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The toilet technology used in many of the newer mobile command vehicles nationwide actually incinerates the feces

Very nicely done. Another great episode of Fleet Friday.

John, you are a true professional at what you do. You always get close enough but never in the way, you move around to try to get the best spot, you use discretion when patients are involved and you have developed a great rapport with the members. A tip o da helmet to ya buddy. Merry Christmas!

Unfortunately they can’t as that would be a Federal Crime involving interference in Interstate travel. While it is painful for the members of FDNY and NYPD, this is what the residents of NYC continue to choose. They elect POS like AOC and they still embrace sanctuary city status and they still...

Going to be interesting to see if the amount of transfer requests out of lower Manhattan are significant. My guess is not so much for senior members but maybe quite a few as the complete probation

Agreed I used the example of the probie because it has great impact on him and he has no say in the matter. Most other members can transfer out of SO60 area. And the impact of $210 per month is a hard impact to the probie versus a Deputy Chief (as a percentage of take home pay).

So the Probie with no hook living in Orange or Rockland County gets placed in a House in Division 1, pays upwards of $30 a tour in road tolls, Hudson River crossing toll and soon congestion toll. About $210 a month for 7 tours Wow. But if the same probie got assigned to Division 6 or 7. $15...

Tracey Towers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nest,_Bronx

Fire Duty seems to have recently picked up a bit in the Van Nest area

Yes Happy Thanksgiving to all our members and their families

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/local/2023/11/22/palm-beach-county-fire-rescue-encrypts-radio-communication/71679041007/

https://nypost.com/2023/11/20/metro/nypd-to-fully-encrypt-police-radio-scanner-as-press-ny-pols-push-back-at-total-blackout/

https://nypost.com/2023/11/18/metro/cop-suspended-for-failing-to-step-in-when-lieutenant-was-beaten/

RIP prayers and condolences to his family

Years ago we had one of these on the dashboard of the rig. When to tapped it - it said “that was easy”. After every job we would give it a tap 😄