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The specs states front and rear winches ….only rigs in the FDNY fleet that have front & rear winches are the rescues …so It has to be them. But like already stated , why 9.

Any reason R-2 wasn’t assigned….EMS sent the rescue medics on their side?

Yesterdays 3rd alarm at the NYPD evidences warehouse fire would have been the perfect job to use the new “superpumper“. To bad it wasn’t in service. Might have to wait another 10 yeas for that opportunity again.

That BlitzFire did not look like it was very effective. It looks like they had the stack tips right there on the floor next to them ….just wondering why they decided to go with the fog nozzle and not the 1,1/2” stack tip like normal…or even a bigger tip! Didn’t look like they where getting...

Gotta love how TL-138 took the sidewalk !!

It also creates a vacuum in the response area ….all the nearby companies are responding to one location for something that’s not quite confirmed yet. In some areas of South East Queens and a Staten Island. Taking 4E + 3T + R&Sq opens up a huge response area. I worked in Bushwick and I can...

definitely wasn’t during the 97 model years ( had some time in a 97 😉)...that might have been the year they went back to two jacks on the front. If I recall ,the seating was different too …all four member in the back road facing backwards. Very tight quarts back there. The cab was smaller...

Years ago before blue lights on fire trucks , emergency vehicular became a thing, the NY State police did a field test/ study by putting one blue to the rear of their patrol cars ….the results of the test was rear end accidents declined about 30% while operating at a scene with the warning...

Haz mat doesn’t get detail or hired to work OT in either the Rescues or the squads. But it does works the other way around ….all Resuce and squad members are trained to Haz Mat technician level . Haz met members are not trained to rescue tec , confined space , high angle , collapse , trench ...

That’s exactly why they might have a zodiac boat ….having a zodiac doesn’t make them a WRU.

I find that very hard to believe…. HM -1 isn’t even assigned on a phone alarm for a fire at their home box. The reason being …. They want HM available ..for only for Haz mat runs. So …I highly doubt they would be assigned to usually long duration water rescue runs.…especially seeing how...

I’ve been to numerous water rescues …many in northern Queens and never seen or heard of HM-1 being assigned as a ”water rescue unit “. Just because they may have a zodiac, doesn’t mean there a water rescue unit.

You have HM-1 list as a water rescue unit ….are you sure about that?

Ok … I’m a little confused…it’s it the sheriffs dept or the Fire dept that staffs and operates the rig ?

Damm ….all the steady chauffeurs most have been a little hard of hearing with the air horn mounted right by his left ear like that !

Full duty …usually a senior firefight from the rescue or squads.

Their responsibilities at multiple alarm fires …fire fighting. Brings an additional highly trained, experienced firefighter to the scene …he‘ll team up with the Rescue Battlion on scene and operate with him as needed. Remember the TAC units were around way before the collapse rigs….about 2005...

The HMTU don’t carry any tec rescue equipment….it’s not a part of their job responsibilities , strictly Haz mat. The eight squad companies are trained and equipped to do both. Like already mentioned basically one side of the rig is set up for Haz mat , the other side for tec rescue. The...

They are most likely taking their leaves & comp time.

All of Soc is also trained and equipped for swift water rescue and the 5 Rescues are all SCUBA trained . SOC is also equip with high axle vehicles , John boats and inflatable Zodiac boats.