Recent content by patrickfd

They are busy. They have a few companies doing 5000 plus runs a year. The 2 District Chiefs do about 4600 runs a year each. I'm not sure what the Deputy Chief (Car 6) does for runs but I'd say 3-400 a year.

https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-101925

https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Rocky-Hill-Ct-WF-101825

They're listed as BFD-1, BFD-2 etc up to BFD-5. Or look for bfdradio-ch1 etc

I arrived about 30 minutes after dispatch. I was out for my walk and had to get my wife to come pick me up so I could go to the fire. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Bolton-Ct-WF-101225

If you get the Zello app for your phone you can listen to all the Boston channels.

I made good time getting there but they had it KD when I arrived. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-10725

Traffic was extremely heavy trying to get there. I was very delayed.

Still had some fire showing when I arrived but the minute or so it took for me to walk closer they knocked it down. Nice 1st due fire for Engine 1 where I spent about 5 1/2 years assigned there. We had a small 1st due area but covered about 75% of the town 2nd or 3rd due so we caught a decent...

I arrived right behind the WF chief and the building was already on the ground. Fully involved on arrival and collapsed within 10 minutes of the first arriving companies. This was a rear yard house https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-9225

https://www.flickr.com/photos/weth_res23cue/sets/72177720328362173/

HFD goes to this address on a regular basis for all kinds of calls. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-72925

Detroit door opener

Sorry if this was already posted but I couldn't find it so I'm posting this.