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I upload my best FDNY and FDNY related pics from my last visits to NYC (2005 - 2013) to my Flickr account.

Hope you will like them:

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and some more

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I am looking for pics of the Pierce Aerialscope they have as many as possible hopefully some nice side shots of the Aerial platform & Rear. Can any help me out???

Press Release


Vancouver, Washington Chooses KME


Nesquehoning, PA – KME is pleased to announce the City of Vancouver, Washington has awarded KME and its dealer Cascade Fire and Safety a five year contract for acquisition of multiple pumpers.

 

According to Chuck Winkler, Vancouver’s Emergency Equipment Supervisor, “We were very impressed with the KME facility, and the workmanship and quality of their products. We are happy to partner with KME and Cascade Fire and Safety on the apparatus contract.”

 

The first pumper will be a KME Predator with seating for six, external EMS cab compartment access, 450hp engine, and dual secondary braking with a transmission retarder for superior brake performance and life. The pumpers include a 1250gpm pump and 500 gallons of water.

 

Cascade Fire and Safety’s home office is located in Yakima WA. President, Mark Merritt along with his experienced and friendly sales team represent KME in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Cascade Fire has been in continuous business for over sixty years. Their 26,000 square foot Yakima facility offers 24 hours 7 days a week emergency repairs and is staffed with certified EVT technicians offering both in-house and mobile service. Cascade Fire and Safety technicians are also members of the Washington Fire Apparatus and Equipment Association. Along with the Yakima facility Cascade Fire and Safety has multiple service centers located in Eugene OR, Everett and Spokane WA.

W/F today in Revere 75 Garfield Ave
3 story wd omd
heavy fire and smoke on arrival
fire was confined to floor 3 due to an aggressive attack against 30 mph winds.
2 lines operating

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One of the local dealers here asked if I could help identify this and I am completely stumped. It appears to be some sort of external alarm bell, but I have never personally seen anything like this. The large fire sticker seems to be fairly new and I am assuming Skeen was possibly the company that had utilized this at a facility...

 

would someone with more tech skills than myself please attache a post to this... RIP Brother....

Missed some good shots by about 10 minutes...very windy conditions

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Woonsocket, RI ~ A dwelling that was in the process of being converted into 5 efficiency apartments at 160 Blackstone Street was the scene of a quick second alarm fire on Thursday April 4, 2013. Workers who were using grinding equipment on a fire escape possibly sparked the exterior fire around 1545hrs. The building was a balloon frame dwelling with a slate tile roof.
 
There was heavy fire showing from the Bravo side as Engine 3 arrived on scene. A second alarm was requested bringing in Ladder 2, Squad 4, Rescue 1, and Blackstone Ladder 1 to the scene. Engine 3 went into attack mode with a 1¾” attack line to try to knock down the exterior fire. Engine 1 secured water supply into Engine 3. Ladder 2 set up on the Delta side in a lot to prepare for roof operations. 
 
Searches proved negative as companies also checked for extension inside the dwelling.  The fire was quickly darkened down, as it seemed to only be confined to the exterior sidewall where the workers were operating. Rescue 1 treated one of the construction workers for minor burns. Ladder 1 opened up the exterior using hand tools and a chainsaw. 
 
 
Interior companies reported that there was only light smoke inside the structure and attic space. Several layers of siding and rock wool insulation that packed the rafter bays hampered the fire’s progress. There was substantial woodwork that made up the soffits that also blocked the fire’s progression. 
 
Firefighters exposed the sidewall and tore into the eaves exposing the charred areas. They gave the area a final wet down to prevent any rekindling of the dry timeworn wood. 
 
Mutual aid from Cumberland, Burrillville, and Lincoln responded to the city to cover the empty firehouses. The construction worker was transported to a local hospital for evaluation of burn injuries to his legs. The fire was ruled accidental.

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