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See if this works for you. Massmetrofire.org. It is a PDF document that should answer some questions.

Yes, it works, thanks! Here‘s the Massachusetts Fire Mobilization Plan. It gets into task forces...

As stated above, the accepted standard for mutual aid availability is, what I heard it referred to as the 1/3 rule. It’s not a mandate...

I believe they encourage 4 persons per piece but will accept 3 persons per piece.

Did they do away with the one week battalion aid course?

I agree with what you wrote. Automatic aid/line responses to a reported fire are very helpful. A county run department may be able to...

That’s a perfect explanation! I don’t believe FDNY has AVL active in dispatch; hence you hear the dispatchers asking units their exact...

Hang in there JA290. It’s times like this that I am happy to be retired. There are chiefs on the fire ground, chiefs (bosses) in your...

The whole “who should respond to a call?” will come to a rest once AVL is installed on the apparatus. Then dispatchers will be able to...

Good for you! It’s time to call out these blatant statements. Being a retired dispatcher I know how difficult it can be. Many moving...

Really ignorant statement! Do you really believe the dispatchers just assign who they wish? Do you think the FDNY as a whole would allow...

aren’t there a total of 4 ladders? 6 times 4 = 24. Not 36. What am I missing?

Perhaps I said that wrong. Only 1 Special Call engine but no limit on Special Call ladders.

On a side note, I believe the total manpower on a 10-75/All-Hands will be 68 members.

Thanks, I figured that was the case. I assume they will still be able to Special Call as many ladders as needed on the All Hands.