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Now that Radio Shack has essentially disappeared, anyone have a lead on where scanner repairs can be obtained? Have a virtually new PRO-160 that crapped out.  What a shame.  Don't want to toss it if I can avoid it.

Ret. Richmond (Staten Island) Chief Dispatcher, and later Chief of Dispatch Operations, Patsy P. Maggio, passed away this past week aged in his early '80's.  He loved the job, and loved his people.  I could reminisce for pages, but I'll leave it at this:    What a nice guy!

Last summer, the Fire Patrol bill overwhelmingly passed the NYS Senate and was delivered to the Assembly.  Instead of allowing a vote, the Assembly leadership decided to refer the bill to a committee, where it sat and died when the Assembly adjourned for the rest of the year. Now, NYFP...

On Thursday June 21, 2012 the Fire Patrol bill overwhelmingly passed the NYS Senate and was delivered to the Assembly.  The bill had the votes to pass the Assembly... BUT... instead of allowing a vote, the Assembly leadership decided to refer the bill to a committee, where they allowed it to sit...

The NY FIRE PATROL news page has just been updated, and includes the latest information about: Fundraiser gathering scheduled for September 8th Federal funding granted to the Patrol Status of Fire Patrol legislation pending in Albany Becoming a member of the N.Y. Fire Patrol The news page can...

Important enabling legislation allowing the NY Fire Patrol to fully begin operations is now before the NYS Legislature as Assembly Bill # A8117 and Senate Bill # S5573. These bills are now in the hands of the "Corporations Committee" of both the Assembly and the Senate. It is hoped that...

New Orleans | 6 Alarm Fire | Prytania St @ Josephine St | 6th Alarm for Explosion & Heavy fire in a large 3 Sty vacant church, major power outage.

NEW YORK STATE LAW: became effective Jan. 1, 2011 Ambrose-Searles ??Move Over Act?? Protects law enforcement officers and emergency workers stopped along roadways while performing their duties. ?h Drivers must use due care when approaching an emergency vehicle that displays red and/or white...

Less than 5 years after the disbanding of the patrol formerly run by the NY Board of Fire Underwriters, the Fire Patrol has re-emerged as an independent "Not-For-Profit Corporation".  It has already received IRS approval as a 501(c)3 charitable organization  (meaning that the organization is...

0710: Bn 41 reports all hands operating box 3956 245 Lenox Road Fire in basement of 6 story OMD.

I somehow have the impression that in its latter years the Patrol did a lot of in house training from video tapes.  Does anyone here have them, or know how/where copies might be obtained?

Does anyone recall the make/model of the rigs that were most recently used by the NY Fire Patrol?

Is anyone else hearing police activity (does not sound like NYPD) on 154.37MHz?  Even though that freq. is (was?) reserved by the FCC to the fire radio service I'm guessing FDNY will not squawk because of their upcoming switchover to UHF.  Which IMO btw, as far as signal coverage is...

http://www.1010wins.com/Three-Dead-in-Bensonhurst-Blaze/6244364 Anyone have details?

@1730 phone alarm Box 2832  154 Shafter Avenue nr. Gibson Ave.  Private dwelling . @1733 10-75 by BN23 : S1, R5, L85 FAST, E164 4th Eng. @1737 Using all hands, fire is knocked down, return all special units, PWH @1738 U.C.  duration 11 minutes

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Is anyone else hearing an almost constant "dead carrier" on the new Brooklyn frequency (482.01875)?  It's low level but noticeable (S-4 or 5) in west Brooklyn.  Too bad I don't have DF capabilities. My scanner was hanging up on that channel & for a while I thought the FAD's were accidently...

Listening to a whole bunch of 10-41 code 1's in Brooklyn tonite, many given out with the marshals already on the scene. Both the units in the field and disp's always request/specify "mixer off" to relay the address of the fire, it's location in the building and why it's considered a 10-41. It...

TOKYO (Reuters) Jan. 29? A blaze broke out at a fire station in Japan this week after a firefighter left a cooking stove burning as crew members left the station to respond to emergency calls.  Most of the duty staffers were out on a call when their colleague, alone at the station and cooking...

At about 1320 hours... really sorry I missed the box #. In 40+ years of buffing the job this is the first time I ever heard the preliminary report on a land based incident given by a Marine Company! Marine 6 gave a preliminary report of a fire on the 4th floor of a commercial building that had...