Recent content by Jakethejake

I agree that there are two aspects of the story that give me a bit of pause. First, is the times not lining up. Second, is the fact that as stated above, Manhattan would never go around command to pull a unit off of a job. So, I'll leave it that the member was mistaken, or having a bit of...

I'm not FDNY, so anything that I say is obviously related to me second hand. However, it was related to me by someone who was in SOC at that time. It was noted that they were on the roof of a second alarm, and Manhattan Dispatch contacted the unit officer and told them that they needed to pull...

How many high flow discharges does the Super Pumper have? I saw what looked like 2 on the officer's side pump panel and perhaps 2 off of the rear. I'm curious if the FDNY plans to use the apparatus as sort of a land based marine unit in a "worst case scenario"? In the event of an incident...

That is correct, I am referring to the 2009 crash. It was related to me that at the time of the crash, Manhattan had a pretty good job going. Manhattan dispatch contacted both Squad 18 and Rescue 1, and pulled them from the job, and sent them to the Hudson. The story as related to me said...

Would dispatch not pull SOC companies from one job such as a fire to put them on a SOC job? I seem to recall hearing that Rescue 1 and Squad 18 were pulled from a fire in Manhattan to respond to the downed plane on the Hudson River......