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I covered as the Captain of Tower Ladder 7 in 1991 for about 6 months. The rig then was the above mentioned 1984 Mack. I all I spent over 20 years working in FDNY Tower Ladders and I assure the members of TL-7 were top shelf. At that time TL-7 was in the process of being trained as a Rescue...

It is not a matter of the Tillerman getting confused. What happens is if the tiller wheel is not centered and the Ladder Co. Chauffer= "Guy in the front" accelerates too rapidly the tillerman does not have enough time to position the tiller so it does not strike something = Parked Car, or...

The main reason FDNY has reservations about Tiller aerial ladders is because to many accidents have happen with tillers. As a former L.C.C. =Ladder Co. Chauffeur and tillerman. coordination between the LCC and tillerman is vital. If the LCC accelerates before the Tillerman has time compensate a...

Looks like an old Squad Company Metro Van "Bread Wagon" to the left of the photo. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

This has been a bad few months for me I lost a lot of friends bother brother firefighters and non-firefighters. Now I hear about Ed Yany my friend with whom I worked in Ladder 11 during the "War Years" on Manhattan Lower East Side. I worked in Lader 11 from March 1976 to March 1977. Ed was a...

Gerry Killenberger was one of my best friends. We were friends for over 30 years, and he was truly like the big brother I never had. We went on vacations together and we were both in the FDNY and both volunteer firefighters, Gerry in Goshen N.Y. and myself in the adjoining town of Chester N.Y...

I had the great honor of knowing Timmy Stackpole, I helped run the FDNY Counseling Service Unit Crisis Intervention after the Collapse that Tim was trapped in on Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn. The fact that he returned to fire duty after his severe injuries is a tribute to Tim. Chiefs something to...

Philly still often only uses 2 & 2 when in reality more units are operating. The IAFF Local needs to do something about this they are shooting themselves in the foot. Philly has great firefighters and is a great fire department, but they need to take control of this under reporting of what units...

In the 1960s Early 1970's, and before there were 2 ways to have a fire go to greater than a 5th Alarm. A "Brough Call" where in an alarm or multiple alarm was transmitted over the old firehouse Alarm Bell system was transmitted in a Brough other than the Brough the 5th Alarm was in to have...

Note the Stars information came from a mentor to many of us FDNY Retired Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn former Division 3 Commander and a world known expert on Building Construction for the Fire Service. What happens is as brick or other Masion nary type walls age, they tend to bow outward so heavy...

I this was not a 6th Alarm or 7th Alarm what is. This nonsense of Special Calling numerous Engine and Ladder companies, above the 5th alarm and not calling it anything above the 5th is just not right. It is misrepresentation of what is really happening, and the unions need to get after this for...

San Fransico and other large cities have high-capacity pumpers of greater than 5,000 G.P.M. FDNY is the largest and busiest fire department in North America with more major fires than a large number of other cities combined. I know the "new" Super Pumper" is designed for foam operations, but...

I noticed the Pete Ganci Jr. was on this Dept. Order and assigned to Engine 92. Captain Pete Ganci was captain of Tower Ladder 18 when I was promoted to Lieutenant in 1984 and then assigned to Batt. 26 in the South Bronx. I had the honor of working with Capt. Pete for only a short time in TL-18...

I have had the honor of working with Active FDNY EMS personnel, including Rescue Medics while they are on Light Duty at the FDNY W.T.C. Health Treatment Program at the Middletown N.Y. Center. Great women and men who are top shelf. Truly we need more of the good ones on the streets of NYC. The...

Brothers & Sisters, the FAST Truck should never be put to use as anything other the FAST operations until a new FAST truck is on the scene and in position to operate as the FAST tucks/unit. Putting the FAST Truck to work for NON-FAST operations means placing the members on the scene into...

This emphasis the idea of insuring what is under, were ever you place a Tower Ladder, Aerial Ladder or Snorkel Tormentor or Jack. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

What happen here a collision or what? Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

While I get your point, many other major Fire Departments, including Chicago and L.A., have an A.L.S. unit designated for firefighters. I also know that in only about 11 % or 12 % of Maydays! the FAST/RIT Team or Unit is not the unit that rescues or removes the firefighter/s in distress. Most...