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Bomb Scare in Hoboken, NJ

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I was on my way home tonight and was almost in Hoboken when a Jersey City Medical center ambulance and police SUV went blazing by. This is odd as ambulances rarely blaze INTO town as we have our own corps (of which I am a member). I cruised by the corps HQ and two out of the three rigs were all out and the chief was jumping into the support vehicle. He told me to get my gear and get the third rig in service as a bomb was found at the train station. I went home and changed and ran back to HQ and was ordered into the spec ops vehicle (a rickety old school bus with a million radios in it) and we blazed down to the train station.

We set-up a command center a block away at the post office and cordoned off the area as the cummuters started piling up. Dogs had detected a bomb on one of the trains (as opposed to the PATH service to NYC) and they were clearing the area. Response was impressive as there were at least 4 ambulances untold police vehicles, motorcycles and horse police patrolling the area. The Coast Guard even had a slew of boats nearby in the Hudson river - just in case. About 20 minutes later they blew the all clear and there was a mad rush of commuters to the station. That was a bit premature as they had only opened the PATH station. 10 minutes later the full all clear was sounded and we broke down our command center and went home.

I am happy that I was there to respond and wonder if it is going to get crazier as the week progresses. Tomorrow night I am on duty, so maybe there will be some excitement! I think Thursday might be crazy when Bush comes to town for his speech...

cliff notes:
dogs sniff bomb
mwilding saves the world
 
Originally posted by: sixone
/southern belle/ mah heee-ro

Seriously, I hope you're bored out of your mind tomorrow night. 😉
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I always have mixed feelings about my desire for excitement when I am on duty...

 
Originally posted by: Mwilding
Originally posted by: sixone
/southern belle/ mah heee-ro

Seriously, I hope you're bored out of your mind tomorrow night. 😉
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I always have mixed feelings about my desire for excitement when I am on duty...
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My husband is a volunteer firefighter. I understand completely. He and his crew get their fix by burning down old empty buildings and brush piles for the locals.
 
A bomb threat in Hoboken? Why the hell would someone bomb Hoboken, is it some deranged person who got tired picking nice cities to terrorize? What's next, Camden?
 
Originally posted by: glenn1
A bomb threat in Hoboken? Why the hell would someone bomb Hoboken, is it some deranged person who got tired picking nice cities to terrorize? What's next, Camden?
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Well, the PATH train goes straight to either the WTC or to Herald square which is 2 blocks from MSG (where the convention is being held). The regular train station also sends trains directly to Penn Station which is underneath MSG.

Seems like a viable target to me.

besides, Frank Sinatra is from here...

 
Well, the PATH train goes straight to either the WTC or to Herald square which is 2 blocks from MSG (where the convention is being held). The regular train station also sends trains directly to Penn Station which is underneath MSG.

Seems like a viable target to me.

besides, Frank Sinatra is from here...
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I know, I took the train to Manhattan from Hoboken about a year ago, and it doesn't seem like a bad town. I was just kidding. Well, maybe not when I was talking about Camden 😉
 
Probably done by one of those retarded Democrats that they interviewed on the news that said they would be spreading substances on the trains that would make the bomb-sniffing dogs think there was a threat.
 
Originally posted by: werk
So was it really a bomb?
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Unfortunately, I don't know yet. The dogs detected a "bomb". It was a white box held together with duct tape. Whether it was a sophisticated device or simply a box with enough gunpowder to set off the dogs remains to be seen. Either way a major disruption was caused...
 
Was that you on the news reports? They had a lot of shots of the emergency guys standing around.

:beer: Here's to a boring week for you. & thanks
 
eeek. Well Hoboken is definitely a big commuter junction with Path trains passing through every 4 minutes or so during Rush hour + the regular trains coming in + the ferries. I myself have taken the ferry to Pier 11 from Hoboken on a few occassions, and that whole area is just one huge spot where a lot of commuter services converge, so the possibility of chaos and major delays is definitely there. Here's to a quiet week :beer:
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
Was that you on the news reports? They had a lot of shots of the emergency guys standing around.
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I didn't see, but if they showed our guys, I was probably one of them.

Yay, I am a tv star! 😀

 
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