Firefighter and Law Enforcement Wayalifers! The Official Public safety Wayalife thread
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During a recent trip to New York City, spent some time completely fan girling out and visited several FDNY houses. Here are a few photos I took to share!
Engine 8
FDNY AMB 870 Responding
First house I was able to visit was Engine 21. It's the smallest house in Manhattan and runs a great crew. A captain from this engine company perished during the 9/11 attacks, and they've made a memorial inside as well as named the street after him.
We were able to visit the 9/11 memorial.
Next to the memorial is Ten House. Ten was completely destroyed in the attacks and was rebuilt. The bay doors have a beautiful hand painted American flag on each of them. I did not tour the inside due to not wanting to bother these guys. They get over 100 visitors a day on a nice summer afternoon here.
The highlight of the trip for me was visiting Rescue 1. I had been trying to make it to this house the entire trip and finally caught them in quarters. These guys were great! They were eager to give us a tour and talk about Extrication and Rope rescue. Made my entire trip!
Ended up bringing back 4 shirts, an FDNY MEDIC job shirt, and some cool stories. The FDNY was a great group of guys! Thanks for the hospitality!
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Engine 8
FDNY AMB 870 Responding
First house I was able to visit was Engine 21. It's the smallest house in Manhattan and runs a great crew. A captain from this engine company perished during the 9/11 attacks, and they've made a memorial inside as well as named the street after him.
We were able to visit the 9/11 memorial.
Next to the memorial is Ten House. Ten was completely destroyed in the attacks and was rebuilt. The bay doors have a beautiful hand painted American flag on each of them. I did not tour the inside due to not wanting to bother these guys. They get over 100 visitors a day on a nice summer afternoon here.
The highlight of the trip for me was visiting Rescue 1. I had been trying to make it to this house the entire trip and finally caught them in quarters. These guys were great! They were eager to give us a tour and talk about Extrication and Rope rescue. Made my entire trip!
Ended up bringing back 4 shirts, an FDNY MEDIC job shirt, and some cool stories. The FDNY was a great group of guys! Thanks for the hospitality!
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GraniteCrystal
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When it comes to Fire Departments, is the FDNY celebrities?
ob_tj
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Oh yeah. The FDNY is one of the coolest departments. I just applied for my first big city fire job (San Francisco fire department) hoping it is just like that!
Napalm
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It's cool to visit them just because they probably fight more fires than every single department within a 2 hour radius around me in a year. Most FDNY guys probably see more fires in 5 years then I will see in a 25 year career at my dept.
The guys on Rescue 1 are like celebrities to me. They are like the special forces when it comes to rescue, and guys that I have a huge respect for and hope to have half of the knowledge one day that they do in my career.
That's awesome man! Good luck! The process is long but worth it. Wishing you the best of luck!
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ob_tj
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Thanks man! It will be a huge change for me going from a small county that still had one man houses to a huge city.
kpig
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I usually try and keep my job off of the internet; however, I am proudly retired from law enforcement after a short but rough career. Survived the LA riots in 92 to come to NOLA to survive Katrina. Buried friends and still supporting those friends recovering from being shot. I feel like I am leaving my brothers and sisters behind at such a tough time for law enforcement, but I am happy to be moving on and heading back to Cali to be with my immediate family again.
Any LE Wayalifers in OC, I'd love to join you on some trips once I'm out there.
Fellow LE and Firefighters, and all Wayalifers, please be safe.
Any LE Wayalifers in OC, I'd love to join you on some trips once I'm out there.
Fellow LE and Firefighters, and all Wayalifers, please be safe.
Kalums
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Wow that must have been an amazing experience. At the time that the towers came down I was not in public service yet however I did/do know a few LEO and FD guys who helped with the aftermath. I can honestly say that just seeing your pictures made me pause a moment and say a prayer for all my brothers and sisters out there. Even though we aren't all in the same department or city/state... Thank you all for being there when someone needs you.
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AlanCoderre
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USMC Vet currently a correctional officer in PA
Devil Dog JK
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Retired Sergeant Phoenix Police Department, currently Security Manager for a hospital
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Andy5160
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Read about it this morning
https://www.google.com/amp/www.nyda...yn-mall-nab-suspects-nearby-article-1.3311803
piginajeep
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Napalm
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There's no denying this one. Live PD is one of my favorite night time TV shows to watch at the FD. [emoji23]
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