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A rescue is assigned on the box if they are closer than 1st or 2nd due truck. They are supposed to take that position. R5 and 77 get in almost simultaneously at park hill

Car 4 is the Chief of Operations. Any 4 car with a letter is in the Chief of Ops Staff

There were (are) box assignments in the Communication Manual for Manhattan Companies to relocate to SI via NJ, giving which bridge, to SI to use. VZ was only built in the 60's. Companies relocated there before the bridge.

Two NYPD officers assigned to Staten Island were arrested in the last month for toll violations and scams. https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2022/07/nypd-officer-27-arrested-on-staten-island-allegedly-used-fake-plates.html

Agencies don't pay a toll right now. It has been proposed in the past that all agencies pay the MTA for the tolls, but the City has fought it.

Engines respond as CFR-D to medical emergencies as engine only response, besides as cfrd engine on working fires. Based on 1st post, when they arrived on scene, two DOAs. Daily occurrence

It’s been policy for many years. Not something anyone is looking to change

SI, that’s the response. Changs other side of Clove with 83 2nd due and 1 st due in a few more blocks.

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T means transport for the satellite. If everyone available, 159 2nd or 3rd due, would be before 160.

The Satellite is still assigned for a few reasons. Some area's (esp. North/East Shore) have huge areas with 6" mains. Various parts of the Island still have decent amount of undeveloped land, no hydrants at. Commercial/ industrial areas with few hydrants. Squad ain't bringing a few thousand...

Covering in B-37 on a day tour. Left quarters twice and went to 3 jobs as all hands Chief. Temperature Was upper 90’s and most of the companies hit at least two of the jobs. Smiles all around!

Only Chiefs (or aide) go to the command channel. We use it to clear radio time for command messages, need relief companies, progress reports between chiefs, etc. We do have a secondary tactical channel in the event that two jobs are stepping on each other. I personally think in 26 years I used...

Day of Jetro 5th and Lionel Hampton fire E-160 was relocated to E-271. We never made it to their quarters. Brooklyn assigned us to boxes by Grand Army Plaza on the way

15 and 18 get in 1 st no question Pitt St is pretty wide, no issues going against traffic. Did it many times

Even in densely populated area's, there are water issues. Water mains have not been updated. Many area's with 6 inch mains and dead end mains due to how area's were developed. Very easy to have water problems, especially if you go to lcs early. If satellite not needed, chief's have an extra...

How about Commercial buildings? I was lowly operations Battalion Chief. Didn't get into NFPA :)

Sprinklers are designed to keep content fires in check. Sprinklers aren't designed for when the structure is involved. If the fire started in or quickly spread to the voids and the building structure itself, the sprinklers have no real effect. I have had fires in sprinkler building where the...

https://www.silive.com/timecapsule/2016/03/vintage_photos_of_staten_islan_2.html Good pictures above. Some in 152 think that might have been the volley company the 152 was formed from.