Recent content by manlt

Sorry 😞. Change to 10-75, etc. Notifications on 10-80. Respond to any alarm as they fell necessary.

Signal, Borough Commander/Staff Chief on Duty can respond to anything they want. They are assigned to the 3rd alarm. Notified on transmission of the 2nd and would be notified of any other incidents of potential response.

Division was probably on scene. Car 9 outranks division, that's why they gave report

Alarm assignments cards haven’t been issued to units in over 30 years. I requested as a yong officer over 20 years ago and was told no. BARB is over 10 years old. Box assignments can be looked up in quarters on the computer.

148 is about 2.5 miles away via New Utrecht Ave. 166 is about 2.6 miles away via the streets. Toss up.

Yesterday

Fire Building is 0. Looking at the fire building exposures are: 1 the front (usually street), 2 is to the left, 3 is the rear, 4 is the right. The first building to the left is 2, next 2A, 2B, etc. Same for the 4 side. 3 is a little harder if you need to break down into multiple exposures...

I'm out 3 years, so it could have changed. The units on the those boxes were just sent to Manhattan via their assigned routes. It was up to the IC if he wanted them at the fire.

9001 & 9002 are still transmitted for 10-76, certain hours of the day.

They are technically different. The first building you talk about is “semi attached “ private dwelling. The two share the wall, but are two separate buildings. Separate address, certificate of occupancy, etc. It’s not considered a one building. Bigger semis do have an apartment, making that a...

Forget the exact number, but if xx amount of boxes are responded to by adjacent companies, need to cover one of the companies. If 105, 110 and 131 moved, that threshold was hit

The 48" and 72" mains are more for DEP with distribution then it is for firefighting. In regards to the hard suction, yes, you can "steal" water, especially on a smaller main only being fed from one direction or if multiple engines are connected to the main. I have seen it happen. Back when...

high rise buildings in NYC can be 440 volts or higher. With everything underground, Con Ed usually has to cut power in a manhole, and they are literally cutting power. They need to find the right manhole and go down with hydraulic cable cutters. Many times the issue is with the feed lines...

Hwy is in charge of collision investigations

Chris is buried in Resurrection Cemetry on Staten Island.