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Thanks. I'll look later. Getting ready to head out tonight.

Just a little look on what goes into the FDNY Marine units maintenance. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GAVhj3aN6/

Typically hazmat units use the same air pack as they would in a structure fire. Same mask same pack. Same face piece also. The usual difference is bottle size. Usually a 1 hour bottle, as opposed to a 45 minute or 30 minute bottle. The suits come is multiple sizes and the individual member...

Would you please post the specifics, the link is a sign in page.

FDNYS rescues? No. The tiller versions that have been posted I dont believe so. There all heavy rescues. There might be a 1 off somewhere though. LA city and County both have tillered aerials with pumps and tanks.

Since just about every front line unit is common to each other, they already have the spare parts sitting there. ( With the obvious difference of Ferrara vs Seagrave etc) The shops have a lot of spare parts sitting around waiting. Aerial sections, cab and compartment doors, door handles...

I think you may be right. The site is called Tractor Drawn Aerial which talks all things tiller and I think they do tda training also. So its not out of the realm of impossiblility that auto correct put in aerial even if it wasn't intended. Just happened to me. I typed impossibility and...

I dont think they dont necessarily have more compartment space, but they do have more pass thru compartments compared to the average tiller. The average tiller has ladders stored back to front and that kills a lot of space.So cubic footage may be close. The 1 thing that does come to mind and its...

There's a handful of them around. There slowly gaining popularity for 1 reason or another. I'd say probably less then a dozen country wide. I know Orange County Fl and several other FL depts uses a standard semi for there SOC support unit. Looks like a soda or beer delivery semi with roll up...

I didnt see anything on NYCFirewires Facebook page either. Its usually pretty good on active calls.

It happens. There's special stickers on the tips that if they change a certain color the aerial need to be tested. Theres usually at least 4 of them.

There are individual box numbers for a given group of hangers bldgs etc. Just like throughout the city. 269 is for aircraft emergencies. The actual pull station is in the tower right next to the supervising atc. It happens to share the number of the main PAFD bldg which is the staging point...

Anyone know where bldg 88 is? More curiosity then anything else.

That's my guess. Technically its still owned by Seagrave or the dealer until FDNY signs the acceptance paperwork.

One of the 500 series. They tend to move around for 1 reson or another. I'll see if I can find it. Eta as of 2025 they may not have 1 anymore. When I looked at FDNYtrucks.com which is usually a pretty good indicator where the reserve engines are at least, there's no pictures of 1 there. Though...