Recent content by Capttomo

Maybe it is like a quad a carries a significant compliment of ground ladders. According to a post I saw the other day, back in the 40’s or 50’s FDNY Quads on Staten Island were called Ladders even though they didn’t have an aerial

Your point is well taken. Between the two Baltimore incidents and now this it is the result of what happens when you lower the bar, and relax the hiring standards and cut back on the background investigation process. And these are only those that got caught so far. Wait until they get out on...

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/baltimore-county-fire-employee-allegedly-masturbated-in-public-spaces-at-multiple-firehouses

I agree wholeheartedly. I would love to own a Mack CF and a 1970ish American LaFrance. They used to build great workhorses.

I have also seen departments using 4” and 5” LDH hose to supply an FD connection. Unless the hose is special high pressure LDH hose , the maximum working pressure is typically 185psi with a burst of 250 psi. Cutting corners can come back to bite you in the ass. The FDNY high pressure hoses are...

Yes correct. Throwing that out there for all around country who don’t get to do these ops too often. Yes the two engines pumping into a FD connection with one pumping volume and one pumping pressure is very common for departments that have 40-50+ story buildings and do not have high pressure...

This job and the accompanying training bulletin issued by Training/safety and the footage provided by Majesterium provide for many training opportunities, especially for non departments that don’t encounter these types of fires. 1. The members did an excellent job here. Not many departments...

Once again another good bulletin coming from the Rock.

So many of the all hands fires back then would be second alarms (or greater) today. And the only addition on the all hands was the rescue and another Chief. No FAST, no Squad Except for certain boxes in the South Bronx) no RAC, Many times there very little companies available due to workload...

I used to play Little league Ball on the same fields next to PS86 high school and across from the Armory. Yes there were so many Irish bars up and down Jerome and across Kingsbridge road and Fordham Rd. It seemed there was one on every Block, sometimes 2. Inwood was the same way. Never a...

Just north of 190. I used to walk past your building every school day for several years. I went to St Nicholas of Tolentine HS. It’s such a shame that the Armory just sits there. My uncle worked there as a Major in the National Guard ( he was full time). I remember as a young boy visiting him...

They were sharp looking but slightly underpowered, tight jumpseats, and falling apart prematurely. American LaFrance got in over their heads going after the FDNY bid and then couldn’t keep up with the warranty work. That resulted in their demise .

https://www.firerescue1.com/police/firearms-found-in-baltimore-fd-trainees-car-after-police-respond-to-threats-made-against-classmates

Yes my old block on University Avenue between Kingsbridge and 195 actually looks nicer now than it did 50 years ago. More trees etc. Thanks for the positive feedback. Happy holidays