Sqd 800 isn’t a spare it’s a reserve unit being that it’s fully equiped and can be in service in a fairly quick time line. They do have spare squad rigs , not truly sure on the number of squad spares. A spare is a rig that has no equipment on it. When a company‘s rig goes out of service for a...
And NYC /NYS just approved lowering the city speed limit to 20mph. totally ridiculous, more red light camera infraction …more money for the city , just a simple money grab . unregistered E-bikes and scoter little,or no enforcement!
“Same circus …different clowns”. I’ve use that phrase many many time over the years ! True word have never been spoken describing most FDNY firehouse kitchens. And probably could be said country wide !
TL-111& 124 where set up on the exp 1 side early on in the operation. With 124 operation directly in front of the original fire building , their bucket spent plenty of time on the sidewalk driving the water stream up into the cockloft and deep into the building. Then above the parapet hitting...
How’s the saying go ….”Read your audience “ ! Metro Tech turn the event in a political event with DEI ! When they made the appointee more important then the promotes !
If the Rescue is closer then the nearest ladder company then the Rescue is assigned and act as first due truck till the arrival of the nearest Ladder company….thats for phone alarm for a structure fire only. All the Rescues have “first due fire boxes.“.
I’m not sure exactly what incident you referring to , but most likely because they don’t want to tie up a an entire rescue company and collapse rig to just baby sit a transit for hours. Sending one TAC unit to do so only ties up one support rig and one firefighter….not two or three rigs if its...
Check the list of vids of “Fleet Fridays” that Skyler Fire does …I believe he already did a in depth videoed on the MIRV.
all the answers to your question are there.
As previously mentioned , the 5 Rescues are SCUBA staffed 24/7/365 with a minimum of two divers on each Rescue. Most often usually with more than the minimum of 2 divers. The “SCUBA UNIT” is the training and equipment maintenance unit of SOC for both SCUBA and swift water rescue. The Marine...
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