Recent content by Capttomo

I did not know that. Thanks

Legend has it that mayor Fiorello LaGuardia who was a huge fire buff, wanted to know what was going on and how things were progressing in order to decide if he was going to take the box in as a buff. Thus the advent of the progress reports. At least that’s what was told to me

Yep. I’m getting them as well. Very annoying

Better to have everyone coming and then cancel them then to arrive and discover you need them asap

The arsonist probably returned to finish the job

Randolph Mantooth who played firefighter paramedic Johnny Gage on the TV series Emergency passed away today at age 80. He and the show were an inspiration to many of us to pursue this great calling of ours. I had the pleasure of meeting Randolph several years ago at a training conference...

Randolph Mantooth who played firefighter paramedic Johnny Gage on the TV series Emergency passed away today at age 80. He and the show were an inspiration to many of us to pursue this great calling of ours. I had the pleasure of meeting Randolph several years ago at a training conference...

Yesterday marked 6 years ago that Lt Vigiano was called home. A humble man with an incredible legacy of service to his country (USMC) and to the people of New York City. An incredible fireman and officer who made a positive difference in many peoples lives and careers. A role model of an...

Yep been a dramatic increase in catastrophic mega warehouse fires nationwide. Much to be learned from these events.

I just finished reading the ebook “Torched”. It is about the EPIC failures of the City of Los Angeles, the California Governor’s Office, and to some extent the Los Angeles CITY Fire Department during the Jan 2025 Palisades Fire. It graphically depicts how social polices were made a priority over...

They had a small fire there around 1045 Saturday morning. Sprinklers held it and FD finished up extinguishment. They put a watch line in place. At approximately 0530 Sunday morning a rekindle supposedly occurred withe the sprinkler system shut down as a result of the previous days fire...

Read the book “Torched”. How the city of Los Angeles failed to protect its residents from wildfire in Pacific Palisades in 2025.

https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/brooklyn-bridge-catches-fire-during-fourth-of-july-fireworks-display/

Why. What was the reason(s) for disqualification