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Chief, used to be a great place to watch the Macry’s 4th of July East River fireworks display. Not the same anymore with all the building going on all around the firehouse

Most of the real old house had kitchen up on the third floor. The back of the apparatus floor was the stables for the horses. E229 /TL146 Still has the kitchen in its original place on the third floor.

Hmmmm, kitchen on the second floor and the house watch on the first floor but towards the back of the apparatus floor. Going to be hard to see or have control over the front door to see who comes and goes or monitor the front apron and or front of the fireHouse….watch belongs at the front of...

You really think it’s a good idea to have the squads chase unconfirmed pins. The squads have first due box’s along with EMS runs . If you or your family lIved in a a squads first due area would you want them unavailable to your house because they were chasing unconfirmed pins. 97 % of...

I’ve said this before ,and I say it again …. worked in that area for years , it’s a very engine heavy area , many single engine companies from the late 1800’s …..the hose drawn days...the BFD DAYS. When single engine companies where placed very close to each other. Lets say a horse drawn engines...

That’s two third alarms for the Tonka Truck…TL-124.

Did you ever think that that area, which is commonly referred to as the “trackless triangle“ is actually a very heavy engine area. numerous trucks in that area with a very respectable response times to that area...108 , 124, 102 , 112 , 111. All very close . Many other areas of the city that...

The bid distinctly stated tandem axle with front and rear winch ….the only vehicles in the FDNY fleet that fits that description are the 5 rescues . Hazmat , no winches. Collapse rigs , single axle and no winches. So the million dollar question is …why 9 rigs and not 10…..still .

Bethpage FD L-3 has been using the Grumman “ Tom Cat“ for years. In fact Bethpage , Long Island N.Y. Is where Grumman was located and the F-14 Tom Cat was Assembled for years . Many members of BFD L-3 were long time employees of Grumman and worked on the F-14 Project. L-3 as been rocking the...

The 28 Batt was added and still remains in Brooklyn but at lest half of its response area is in Queens , Ridgewood & Glendale. So yes , Queens did benefit from adding the extra Battlion in Brooklyn .

Where is EMS station 59 located ?

truckless triangle…..anyone of those trucks plus even TL-124 ( 4 due) have a response time under 4 mins to that box and any other area of the so called “truckless triangle “. There are trucks on SI & eastern Queens with first due boxes with response times in the 8+min area. It’s a very heavy...

The collapse rig has been in quarters w R-2 since they moved into their new firehouse .

Thats not a Sq 252 box ?

Why did they chose to use an abduction stove as opposed to a standard electrical stove. And what’s the cost difference between the two $$$.

The original reason they started to relocate a squad to a rescue was so the relocated squad WOULD NOT be used as anything other then for SOC calls and 10-75’s Whats sense does it make to relocate a squad to another squad then have the relocated squad go and sit on a EMS run ,gas leak or a...

Like already stated.…the TAC‘s are already busting at the seams. The hoses carried by the compressor unit are 8” LDH semi- hard flex hose and smaller 4” flex hose. Can’t be rolled up or stored flat or in a compartment. Not easily transported . Years ago there was a trench job on the north...