The 2017 Fire Apparatus Calendar is now available from the Metropolitan Fire Association of Atlanta, GA.

 

 

This full color calendar has a photo of a different fire apparatus from the metropolitan Atlanta area featured on each page. Front & rear covers are fire scenes. The dates are marked for 24/24 & 24/48 shifts. There are also many notable fire related events as well as upcoming events. Previous years' calendars have had favorable reviews in Fire Apparatus Journal.

 

 

A plastic pocket calendar color coded for the 24/48 shifts is included with the full sized calendar.

 

 

Please visit our web site: www.metrofire.org It has online ordering process and permits payments by credit card through the PayPal service. The site also provides a printable invoice that can be combined with a check and sent to our PO Box for conventional mail orders.

 

 

Calendars are still $5.00/each but our Shipping and Handling fees changed in 2014 due to increases in postage and supplies.  These fees are calculated for each order and displayed as a formatted invoice so you can review your order and fees, before you proceed to the PayPal service or print your invoice.

 

 

Make check or money order in US funds payable to MFA .

 

Send to:

 

 

MFA-2017

 

Box 80607

 

Atlanta, GA 30366

 

 

The calendar is a fund-raising project of the Metropolitan Fire Association of Atlanta, Ga., member club of International Fire Buffs Association, operator of the Hot News Alert Network paging network.

 

 

Right before sunrise on Saturday, November 27, 2016 Baltimore Firefighters were dispatched to a building fire in the 600 block of N. Milton Avenue in east Baltimore.

Units arriving had smoke showing from a one-story warehouse occupied by an appliance company. A working fire was ordered by Command followed by a Special Call for extra units. When they forced entry heavy fire and smoke was present inside. There were reports that someone may have been inside and a quick search proved negative. Exterior operations were set up and continued for several hours until the fire was brought under control.

 

 

 

 

http://BCFDPHOTOMAN.zenfolio.com/p737267738

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http://m.wmbfnews.com/wmbfnews/db_330822...d=u0uRfSU4

As many of you know, Wilmington, DE suffered a double LODD on September 24th, when Captain Chris Leach and Lt Jerry Fickes died while searching a burning rowhome for reported trapped occupants.  Their deaths occurred when Capt Leach fell through the first floor into the burning basement along with Firefighters Brad Speakman and Ardythe Hope.  Firefighters Speakman and Hope were pulled from the basement with critical burn injuries.  Firefighter Hope remains in extremely critical condition with burns over 70% of her body at Crozer Burn Center in Chester, PA.  Capt Leach was trapped by falling debris and Lt Fickes and other members of Squad 4 attempted to free him.  During this rescue attempt, the remainder of the 1st floor collapsed on them, killing Capt Leach and Lt Fickes. 

 

What many do not know is that the first due Engine company to this fire, Engine 6, was closed that evening.  The travel distance to the fire for Engine 6 is approximately 1/2 mile.  The first due engine that night was Engine 1, their travel distance is over 2 miles.  The WFD administration, in an attempt to save money on overtime expenses, has been closing an engine company on a daily basis for the past several years.  This flawed policy takes the on duty force from 6 engine companies and 2 truck companies with 34 firefighters down to 5 engine companies and 2 truck companies with 30 firefighters on duty.  A double fatal fire occurred in January of 2016 where 2 small girls were killed in a house fire, on that day, Engine 1, the first due engine to the fire was closed. 

 

After this fire, and the LODD fire, the closures stopped briefly.  Now, nearly 2 months to the day, the closures have started again!!!  Showing that the city and the FD administration value the dollar above life, both civilian and firefighter.  Below is a link to a Change.org petition that wil be delivered to the mayor, fire chief and city council.  Please take a moment to sign the petition to stop company closures and share it with others.  You make be asked for a donation when you are completing the petition.  This is generated by the website operator and is not related to the actual petition, there is no fundraising involved with the petition.  You do not need to donate to sign.  Thank you for your help!!!!!

 

https://www.change.org/p/stop-rolling-by...department

 

 

I went to the 2016 Aviation Nation Air Show out at Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, NV. today and first up is Old Glory.

 

The Parachutist is a Member of the Air Force Academy Jump Team. 

 

I'm looking for a pair of used/retired firefighter's boots - 3/4 preferred in men's size 9 medium or 9.5 medium.  Steel-toed a must, steel-shank preferred. Must still be waterproof and have no leaks/potential leaks. Looking for a good deal (my budget is very tight) but still understand that these boots when they were purchased new are NOT cheap. 


I was on a response with my canteen and watched as our driver waded through water to bring supplies to a few FFs who couldn't readily make it to the canteen. The water was ALMOST to the top of his fire boots...thus, I'd prefer 3/4 boots to prevent swamping my feet with whatever nastiness is floating in the runoff water.

 

Thanks, all!

In the scuttlebutt section I seen that Coldwater, MI is replacing an engine and Truck. I thought id post  the pics I have. 

 

 

First up is Engine 3 which will be replaced in 2017 by a new Seagrave engine. 

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Can anyone tell me if the Visiting Fireman is still around? I heard it went from a book to a Cd or DVD.

Thanks in advance!

Dick Harris, a fire photographer with Portland Fire and a contributor to this forum passed away last month.   Information can be found here:

 

http://forums.radioreference.com/oregon-...016-a.html

 

http://memoriesbymuhrs.zenfolio.com/p764090451

 

http://memoriesbymuhrs.zenfolio.com/p865200155

 

While I never met Dick in person, I did correspond with him from time to time via email.  He had a passion for photography as well as the men and women at Portland Fire Rescue

Recently while on vacation i was shooting with my Nikon D5100. I put it away and later took it out to take some more photos. I found that it would not take a picture. I looked some more and found it would not auto focus. I am using a 18-200 lens. I think my lens auto focus motor stopped working. When I got home i put mu 18 - 55 lens on it and it seems to work fine but cant really tell if the auto focus is working. 

With the 18 - 55 it never really gets out of focus to see if its working. 

 

 

Has anyone had the same problem and can suggest a possible fix other than sending in the lens. Maybe while in my bag i bumped a button or a setting got changed.