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You and she are right. In 2025, the total number of multiple alarms from Jan 1 to Apr 30 was 79. This year, the total number of multiple alarms from Jan 1 to 1800 Apr 21 was 87. That's a 10.1% increase through today, and who knows how many more there will be before May 1.

2112 Newport News phone alarm 5600 Jefferson Ave BN1, E001 E002 E003 E007 EMS1 L002 L007 M001 M007 RSC 1 SAF2 2118 L007 ON SCENE, Heavy fire in a one story auto shop, this will be a working fire 2119 E001 on scene, taking hydrant 2120 E007 on scene, we'll supply L007 2121 Need PD to shut...

From York County FD: "For Immediate Release - York County Fire Department Responds to House Fire in Yorktown Area At approximately 3:15 a.m. today, personnel from the York County Fire Department (YCFD) were dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire in the 1200 block of Old York...

Seems like we're out of step with the rest of the country. The proposed FY2027 budget for our Fire Department calls for a 5.7% INCREASE in fire suppression staffing, after a 3.5% increase this year, for a total of a 9.2% increase over two years. What's even better is that the City Manager...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gasoline-tanker-erupts-flames-hitting-power-lines-texas-rcna266836

But the satellite has no pump or tank . . . how can you call it an engine?????

Happy Easter . . . errr . . . Birthday, Uncle Willy! A present just for you . . .

Happy Birthday, Chief!

One of our buddies, fltpara16 (also known as Steve Elliott, retired battalion chief of the Albemarle County FD in Virginia) has done it to himself. Six weeks ago he suffered a posterior dislocation of his left shoulder that resulted in a fractured shoulder and other significant damage...

Tole Ja!!

Seems like an April Fools joke to me. 🗑️🗑️🗑️♨️⚠️

From the Valley Stream FD Facebok page: "Today (3/31) the Valley Stream Fire Department responded mutual aid to the Hewlett Fire Department. Units were met with heavy fire on the first and second floors on arrival. Both 344 and 345 went to work for over an hour assisting in operations under the...

Beyond the Fires March 2026 3/1/26 Bronx Water Rescue Box 3770 ---------- Van Cortlandt Park; Water rescue of a male & his dog 3/16/26 Brooklyn Pin Job Box 3002 ----------2265 Flatbush Ave.; Car vs Building 3/21/26 Brooklyn Water Rescue Box 1407 ----------Bush Terminal piers park. Bn-40 has a...

From the ERFD Facebook page: "This afternoon the East Rockaway Fire Department was alerted for a Mutual Aid Request to support the Hewlett Fire Department while they responded to a Working House Fire on Saddle Ridge Rd. Assistant Chief Bristol and Ambulance 408 responded directly to the scene...