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I thought it went by the year of the fiscal budget the payment came out of

Were Gerrittsen Vollies get put to work? Does FDNY assign them? Do they just self dispatch? Sorry about all the questions about Volly FDs in NYC, it is such a different operating system then I am used to having a career and volly department covering the same area

No other Chiefs in the 3rd Div catch work? Seems to be the same one in every video!

Thanks everyone for the replies!!

On the 5th alarm on the run down it has Ladders (I think) listed as Battalions.. "146 s/c, 103 (act. 112) s/c"

I am wondering if there is an SOP or some guidelines regarding the procedures for units transmitting an urgent message to the dispatcher or to command? I am interested in bringing this to my own department and just looking for some background on it. My understanding is that it is to be used with...

MN - E7/L1 QNS - Ft Totten

I would assume they just pump the concentrate to the Engines. The fan is probably to be used for a high-expansion foam operation

If the parent Rescue Company is unavailable and a box comes in requiring the Collapse Rescue respond does the closest one respond or do they only respond along with the parent company? Like if R4 is unavailable and a response is needed in Queens and its R2 and R3 going does L116 still transport...

When a secondary unit like a satellite or collapse rescue or purple K etc gets a run does it count as a run for the transport company also? Like does it count for the engine and the satellite?

Not Thanksgiving for me but Happy Thanksgiving to everyone south of the border!!

Just went to a 3rd alarm

Thank you so much for sharing all your stories Dan. It certainly has been a pleasure to read them and in some ways it allowed a firefighter from Canada to be right there witnessing the FDNY at work when I would imagine the imagery you described so well. You have been a fantastic addition to this...

We are all wondering when YOU will be on Chief

The foam tender is gone? For good? Since when?