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Our FD channels across the United Kingdom have been encrypted since around 2009, the PD went the same way a few years prior. The narrative here is simply terrorism related. Anyone listening to the radio traffic of the emergency services is clearly a criminal, terrorist or up to some sort of...

Just a quick word on the Gettin Salty podcasts, I've found myself engrossed in these watching from 'across the pond'. I think these guys have nailed it, its a great mixture of humour and insight with a whole host of stories from back in the day. They dedicated an episode to the Waldbaums...

Yesterday (20th) we had the largest fire our brigade has faced in 20 years plus. It didn't help that it happened on the hottest day of the year so far (27.8C - 82F) ACFO Dave Mottram, Incident Commander on scene, said: "We were called to Sankey Valley Industrial Estate at around 11am on...

Truly staggered and unable to grasp why this POS is being released to freedom. Did I read correctly that one of the board members who voted for his parole is actually a relative of the fallen officer?!!? Surely this ludicrous decision must be reversed.  :-\

A bit late reporting, but my local brigade (department) had one of the largest and most difficult fires for many years on New Years Eve when a 7-storey multi-storey car park was completely totalled...

Hi Guys, Forgive the question which maybe pretty straightforward to you guys, but asking from the UK across the pond. With two 7th alarms transmitted in the last week I noticed on the individual topics for these incidents people make reference to a boro call. One of the guys explained it...

Hi Guys, Liverpool is my home city and although the May Blitz happened LONG before I was born, its still well documented and remembered by many in this city. Liverpool was one of several cities targeted by the Germans, our proximity to the docks and the vast number of warehouses and factories...

Thanks for the info  :)

In George Pickett's excellent book: The Brave, he tells of a 12 alarm fire in Brooklyn around this time. It apparently started in an old church and went on to take out around 40 buildings. Would this be the same fire as at Knickerbocker and Bleeker?

London, England in the 1970's was THE place to buff in the UK at the time. West Indian, Jamaicans and other emigrants were beginning to arrive and make areas their own. Unfortunately they were not used to the harsh English winters and as a result bought paraffin heaters which caused way too many...