EMS in NYC is very much different than many many other jurisdictions. The patient handling alone! So many 5 story apartment buildings without elevators, taller buildings without working elevators. Removing patients great distances from subways and then up the subway stairs. The physical threats...
The lead time on apparatus construction of fire apparatus has more than doubled for some manufacturers: there are verified cases of small departments waiting upwards of three years to get their rig after they placed an order and the pricing is skyrocketed in some cases increasing after the order...
Special thanks to NYCFIRENET site member “Stretch” who just sent me this eye opening list of metro area NY/NJ departments and the various couplings they use. Quite a few using non NST threads. Stay safe
https://www.associatedfire.com/wp-content/uploads/NJ-NY_Thread_Chart.pdf
I debated that....yes it could go in either category. I know the NYCFire.net staff are attempting to utilize the Citywide Category as a general repository for data and statistics, so I went with Citywide. stay safe
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The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is responsible for delivery and facilitating the promotional tests for the NYC uniformed service departments. As you can see there is certainly what appears to be constant controversy and allegations of cheating on the...
As many of you know FDNY has always utilized its own hose coupling thread. Never made the switch to National Standard Thread (NFPA). I am told that Chicago also has its own thread. While out teaching various departments in the late 80's and early 90's I found out that Cleveland, Cincinatti, and...
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