FDNY Going Mutual Aid (Gallery)

[truck4]

As a spin-off from another thread, I've dug into the print archives for some jobs FDNY units went mutual aid to. First off the scanner is a multiple from Pelham Manor, NY in Westchester County on February 6th, 1998. Job came in just after 0500hrs for fire in a 6-story H-type OMD with a 1-story penthouse built over the roof. Bronx Box 66-75-4400 was transmitted just after 0700hrs.

FDNY units: E-48, 38, 62, 79, 90; L-32, 51, 50, 56, 59, 41; R-3

 

[truck4]

In the overhead shot, from left to right: Harrison TL-24 on the golf course, Port Chester (TDA) L-31, New Rochelle TL-11, FDNY TL-50 (in front), Mount Vernon Snorkel 1

 

[nfd2004]

Great Post there "Truck 4"(Mike). A picture is worth a thousand words and I remember these. Also it shows our Brothers to the North face some of the same conditions our FDNY Members do.

  And just to add, I believe I was buffing several years ago when the Bronx sent a few companies into Yonkers, it might have been requesting Foam, but I'm not sure.

 

[rdm258]

EXCELLENT post, thank you those are great pics, I will see if I can find the pics of FDNY at the Long Island Wildfire in 96. Have seen them around the internet. Again thanks for the great pics. RD

 

[truck4]

Mutual Aid to Yonkers you say?

Yonkers requested FDNY for a fire at the Sprain Brook substation on October 30, 1996. A few guys here will remember this well. A Foam Task Force was sent with units including E-72/S-2, E-92, E-206, Foam 82, Decon Support, Decon Trailer. Threw out my boots when I got home.

 

[truck4]

Mount Vernon also sent thier old foam rig.

 

[truck4]

Decon was set up in the parking lot of the Super Value gas station on Tuckahoe Road and Grassy Sprain Road.

 

[nfd2004]

That's the one Mike. I'm sorry now that I didn't take it in.

 

[Capnkeys]

As a spin-off from another thread, I've dug into the print archives for some jobs FDNY units went mutual aid to. First off the scanner is a multiple from Pelham Manor, NY in Westchester County on February 6th, 1998. Job came in just after 0500hrs for fire in a 6-story H-type OMD with a 1-story penthouse built over the roof. Bronx Box 66-75-4400 was transmitted just after 0700hrs.

FDNY units: E-48, 38, 62, 79, 90; L-32, 51, 50, 56, 59, 41; R-3

Hey that's Captain Reid, Eastchester FD in the second pic. I know we had an engine at this job and supplied one of the streams. Cool. He retired from Eastchester and is now Asst. Chief in Fairfield, Ct.

 

[nfd2004]

Hey that's Captain Reid, Eastchester FD in the second pic. I know we had an engine at this job and supplied one of the streams. Cool. He retired from Eastchester and is now Asst. Chief in Fairfield, Ct.
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  George (Capnkeys), Member "Johnd248" has a son who is a "Loo" in the Fairfield FD.   

  "Johnd248", my brother "Georgd4997", and myself were all vollies in our younger days in Fairfield.  But I would guess that's before Asst Chief Reid started working there.  Chief Reid must be doing a good job. It's a good dept.

 

[FDNYBuff97]

Was Engine 96 at The Substation Fire ? Because Foam Unit 82 is now 96

 

[anesti]

Decon was set up in the parking lot of the Super Value gas station on Tuckahoe Road and Grassy Sprain Road.

Is the decon tractor trailer still around??? and did that thing actually respond code 3,and speeding at the same time??

 

[FDNYBuff97]

Decon was set up in the parking lot of the Super Value gas station on Tuckahoe Road and Grassy Sprain Road.

Is the decon tractor trailer still around??? and did that thing actually respond code 3,and speeding at the same time??

They aren`t trailers they are like Rescues kinda

 

[FDNY150]

If you look again, the decon trailer truck is at the scene. They would respond lights and sirens, but it sure would take a while considering they were coming from South Street at E-4.

There are a few newer ones in service today.

I remember the Eastchester fire, I was a probie in the Bronx, Kevin Kelley was the boss. 60 Control originially asked for relocators, and then asked for units to go right to the job. I think we also sent 72 and the satellite because they needed fittings for the hydrants up there.

