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Happy Birthday JK and very Happy Birthday today to the Hamburglar Willy D! Wishing you both a very Happy and Healthy Birthday today and many more- now lets eat cake!....(say it with me): "WEEEP......"

Best wishes for a full recovery Steve!...Let me know if you need a second opinion, I have a connection...

Glad we didn't have those rules back in my East New York days of '78, almost all my calls the patient was transported in a sheet and stair chair. And if you could walk, you walked!

By the way, the truck runs on Pixie Dust !

That was mentioned, since SQUADS are a bit longer the pilot program may be introduced with Squad Companies.

From what I got first hand...Actually the apparatus will not transport, so paramedic is a possibility. This is the brainstorm of the new Commissioner. Since ambulance and engine stretches will be compatible, the FD members can package the patient. If an ambulance is too far out, they will meet...

Demonstrator Engine / Ambulance built by Greenville Fire Apparatus, LTD, being viewed at the Rock yesterday.

Thanks JK, Yes, that's the way the Battalion was positioned. This is the Engine Bay, behind it the kitchen, but long enough for the ladder to be positioned there during the heyday...the ladder bay was deeper.

They left in 1956 for E 48...B 3 then moved in.

Yes, L 31 (tiller) was parked solo in the engine bay, angled in front of it was B 27 car in between bays...The ladder bay was deep, E 82 / E 85 was stacked side by side...in front was TCU 712. Most of the time one of the rigs were hanging out outside the firehouse so as not to jockey around. In...

Bottom line; Counties often hold ultimate responsibility for safety in small towns, particularly in unincorporated areas where they act as the primary, and sometimes only, public entity providing services. They manage regional infrastructure, law enforcement, and, to some extent, emergency...

I agree, good concept...Going back to my original post, working with county officials in PA to support vol fire companies, I suggested a couple of daytime paid crews, strategically placed so that they could get an engine on the road in minutes and support the local volly fire company as a...

I used to be the training director for a county fire training center in PA, and recruitment/retention was a total train wreck. One of the main issues was below par "leadership" and just zero organization. I tried to throw some management courses at the problem to fix the situation, and local...

Neil studied classical piano, he wrote "Oh Carol" about his girlfriend, Carol King. My fave; "Next door to an angel" followed by Calendar Girl.

To Remember: The day the music died...