Edition: U.S. / Global  COMMUNITIES; Alarming, Firefighters
Lament  Published: July 21, 2002  THESE days, the firemen here
say they aren't getting the respect they deserve. Then again,
they've nicknamed their temporary quarters South Park and Camp
X-Ray, so how much can they expect?  For one thing, the
firefighters are still getting used to responding to fires from
two trailers rather than their old firehouse. In May, state
inspectors detected airborne asbestos particles in the
deteriorating station.  On a wall in the officers' trailer, they
have hung a framed drawing by a retired colleague that shows
several firefighters moping around the trailers. One sign says,
''South Orange Fire Department Trailer Camp. Speed 5 MPH.''
Another reads, ''In case of fire, break window. Yell, 'Fire!' ''
Call it a period of adjustment. Where they used to slide down a
pole to their waiting rigs and turn-out gear, they now have to
run outside to a small, unlighted storage shed toward the rear
of the trailers. Then they scramble