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Dispatch policy for Staten Island. Satellite assigned on the "All Hands". Originally, due to lack of hydrants in undeveloped areas. Still good policy. Many of the older neighborhoods on 6" and 8" mains. Water can be a premium.

10-30 is an internal code for dispatchers that they are loading up the box. It's not supposed to be put over the air. It's inputted into the CADS showing the box loaded up.

Chief of Department was Civil Service. Once granted tenure, they could not be removed. Once the 1990's (esp) rolled around, the Commissioner would get rid of the C of D so they would not be granted tenure. Basically, City Hall wanted to be able to control that spot.

NYPD Commissioners from outside the department in recent years: Brown, Bratton and Safir

There is no difference. Department Books only have L and TL in them. Most tiller companies call themselves H & L just as a throwback. Probably most trucks just dropped the H to save two characters were typing or writing.

Foam was applied via the tower ladders.

There have been many variables in this over the years, and I think some are combing different response guidelines that have also changed, into one thing. All-hands (7-5) is three and two (or two engines and squad and two trucks) are operating. Over the last 25 or so years when the 2nd BC, the...

They are in various parts of City, not just Manhattan. I had in parts of Brooklyn from downtown to bushwick. In Staten Island, it’s another private dwelling in the rear. From what I’ve been told, those were the original building on the lot, bigger building built up front later.

L-81 is on alarm assignment cards for some boxes in Bay Ridge on 3rd or 4th alarm. 77, 78 & 81 have been getting relocated to Brooklyn recently.

Chaplains still respond. Usually only one assigned to the whole City, so it might take awhile to respond.