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Per FBNY - https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0WLm9Tra5pPqNdWyzD3GEpBX6G9yJAzNmyS9tgzB3Zj4B2PRGKh9NkENgTNwEwi24l&id=100063517106341 2 alarm factory fire at Roberts and Clinton St. Reported at 2120, at 2129 Battalion 46 requested the 2nd Alarm assignment. As of 2216 ops have gone...

Still developing as of 1250hrs, but reports indicate a car either exploded or caught fire at the US Immigration checkpoint on the Rainbow Bridge. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/rainbow-bridge-in-niagara-falls-closed-due-to-incident-involving-vehicle-coming-into-the-u-s

General knowledge question for those who know, but after the initial Mack C's used as part of the Super Pumper System were aged out, there seem to be a few variations of rigs for the Satellite units. Does anyone know the model progression? Best I can tell it went from the original Mack C-based...

Smokey concession stand fire at Sahlen Field - Triple-A Baseball Stadium of the Buffalo Bisons. Reported as knocked down by 0910hrs, extensive ventilation and overhaul work in progress. Photos and videos: https://www.facebook.com/BFDHelmetsAndHoseWagons

The Fireboat Fire Fighter Museum and Mystic Seaport are hosting the Fire Fighter Festival on Saturday August 26th to mark the 85th birthday of Fire Fighter, a former FDNY fireboat that served the city from 1938-2010. Festivities start at 10AM and will continue to 5PM and will feature antique...

Per WNY Fire Alerts Fire at the Buffalo Fire Department shops yesterday originated on or around Reserve Engine F-326 while under repairs, extended further into the bay before being extinguished by BFD Engine 2. F-326 likely a part-out total loss.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66218679 Excerpt: A second firefighter has been killed in Canada as the country battles its worst season of wildfires on record. The person, who has not yet been named, died from injuries sustained while fighting a fire near Fort Liard in the Northwest...

Shortly after 1pm on a clear and sunny June 16th, 1966, a pair of commercial tankers attempted to pass each other in the confined waters off Bergen Point, where the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay meet beneath the Bayonne Bridge. The outbound tanker, SS Texaco Massachusetts, was riding high and...

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/city-of-buffalo-looks-to-buy-used-firetruck-money-for-blizzard-damaged-trucks-approved The calendar may say June, but the City of Buffalo just got around to OK'ing $240,000 in repair and minor upgrade costs to several rigs that were damaged during the...

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/jamestown-city-council-suspends-hiring-freeze-and-begins-search-for-eight-new-firefighters By: Sydni Eure Posted at 12:28 PM, May 23, 2023 JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WKBW) — After several months of deliberations and amendments, the Jamestown City Council has voted...

I'm remiss for not mentioning this on what would have been the 80th anniversary a few days ago, but on a Spring day in 1943 members of the FDNY Marine Division along with US Coast Guard, Bayonne fire fighters and a number of commercial tug Captains prevented what is considered to be the single...

Now going on a 50hr response from local departments, the fire was reported Saturday AM...

Quick pair of questions regarding truck outriggers - 1. Do tillers ever disengage their tractors if they are operating on uneven terrain, or are they designed to always function as a mated pair? Just wondering since Ive seen some pics and videos with the tractor portion at a crazy angle to the...

More fallout from the blizzard response and issues with the aging BFD fleet. https://www.investigativepost.org/2023/01/24/buffalos-firefighting-fleet-is-a-mess/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Pres. Vinny Ventresca of local 282 cites multiple apparatus failures, aging equipment and lack of reinvestment in new equipment as key reasons the BFD was unable to respond as needed during the 11 working fires that occurred during the storm...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/st-catharines-explosion-fire-1.6711473 As of this evening the fire was down to hotspot snuffing, still no word on cause.

Shortly after 1500hrs on December 3, 1956 staff working in the pierhouse of the Lukenbach Steamship Co 35th Street Pier facility in Brooklyn noticed that a large consignment (26,350lbs) of foam rubber scrap awaiting shipment had caught fire which was quickly growing out of control. The first...

So before I ask I want to say I mean no offense or implication with this question, but its something Ive heard more than a few times from members and ex-members so I wonder if anybody here has any additional insight. Since there are a few houses that typically see fewer/less complicated calls...