = Mass Casualty Incident can be a fire, accident, medical facility evacuation, explosion, transit incident, collapse, power failure, and any other possible major incident that can generate five or more patients. Even a normal two vehicle accident is capable of having numerous amount of...
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    Question about the FDNY Response during the NYC Marathon

    The ordinal plan stated that fire companies were not permitted to cross the path of the race unless for a multiple alarm incident. So with that in mind, additional companies were spread out on both side of the race path in all boroughs except Staten Island. Predesignated companies would be...
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    11/26/23 Staten Island 10-75 Box 0678

    FDNY defines an "ALL HANDS" as either 3 engines & 2 ladders OR 2 Engines & 2 Ladders & a Squad at work. In this case with a box on the VZ bridge Rescue 5 would be on the road (10-8). So seeing that this was not the normal response of E-161 (0.2 miles), E-152 (1.3 miles), E160 (1.7 miles), E-159...
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    Cobleskill, NY - Multiple Alarm Fire

    Multiple Alarm Fire in Schoharie County in the village of Cobleskill. Structure fire reported adj to 102 Spring St. Mutual aid from adj towns.
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    5-5-5-5 EMT Frederick Whiteside 11/17/2023

    RIP brother.
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    Station Locations Question

    Do Are we talking about the old RED BOOK from the 50's? It also provided the traveling times of the trains between stations?
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    Station Locations Question

    So how did you find out the fire stations locations pre-computer?
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    Station Locations Question

    So pre-internet how did you obtain a list of fire house/station locations?
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    I had the pleasure of meeting John Giblin while he was a fireman in Engine 68 up in the Highbridge section of the Bronx overlooking Yankee Stadium. John had just received a plant as a ‘Thank You’ gesture from a woman who resided within the firehouse’s neighborhood. I had gotten a phone call...
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    DELAYED - NICHOLS - NYS - 9 Nov - SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE THAT KILLED OVER TWO DOZEN HORSES

    SUSPECT ARRESTED IN SUSPICIOUS FIRE THAT KILLED OVER TWO DOZEN HORSES A 32-year-old man is facing several felonies charged in New York State after a suspicious multiple alarm fire claimed the lives of over two dozen horses during the early hours Thursday, 9 Nov 2023. The incident was reported...
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    Where would you put 3 Additional Ladder companies.

    The response was 65 - 21 - 26 - 8 - 54.
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    If you could, what disbanded Compaines would you bring back?

    Things to thinks about - most of the older firehouses were built when horses were pulling fire apparatus. Next how did the city get away with not placing a station in Battery Park City where thousands of people reside? A few engine companies were closed or moved from that area. Two of the...
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    If you could, what disbanded Compaines would you bring back?

    How about Eng 36 on East 125 St in Harlem. However make them a Squad that would cover Norther Manhattan & the South Bronx. Squad 41 would switch with Engine 42 providing coverage for the West Bronx while Squad 61 will cover the East Bronx. Engine 49 on Roosevelt Island. With all the ongoing...
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    Where would you put 3 Additional Ladder companies.

    After reading the comments I started thinking about this. In Queens - activate Ladder 171 in the qtrs of Engine 329. Then relocate Ladder 137 to Engine 266. Eng 266 shared qtrs years back with Engine 267 (shutdown), Ladder 121, Batt 47. So there is room for the ladder co. This was Ladder 137...
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    PHOTOS - WAR YEARS Brownsville 1969 - 1773

    It was great having Ira as the speaker for last night's meeting.
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    11/5/23 Bronx All Hands Box 3375

    3511 THANKS for the history lesson. I knew Doctor Kazimiroff who the northern end of Southern Blvd was renamed for, but I never or maybe forgot about Commercial Rd. 'Doctor K' over the years was honored for his work with the Bronx Country Historical group. There is no reason why 79 is not first...
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    Last NEW added house

    Why move Batt 51 back? Part of the move was done to split up some of the South Jamaica workload. Batt 54 was being overloaded with work. Since the city was short on cash over the years the dept decided to make a few moves in order the reduce the 54th workload. To accomplish this they had to find...
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