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    Houston Second Alarm Commercial Occupancies

    The third multiple alarm in the last five days: at 0301 this morning. Seems like the first due engine on the second alarm-Engine 63-on Will Clayton Parkway is at least 6 miles away. The rest of the second alarm assignment came from Porter FD on mutual aid. 101 and 103 are still out there. In...
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    Chicago contract

    If Local 2 wants to get paid, they may need to start looking under the sofa cushions for loose change. https://www.city-journal.org/article/how-debt-ate-chicago
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    George Herzlinger

    George Herzlinger passed away Sunday August 10th at age 82. Yeah, I know. I'd never heard of the guy either. But we all know what he did. He invented a medical device that. starting with our soldiers on the line in Iraq, is thought to have saved a million lives- so far. The count continues to...
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    Interview of Commissioner Tucker

    Eventually is bureaucrat speak for "When hell freezes over". This move ought to done by sundown tomorrow.
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    Clairton, PA Explosion at US Steel Plant Kills, 1, Injures Dozens 8/11/25

    The workers of the Clairton Coke Works helped create the wealth that paid for the Frick Mansion/Museum on 5th Avenue. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frick_Collection
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    Interview of Commissioner Tucker

    We are coming up on the 100th anniversary of fire department provided emergency medical services to citizens. Now, lots of fire departments, both large and small, do an excellent job of that every day. Some have even changed their institutional names (however dopey it sounds) to reflect that EMS...
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    Houston Second Alarm Commercial Occupancies

    Two hours ago...This started out as a trash fire for Engine 83. They got the box a minute later. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/fire-high-star-drive/285-359def9f-3064-4640-9b7b-7bf529e8bba0 Everybody is still operating there. Not bad out this afternoon. Temperature is only 92 degrees.
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    Houston Second Alarm Commercial Occupancies

    https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/tire-shop-total-loss-fire/285-132511c2-15b6-443d-bf33-d455434425d0 Two right hand turns to the freeway for 28's. 51's and Engine 60 not far behind. Engine 68 and Engine 13 on watch until shift change this morning
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    Close Call In Houston This Morning

    https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/firefighter-hurt-botany-lane-house-fire-arson-investigation/285-c55b1371-a8bc-4de9-a994-f2f9d1648796
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    8/4/25 Brooklyn 10-75 Box 1289

    National business news recently reported that the restaurant business in NYC was booming. Retail restaurant space vacancy was the lowest in over ten years. In fact, some owners are modifying other vacant commercial space to allow eating establishments - "If you can vent it, you can rent it!"
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    8/6/25 Bronx 10-77 Box 4723

    OMG! someone stole the Harlem River!
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    The Monopoly Game Goes To War

    It's always satisfying to learn something interesting or neat to know. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/monopoly-standard-board--134896951331766273/ In 1935 Parker Bros introduced Atlantic City and the board game Monopoly To America. Victor Watson, the head of Waddingtons, a British printing...
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    A Bad Day In Boston

    A thousand words isn't enough. July 22, 1975 129 Marlboro Street 3-1536 third alarm two minutes after the box by Ladder 17
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    Houston FD Fleet Investigative Report

    Wayne Dolcefino is a well known investigative reporter in Houston. I think he was a high school classmate of my wife. He started as a reporter for the Houston ABC affiliate 40 years ago. He is a local world-class %!&#- stirrer. The union guys love him. The late Sylvester Turner was the Houston...
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    7-20-1978 A wild night in Boston

    Nobody wants that on their tombstone.
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    7-20-1978 A wild night in Boston

    An interesting summer. Six weeks after this, the first Metrofire 10th alarm happened on the night of September 1, 1978 at Somerville Box 21- Medford and South Streets for a former meat packing plant at 37-41 Medford Street. The box at 2352 hrs and the 10th at 0312 hrs; all-out at 2059 hrs on...
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    7-20-1978 A wild night in Boston

    The history books list the two five alarm fire as occurring on July 20, 1978
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    Suffield, Ct Barn Fire 7/19/25

    Thank you. That was both interesting and informative. I am familiar with the tobacco curing barns in Lancaster County. Those wiley Amish farmers aren't stupid. They know folks will pay more for something to smoke than to eat. I thought the only thing "grown" in Connecticut was nutmeg.
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    Suffield, Ct Barn Fire 7/19/25

    I didn't know that tobacco was grown north of Lancaster County.
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    Illinois/ Chicago Public Pensions

    Illinois/ Chicago have the lowest credit rating in the country. Illinois state pension debt is $172 billion- worst, by far, in the US. Chicago has the worst funded pensions and highest fixed costs of any big city. Illinois/Chicago have the highest taxes in the US Illinois was one of three...
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