Brooklyn 5th alarm Commercial Fire 3/11/26 Box 2671

Yes, the FDNY Satellite units "Stang Inteligiant" monitors are capable of 4,000 GPM, but all too often they are used as hose wagons and not near enough the fire building/s to use their monitors. The old Super Pumper Tender Cab had a "Stang Inteligiant" monitor mounted on it with a large water way and 4 intakes for 4 1/2" hose. I have to look it up, but I know the output was well above 4,000 GPM. The idea was to use such a powerful stream, like a fireboat monitor, to blow the building apart, expose the fire to a very large amount of water and thereby control the fire, from a safe distance. I remember being at Church fire in lower Manhattan, the Tender cab Monitor was used to blow the roof off the church to stop the spread of fire and to protect the exposures. The problem people 2 blocks North of the Church fire people were being pelted with bricks blown off the front of the church by the Tender's monitor. This would not have created a problem if the bricks etc. were landing in the river last night. If you can't or won't place a satellite where it can use it's monitor it equals a hose wagon. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
 
Darrell said:
It is, hasn't caught a run since January though, quarted at E238 and transported by 260 with 238 as the backup.

Pretty sure the only unit that runs less is the LGA and JFK Hosewagons
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291 should be the back up. 238 was not trained on the super pumper they didn’t want anything to do with it.
 
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