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There is no historical record of the Mets using pinstripes on their uniforms. It’s the Yankees that have used pinstripes since 1909 and it’s E-68, first due at Yankee Stadium, that has displayed Yankee pinstripes in recent years. The Mets logo is appropriate for E-273 – but not pinstripes.

E-224 temporarily relocated to E-279 5/6/2021

Thanks for the update; unit was added 11-8-21

L-5 is one of 21 Manhattan ladders designated as "Water/Ice Rescue" units" but is not further designated a "Surf Rescue" trained unit.

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Would be helpful if you could list the 16 designated units. Thanks

One 2004 Polaris Ranger 6x6 ATV is at Engine 164 in Staten Island and has multiple capabilities: brush firefighting, transportation of Incident Commanders, reconnaissance at large-scale or difficult terrain incidents, emergency response at public events, and mobile fire-safety centers. It has a...

Water Rescue Emergency Procedures documentation lists, in addition to a number of engines and ladders, the following SOC units: HazMat 1, and all rescues, squads, and marine companies.

The five Collapse Rescues are components of a “Technical Rescue Task Force” (TRTF). Each TRTF is composed of one Rescue, one Collapse Rescue, and one Squad with its second piece. One TRTF is assigned on “Major Technical Rescue” incidents which include explosions, plane down off airport, major...

Current Water Rescue units are: 16 Engines, 58 Ladders, five Rescues, eight Squads, and two Tactical Support units. Six of the Engines and nine of the Ladders are further designated Surf Rescue units.

The daily "Chief Officers Schedule" for battalions indicates which individuals are qualified to serve as Air Recon, Foam, Haz-Mat, Safety, Rail Liaison, and Transit Authority Liaison officers.

"They were given a command order and they disobeyed the order, plain and simple." ..... "Why should the ones who got fired get rehired?" Exactly.

Note the difference between assigned duty and rank or grade. The Chief of Fire Prevention is an Assistant Chief. There are currently two Assistant Chiefs of Fire Prevention, one is an Assistant Chief, one is a Deputy Assistant Chief.

There are ten Seagrave high-pressure pumpers in service. Man – Engs 6, 8, 10, 26, 34, 39, 54, 65 Bkn – Eng 226 Qns – Eng 258 The newest are Engines 8, 39, and 226 which are 2020 models. No additional are on order

Bkn 0809: 2-2 Engines: 218-271-214-217

Yes, an "N" suffix on the shop number indicates a ninety-five foot tower ladder.

A rescue company is normally assigned on an initial alarm when closer than the first ladder company. Rescue 1’s first alarm response area is further extended - from 9th Avenue west, from 23rd Street to 72nd Street.

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Deputy Assistant Chief Frank A. Leeb.