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    Tricks of the trade..

    Anyone have any good tricks they use? Either Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement.. EMS: Using a 60cc syringe with saline and a NC to do eye irrigation.. Fire: Running a small rope around your tool handles followed wrapping it with friction tape to make a better hand hold.. LEO: Taping a spare...
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    HLF flash rate question

    Who makes a slow rate HLF? Just a simple wig-wag pattern. I see all these HLFs with rapid flash or variable flash. I have had several of these over the years but really want a nice, slow flash rate for my truck.
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    FF Tim Jansen, Santa Fe FPD, Bartelso, IL.

    Timothy P. Jansen killed at fire scene | ksdk.com Clinton County, Il. (KSDK) -- A 45-year-old fireman with the Santa Fe Fire Protection District in Clinton County, Illinois, has been killed at the scene of a fire. Timothy P. Jansen died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a fire...
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    Homemade Arrowboard project

    Ok... So I could not convince our District Board to purchase a surplus trailer mounted directional board from the state. Bummer... So here was out alternate plan.... kinda..... We run 10 miles of interstate outside of St. Louis and 40 miles of 2 lane state highway, so we see alot of heavier...
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    24v Action-Lite

    A friend of mine found this while working at the local airport. It was in a pile of stuff headed to the dumpster during a cleanup. North American Signal Action-Lite. The model is MPI and its 24v. It has a date of 3-95. I would guess that since its blue, 24v, and MPI that it came off of something...
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    Stingray question..

    Ok guys n gals.... I am doing up a custom LP6000. I apparently had a contol for one of my stingrays go bad. Can i just splice the 4 wire control cable to the other one that still is working? Or will this be too much power drain on the leads to the light? They are 20 or 22 gauge control wires...
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    Blue lensed Mars 888

    A co-worker picked this up for $30.... Lucky find. It was located in a salvage yard on a 1960's model engine. Was original blue. First one I have ever seen with the blue lense. I have done a couple crappy videos. Can anyone tell the year by the serial number? Number is 2410 [Broken External...
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    McCuthanville Fire Department, IN. Firefighter Jeremy Tighe 2-22-12

    This is a friend's Department. Engine rolled over and struck a power pole. McCutchanville firefighter killed when firetruck overturned on North St. Joseph Avenue » Evansville Courier & Press
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    F/S Model 15A

    As I was leaving work this morning, a friend stopped to ask if I had seen the 2 retired FD trucks sitting at local scrap yard. I swung by there on my way home and found they were the neighboring towns trucks that sold at auction. Now a private seller is trying to dump them off and using the...
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    IL firefighters locked out of station..

    This happened tonight around 2030hrs. I heard the initial tone for the fire. About 3 minutes later, the guys were on the radio telling dispatch that they were locked out by the mayor and they needed mutual aid. Although not in the newscast, I heard them say the mayors son was at the station...
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    Whelen Par46 in cast mounts...

    I salvaged these from a Dept. that was cleaning out their storage. They came from a pumper in Northern ILL. towards Chicago, hense the red/green. The green one looks blue in the photo, but its green. They are both in nice cast housings. The lenses are plastic and stamped "Wheleln Par 46". I...
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    Prayers to an Officer....

    The Sergeant for the Lenzburg, IL. PD, where I got my start in law enforcement, went down during a call early this morning. Sgt. James "Mitch" Mitchell was answering a domestic dispute call around 0100 this morning. During the course of it, he began to become SOB and had some chest pains...
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    Ticket fix goes ....um... wrong...

    If your gonna fix a ticket, don't send it the the local newspaper... Alleged ticket fix for deputy's son goes all wrong | ksdk.com Sheriff's clerk tries to fix ticket for teen; fax sent to News-Democrat by mistake - Metro-east news - bnd.com
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    2004 GMC Canyon with model 14...

    To Model 14 or not?..... that is the question...... I love old school lights and picked this one up over the weekend. I am still looking for a visabeam so i would have 2 bubbles on the roof. Thoughts?
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    Jeff Co. Fire Enigine Rally - Sept. 24th. Herculaneum, Mo.

