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    WTF

    Street Roaches! Need to be stomped out!
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    New SPAAMFAA Book: "Made In New York"

    I'm a lifetime member! Great organization.
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    Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers

    I can tell you those seeking a profit are not there to help anyone but themselves or their employer.
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    Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers

    Rogues! Just like the wreckers that chase wrecks.
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    NYCFire.net ZOOM MEETING INVITE - THEY SAVED NEW YORK, the men & women of FDNY. - This Tuesday night.

    Sorry I missed it Ken.
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    Macon Co. TN 07/29/23

    Actually knew this guy. He was on our PD when I was boss of the FD. Good guy, tragic accident.
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    7/29/2023 Engine 28 Watchline ?

    That is a question I can't answer but not out of the realm of possibility!
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    7/29/2023 Engine 28 Watchline ?

    chain of custody issue regarding the investigation. Likely suspicious.
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    Gentrification

    Are fire companies located in areas due to fires or are they located in areas due to the potential for fire loss? It should be the latter rather than the former. Add in the impact of CFR runs then companies must account for that and the response time for those runs as well. If the bureaucrats...
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    LODD last night in Memphis FD. 2/19/23

    Single family dwelling in south Memphis, reported to be vacant. Fire reported to have extended from dumpster to dwelling?
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    Williamson TN FD new rig July 2023

    No problem with it, simply stating a fact!
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    Williamson TN FD new rig July 2023

    The richest county in the state of Tennessee. Also one of the fastest growing and they still operate a combination department
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    Memphis TN FD new aerial ladder July 2023

    If I remember correctly, the big rollup is where they run extrication equipment.
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    CIVILIANS ATTEMPT ESCAPE BY ROPE.

    Nothing like an Indian fire escape plan!
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    Celina TX FD new rig July 2023

    More interesting fluff. I was chief /fire marshal for Celina TN which is the namesake of Celina TX. The TX version is doing a lot better than its TN counterpart.
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    Port Arthur TX refinery gets a super pumper. July 2023

    I will share the story sometime, it was kinda funny!
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    Port Arthur TX refinery gets a super pumper. July 2023

    That is what we spec'd on both of ours. E-One at the time was the exclusive builder with Williams. We hung a 3000 gpm off the tip of a ladder and they hadn't built one when they bid it! Crazy how far it has come.
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    Port Arthur TX refinery gets a super pumper. July 2023

    So basically pick your ugly. Actually that is a fantastic industrial rig. Having been involved in designing and buying two industrial rigs, this one is the cutting edge of volume pumpers. Nice rig.
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    Beaumont CA Quint

    New EPA standards and the supply chain BS has really screwed with the ability of a department to spec,, bid and receive any apparatus in a timely manner. We have been waiting over 2 years for a quick attack built on a Ford F-550 and Over a year on a Pumper Tanker built on a Freightliner. We may...
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    Frisco TX FD. New rig July 2023

    That is a nice rig. First saw the pumps on TDA in California, specifically Huntington Beach and had a nice long convo with the captain. I like the idea. It works in some applications.
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