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Turns out that one week before this fire Heathrow Airport had a partial loss of power to runway lights after they had a theft of copper cables supplying them. Airline operators complained about the lack of security and resiliency at that time. The airport told them that they paid extra for...

STOP! Don't do it! I saw it in 1974. After the quint fiasco, the circus had come to Baltimore and dropped off Omaha Orange paint. The city got a great deal on it as I recall- left over, rejected and sent back, stolen. Who knows? Brand recognition is important to organizations. They teach the...

I'm impressed! Thanks Chief.

Which one was the Lt. Carino from Squad Company 3 who Alex Donchin photographed in Bushwick making a top floor grab off 108's aerial?

Rescue Company 3 Responses 2/20/1949 to 7/23/1949 Runs 376 Workers 58 Monthly Averages: 75 runs, 14 workers, 5 special calls, fire duty 10 hours, miles driven 234 The usual collection of fires, inhalator calls, refrigerator leaks, MFA's, couple of drownings. , Signal 7-5, All Hands...

Now that the Wall Street Journal has published a three quarter page editorial section profile of NYPD Commissioner Tisch, when are we going to see a similar article featuring FDNY Commissioner Tucker?

Is this Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' kick-off "running for Mayor" campaign event?

Decades ago my co-worker Bruce C. observed that the best history came from eyewitnesses. Years after that I mentioned to him that I read a story about how the Japanese WWII surrender ceremonies were disrupted when the Canadien representative signed on the wrong line. His reply" You know I...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas just opened this morning.

Even the senior guys were saying this fire wasn't just a piece of cake.

In July, 1863 the Wrightsville Bridge was burned to cut off the advance of the Confederate Army across the Susquehanna River in the Gettysburg Campaign. On April 3, 1955, my great uncle Sherm (b. 1894) was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Wrightsville Bridge.

Isn't this one reason why they put at least two engines on every airliner? I'm sure terrorists know where this chokepoint was.

Stapleton was off duty (working the night tour), but did make the Bellflower Conflagration. You were correct on the Berkeley Street fire (I was thinking Mass Ave, but it was Commonwealth Ave). Stapleton was working first due District (Car) 4 Chief into Box 1539 at Berkeley and Newbury Streets...

We may be referring to the same job Grump. I'll look into it.

I thought that I had already solved this problem. Tell the Fire Commissioner to call me. LOL!

Since the Boston FD instituted the 10-Alarm running card several years ago, have there been any 10 Alarm incidents? If not, what's the betting line doing? If not, how come the Boston Chief didn't call for two more engines and get his name in the record books? A hundred years ago running cards...

About twenty years ago I was visiting the Manhattan CO again (the first time in the late 1960's) and was introduced to Chief Kelty. He was giving a visitor from Denmark the grand tour. The dispatchers working the tour (half of whom seemed to be vollies on Long Island) told me he frequently came...

By any chance was there a line out the door at E22/L13 after the parade?

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/03/13/120-firefighters-battle-massive-west-houston-office-fire-overnight/ Four engines and Tower 69 still operating here. This location is at the west end of Chinatown on Bellaire Blvd and just west of Engine/Rescue 10 on Corporate Dr. It's a long...