Recent content by Petey

I have a location chart which says in the right under corner : march 2011 Don't know if its up to date because it has a Mobile Medical Unit 4 at L20's station.  About that one, I can only find that it's not there anymore. #1 Who can provide some info about MMU4 #2 Who can provide a new updated...

When a 10-18 or -19 has been transmitted, is it always this first due unit to handle the incident? I can't seem to remember a unit number given after transmitting. Or is it done by MDT ?

Long time ago I had my question answered whether there is some system in company numbers. There isn't. Don't know why it took me so long but the following question recently came up: When a new company is being established, how will the company number be determined. I cannot imagine it's just...

Maybe one silly question : Until now I thought ladder an truck is used for the same rig. But is there maybe a difference in the usage of the word telling something about the main task for a rig ? Something like ladder when it's only used to get up and truck when EMS equipped?

Just watched TV series CSI NY. Can't tell you which season. After an explosion an engine shows up : It doesn't have the typical FDNY striping but one in gold ( looks gold to me ). It doesn't have any official FDNY patch / logo on it, but a strange gold-brown on the drivers door. The company...

update april 9th 19:24 hrs local time 7 people dead confirmed including 25 year old gunman 11 injured (4 seriously) Other shoppingmalls have been evacuated because of bombthreat http://www.aadr.nl/Smartsite.shtml?id=77155 : Schooting Ridderhof 09 april 2011 A shooting has taken place in...

When I started checking out how FDNY works, I discovered PD having same sorts of apparatus like FD. I had some questions answered then, put I cannot recall asking what happens when both FD and PD are on scene. I think it will happen, and then : Who's in command ? I think FD (wishful...

What happens with the helmet shield when a member is (temporary) on duty at an other firehouse or maybe the same house but eg. on the engine in stead of the truck? Must the member use the actual shield ?

Engine with turntable , useful in tunnels when the fire gets too hot : Scania Tunnell?schfahrzeug

I love this ! Please post your movies here . . . GERMANY: RC scale Model GTLF Osnabr?ck

Life of an American Fireman 1903

Does anyone have information how the commandpost desk is used ? - I see a lot of unit numbers , are these all the units in de div area ? - Are they put on the other part of the desk to check which is assigned. Is that just a scheme or maybe some kind of a map? - I see a Fieldcom member on one...

This morning 8:30 local time ( 2:30 NY time ) 2 trains crashed into each other in Belgium. - 16:23 local / 10:23 NY : 18 deceased confirmed - at least 162 people are injured (11 serious ) Searches stopped because of darkness , more casualties expected under the trains. One train probably...

Some questions about IM : Is the Incident Management Vehicle always assigned to a fourth alarm? Is a Battalion Chief assigned as a chief on this truck? Who else is working in the Incident Management Team? Can somebody post a photo of the IMV?

According to my 6th ed. Operational Reference a CommCord BC responds to a second alarm. I don't see this officer in any rundown. Has he been replaced by the Resource Unit Leader? I cannot match these two , what does the RUL do? Does he assist the Incident Commander in knowing who/what rig is...