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Blitz nozzles are made with a 3 inch intake. In the FDNY, where they are used, are they fed with a 2 1/2 line or do companies carry 3 inch hose specifically for use with a Blitz nozzle or do they ise a 3 1/2 inch line to supply the nozzle ?

13: 48 4948 Arthur Kill Road Shipping container on fire in the rear of the property Under control time 30 minutes Eng 151,164,168, TL 76, L84 B23 Div 8 Marine Battalion Marine 9 Div 8 https://www.silive.com/news/2026/04/fdny-extinguishes-fire-at-south-shore-property.html

https://www.firerescue1.com/technology/calif-fd-tests-sound-wave-system-to-fight-fires-without-water?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwY2xjawQ-AEJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFyRDMzZDZSM1NybFRKZXNtc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhmSu6KkPYrVhHETQdnix8YK7hoGHRpSzvkMlm2GIhE-hsvQEW6...

https://www.silive.com/news/2026/04/staten-island-volunteer-fire-companies-lack-city-funding-despite-thousands-of-911-responses.html

See link below. Any idea where the new EMS Training Center will be located on Staten Island ? https://www.silive.com/news/2026/02/here-are-5-key-takeaways-from-the-fdny-federal-funding-announcement.html

Does Broadcastify still cover FDNY besides Manhattan ? I can't find a feed or archives for Staten Island.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/02/us-news/nyc-emts-hospitals-plagued-by-massive-piles-of-week-old-snow/

New York State Governor vetoed bill requiring open access to Police Radio Communications for recognized News Media and "public aid organizations" A second effort is, however, being made to require all Police organizations in New York State to provide one unencrypted Police Broadcast channel...

Any info on who is acting Acting Fire Commissioner and who Mamdani will select to replace Tucker ?

https://www.silive.com/news/2025/10/battery-energy-storage-system-fire-in-arizona-are-staten-island-sites-at-risk.html

Some type of device leaking radiation outside the quarters of Eng 166 L 86 See article below. https://www.silive.com/news/2025/09/emergency-response-including-hazmat-at-firehouse-on-staten-island.html

Arthur Kill Road and South Bridge St. Richmond Borough Gun Club Area of brush 50 x 50 20:57 Under Control 1 hr and 20 minutes

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/nyregion/rescue-medic-wall-street-.html

There are 3,000 pounds of Lithium Ion batteries on board a Cyber Truck. https://nypost.com/2025/08/28/business/family-sues-tesla-after-cybertruck-owner-dies-in-5000-degree-inferno/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/us/wildfire-firefighters-masks-smoke.html

Now that we have ended the street shacks for restaurants that sprouted up due to Covid we are now adding a new obstacle for fire fighters, rows of 800 gallon trash bins.......see NYT article below. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/nyregion/sanitation-bins-garbage-nyc.html

NYT article about LA firefighters working at recent urban Wildfire conflagration show elevated levels of mercury and lead intheir cells. Levels are high compared to wildland fire fighters fighting fire in non-urban areas. Hope this doesn't turn into another WTC like scenario with multiple cancer...

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2025/03/fdny-punishes-vehicle-owner-who-blocked-hydrant-while-2-people-died-in-nyc-fire.html