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    minitor 5 charger rarely works.

    curious,does your charger have the step down transformer in line with the power cord for the charger or are you using a straight power cord.if you do not have the factory power cord for the charger you are actually frying the batteries and it sounds like what you have going on
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    The Fire Helmet Thread

    those that are collectors that may be close enough to the fire stores retail location,they have a box of leather shields that appear to have been ordered and not picked up or returned,i was there last week and they have a clearance box full of about 100 shields and only asking a few bucks each...
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    kenwood tk-2312

    Looking for a Fdny radio strap/holder for this radio and have been unable to find anything. does anyone know where i can get one and or a case for another radio that will fit it.?
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    COMPLETED PICTURES special service / ems

    Msta 82A,anything else ever get added to this?
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    Moving to PA need advice on Light / Siren Laws

    what part of Pa are you moving to, there is some departments that do not allow lights at all and some that require you to complete 6 months to a year of probation before they can be used . belive me i went into a company with 15 years experience and was unable to use and had to remove the...
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    Anyone know much about the retailer "Grainger"?

    they primarily deal with businesses only and only sell mostly industrial products. havent seen many lights etc on their web site or in any of the actual locations but again could just be the local store.
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    New PA EMS Law?

    not really a new law just being enforced now and Padoh is keeping track of units scratching on calls,basically after dispatch if the unit does not go responding or respond to being hailed on radio after so long the call will be re-dispatched with next due as well as the scratched companies...
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    Fiberglass trunk? Thanks a lot Ford.

    belive the tape he is talking about is the tape used for heating ducts,yes it can be bought at any home store,if your going to use it buy the better stuff
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    Calling all K9 Officers, or K9 Supervisors

    i work with a guy that runs the pa k9 assistance foundation that works with k9 units all across Pa ,send me a email and i will forward the contact info
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    Waxahachie looses a Tower

    sucks,one hell of a way for the driver to learn a lesson about vehicle placement
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    Update on my spinal injury- It officially over.

    Glad to hear you are making progress. hang in there on the board,there is always someone that you may be able to guide due to past experience. good luck otherwise Tom
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    Light bar installation

    well you will need plenty of deck screws and some construction adhesive. o sorry you where talking about a light bar not a actual bar:razz: regardless of lightbar manufacturer try to see if they have vehicle specific mounting brackets or generic ones you can modify. type of vehice you are...
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    Station3 doesn't wear his body armor on duty. All cops stop in here.

    he is a a cop,no excuses not to wear a vest,i have friends on a department that normally has at least 10 or more cops on a shift,they had the same attitude as station 3 till a incident hit close to home. now they wear it faithfully while on the street or sitting in the station. Station 3 get...
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    Light bar installation

    kinda confused,you listed yourself as a pro installer but have no idea how to install a lightbar.. i am far from a pro and have installed them but thats a different story.do yourself a favor talk your work into putting real lightbars on the vehicles
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    newbe from pa

    Welcome to the site
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    Knee padding for turnout gear

    do you happen to have the velco inserts in the knees in your gear,,a cheap alternative if you do is take your webbing and fold it in a way to store it in the knees of the pants and it also works as extra padding and you have the webbing in a pinch
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    Lightbar install

    run it in thru the access hole in the wire channel under the driver side kick plate. just cut thru the grommet and seal it afterwards,there is plenty of room to run whatever you need in the channel.
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    9/11/01 - Official Remembrance Thread

    i was working in the county ema office taking my certification tests for the dispatch center,we did not know what was going on till the ema coordinator came in and put the tvs on as the 2nd plane hit.. from that point they activated the ema center and we where sent home to be with our family.
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    Hurricane Irene

    otherwise how did everyone make out that was affected from the storm. county where i work still has roads that are closed due to flooding,roadway washing away or areas peco or met ed still have not got to almost a week later.
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    2007 Hyundai Santa Fe

    :popcorn: this is getting interesting,think i may need more popcorn
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    What's due on your box cards? Firefighter rehab

    this is a guidline list we use,each dept normally follows this but will add a truck or 2 ---- --------------- 000 AIRC AIRPLANE CRASH (TAC) 2EL SQ,2FR AR 000 BOMB BOMB THREAT 1C,DC,AC,BC 000 BURN BURN...
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    16 hour Tanker call yesterday

    different as in majority of calls it is usually a truck or 2 for mutual aide out of county and they dont require covers assignments,,that call we had 11 trucks over there and a couple companies with covers
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    KC metro FD mapping project

    the bug moved on,i started to do the county where i live/run as well as the county i dispatch for,,kinda interesting once you start getting into it
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    16 hour Tanker call yesterday

    that call was different,we (Bucks county) ended up sending 6 tankers and 5 engine companies to the job not including the companies that got dispatched to covers in county for the away game
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    Grand Rapids Fire Dept. (michigan) New highway crash safety vehical.

    great idea,saves departments money when morons dont pay attention
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    Tredyffrin Twp Police Department

    looks good,i get to pass through the twp daily on my way to and from work along rt 202,i have seent the new car as well as the unmarked black charger(think it was black) they have been running on rt 202,you cannot see any of the blinkies until they are on,i have seen them stop a few cars during...
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    White Uniform Shirts in EMS ??

    white is the worst color for ems due to body fluids,etc,some places around me use jus the plain navy polo with dept logo and emt or medic or they use a yellow polo for special events and bike details
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    SCBA air tank of some kind??

    low pressure composite bottles,there is still some life left in them for breathing air pending a new hydro test. otherwise they can be used for air tools ,cleaned for other uses such as nitro tanks for vehicles,etc . a quick search on google you can get $80-$150 per bottle. they go about...
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    Aiming Dash Lights

    use the clear dual lock tape,it is strong enough to hold the d4 i have to the top of my windshield with no movement so i know it will hold a talon no problem and it will do away with the rattle. flip the bracket so the lip fits up under the headliner and take off the flash shield,you can closer...
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    Casey Anthony Trial

    yea i was thinkin Oj when i was typing hence the bronco comment,i knew it was in Florida but did not notice what i typed till now

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