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    Retired NYC employees sue to block new ‘inferior’ Medicare coverage

    NYC loses appeal in court battle over Medicare Advantage Plan for retired municipal workers Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News Tue, November 22, 2022 at 1:02 PM·4 min read Mayor Adams’ administration suffered another setback Tuesday in its effort to shift retired city workers into a...
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    11/22/22 Queens 2nd Alarm Box 5126

    https://patch.com/new-york/queens/bagel-shop-queens-catches-fire-no-injuries-reported-fdny?utm_source=alert-breakingnews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alert
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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRUMP

    Best Wishes for a Happy & Healthy Birthday & for many more.
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    LODD CLEVELAND FF JOHNNY TETRICK KILLED BY HIT&RUN MOTORIST

    https://fox8.com/news/i-team/arrest-made-in-mlk-crash-that-killed-firefighter/
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    RET FF WILLIAM BIGGIN JR...... On 11-19-22 at 62 yrs of age....Appt to LAD*6......Appt to LAD*6 on 4-14-91 .....RET 4-26-12 from LAD*150REST IN PEACE BROTHER......PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES..... Photo & Obit...
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    wilhelm PLUGS IN ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR NYC.

    https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/11/18/dsnys-electric-trucks-conk-out-too-quickly-during-snow-plowing-says-commish/
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    Buffalo prepares

    As of 1500 hrs 11-19-22 the Buffalo snow depth (not counting drifts ) was 77 inches....hope all stay safe.
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    FATAL RUNAWAY PARADE FLOAT TRUCK AT RALEIGH NC CHRSITMAS PARADE.

    https://www.wral.com/raleigh-christmas-parade-canceled-girl-hurt-taken-hospital/20586305/
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    Question On A Photo

    Herb Thanks everybody for their input on this.
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    Chicago FD 135 Foot Rear Mount

    What would be the weight of a 350 ft waterway filled with water ?
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    BEANTOWN.

    https://www.ebay.com/p/1903476167?iid=333806678480
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    FDNY LT J MCDERMOTT E 31 FF F SAMMON E 31 FF J. COSNER SQ 8 LODDs 11/18/1960

    CONTINUED REST IN PEACE BROTHERS.
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    Retired NYC employees sue to block new ‘inferior’ Medicare coverage

    Is the IAFF pushing what we are fighting or am I reading this wrong ?......... https://www.aetnamedicare.com/iaff-fc/en/index.html
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    FDNY LT J MCDERMOTT E 31 FF F SAMMON E 31 FF J. COSNER SQ 8 LODDs 11/18/1960

    DC JONAS DV*7 NEWSLETTER ON THE BROADWAY & GRAND ST FIRE..... http://www.fdnysbravest.com/Div7March2016.pdf
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    FDNY LT J MCDERMOTT E 31 FF F SAMMON E 31 FF J. COSNER SQ 8 LODDs 11/18/1960

    Below is an excerpt from DC Jonas' D7 Newsletter from March 2016 regarding the LODD fire at 461 Broadway on 11/18/1960: 463 Broadway was a 5-story loft building at the corner of Broadway and Grand St. The dimensions were 110’ x 160’. The fire building was a textile factory with many wholesale...
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    BOOK ON COLLECTIBLES....LIGHTS, SIRENS, ETC.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/225252010960?hash=item347210ebd0:g:ho8AAOSwpGljcy7E&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA0K9%2FJmq1w%2BqvkdHyBSqcKf5nKmjaf7pD8AY%2F1scuTF%2FIoA3DpGR5w%2FZ%2BgjRbeVt%2BcEBd0g4XZH6jZK0QBwe3SJZi0hhygwzEKXgUK7B42Sdtg1UjV1rBuhe4cxmanysZg48wWkUSvk8G2L0qQano3uNFMB%2FjDEomzJxoS6HAgqHT7MJ6Uq4SwKH...
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    Question On A Photo

    The Armenian Church was my first thought as LAD*167 .....160 & 164 all responded.....it very well may be.....I only hesitated as the amount of Fire in the photo seemed a lot more than I remembered on the street side that night all though there was heavy Fire & brands & pieces of shingles were...
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    FDNY THROWBACK THURSDAY - November 14, 1968 –Testing of new FDNY Mack Pumpers in Brooklyn.

    The original Hose Bed covers were rounded on the top then the subsequent ones had a more squared top.....the more squared ones gave more room underneath for packing Hose & or "taking cover" if need be from thrown objects....the fabric was "Hypalon" & designed to be tear resistant as well as...
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    Chicago FD 135 Foot Rear Mount

    The Mack Magirus Ladders had an elevator on them during the demonstration but they were removed before going In Service.
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    FDNY LODD FF EDWARD CAMPBELL L 78 11/16/1959

    CONTINUED REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....Does anybody remember an old WNYF article on the "Campbell Hose Strap" ?...it went around your body & was attached to a Hoseline at your side just beyond the Nozzle.....it never took off but I think this was the same FF.
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