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Heard over EMS Brooklyn North "Car 40", Definitely could've misheard, but someone else asked me what it was. Only thing I was able to find about it was 40A, 40B, and 40C during 9/11, but even still everybody wasn't 100% sure what it was then. I was just wondering if anyone had any idea what it...

Thought it was 2 Engines above the alarm (so 6 for 10-75s..etc)

Engine 7

Squad 41 likely

It could also be (not trying to bring politics in, but this was mentioned on the news) due to the attack on Iran, additional protests on top of general heightened security.

2 quick tells

From what ive personally seen, it doesn't mean that's the case everywhere else

Battalion and Division Aides are already full-time, they are who speak on the Borough Frequency when the Chief is involved in some form of Incident Command But back to cfr, their level of care is still great at CFR, below is some of the protocols (I definitly cherry picked them lol). But it...

The main difference is very minor in the protocols between CFR and EMT-B (there are overall a few, but much less than what the fire side will generally be operating at). While it can be argued that the Patient will receive a better standard of care if an EMT rather than a CFR FF treats them...

You aren't clueless, just NYC's Medical System is a bit of a mess. First, just some back story, CFR is (almost) completely the same protocol-wise as EMT-B, there are some differences, but a CFR Firefighter (should) be able to keep you alive as best as he can when compared to an EMT. All members...