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Mid Atlantic Rescue Systems
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Double stack trailer Inflatable or Aluminum Spare motor mount Versatility Surge Brakes Elec. Winch to lower top boat.
Optional Light Tower Removable Seats Light bar mount Prop or Jet Dive Platform Fire Pump option Light tower option K9 Walkway option
I n fla ta b le S e r i e s 5 Chambers +keel Aluminum floor/Fiberglass floor
Reinforced HypertexTM Optional motors makes available Portable
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R A R RESCUE CA T - Welded Seams - 2 Chambers for quick inflation - Weighs only 75 lbs - Optional motor mount for 8hp motor - Easily approach and slide victims up the rescue ramp. - Multiple Carry handles and 'D' ring connection points
Mid-Atlantic Rescue Systems, Inc. PH 1-877-622-6277 ~ Fax 208-460-8648 www.MidAtlanticRescue.com
BILL TOMPKINS - WWW.BTFIREPHOTOS.COM
Sunday Second-Alarm in Paterson
PATERSON, N J - The calmness of a bright, but cold Sunday in Paterson was interrupted by a two-alarm fire near the Great Falls on February 27th.
Shortly before noon, companies were sent to 39 Sheridan Ave. for multiple reports of a working fire. On arrival fire was showing from the 'A' side on the second floor. The flames were extending to the attic and threatening the exposure 'D' building, a similar frame dwelling separated by less than three-feet. Jumptofile #030122103 til 2P
A second-alarm was sounded as members made a push inside only to be delayed by a large amount of debris in the stairway to the second floor. An exposure line was put into operation to keep the flames from extending. Truck companies vented the roof, as it soon became apparent that the fire was in the attic.
Once hose lines made the second floor, the visible fire was quickly knocked, but flames soon vented out of the attic windows on the 'B' side. Members continued up to the attic and extinguished the remaining fire. A long process of overhaul commenced with some companies being released. Investigators worked to determine the cause. No serious injuries were reported.
- BILL TOMPKINS
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Long Time Firehouse Magazine C ontributor Passes
In March, retired Philadelphia Deputy Fire Chief Jim Smith lost his battle with cancer. His son, Jim, is the current Ocean City fire chief.
Deputy Chief Smith, who served with the Philadelphia Fire Department for 41-years, was a regular contributor with Firehouse Magazine for 34-years with his “Fire Studies” column. In 2006, he was inducted into the Firehouse Magazine's Hall of Fame. In addition, D.C. Smith was an adjunct professor at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Md., for nearly 30-years.
As a new firefighter, he was assigned to Engine Co. 30, a busy inner-city unit that saw plenty of fire duty. Over the years he fought many types of blazes, from refinery to high rise structure fires. As a battalion chief, he was assigned as a haz-mat chief.
During his career he fought fires in many vacant buildings and other deteriorated structures. That drove him deep into building construction and building collapse.
The Ocean City Firefighters Association described Deputy Chief Smith as a “firefighter's firefighter”. “He will be sorely missed by many.”
- RON JEFFERS