 

[memory master]

The original Decon trailer that FDNY had was formerly used by EMS when they were still under Health & Hospitals. It had been stored at various sites such as the EMS station at Cumberland Hosp. in Ft.Greene Bklyn. (now sta.31), Jacobi Hosp. in the Bx. (now sta.20) and at Fleet Services on 58th street in Maspeth. Around 1987 it was given over to the FD. I picked it up at Jacobi and had to take it to "Red Square", aka the shops in Long Island City to be weighed. I was driving an old International single axle tractor and when hooked up to the trailer the front end rose quite a bit. Coming off the Triboro was fun as I thought the trailer would push me out to Shea Stadium. Anyway, from the shops I delivered it to the quarters of E332 in Brooklyn and it was officially the property of the FDNY.  It was a pisser to haul that thing around!

 

[FDNY150]

The Decon Support rig was an old satellite chassis with an old fire salvage body that the shops mounted. The newer one is a of a rescue type configuration.

 

[anesti]

The original Decon trailer that FDNY had was formerly used by EMS when they were still under Health & Hospitals. It had been stored at various sites such as the EMS station at Cumberland Hosp. in Ft.Greene Bklyn. (now sta.31), Jacobi Hosp. in the Bx. (now sta.20) and at Fleet Services on 58th street in Maspeth. Around 1987 it was given over to the FD. I picked it up at Jacobi and had to take it to "Red Square", aka the shops in Long Island City to be weighed. I was driving an old International single axle tractor and when hooked up to the trailer the front end rose quite a bit. Coming off the Triboro was fun as I thought the trailer would push me out to Shea Stadium. Anyway, from the shops I delivered it to the quarters of E332 in Brooklyn and it was officially the property of the FDNY.  It was a pisser to haul that thing around!

what did ems use it as??? as i do recall seeing a similar trailer in a junk yard in queens back in 2006, it had the old nycems red and blue logo.

 

[anesti]

If you look again, the decon trailer truck is at the scene. They would respond lights and sirens, but it sure would take a while considering they were coming from South Street at E-4.

There are a few newer ones in service today.

I remember the Eastchester fire, I was a probie in the Bronx, Kevin Kelley was the boss. 60 Control originially asked for relocators, and then asked for units to go right to the job. I think we also sent 72 and the satellite because they needed fittings for the hydrants up there.

That i understand,but my point was it must have been a pain in the rear to maneuver that rig around the city especially responding code 3.

 

[memory master]

The original Decon trailer that FDNY had was formerly used by EMS when they were still under Health & Hospitals. It had been stored at various sites such as the EMS station at Cumberland Hosp. in Ft.Greene Bklyn. (now sta.31), Jacobi Hosp. in the Bx. (now sta.20) and at Fleet Services on 58th street in Maspeth. Around 1987 it was given over to the FD. I picked it up at Jacobi and had to take it to "Red Square", aka the shops in Long Island City to be weighed. I was driving an old International single axle tractor and when hooked up to the trailer the front end rose quite a bit. Coming off the Triboro was fun as I thought the trailer would push me out to Shea Stadium. Anyway, from the shops I delivered it to the quarters of E332 in Brooklyn and it was officially the property of the FDNY.  It was a pisser to haul that thing around!

It was actually used for decon although at that time few and far between. FD did get themselves a new trailer rather quickly because the one from EMS was in sad shape. That may be the one that you saw in the junkyard or it may have been the only other trailer that EMS had and that was used for supplies, etc. to be transported to large scale operations such as the NYC Marathon, etc. I hope that answers your question my friend, if not, ask away and I'll be happy to answer if I can.

what did ems use it as??? as i do recall seeing a similar trailer in a junk yard in queens back in 2006, it had the old nycems red and blue logo.

 

[truck4]

FDNY units were sent to work in Yonkers twice in two days in March of 2003. The Nodine Hill fire on March 14 came in at 0142hrs and eventually damaged or destroyed 13 buildings. Five civilians were killed.  Mutual aid was requested from FDNY for a full assignment at 0325hrs after Yonkers exhausted it's Westchester County mutual aid list. At 0340hrs, E-38, 48, 81; L-46, 59; B-27 and Division 7 staged at Broadway and the city line. YPD units escorted the comapnies up South Broadway to Station 1 and then to the scene.