A friend shared this on FB, titled 343 and Counting. Here's the link... my deepest sympathy for the families of those who have passed and for those that are stricken by illness.
343 and Counting
Rescue 4 at Daytona with the Thunderbirds.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=224385357657826&set=a.135448879884808.27497.126714470758249&type=1&theater
Commissioner Robert Hoff resigned today. Here's a link to the story.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/metro/chicago-fire-commissioner-robert-hoff-firefighter-resigns-quits-mayor-rahm-emanuel-20120215
CFD-Chief Thomas Hoff:
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of Chicago Battalion Chief Thomas Hoff dying in the line of duty. He is the Father of Chicago Fire Commissioner Bob Hoff.
HERE is a link to the information on the LODD from the archive at IFSI (Illinois Fire Service Institute)...
The Remembrance Rescue Project now has a Shutterfly page. Photos of the restoration and attended events. Here's the link. http://remembrancerescueproject.shutterfly.com/
I am deeply sadden as look through the postings on this thread. I've know about health problems that many of the rescuers and responders are having as a result being exposed to inhalation hazards at the WTC, but reading your posts really sets it home. To learn that you FDNY, NYPD, others and...
All were on auction. 3 and 4 went on auction over the summer. 5 was just last month. 3 was originally purchased by the Remembrance Rescue Project. 3 had more glass and doors than did 4. 4 was purchased by a guy who was going to scrape her. When 3 was received the engine blew. Chris the fonder of...
She should be in Orlando sometime on Wednesday and will be around throughout Florida until St. Patty's. Here's the event link at the RRP website. http://www.therrp.org/EVENTS.html Also I'm very humored by your sign-on name. I was a kid back in Chicago watching the Cubs come unraveled in...
R4 6 months ago looked like R5 does now. 4 has left for a tour of Florida and restoration on 5 will begin soon. We hope have 5 looking like 4 by mid spring.
It was taken this afternoon. The rigs have been staying at MABAS Headquarters in Wheeling, Illinois, it's about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The guys backed R 5 in the dock so they could borrow a mud flap for R 4 in preparation of a trip on Monday. I walked to the front of dock and looked...
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