I found the site Uncivil Servants and was happy to see that someone was doing something about the dangerous situation of firefighters parking on the sidewalk. Then I scrolled through the site and found lots of postings for the same block from 2007. I guess the firefighters are not going to be cowed by a public shaming. It will take until someone gets hurt (maybe a little kid on a bicycle) for the media to take note.

Car with FDNY permit parked on sidewalk on 77th Street between Amsterdam Avenue and Broadway in Manhattan

The very next day he parked halfway in the crosswalk and left it there for 2 days!

This guy takes this truck home every night and parks it on the streets of Dyker Heights Brooklyn. Not only shouldn't he parking it on the street, but more than not it is parked illegally, like pictured here, about 4 feet from a fire hydrant. Other times it's parked in front of a church, a school, or in a no standing zone. But NEVER in front of HIS house. And why does he take it home? It is an educational vehicle, not something he would need to take to an emergency in the middle of the night.

You would think that the first thing they teach at the fire academy would be how important it is, when responding to a fire, to have access to a hydrant.

I guess not. Here's a shiny new Escalade with a non-placard issued by the Uniformed Firefighters Association (Stephen J. Cassidy, President; Joseph A. Miccio, Recording Secretary) parked right in front of a fire hydrant.

The non-placard reads: "This Vehicle Is On Official UFA Business," yet the SUV was seen in front of a residential building on a Sunday afternoon.

UFA placards are not valid for use anywhere on NYC streets, even in this "No Standing Any Time Except Fire Dept" zone.

UFA placards are not valid on NYC streets

This driver think his/her car is a taxi.

FDNY employee yelled at me not to take pictures of his car. I wonder why? LOL

This vehicle parks everyday on E 10th St. between Ave B and Ave C even though the permit is expired on Feb 28, 2008.

They never receive tickets.

The owner of this car with Jersey plates supposedly works at Engine 54 in Midtown. Why does he think that this entitles him to park illegally on 1st Ave near Stuy Town?

Placard looks very fake. At the bottom, it says "Stephen J Cassidy", who is the current UFA president.

Sign says No Parking 7AM-6PM
Except Sundays
Except Trucks Loading & Unloading

UFA placards, are of course, illegal. This one is expired too.

An NYPD tow truck and an additional TEA agent were here when I was taking this picture, but they did not tow this car. They towed the one next to it -- one that did not have a placard.

Looks like some re-training is in order.