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Delta flight 136 (Detroit-Amsterdam) apparently diverted yesterday to JFK after a number of passengers got sick onboard. 12 passengers were treated by EMS on arrival. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/DAL136/history/20240703/0245Z/KDTW/KJFK I suppose this is also obligatory:

Pics from the job: https://tugster.wordpress.com/2024/07/02/new-york-media-boat-3/

It wasn't just the clothing, though that and lack of knowledge on how to swim had a major part to play in the death toll. The owners of the Gen'l Slocum had cork life jackets that had degraded to the point that with any handling the canvas layer fell apart. The contents rather than being actual...

The event you are thinking of was the aftermath of the Alva Cape/Texaco Massachusetts collision. The Alva Cape was anchored in Gravesend Bay lightering off the remaining Naptha cargo when sparks caused a massive explosion and fire. The fireboat Alfred Smith was alongside at the time and was...

Very impressive video, one I've never seen before. I've always found this pic to be the most stark representation of just what the FDNY marine fleet was up against that night, and for a good portion of the early response it was Fire Fighter under the command of Lt. McKenna who faced it alone...

Looked like the injured firefighter had his hand on the green unit the entire time, so hopefully he was semi-cognizant enough to help out, but chest compressions is never a good sign. Hoping for the best.

Thats a new one for me, Ive never seen 4 guys lift a car with a ladder before!

Rundown from https://www.facebook.com/FireBuffNY/ Buffalo FD | 05:36 | Erie | Erie Co. | Possible Structure Fire | 223 Allen Street 05:36-Engine 2 on location reporting fire in the rear 05:36-B-56 on location reported the Old Pink Flamingo is going pretty good 05:39-B-56 requests an extra 2 & 1...

Wow what a mess. Hopefully the MFD members stay safe, sure sounds like a suspicious situation all around between the rapid spread and the shooting victim. Per the livestream they are now using foam as well and I overheard they are drafting from the Miami River I live across the street from a...

Very impressive stuff, I spent way too much of my workday looking thru all the units and comparing notes and I think you're pretty spot on especially considering how different the streetscape is down there these days versus 2001. The only 3 I didn't see were L118 and E26 that were parked side by...

That is fantastic work. Ive been working on something similar as a on/off project for a while now. Great to see

Awful to hear, glad they caught the perp though. I hope they throw the book at them

With Fleet Week underway in midtown Manhattan and in Staten Island, are there any FDNY units special detailed to these locations for additional coverage or is it more or less business as usual?

Yeah the stories Ive heard about driving through Lackawanna next to the Bethlehem mill when it was up and running are pretty ugly.

Dont knock it till ya try it, and besides Im told it smells way better here now that all the steel mills are closed!

These days? Sunny Buffalo on NY's west coast. Prior to 2010, born and raised in Southern Westchester to a Theriot Ave Father and a fine lady from Bayside. Lived in Manhattan 6 years on W106th and spent 2 years working in Port Elizabeth as a 24/7 port agent for several shipping lines.

So I suppose the question has to be asked, there are tiller "heavy rescues" on the market and obviously FDNY has not sought them out but does anyone think there a chance of those making entry into the fleet in the future? The current rigs are just about as big as I would think they could be and...

I would have figured thats just the generic Bridgeport smell, but I would have been wrong I guess. Sorta like the Jersey Smell over by the Pulaski when you cross over from Kearny into Newark

So with the new reality of city streets, particularly those in Manhattan and Brooklyn cores being increasingly subdivided and blocked out for bus/bike lanes, it would seem Tillers are prime for a resurgence no? It already sounds hard enough for the units with 95ft towers to leave quarters, let...

I doubt it too, and the Fire Museum is not "affiliated" with FDNY as its a standalone operation and a 501c3, so FDNY has little official say in what happens to their operation.