Fdny METU

[anesti]

Got a visit in the shops found this

 

[anesti]

Suposedly all 5 boros are getting one

 

[anesti]

 

[manhattan]

Does the decal mean that the rig will be shared among NYC, Newark and Jersey City?

 

[Chowson]

No, just that USAI is a NY/NJ thing.

 

[catry]

UASI is Homeland Security funded.  For its purposes, Newark and Jersey City both fall under the Tier 1 NYC metropolitan area.

 

[anesti]

So i guess now fdny will be getting alot more oversized rigs from the government that they dont need.

 

[ladder197]

Have any of you seen the UASI rigs that cover from the Hudson to Morris County!? Talk about $$$$$!

 

[mercurygrandmarquis1]

Will these replace the MERVs?

 

[anesti]

Have any of you seen the UASI rigs that cover from the Hudson to Morris County!? Talk about $$$$$!

With the exception of jersey city I photgraphed them all and im not even talking about the air units just the rescues. Major $$$$$$

 

[anesti]

Will these replace the MERVs?

I doubt it mercury as they are set up differently. These seems more for stretcher transport than the mervs do.

 

[guitarman314]

Will these replace the MERVs?

I doubt it mercury as they are set up differently. These seems more for stretcher transport than the mervs do.

  Medical Evacuation Transport Unit

 

[tbendick]

These are more for things like hospital evacuations and moving large number of paients. Not so much of a treatment unit.

 

[Len90]

If only the department had these prior to Sandy...

 

[ScottBerliner]

The inside of the METU. Just strechers on top of streches throughout.

 

[tbendick]

METU's are no in service at the following locations.
EMS Division 3, 4, and 5

You can put 4 seated patients or 3 supine patients per section
Max 24 supine patients or 32 seated patients
Also can hold 10 wheel chair patients in the center walkway

Has a ramp with a winch built into the floor for loading patients.
Equiped with a Ferno LBS system for Bariatic patients, so instead of removing the stretcher from the back of the ambulance and laying a patient on the floor, they can be moved in the METU

 

[116ff60]

Where will these rigs be ststioned?

 

[memory master]

My guess would be Sta. 38 @ KCH in Bklyn., Fort Totten In Queens and Sta.22 in Staten Island.