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FDNYNewYork.com: Columns below in order - 2021 Totals - Units Runs Emergencies Medicals Fires AHs/Multiples MARINE BATTALION 1,596 1,363 45 188 32 MARINE 1 271 236 14 21 7 MARINE 2 2 2 0 0 0 MARINE 3 330 309 9 12 2 MARINE 4 361 334 11 16 5 MARINE 6 927 768 21 138 25...

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Thanks, Dan, for sharing a terrific podcast of your 23 years with FDNY and DCFD. You are a real gangbuster.

In Massachusetts, transit to PDs was common because of OT available with mandatory police details (construction, events, etc) throughout state. POs made a lot more than FFs. There are obviously factors now more important than pay which are causing so many POs nationwide to leave their...

Some interesting 10-Codes on web: Florida https://www.bearcat1.com/radiofl.htm Illinois https://www.bearcat1.com/radioil.htm Massachusetts https://www.bearcat1.com/radioma.htm Note - I can't get national site but individual state 10 codes are posted

Many, if not most, fire departments seem to use the NATO alphabet. It does standardize and simplify department interoperability, especially working with federal agencies. But these alphabets are so simple, different alphabets are not a big deal and departments like FDNY and NYPD probably...

NATO's widely used phonetic alphabet (e.g. - by international military services, airlines, professional radio organizations, etc.) was created and standardized in 1956 - much earlier than the current NYC department systems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet

PHONETIC ALPHABETS FDNY VS NYPD VS NATO A ADAM ADAM ALPHA B BOY BOY BRAVO C CHARLES CHARLES CHARLIE D DAVID DAVID DELTA E EDWARD EDDIE ECHO F FRANK FRANK FOXTROT G GEORGE GEORGE GOLF H HENRY...

24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick BOSTON, MA – July 15: Firefighters haul hose into the scene of a multi alarm fire at 23 Lithgow St in Dorchester on July 15, 2022 in , BOSTON, MA. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald) By...

Growing Number of Boston Officers Are Becoming Firefighters Instead: Report A growing number of police officers in Boston are switching gears and becoming firefighters for the city, according to the Boston Herald. Two dozen officers in Boston have transferred to the fire department in 2022...

There are several Engine 17 historical summaries with information, pictures, apparatus, medal, LODDs, members in the "History Section" on our site. Go to the FDNY & NYC Firehouses threads at the beginning of the History Section. There is an index by company. You will find several sections of...

https://www.foxnews.com/us/san-jose-fire-department-investigating-video-bikini-clad-woman-exiting-fire-truck-outside-strip-club

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/oct/08/12dead-43injured-after-bus-catches-fire-in-maharashtras-nashik-2506008.html https://mahafireservice.gov.in/

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/1008/1327974-emergency-repsonse-creeslough/

This may be the closest firehouse - maybe 20 minutes away.

Donegal Fire Service probably had this tragic fire. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service assisted Donegal units. Creeslough is between respective departments. http://www.fire-ireland.com/Donegal-Fire-Service

Death toll now 10. RIP. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63183510