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I was born 52 years ago in Western Massachusetts. I have 3 brothers who are all in public safety. I've been married for 28 years with 3 kids and 3 grandkids. I just celebrated 30 years of being a firefighter and hold the title of Assistant Fire Marshal. My hobbies are computer games, primarily Flight Sims and role playing games like City of Heroes. I collect Nascar diecast and have over 1,300 pieces in my collection. I attend as many races as I can, usualy in Loudon, New Hampshire and Charlotte. I also enjoy going to airshows and traveling to my in-laws home in the Netherlands. I really like viewing the older clips that remind me of my childhood.
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Added: 7th May 2008
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Posted By: Gargoyle2556 |
 
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This is clipped from Trial by Fire: A Carrier Burns, a 1973 film produced by the United States Navy about the devastating 1967 fire aboard USS Forrestal off the coast of Vietnam. The film is unique in that it was produced from actual footage of the fire and emergency response efforts, both successful and unsuccessful, taken by on board cameras. Due to the first bomb blast killing nearly all of the specially trained firefighters on the ship, the remaining crew, who had no formal firefighting training, had to improvise. Though there were many firefighting tools available on the Forrestal, including emergency respirators, the general crew was not trained in their use and so were unable to use them correctly. In response to this tragedy, recommendations made were: development of a remote-control fire-fighting system for the flight deck, development of more stable ordnance, improvement in survival equipment, and increased training in emergency response and fire survival. This film has been used to teach new recruits firefighting and emergency response lessons learned in the mishap.
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Added: 29th July 2008
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Posted By: Old Fart |
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Early on the morning of July 24, 1915, the lake passenger steamer Eastland cast off from the Chicago River dock at the Clark Street Bridge with On board 2,572, all Western Electric Company employees and their families.
What was to have been a pleasant Lake Michigan cruise and picnic quickly turned into Chicago's worst single disaster. As she pulled away from the dock, the Eastland. slowly rolled over on her side and settled on the mud of the river bottom.
Of the 2,572 persons on board, 844+ lost their lives
For the 1,728 who did survive, their lives would be changed forever
This is dedicated to the 1915 Western Electric Family - the 844 who perished and those who survived - to the firefighters, police, and Chicago citizens who rushed to their aid.
your bravery will be remembered!
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Lyman Atwell, Chicago Herald
Fred Eckhardt, Chicago Daily News
Jun Fujita, Chicago Evening Post
Robert Hollihan Sr, Chicago American
Godfrey Lundberg, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Historical Society
Karl J. Sup Collection
MaritimeQuest
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Aaron Copeland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Andy Street & Krys Mach
Celestial Light
Light of Day
Info: http://www.bcieclipse.com
conceived and produced by: Dale Caruso
For more information concerning the 1915 Eastland Disaster, I highly reccomded the following web sites:
The Eastland Memorial Society
www.eastlandmemorial.org
The Eastland Disaster Historical Society
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/
The Chicago Public Library (The Eastland Disaster)
http://www.eastlanddisaster.org/
The Bell System Memorial
http://www.porticus.org/bell/eastland...
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Added: 25th September 2008
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