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I fully believe that the "Address belongs to the Truck". There is little reason to block the truck, be it Aerial of Tower Ladder from the front of the fire building. If the hydrant is in front of or close to the front of the building the Engine can if needed do "Inline Pumping" or request a...

Great reminder about trucks, but just remember that Pick Up & Light Vans, especially those used for construction or land scaping often carry gasoline, Diesel Fuel or even L.P.G. =Liquefied Petroleum Gas. Full protective fire gear with SCBA and the use of adequate hoselines is required. The day...

The section you quoted is correct, thank you. But what I was talking about is the law prohibits vehicle from entering the BLOCK where fire operations are in progress. I used this law a few times when I was a Lieutenant and later Captain in Midtown Manhattan. The law was designed to make illegal...

There also is a NY State Law that prohibits entering a BLOCK where fire operations are going on. I no longer remember the Section number of this law. Perhaps one of our Police brothers knows the Section and exact wording of this law? We had great problems with traffic entering the fire block...

Normally In the FDNY a Building is considered an Exposure if it is LESS than < 25 ft from the fire building. An alleyway is not truly and exposure in the FDNY, the building separated by a 12 ft Alley = Less than 25 ft. IS an exposure. Exposure 4=A would be the building on the Right side of the...

Both Middletown N.Y. and Newburgh N.Y. in Orange County N.Y. have paid Fire Departments, of great and long standing. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

My good friend Art Carroll from Georga Vt. Fire Dept. died of cancer a few years ago, and in honor of Art I did a program to raise money for a Scholarship for the Georga F.D. I love Vermont and have spent many happy times there. May Charlie Rest in God's Loving Hands. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY...

Not really a Line of Duty Death but we need to remember our Brother Firefighter/Chief, Cory Competore of the Buffalo Springs Volunteer Fire Department who was killed by the same gunman that shot at President Donald Trump. Cory threw himself on to his family to protect them from the bullets shot...

I had the honor of working with Norm Newkirk when he was in Rescue 1, and I was a Lieutenant assigned to Tower Ladder 21. Norm was a great firefighter and a great guy you will be missed brother. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

This fire was in Northern Philadelphia, it is Somewhat west of the Philadelphia Fire Academy. Take note of the cinder block walls of this building that were covered with a Mansard style Wood Covering. Any fire venting or auto exposing out any widow near the wood siding had to result in a serious...

In theory the highest number of alarms, in the FDNY, that should be transmitted in any one NYC Borough is "5" so as not to strip any one Borough of available companies. In the old days, under the old telegraph alarm system, above the 5th alarms was a Simultaneous, or Borough Call. Units were...

The above statements makes sense, I just learned something new. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

The number 8-8 was the old Borough designation for the NYC Borough of Richmond. Later Staten Island under the old FDNY telegraph alarm system. 8-8 2-2 2419, 8-8 meant Staten Island, 2-2 =Second Alarm, 2419 =Alarm box number. I do NOT know of this box actually exist in Staten Island Captain Bob...

I in addition to my almost 30 years with FDNY have been a volunteer firefighter for over 50 years. Where I now serve as a Safety Officer and a Past Captain. Tower Ladder streams should be aimed INTO the windows at these fires where the building is severely damaged, and overhaul is in progress...

If the Engine Co. is being supplied by a Positive Pressure source, hydrant or another Engine Co. in a relay operation, it goes no Priming ins needed. If the lift from the source is only a few feet in a NON-Positive Pressure source, use a Hard suction, dump water from the booster tank into the...

Frank Leeb is a good man. His involvement in the fire service throughout the U.S. has made it very clear that FDNY is still at the top of it game on a national level in terms outreach for new ideas nationwide. Enjoy your retirement Chief. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.