Park Drive in Bronx

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baileyjeff

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Quick question, for this one street in the Bronx which is only accessible by going into Pelham, who responds FDNY or Pelham fire?
 
Box 4508 Park Dr & Peace St is FDNY
Box 4470 Park Dr & Oak Ln is FDNY

So yes I believe FDNY could be a dual box too
 
Not to be confused with Park Drive that connects the City Island Traffic Circle with Orchard Beach Road and the roadways inside Orchard Beach on the perimeter of the parking lot and taxi stand. Also the in the 4500 series boxes. 70/53 ??
 
I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.
 
GFD70 said:
I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.
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Not to hijack the thread, I was actually shocked when I heard about the staffing in Pelham Manor. It’s not like the town is financially strapped so I can’t understand why they would opt for the current staffing model and continue to roll the dice hoping that nothing bad happens.
 
GFD70 said:
I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.
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What is 60 Control?

And what is the staffing on their rigs?
 
Elmerj said:
Not to hijack the thread, I was actually shocked when I heard about the staffing in Pelham Manor. It’s not like the town is financially strapped so I can’t understand why they would opt for the current staffing model and continue to roll the dice hoping that nothing bad happens.
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Yeah but how large a department would you expect a village with a population of only 5,700 and just three pieces of apparatus to have? That's an example of why mutual aid is a critical element for Westchester communities. https://www.pelhammanor.gov/252/Pelham-Manor-Fire-Apparatus
 
CT Buff said:
Yeah but how large a department would you expect a village with a population of only 5,700 and just three pieces of apparatus to have? That's an example of why mutual aid is a critical element for Westchester communities. https://www.pelhammanor.gov/252/Pelham-Manor-Fire-Apparatus
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I agree, mutual aid is a critical component. Regards to department size and equipment my uneducated opinion would be to get rid of the current three pieces of equipment. Get a Quint and staff it with the current Officer, Driver and 2 firefighters and look to put two additional firefighters on the Quint. This way when they show up they are fully capable of addressing life safety / fire conditions during the first few critical minutes. The Quint gives them operational options. I am sure someone here might have some better ideas but that’s where I would start.
 
The magic phrase is automatic aid. For purposes of fire department classification rating, the Insurance Services Office (ISO) does not consider mutual aid, only automatic aid, for the fire department portion of the calculation of the Class (fire alarm and water supply the rest).

Automatic aid is prearranged, mutual aid is ex post facto. It looks like an FDNY response would qualify.

It is my understanding that a lot of companies that write residential insurance policies don't use ISO Classification. But it looks good on the side of the rig.
 
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