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I totally agree automatic mutual aid for a REPORTED structural fire is a good idea. I have been both a FDNY Captain and was a Volunteer...

My friend the late B.C., Richie Saccamano the former Chief in charge of the FDNY Probationary School barely escaped this collapse of the...

JFK Crash Truck and at the time Crash Truck from Floyd Bennett Filed responded to an 8th Alarm Tank Farm Fire in Mill basin Brooklyn...

Let talk about an important subject the special tactics that are need in church fires. I wrote article in WNYF on church fires and have...

Every American should once in a lifetime go to Pearl Harbor and stand on platform that is resting on the USS Arizona. Truly Never Forget...

Once again, a Church fire, if your department is not practicing and training on church fires you need to do so. Sadly, it seems that...

Some large Fire Departments use an Engine as a "R.I.C.E." Rapid Intervention Company Engine. I has been found that a handline is often...

I was a Buff before I went on the job. I was on my way home from Kennedy Airport, when over my Buff radio I heard the 10-75 and took in...

Great ideas brothers. Another factor in increasing the 10-75 response is that as Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn once said to me when I was an...

I served with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967. Operation "Sea Dragon" and "Game Warden" I served my second tour in Vietnam...

Brother your points are valid. As I said I was NOT at this fire, and we know all too well the most important thing is you get water on...

Rest in Peace Mike your brothers and sisters in FDNY truly morn your loss. The special bond of Rescue firefighters is especially strong...

Does anyone know if our Fire department responded to assist Baltimore City/County and other area fire departments? Heard an excellent...

I worked in 2 FDNY Engine companies that were disbanded. Engine 27 on 173 Franklyn St. Manhattan Lower West Side and Engine 17 on Pitt...