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Hi I posed this question under a technical rescue thread on manhattan, but thought it would be better noticed here. The Rescue medics i assume are referred to on the radio as rescuexXX or XXrescue. Are they  automatically  dispatched to technical rescue boxes and hazmat boxes? Once on scene...

Hi guys, Hope you are all well. Boston FD features every now and again on thses pages, so i thought I would ask a question. Wat are Boston Jakes daily routines, where the FDNY do BISP and such like, what duties do the BFD carry out on a daily basis between calls?? Thanks in advance. JT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-22309545 A friend of mine....is there a god??? really?? She was a diamond gal... and will never be forgotten... a friend and a motivational person. I will not forget her, god bless her. JT

Hey Guys Well i have been travelling, and stopped at in NYC, spent a time with a Rescue, and did the sights of Manhattan and was very well accomodated by a friend at a Midtwon Engine for the night, (it turned out to be a quiet one for the company!!) Visited friends in San Fran, then jetted...

Like the FDNY EMS have a station assingment and base, where the vehicle and crew operate out of and vehicles maintained, do the hospital ems providers have such, or do they quiet literally just park on the street outside their respective hospitals?? JT

With the recent closures of hospitals, is it now just NY downtown and Roosevelt St Lukes and FDNY who are the EMS providers to the island now..?? JT

Today i renewed my annual subscription to keep the last remaining airworthy B 17 Flying Fortress in Europe, 'The Sally B' flying. I have been a keen supporter of the of the Sally B for a few years, she does the airshow circuit and much more each year to remind us of the sacrifices of the young...

I came across this picture from the thread on the Boston Deuce over on National incidents. This is a KME, with an FDNY style raised crew cab roof, if it they managed to pull it off, how close to this would FDNY's look...

In London, as well as many parts of the UK, we have frontline ambulances, rapid response paramedics who respond solo in rapid response cars, and the top of the pile is Trauma Doctors, who are from different medical disciplins within the Hospital arena, and respond out on the road when not in the...

FDNY - Bidding for new pumper contract ? on: February 24, 2012, 07:34:49 PM ? Quote The bidding procedure for a new Three Year Requirement Contract order to build 2000 gpm pumpers for the FDNY, took place on Wednesday, February 22d. The total for the three year contract will be for 91 pumpers -...

A couple of questions for those who might know... What years from and too did E65 run with the lime green ALF?? Eventually it was repainted red along with the Mack CFs, did E65 then get the ALF back once it was repainted or run with an all red Mack CF until they got the 1992 Seagrave? Cheers...

Could anyone tell me what years engine 290 ran their rapid water mack from and too?? Regards JT

Are there any thoughts, plans or info on whether tentrucks new ladder will feature a murial on the rig? If the dept or ferrara  have no plans for such, how much would need to be raised to have such a fitting murial on ten truck to see them through the new rigs next ten years of service on sacred...

I have a new iPad for Christmas, and would like to have the boxes and firehouse locations i have on my laptop on my new iPad, does anyone know of a system or programme to enable this? Thanks in advance and happy Christmas. JT

Does St Vincents still provide EMS/Paramedic ambulance cover in Manhattan. In the FDNY operational reference i read that they povided a number of ambulances in Midtown and Times Square, as well as downtown in the villages. I read on the web thatSt Vincents had closed a Horpital in Midtown. If...

Today, at 09:23 NYC time, manhattan sent details of an EMS run on Central Park West at W77st, to Mobile Command. Is  the MCC set up in Upper West Side for a reason or are they actually attending an ems run??? Thanks JT

Two boxes that are adjacent to one another on Times Square are Box 803 @ W44st and 7th, which has E54 as first due Engine, and Box 796 @W43 st and 7th, which has Engine 65 as first due. My question, is at what point on 7th Ave would an address become a 796 box from an 803 box, is box 803 any...

Are there any older, series 1, seagrave engines still in service as spares?? the 92-98 series seagraves without the grill? JT

Is the response for smoke from a manhole 3 and 2 with  BC?? Thanks JT

Has the new FDNY response policy gone citywide, incorperating Bronx and Manhattan as of yet, I understand it was due to live citywide this month. If so has there been any noticable difference in attendance times, especially in Manhattan?? Cheers JT