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My wife worked as a supervisor of RA's at an assisted living facility inn Illinois. They would have the local fire department drill with them. they were shown how to remove patients when the elevators are OOS as well as other life saving methods. Fortunately while she was there they never had to...

With the opening of a new firehouse in the Point of Pines section of the city Revere Engine 2 was placed back in service. This joins Chelsea Engine 4 being placed in service as well in March.

How many on this site are Vietnam vets? Remember writing "FREE" where the stamp would go.

In the old days E-49 was like a home guard company, sorta like E-51 in Brighton. Just like FDNY has companies that do not relocate.

Brookline has a second alarm on Box 133, fire location 114 Franklin Street.

Detail of 2 engines and 2 ladders, E 49 and 51, Ladders 16 and 11. In the old days if you did X number of runs you were not on the fire detail list. Nowadays that does not apply

According to FAJ it has been designated reserve Ladder 5. JCFD numbers its spares with numbers of now-disbanded units.

Fire location is 4001 Broadway, the former Doyle Mfg building. They made agricultural equipment, such as fertilizer mixing and blending equipment and had moved to Missouri several years ago. Reports are that it was still used for storage but was basically vacant. Info/posts from KCIL FB site.

Somerville has a third alarm on box 327, fire location 81 Wheatland Street. Second alarm on arrival. Late information says it was upgraded to a fourth alarm.

With the Bronnx override it was hard to listen to. But I guess it was better than nothing after you got through that. Wow do I miss the original feed.

Wow, if I was still flying in Vietnam our report would be an explosion with numerous secondary explosions. Unbelievable.

Chicago has transmitted a 2-11 alarm and an EMS Plan for a fire in an apartment building, fire location is 3651 W Palmer.

Winthrop has a second alarm, fire location is 43 Trident Street. Fire is in a occupied three-decker with defensive ops in place.

Five people were killed last night when their vehicle went around active and down crossing gates. The vehicle was struck by a South Shore commuter line train. First arriving units found all five people were ejected from the vehicle.

Early this morning companies were dispatched to the 5200 block of West North Avenue. First companies found a 3 story building with commercial spaces on the first and apartments on the second and third floor. There were reports of people trapped, several people, adults and children were rescued...

Everett MA has a third alarm, fire location 28 Devens Street. I addition there are several fires in the surrounding towns resulting in move-ups and mutual aid responses.

Might I recommend the Face Book site Second Battalion CFD.

Yup, got the same thing. Hope the future is nothing but calm seas.

Check out their FB page. Great news.

It appears the current ownership has taken a successful product and done their best to ruin it. They do not answer messages, they do not answer posts on their FB page. So contacting them is pretty difficult. I have seen other posts on different sites and there seems to be several reasons as to...