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  1. jlab

    3/24/2024 Staten Island All Hands Box 1252

    141 Norway Ave. 20:13 initial call. Under Control 20:43 Duration 30 minutes https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2024/03/fdny-fights-fire-at-south-beach-houses-on-sunday-night-no-injuries-reported.html
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    Fire Code Question for Dwelling Construction

    I recently noticed a new style of residential building being constructed on Staten Island. Previuosly if the builder wanted to use a lot to accomodate two families the two houses would be built next to each other with a 2 hour sheetrock fire wall in between the two dwellings. Recently I noticed...
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    State Funding to Upgrade Interoperability Communications

    https://www.silive.com/news/2024/02/ny-gov-hochul-announces-20m-to-improve-emergency-communications-throughout-state.html New York City $3,000,000 New York City will use the grant award to upgrade and improve the National Interoperability Channels, enhancing interoperability with the...
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    NYPD Staten Island Frequencies Encrypted

    https://www.silive.com/news/2024/02/nypd-encrypts-staten-island-radio-frequencies-leaving-reporters-and-enthusiasts-with-silence.html
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    2/24/2024 Staten Island All Hands UC Box 2756

    . 22 Braisted Ave, Siding on fire. Extinguished prior to FD arrival. Checking for extension. Under Control 16:41
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    Pump Operations with hydrants on 48 inch water mains

    When a hydrant connected to a 48 inch main is available, and the fire condition demands maximum water, how does the pump operator maximize use of the available water since the hydrants (red with 48 main size) still have only the one 4 1/2 inch steamer connection and one 2 1/2 inch connection ?
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    FBI Probes FDNY Fire Prevention Chiefs

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/nyregion/fbi-fdny-corruption-search.html
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    FDNY Seeking to use Artificial Intelligence to Speed up FDNY and EMS Response Times

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/nyregion/newyorktoday/firefighters-traffic-data-nyc.html
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    1/23/2024 Staten Island All Hands UC Box 0015

    Fire in electrical panel 160 Richmond Terrace. Must be an apartment building under construction. Lot & Building Information For 160 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Lot sqft 9,016 Lot dimensions 172 ft x 108 ft Building class Elevator Apartment - Fireproof without Stores (D3) i Building...
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    Investigation of Fatal Newark Ship by NJ.COM

    See links below. You will need to set up a free account with some basic information in order to access the articles. There are numerous investigations of this fire in progress including the US Coast Guard which is currently holding hearings...
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    American LaFrance / LTI Quint ?

    This photo was posted on Facebook. Did either of these Qunits ever see service in the FDNY ?
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    12/15/2023 Staten Island Second Alarm Box 0062

    E 155, L 78,E153,TL 77, L156 BN 21 BN 22 Div8,E 152,Rescue 5 RAC5 SQ 8 22:00 All Hands fire on the first floor of a private dwelling. 2 lines stretched and in operation 1 10-45 no code 22:09 Div 8 Transmit 2nd Alarm 22:12 Fire on 2nd and 3rd floors 2 10-45's 22:17 Per Div 8 3 lines stretched...
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    Super Pumper 1

    I understand that Super Pumper1, 5,500 gpm from Ferrara, went into service recently. Is there any documentation or Department order available regarding the scope of its mission ? Where is it housed ? What areas of the City will it respond to ? Alarm levels ? Types of alarm it will respond to...
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    FDNY Concerns - Migrant Site Floyd Bennett Field

    See article in NY POST https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/metro/fire-safety-woes-found-at-planned-floyd-bennett-field-migrants-encampment/
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    FDNY Challenges - Lithium Ion High Energy Storage Facilities in NYC

    This is a Citywide issue because these facilities are being placed in all five boroughs. I am by no means an expert but the following are some thoughts about operational issues for the FDNY if one of these Lithium Ion Battery installations caught fire. There has been alot of coverage in the...
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    Signal 652 About Radio Interference and Switching Frequencies

    Anyone know what frequencies the dispatcher was referring to for the switch ? 800 mhz ? Encrypted ?
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    FDNY Migrant Shelter Safety Crackdown

    https://www.silive.com/news/2023/10/fdny-shuts-down-st-john-villa-shelter-over-faulty-sprinkler-alarm-systems.html Other shelters may also be targetted. https://www.silive.com/news/2023/10/impending-fdny-inspection-may-force-closure-of-st-john-villa-shelter.html
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    First Tower Ladders

    What year did the FDNY begin to use Tower Ladders in addition to straight aerials ?
  19. jlab

    @FDNY Alerts

    I follow @FDNY alerts on Twitter now X. However, I notice that the last @FDNYAlert on X is from September 13th. Has FDNY stopped sending out these alerts or are they going to another platform ?
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    Lahaina Water System Failure Contributecd to Inferno

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/us/lahaina-water-failure.html
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