New Seagraves

AuxWarYearsCapt said:
Ladder

TOWER LADDERS.....

TL 157 is the next 75' tower scheduled.
After them a 95 ' tower will be on the list

TILLERS.......

L 169 received there new tiller yesterday
Ladder 59 is not on the new tillers list
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L59 would make sense. There is currently only one tiller in the Bronx, way up north in L39, and I believe they are a mandatory relocate. 39 is a tiller because of the narrow streets in Woodlawn. The closest tiller is L34 in Manhattan or maybe a unit in Queens? L59 is an easy relocate to L39, up the Major Deegan and across 233rd Street. But there are wiser men than I who make these decisions.
 
L 59 initially put in for a tiller, but had to "pull their paper" after a conflict with FH renovations. So L 39 remains "The busiest tiller in the Bronx", a motto that was created when either L 59 or L 27 lost the only other tiller back in the 80's.
 
Note in addition to the IAFF agreement with the U.F.A. & U.F.O.A. about the age of 1st line fire apparatuses, the Board of Fire Underwriters has standards on how old a fire apparatus in common use can be. If apparatuses are more than 10 years old, in most cases and the Fire Insurance rates in a Fire District, City or Town may be increased, by a group called the I.S.O. = Insurance Safety Organization (It think that's right). You can extend the life of an accredited apparatus by 5 years to a total of 15 years, in Major refurbishment and rehabilitation is done on the apparatus, to meet acceptable standards. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired
 
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