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News coverage was a real bummer. Maybe all the money's going into the photography these days. At least that aspect was informative.
Just remember there are folks that are willing to see past the stupid news coverage and have infinite respect for those whose daily job is to go straight into harm's way.
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Well, they called us off - so I don't have to respond tonight (now tommorow's probable flooding.....)
I see the news from both sides. I've worked incidents as a vol, but my day job is as a computer programmer for one of the big 3 networks in the news division - hint, I won't defend them
That said, the reason the fire burned down so fast had very little to do with the NYFD! Yes, they hit the secondary fires fast (which prevented a second barge from going), but the main reason the fire died down so fast is that the gas burned - nothing left! There was some confusion about letting some of the employees past the police line - they were needed to shut the valves to prevent more fuel from getting to the fire - hey, it happens. There was a LOT of confusion on the NYFD radio this AM - It's a CRONIC NYFD problem - the dispatchers do an OK job, but the average fireman? Do you really need the cat calls and funny noises on the radio? Yeah, I know they are not radio pros, but they have NO radio disipline. It has been a problem for YEARS, and has come out in the WTC reports as something that may have cost some of the 343 their lives