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From the Myrtle Beach FD Facebook page (FYI Myrtle Beach is 172 miles away from Winnsboro. Talk about a long reponse): Myrtle Beach Fire Department deployed five personnel to Winnsboro, SC, as part of the State Firefighter Mobilization response to a large warehouse fire. MBFD personnel joined...

On August 18, 2026, at approximately 8:35 a.m., Hampton Public Safety Communications received a call for a residential structure fire in the 0 block of Gibson Road. The caller noted that they could see smoke visible from Mercury Boulevard. Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue (HDFR) units were...

https://www.newson6.com/tulsa-oklahoma-news/glenpool-roads-closed-after-gas-fire-officials-say https://ktul.com/news/local/liquid-natural-gas-tank-fire-forces-evacuations-in-glenpool-08-17-2026

I bow to your informed opinion, Cap. My actual fire service experience is only a few months as a volunteer on Long Island while I was waiting for my enlistment date in the USAF. And I'm aware of Pompier ladders from watching the old Jim Davis show, "Rescue 8" in the late '50s. I've never...

I saw Bob Hope twice on Guam. He always stopped there on the way back from Viet Nam. Both he and all of the folks with him were exhausted from all the shows they had put on in Viet Nam, but they put on one heck of a show for us. Some of the routines with Bob and Jerry Colonna had everyone...

Erroneously reported as New Hyde Park NY in another post Aug 16, 2026 210 Lowell Ave. Floral Park NY On arrival, a working fire was transmitted for fire conditions in the rear of the house. Floral Park Fire Department Hook & Ladder Co. 2 arrived . Fire in a private dwelling, mutual aid plan...

It's tough to compare an FDNY tower ladder to a European or Japanese rig. A Metz, Magirus or Morita tower ladder is a much lighter weight rig than the Baker (or Seagrave). In addition, the "basket" is considerably smaller and much flimsier than the Baker. The allowable weight in the basket is...

Gotcha, Phil. I was having a senior moment when I asked the question. I was thinking that the LSR was the rope members can use when in an untenable situation rather than dive out a window. My bad. Thanks for your reply. Ray

Who would have had the rope, Phil? The woman? The FF below her? I don't understand your saying it would be a perfect opportunity for the LSR (most likely because of my feeble brain's lack of knowledge about LSR techniques).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87nnwlpe5no

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/germany/woman-leaps-11th-floor-ledge-firefighters-arms-berlin-high-rise-burns-rcna592815

Welcome to the club, Willy! If this nonsense keeps up, before long, everyone will be blocked.