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NikFDNY and Skyler Fire - Thanks, that’s all good information and makes sense.

So fire & EMS total approaching 540 to 550 personnel in total. (See my previous entry on fire response numbers)

Any idea the total number of EMS responders when added up? (I don’t know staffing levels)

I see a lot of questions and comments about responses and coverage assignments during big fires. I understand that there is some type of computer (CAD) that recommends responses and coverage assignments. Does anyone know how far down the CAD recommends assignments/coverage? I’d be interested to...

Very rough numbers here (+/-): 37 engines (including Comm eng, Haz-Tech eng) 30 ladders 1 Rescue 1 Squad 4 RACs 3 Marine 23 Battalions (including HM, SB, RB, MB) 1 Division 2 TSUs SOC (Dewatering, Logistics, Compressor) 1 CT 1 Field Comm 1 Haz-Mat 1 MCC 1 MSU 4 Staff Chiefs I figured staffing...

I hear what you’re saying for sure! This is going to be a TLDR post and I’m going down the rabbit hole, but here goes. As small communities served by volunteers grow bigger and bigger, the fire departments struggle more and more to turn out adequate staffing to many calls. Town fathers start...

Now that’s the good “behind the scenes” stuff!! Thanks 👍

Please explain… Is that Squad 252 taking in the first line or second due E233 helping with the line? Any way to tell?

I hear you! I realize the posts aren’t official. Thanks

That’s good info. I didn’t see many Bronx units relocating on the rundown, that’s why I made that assumption.

Because many towns in suburban areas can’t afford a large full-time staff, perhaps there will be more county run fire departments popping up. So instead of 12 town fire departments with 12 chiefs and mixed staffing (a few career, a few volunteers, etc) there will be 1 county fire department with...

That’s true. But it’s also good to see the small town communities that do 250 calls a year and have their stuff together! It’s usually in small town America, but they’re still out there!

As for relocations, I was a mutual aid dispatcher for years and here’s what I learned and assume is similar everywhere. I hope an FDNY dispatcher can share their thoughts. 1) I don’t believe all in-borough units sign on for relocations, so they don’t appear in the coverage assignments. (Bronx...

Too many calls overwork volunteers and they start picking and choosing just because they are limited with time. One idea is to hire a career staff to handle the day-to-day calls. The only problem with that is lack of repetition for the volunteers. If it’s a veteran volunteer who has years of...