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    FDNY Plans to Charge for Car Crashes & Fires

    http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=7835432
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    Seattle's new Station 10

    I find this is very interesting, putting everything in one place? ??? http://www.djc.com/ae/pom.html?id=12004766
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    FDNY 5-5-5-5 LODD

    I received this notification from the Bell Club: IT IS WITH REGRET WE REPORT THAT FF GERRY VALENTINO (E-43 DETAILED TO DIV 7) WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN BUNKROOM, TRANSPORTED AND PRONOUNCED AT HOSPITAL. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
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    E28/L11 Firefighters Tweeting availability status

    http://www.firehouse.com/news/top-headlines/fdny-firefighters-tweeting-availability-status
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    Photog & former Dispatcher Steve White

    http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/louis_r_miller_business_leader.html
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    NY Gift of Life-FDNY to get ambulance for organs

    http://www.vosizneias.com/66826/2010/10/24/manhattan-ny-gift-of-life-fdny-to-get-ambulance-for-organs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+vin+%28Vos+Iz+Neias%29
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    Second sections

    Notice some units had high run rankings but not as high for workers and vice/versa. For instance E41-1 & 41-2 rolled a lot but didn't work as much as their neighbors. They were probably 2nd and 3rd due to boxes that E50, 60, 71, 73 & 83 were 1st due to.   
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    Second sections

    Yes, they were fully staffed with their own apparatus. Ladder 17-2 had a Segrave rearmount while L17 had '68 ALF tiller and later on a Mack Tower Ladder. Ladder 26-2 had a '53 ALF tiller (ex-L28) then got a Mack tower ladder while L26 had a '68 ALF tiller. L103-2 had a '56 ALF tiller (ex-L3 &...
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    2nd alarm Box 866

    Sunnyside, Box 866 Clove Rd. & Niagra St. I know E160 was 1st due and the ist alarm had response was E160, E156, E163, L83 & BC22 but I didn't hear who the other truck was. Anybody get a correct rundown? ???
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    Fire under Harlem River R.R. bridge

     Watching this on TV and it looks like the fire is not easy to get to because it's under the Mahattan tower. Two Marine units (4 & 6) have been dispatched.
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    Setback for city's 911 system overhaul

    Subject: Setback for city's 911 system overhaul: VESTA DOA ---------------------------------------------------------- ---- Setback for city's 911 system overhaul: Officials ready to cancel contract with failed system By Juan Gonzalez ? Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 ?The New York Daily News...
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    8 Detroit firefighters injured in collapse

    Eight Detroit firefighters injured in a collapse at a fire in a strip mall.  http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/detroit-firefighters-injured-in-jefferson-commerical-building-fire
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    Coney Island Hospital fire on 8/8?

      I saw that there was a fire at Coney Island Hospital over the weekend, does anybody have any info on it? ???
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    AUGUST 2, 1978 TRIBUTE

    It's a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "SOUNDS OF SILENCE" done by a choir
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    Other NYC Fire Departments

    Industrial -  National Grid (formerly Brooklyn Union) Gas ;) 
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    Another memorable moment in my FDNY history

    Yes, that fire was reported in a WNYF article back in 1955 and I have a run card for it: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2350/box290bklyn.jpg
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    Request Rescue for a 700Lb. patient

      Around 10PM tonight I heard a request for Rescue 4 to help in taking a 600-700LB. female from an apartment. They also mentioned something about a "High-Angle Rescue". ::)
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    High Ladders

      The rig in your photo already had it's Magirus 144 ft. aerial replaced with a 100 ft. Grove.
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    5/23/10 Rego Park 4th Alarm @Box 9172

    Rundown from exchief: Queens,  N. Y.  05/23/10  @  20:45 Rego  Park  Section Box  9172 address:              66 ? 02    99th  St.  x  Queens  Blvd. 9172  @  21:34 Engs.  324,  305,  287,  289* Lads.  151,  136,  T. lad. 138* Batt.  46 Rescue Co. #4* Squad Co. #288* * ...
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    5/23/10 Coney Island 2nd Alarm 10-77 Box 3541

    Rundown from exchief:  Brooklyn,  N. Y.  05/23/10  @  00:15 Coney Island  Section Box  3541 address:              2946  West  23rd  St. between:            Mermaid  Ave.  &  Surf  Ave. 3541  @  00:15 Engs.  318,  245,  253,  246* Lad.  166,  T. Lad.  161 Batt.  43 Rescue ...
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