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Boston Fire Department - DCpsychwardFD - 12-01-2009
Can anyone tell me what the purpose of the "Recruitment Team" vehicle is? Growing up in Boston and trying to get on for years taught me that there is no recruitment, just luck. Knowing Civil Service and the hiring process of the BFD (strictly off the state list)makes me wonder why they would even bother with this vehicle.
I do count my blessings every day to have gotten on DCFD, but I still miss my friends on BFD.
Boston Fire Department - Roto-Ray - 12-01-2009
[quote name='Loot61' date='04 August 2009 - 10:32 PM' timestamp='1249441940' post='327050']
Natick's Pierce spent some time on a used firetruck website two years or so ago. Not sure who ended up picking it up.
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Clifton Forge, VA got this rig. Here's a Mike Sanders photo of how the Natick rig looks today.
Sorry for the reply to a months-old post!
Boston Fire Department - recoveringspark - 12-02-2009
The recruitment team is the result of a 2006 class action lawsuit. One for one hiring is gone however each class has a certain amount of mount of minority candidates added so the entire department reflects the community that BFD serves. The recruitment team is made of a Captain and several firefighters out to ensure certain people know about the exam.
Boston Fire Department - DCpsychwardFD - 12-02-2009
[quote name='recoveringspark' date='02 December 2009 - 10:46 AM' timestamp='1259767590' post='350394']
The recruitment team is the result of a 2006 class action lawsuit. One for one hiring is gone however each class has a certain amount of mount of minority candidates added so the entire department reflects the community that BFD serves. The recruitment team is made of a Captain and several firefighters out to ensure certain people know about the exam.
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Long breath in....long sigh out
I really hate the fact that people who truly don't want this job are being actively "recruited". One would think that if you really wanted to be a fireman, at the least, you would know how to start the process and take the test. Sometimes I am glad I left PC Massachusetts.
On another note, I am glad to see Boston getting some new apparatus. I wish they would keep the Boston logo/font. It was truly a defining feature of the department. They should put the shamrocks back on too.
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-02-2009
Just saw on the BFD page on Facebook the BFD award the contract for 3 custom pumper to KME and 2 rearmount ladders to E\-One anyone know who these are set to be assigned to?
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-03-2009
[quote name='DCpsychwardFD' date='02 December 2009 - 12:39 PM' timestamp='1259774375' post='350418']
Long breath in....long sigh out
I really hate the fact that people who truly don't want this job are being actively "recruited". One would think that if you really wanted to be a fireman, at the least, you would know how to start the process and take the test. Sometimes I am glad I left PC Massachusetts.
On another note, I am glad to see Boston getting some new apparatus. I wish they would keep the Boston logo/font. It was truly a defining feature of the department. They should put the shamrocks back on too.
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I'm right there with you Roy. The main reason why I moved to NH was too many years of getting passed over or not even looked at because I was a white male who decided to get a college degree instead of going into the military. It didn't matter that I wanted the job more than anybody.
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-03-2009
[quote name='creofire' date='02 December 2009 - 12:45 PM' timestamp='1259774722' post='350424']
Just saw on the BFD page on Facebook the BFD award the contract for 3 custom pumper to KME and 2 rearmount ladders to E\-One anyone know who these are set to be assigned to?
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Tough to say...there are 2 eones orderd for 21 and 24. But Im not sure 42 48 55? 50(not sure if their firehouse would accept a new truck..)
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-05-2009
I was thinking the same thing the other day. We were taking a Structural Collapse course in Everett with some Boston companies and I was looking at the front of Rescue 2 with the old logo and the front of Tower Ladder 10 with a plain old yellow Boston across the front.
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-05-2009
Boston's new rescue 2 credit to KME's web site
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Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-30-2009
Love the hook-up shots!
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - Guest - 12-30-2009
I like the hook-up shots too. Gee imagine that, a big city department using hydrant assist valves <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> . Kinda blows the whole "no one uses them anymore" theory a few individuals in my department have. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/banghead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009
Boston Fire Department - yelrowekim - 12-30-2009