The Heartbeat of the Neighborhood
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The Heartbeat of the Neighborhood

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 202652 min

In this episode of The Command Post, hosts Rick Lasky and John Salka reflect on the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and what it means for the fire service today. They discuss the toll World Trade Center-related illnesses continue to take, noting how post-9/11 deaths have now surpassed the original losses from that day. During the episode, the conversation also addresses the cultural importance of the firehouse itself, with Lasky and Salka addressing how these stations serve as sanctuaries, homes, and community anchors.

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I've been told by everybody up on this roof that they're all on the roof, I am on the roof of exposure floor. Fire, through the roof of the fire, we're going to fire a rear second. Now remember, this is a different example for a tank. 6.0V, now it's been hearing aids, 6.0V.

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I'm here, we got a fire. One and a half stories, single family dwelling, fire is shown from the second floor, give me a second alarm on this. We're going to set a top floor, I got people hanging out at the top floor with those sort of babies. We're still building a lot of fire, a lot of smoke.

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Go ahead and strike a third alarm on my orders on this. People are in a front fire station here. We've got those records below them. We need somebody up there.

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