Search results

Why we still need street fire boxes: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/us/emergency-911-outages.html

09:26 hours A few minutes ago I heard a department message that all units in Queens were to switch to the "800 mhz backup frequency " What system are they referring to and can it be monitored or is it encrypted ?

https://www.silive.com/news/2024/06/fdny-two-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze-in-staten-island-firehouse.html

When was this firehouse built ?

How doe the powers that be in the FDNY decide whether a ladder company should be assigned a Tower ladder or a rear mount straight ladder ?

https://www.silive.com/news/2024/06/owner-of-beloved-island-coffee-shop-vows-to-rebuild-after-fire-for-his-loyal-customers.html

Perhaps this fire should be listed as a 2 and 2 which was I heard the Batttalion say and which was acknowledged by the dispatcher rather than as an All hands.

https://www.silive.com/news/2024/05/as-ca-battery-storage-site-burns-staten-island-borough-president-sends-nyc-a-warning-imagine-if-same-happens-here.html

https://www.silive.com/news/2024/05/helicopter-forced-to-make-precautionary-landing-on-staten-island-wednesday-night.html

https://www.silive.com/news/2024/05/pole-wires-down-in-staten-islands-eltingville-section-fdny-on-scene.html

Possible mob link to this fire. That's why it was under wraps for almost a week. https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2024/05/feds-investigating-suspicious-fire-at-family-home-of-man-charged-in-staten-island-mob-boss-killing.html

I passed by at about 8 am and saw 2 vehicles from the Fire Investigation unit on the scene including canine.

Correct address is 213 Retford Ave

Regarding Blitzfire nozzle: Does it really provide the same punch as a Stang or a Multiversal or is it preferred due to manuverability and one man/ women operation ? I think the pump connected deck gun would pack more punch or maybe a Blitzfire nozzle with two inlets.

https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2024/04/firefighter-injured-in-fdny-response-to-house-fire-on-staten-island.html

The first step is recognition of a problem which doesn't usually happen until a disaster strikes. Then the only solution is some type of regionalization of fire fighting resources but this may not help with response times.

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. It all depends on the location.

Another rear deck fire. https://www.silive.com/news/2024/04/fdny-responds-to-saturday-night-house-fire-in-eltingville-that-left-3-injured.html

A major vulnerability would be Gas mains and Water mains. Time to use the 2,000 gpm pumpers, Satellites and the Super Pumper to move big water from areas with working water mains or drafting sites to areas without them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/nyregion/earthquake-nyc-overdue.html

My question is, if the incident is out in the middle of the water and at a time when very few victims are involved, how can sending many, many land based units to the scene be useful ? I can see sending fire boats, divers, ambulances and helicopters but I don't see how a large number of...