Here’s some food for thought not once in the history of the fdny has the Fast truck ever been the first unit to find a downed member who gave a mayday or was missing or trapped! The FDNY first priority is to save lives ( not worry about possible members being in trouble that’s why they have...
The stats for FDNY are a big fat zero , when it comes to fast truck discovering a downed member. That stat is not saying they helped in removal but they have never ever ever been the first to find a downed member or lost member after a mayday!
NYC rarely has any true isolated buildings , we all
Know what it means , CIDs program only has a limited amount of space and sure sometimes the person who puts the info could have done a better job but for the most part I think they do a great job.
The Engine /truck/ Chief have been back in service since sat , responding from neighboring firehouses and the house will be fixed unknown time 1-2 years range
On that call for electrical fire it’s a 3 engine 2 truck response. , most runs come over as fire that need 3and 2 most electrical fires can use a “10-18” 1 Eng and 1 truck usually over heated something or defective outlet .
They were they’re for a while and it seemed like nothing was going on” droppping it down means can you keep just 1 engine and 1 truck or recommend a signal because they have other calls in those units areas that need responding to.
Every engine has a water tank it’s called a booster. Any one room or even two room fires can be knocked down on booster water until a positive water source from a hydrant is established. Obviously if it’s a fully involved pd that wouldn’t be ideal . But an outside knock down can prevent...
When one of the reserve staff cars is activated that deputy takes the division vehicle to the scene , then the division is backfilled with a battalion chief acting as deputy with they’re battalion vehicle.
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