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We do get called to criminal court a lot more than civil court because of the criminal act of arson. We have to describe the evidence we found regarding the cause and origin of the fire. We gather evidence if there was a flammable liquid pour and bring it to the P.D. laboratory that analyses the...

As a FF during the war years it seemed like some fires were a learning lesson for something we had never experienced before. We had the waldbaum's fire that had a dome roof that failed, we had row frame fires in Bushwick were we had to go to exposure 2b or 2c to check for extension in the...

And they want us to drive around in those ticking time bombs. I drove from L.I. to Mill basin today and spent almost 4 hours behind the wheel. The amount of traffic was insane and both ways, east & west. How do they expect to ever charge those thousands of cars. The other stupid thing is the...

Any word on the FF that fell through the floor? Hope not seriously injured.

Ret. FF John Petitto, formerly of Squad 7 & Eng. 232, passed away on 6/23/2023. He was 90 years old and working the night of Super Bowl Sunday, 1/31/88, on the raid of the Tin House by the powers to be.

Another key person is the Chief on the scene who may have made the fire suspicious, 10-41, and the reason behind that. Sometimes it could be the amount of fire upon arrival or a witness that saw something and told the Chief. Marshal's pretty much respond later than the Co.'s that responded...

Probably detailed for the tour, no real OT back then, but had 5 men Engines.

The people of Chicago don't care about crime, just like NY, otherwise they would have voted for the crime fighting candidates. The number of people shot there on a weekend proves my point.

To some extent we do work with detectives. When an arson fire is detected F.M. files a complaint report with the P.D.. We do most of the interviews our self with the victims or possible witnesses to the crime or even if fire is accidental, such as food on the stove or electrical. I had one fire...

Don't know for sure but probably that General Miley that Biden named and is pushing transgender in the military. What a sad state of affairs were in.

If you don't think Trump was better for the country than lying Biden than you better open your eyes.

It unfortunately began with that inept President that people thought was going to unite the Country. That has been so far from the truth. This guy lies at every chance he gets, including his cabinet.

I guess the Fire Commissioner was there directing Fire operations. Maybe that's why it went to a 4th alarm.

The stupidity of a female Fire Commissioner lies completely on the inept Mayor of the City. Here is a woman who has no knowledge of fire operations or really how FDNY operates. So what positive input or changes can she make to the already best Fire Dept in the world. She wants her own team, but...

The best part of all this BS is that FDNY still proves it is the best under adverse conditions. They continue to respond and do what is necessary to get the job done. I was there for the strike and the layoffs and the Brothers back then, no females on the job back then, continued to serve the...

I think the real blame has to go to an incompetent Mayor who has no idea what he is doing. Lets put a Lady in as Fire Commissioner because the FDNY has never had one. Does she even know the difference between an Engine and a Truck?

That's Lefferts Boulevard, not Avenue.

I remember a Lt. Volpe covering in the Tin House a real long time ago maybe 45 years ago. If a relation maybe his son's son.

About a year ago I passed the 44 EMS station which was our old firehouse. They had rigs parked in the middle of Rockaway Ave and a vacant lot up the block with rigs parked in it. They probably could get at least 4 of them in Qtrs.. Probably at least 2-3 I saw on the Ave. and in the lot 6-7. Try...

My 20 years in 176 we always had a 100 Ft. aerial. When Capt. Vigiano was assigned the Co. he asked the chauffeurs if the 125 Ft. aerial would be a good choice to replace the 100 footer. We all agreed it would not be in our best interest to have the longer aerial. Our defense was most of the...