    Jefferson County Firefighters Association Eighteenth Annual Saturday - September 24, 2011 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Herculaneum Fairgrounds Joachim Avenue and Highway 61-67 Herculaneum, Missouri APPARATUS PARADE – 9:00 AM ANTIQUE & MODERN FIRE APPARATUS * EMS VEHICLES AIR RESCUE...
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    Sears-Roebuck Amber light in chrome housing...

    I was digging through my grandfathers basement for a yard sale. I remember him having a set of these on the old tow truck that sat in the junk yard years ago. 1 to the front and 2 to the rear on a flasher. This one doesnt look like it was mounted, just been stored. It does have scratches from...
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    Suicided via self-decapitation..

    Anyone ever encountered some weird shit like this?? Ex-spouses dispute in Virginia leads to self decapitation | ksdk.com
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    Another St. Louis Police Imposter...

    This is like the 5th one in the St. Louis area this year.... Police Imporsonator Busted in Troy, Missouri - KTVI
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    Caruthersville, Mo PD - Officer Evan Burns

    RIP Officer Burns........ Caruthersville police officer killed in crash with O'Fallon fugitive | ksdk.com O'Fallon Man Blamed For Officer's Death - KTVI
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    Indianapolis IN Fairgrounds stage collapse 8-13

    Staged collapsed during a Sugarland concert tonight. One of our guys with his family just got back from there this morning.. Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse - YouTube Live audio - Marion County MECA Fire and Rescue Live Scanner Audio Feed
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    St. Louis area Police imposter gets caught..

    He had been doing this for several years... To meet women... His buddy got nailed on drug charges and asked to speak to him.... which threw up red flags... St. Charles Man Accused Of Impersonating A Police Officer - KTVI
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    More finds this weekend from the Fleamarket.... 8-21

    Here are my latest finds.. The same guy who had the Mars dome couple weeks back, flagged me down... He asked if I liked old lights and stuff. Ok, I bought 4 old domes couple weeks back from him, so I would say thats a yes. He opened up a 4th locker..... Holy hell.. He said get what ya want...
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    Pet Ambulance Service?

    Steven Lowery arrested for driving fake ambulance | ksdk.com Guy got busted for running a basically private animal ambulance. I remember seeing something like this years ago on "Rescue 911" up in NY or somewhere on the coast. All I can say is.... WTF????
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    St. Louis Bomb Squad truck

    Here is a news story about some idiot who went to the ER with blast injuries. His car had homemade fireworks in it. Hospital staff called EOD and they showed up with KBOOM 2. This is a newer truck for them. I have seen it a few times during the day, first time at night. Good video of the...
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    Work Schedules... What do you run?

    We were looking at changing thigs up a bit at work. Everyone is talking about trying to go with a different schedule. I'm not sure why, because ours is great. We have 4 Shift Commanders. 2 one week, 2 the next. One guy is days and one nights. Our pay period ends Saturday night at midnight, so...
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    Duquoin IL Firefighter Corey Shaw 6-17-11

    22-year-old Duquoin Firefighter Corey Shaw passed away due to injuries received while battling a fire that consumed an antique mall and opera house in Pinckneyville, Illinois. He was on a ladder fighting the fire when a wall from the antique mall collapsed onto him. He was first taken to a...
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    Detergent Suicides

    I am doing a Powerpoint for a class on Chemical or Detergenct suicides. Has anyone encountered one yet?
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    Howell Rescue class - Dayton, Oh

    Is anyone attending the Class Apr. 30/May 1st? My brother and I are attending for the first year. Anyone ever been before? Crash Course
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    St. Louis patrol car struck - video of crash

    ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI - FOX2now.com) It was a narrow escaped Tuesday morning for two St. Louis City Police officers. It's a story you've got to see to believe and we have the exclusive video. It happened on Interstate 70 around 1 a.m. Police were called to I-70 and West Florissant concerning a...
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    Hawk's player arrested for failure to yield to EMS

    ATLANTA (AP)—Atlanta Hawks reserve forward Josh Powell(notes) was arrested before Saturday’s game for refusing to move his car for an oncoming ambulance, according to a team official. The 28-year-old Powell was not at Philips Arena while the Hawks played the Portland Trail Blazers. “We are...

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