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We went to a local company that stamped our metal and had several disc punched for both 1 1/2" and 2 1/2" threads. Place the disc in the nozzle with a piece of gasket material between it and the hose then hand tighten. Once the line is charged and t…
What about using an old nozzle that is welded or other wise "lock" in the off position, and then charging the line? Just use spanners to tighten old hose before you charge it, that should provide enough of a seal to keep water from coming out of the…
Ben, we do hit a hydrant at any working fire. I am not sure what the reasoning behind the Winners fire was. I did wonder why we did not lay in for the hydrant at Crescent Terrace and dump the bed, allowing the next engine to pick up where we stopped…
I dont want to sound like a Monday Morning Quarterback but we have had two significant fires in the last three days and water supply has been an issue at both. One question I have is how can you as an incident commander NOT have an engine catch a hy…
No it's no you...we have the same problem. I'm not sure where the attitude comes from but I have run drill where I tell the guys we are going to pull the line, flake it out and stretch it in to the building. I've made them stop and re-pack the line…
We definately need minimum standards for fire officers. We don't require them in the volunteer service because "we are just volunteers" and "who would ever question a guy who is helping our his community?" That is the attitude that my dept. has. We…
I agree..We have gotton away from the basics and we need to be teaching them to the younger guys. We have some guys that have been in for a year and you would think that they have been in for 30. They take a couple of classes and they think that the…
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- Residence.
- Colonie, New York
- Department:
- Town of Colonie Department of FIre Services
- Title/rank:
- Fire Protection Specialist
- Years of public service:
- 14
- Agency structure:
- other
- Top issues in your department:
- Our town has 12 volunteer fire departments. Our department is responsible for the code enforcement and fire investigations throughout the town. I would like to see our department work with the departments to ensure that they are responding with adequetly staffed apparatus with properly trained personnel.
- Professional Qualifications:
- Certified Fire Investigator, Code Enforcement Official, Haz-mat Specialist, Fire Instructor
- Topics you provide training for:
- Officer Development, Hazardous materials, Public Education
- Bio:
- Currently a Fire Protection Specialst with Town of Colonie my duties include fire investigations, fire inspections and haz-mat investigations.
Worked for New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control for three years - two years in Hazardous Materials/WMD Bureau and one year in Special Services (Techinical Rescue/USAR) Bureau.
Currently a firefighter with the Shaker Road-Loudonville Fire Department. Have held line positions up to and including Deputy Chief
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