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A truly worthy cause that I'm sure most visitors here will contribute to! From what it looks like now they won't have any trouble meeting the goal they have set for fundraising.

That's an interesting question and I've been through it in many different wave in different parts of the country I lived in. Here in Louisville it's been a state of flux recently. I grew up outside of Rochester New York and it was all volunteer ambulance and volunteer fire departments. I have...

And your point is? If they are needed one time during their lifetime of service the cost is worth it! The cost difference going to a 2000 GPM pump is very small compared to what a lot of other money is spent on for these rigs. It's better to have and not need that it is to need and not have!

I guess they are positioning them in areas of high need so in reality if 2 are responding on the 1st alarm there they larger possibility that they will both be needed compared to many other portions of the city. It seems like we're replacing more and more the 75' units with easy 95's except...

Just wondering about the special emblems on various companies such as the "Pride of the Point" emblem on this unit. If the design and implementation of it paid for by the company themselves or to the FDNY pay for the genocide in implementation of the logos? You get on most companies including...

I'm sure why you would turn off the risers since they were probably using them as a source of water for their hose lines so far into the building. If anything it seems like you turn off the suppression system and leave the risers charged. Also, when you listen to the audio provided above they...

That's an interesting audio to listen to. I stated the fire was on the 2nd floor, normally in facilities like this a 2nd floor and only in the office areas, not in the warehouse itself. He will be interested see how it shakes out as the investigation continues as to where the fire actually...

That's a problem with a lot of these massive warehouses, they are located in fairly rural areas so their fire departments do not have the resources required to find a major fire in 1 of them. I could also be 1 of the reasons we don't see the huge number of aerial devices fighting the fire that...

Walmart Warehouse Fire There are many more videos available online from many resources. Fortunately No Injuries Have Been Reported.

They can supply whatever company the OIC deems the best use of resources. They are not dedicated to the unit they respond with.

While that sounds like a good idea into reality it wouldn't be but a drop in the bucket to provide additional manning. It might cover the annual cost of 8 firefighters for one year at the most, after that they would either have to be dropped or other funding found! Equipment is a whole lot...

I found my follow-up article, I forget where, and the owners of the cat had to call an animal rescue service to bring their cat down from the lofty perch in the tree!

If you watch the video above you will see how this unit operates. You do not climb the ladder, there is a trolley that goes up to the top either taking people up or bringing people down for a little bit of both. It's actually a rather ingenious piece of equipment and I can see how could be quite...

Russian shelling is caused a fire to break out of the larger nuclear plant in Europe that provides 25% of all the power for Ukrainian https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/europe-s-largest-nuclear-power-plant-on-fire-after-shelling/ar-AAUxvEY?ocid=msedgntp

Electric vehicles are fine for things like the sanitation department where the schedule is fixed, but for the fire service where the trucks can be in use almost constantly I don't see it being a viable option! Many of the companies wouldn't have time between runs to recharge the truck to say...

I hadn't read that but it sounds about right for the quality of the recent deliveries, especially the rescues!

Yet another issue with electric vehicles that environmentalists don't consider! Between all the problems mining the rare earth materials required to make the batteries, the sources of power to generate electricity to charge them and the problems disposing of them and the fires are they really...

It looks like they are going to be all Seagraves again in the not too far distant future based on the recent purchases.

Interesting way that these trucks carry the ground Ladders! I don't believe I've ever seen them carried like that.

Thanks for posting this incredible feat of coverage! Just goes to show how well the fire service comes together when needed. Especially in times like this when members are killed/injured every company steps up and helps their brothers!! May those who died in this incident RIP