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Back in the fall of last year, Nassau and Suffolk sent swift water assets up to Westchester during Tropical Storm Ida. They staged at the Westchester Fire Training Center in Valhalla. I'm not sure if they were deployed into the field. On the flip side, Westchester sent fire suppression and...

I recall hearing that the FDNY boats were purchased with Federal funding that stipulated that it be available for mutual aid from something like Maine to DC.

Were FDNY companies initially sent for a reported smoke condition in the station or an active shooter? I’ve seen conflicting statements. Either way it drives home the point to never treat a call as “routine.”

There are 3 main types of threads for fire hose: NY Corp, FDNY and National Standard. Alot of it goes back to the 1800's and early 1900's when there was no standardization. Nowadays its usually addressed in the building code. NYC requires FDNY threads on hydrants and standpipes. Yonkers...

Did the vols turn out?

From what I've heard, the FDNY been developing and testing a new Roof Rope Bag and changing the procedures for lowering a member using the Petzl I'D and 1/2" static kernmantle rope. Does anyone have photos of the bag or of the new system being used?

DCFD Rescue Squad 2 was covering as well.

The fourth member has been recovered. Command placing the incident under control.

Gotta be surreal for the 3-4 PMFD guys to come out for a bottle change and see 100 guys on the front lawn waiting to go in.

You might be right about dropping Detroit. Supposedly, they had a lot of issues due to electrical components and the DPF system. Cummins basically has the monopoly at this point. Life would be a lot better if fire trucks were exempt from the DPF standard. Caterpillar got out of the over-the-road...

I believe Yonkers gets 1 Engine from Greenville & 1 Ladder from Eastchester to Station 3 and 1 & 1 form New Rochelle to Station 12 on a 3rd Alarm. A 4th Alarm brings in 1 Engine from Hartsdale to Station 14, 1 Ladder from Fairview (not sure of the location) and 1 & 1 from Mount Vernon to Station...

Disney has notoriously jerked these guys around for years when it comes to negotiating. Hopefully some good PR will help them get the contract they deserve.

"Back Step" - a nod to when guys rode on the back tailboard.

FDNY Station Renovation Balances Past with Present | Firehouse Engine Company 23 (belmontfreeman.com)

Heard a rumor that REV will have E-One build the bodies, Spartan build the chassis and Smeal build the aerials. REV had already opened a consolidated parts warehouse in Florida near E-One a while back.

Most departments that own Stanley systems use them for building collapses & USAR purposes. There are a number of tools that can be used with it as TLTruckie mentioned above. The Stanley system is a different concept then hydraulic extrication tools such as Hurst, Holmatro, etc.

Paint blemishes are pretty common on new rigs. Its not uncommon for workers at the factory to scratch the rig here and there during assembly after its been painted. Part of the process of the final inspection is to ID things like scratches and scuffs so they can be addressed before taking...

Gotta be some grumblings from the chauffeur of the front rig when he has to get up at 3am for the back rig to get out 🤣

New Rochelle is going through something similar in planning for their new Station 1. A developer wanted to buy the existing Station 1 to put up a high rise. The city wanted to stipulate that the developer would either include a firehouse in the new building or acquire a separate location for the...

Old (Former Demo): https://www.piercemfg.com/customers/new-deliveries/city-of-new-london-aerial-31615 New: https://www.piercemfg.com/customers/new-deliveries/city-of-new-london-aerial-35760