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    Helicopter hits radio tower in Houston

    A helicopter flying at 600 feet hits a 1000 foot radio tower just east of downtown Houston two hours ago. Engine 17 just up the street on Navigation Blvd. It was flying west out of Ellington Field, so all the downtown lights would have been behind the tower- clear weather. Evidently no buildings...
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    Grass Fire after huge propane explosion-Brookshire, Texas

    https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/propane-explosion-fm-529-brookshire-waller-county-texas/285-acf418fc-454b-4af0-b405-a75f0c3e503b
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    Does MTA have fire Marshalls

    Do any of these non-municipal fire marshals have police authority? Around here I've heard stories of University of Texas Police writing speeding tickets on public streets. Also, what happens when these fire marshals issue an order to vacate?
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    10/14/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 1336

    In 1900 the 11/12 boundary was Eighth Avenue.
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    10/14/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 1336

    You would think that chief that has administrative command (manpower, training, discipline) of the companies would also like command of those companies on the fireground. If Box 1336 is correct, then there must be lots of boxes in the city where the presumed second due chief is actually first...
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    10/14/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 1336

    How does a 58/26 first due box end up in the 11th Battalion?
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    FDNY ENG*42 150th ANNIVERSARY 11-8-24.

    In 1900, Engine Company 42 was at 1192 Fulton Avenue. Their still alarm district: 3rd Ave, 170th St, to Boston Road, Union Ave , Home St , Westchester Ave to Mohawk Ave ,to Hunt's Point Road to Dongan St. to 163rd St. to 3rd Ave Their first due boxes: 2-439 Eagle Ave foot of 161st and 163rd...
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    12 Rescued After Jumping Into Ocean to Escape Maui Wildfire; 911 System Down

    Guess who got thrown under the bus? In a report issued jointly by the ATF and the Maui County Department of Fire and Public Safety, the cause of the fire on August 8, 2023 which killed more than 100 people was......a rekindle. The original brush fire was caused by downed power lines...
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    Pearl Harbor- Another Chapter Closes

    Masamitsu Yoshioka, then a bombardier, was one of 770 aviators of the Imperial Japanese Navy that attacked Pearl Harbor on 12/7/41. In the fog of battle, his plane inadvertently sank the U.S.S. Utah killing 58 sailors. This, despite orders from commanders not to bother with the Utah since it was...
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    CFD OOS

    The late Sully Kolomay (legend at Engine 98) told me that when the Mayor needed money he would take it out of CFD budget. Considering the craziness with the Mayor's pals in the Chicago Teachers Union these days, Chicago makes a child in Biafra look well fed.
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    FDNY DCAS Fire Alarm Dispatchers exam?! Need suggestions for study material

    Whenever I took a test I wore a coat and tie. I thought it amped up the 'A' game for show time. It seemed to work. For all I know might only have been a good luck charm with pockets.
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    Duty, Honor, Country

    It was a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes mystery. In this story, the most important clue was that the dog DIDN'T bark in the night.
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    Duty, Honor, Country

    You just have to laugh! The public affairs office is hard at work; sixteen minutes to midnight! The very next morning Duty, Honor, Country is ditched. Now, the DOD plays dumb. Where's the public affairs office in broad daylight?
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    Duty, Honor, Country

    Thank you: Is changing the mission statement a good idea? Of course the DOD should obey the law.
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    Duty, Honor, Country

    On 3/12/24 the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, LTG Steven Gilland announced a new mission statement for West Point. In it, the words Duty, Honor, Country (incorporated in 1998) were deleted, although he stated they would remain the motto. This change was approved by the...
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    If Hollywood Ran the EMS System

    Apple TV + has started a new series entitled "Midnight Family". The theme is based on generations of a family who run a bootleg emergency ambulance service. It's predicated on the ability to beat the Mexico City municipal EMS service to the scene - and that the victim (or their family) can pay...
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    Eric Adams Indicted on Federal Corruption Charges

    Adams is a mere amateur. Even O'Dwyer had enough sense to get the hell out of town. Then we have, https://avenuemagazine.com/jimmy-walker-prohibition-era-new-york-mayor-notorious-new-yorker/
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    Manhattan response times worst ever for all types of emergencies

    Speed bumps were studied a couple of decades ago; This showed that each bump slowed the response about thirty seconds. And, you're hoping all the equipment stays on the rig.
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    Hurricane Helene Response

    https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/09/24/texas-am-task-force-1-is-deploying-to-florida-ahead-of-tropical-storm-helene/ This Texas Task Force 1. My understanding is that the other USAR unit in Dallas is only state sponsored.
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    New Boston firehouse

    Have they checked to make certain that the roof will leak?
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