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I saw a news clip of the fire where they were spraying down a 55-gallon drum that was smoking outside of the building. I assume that's what they put the batteries into until hazmat could deal with them.

I wonder how rare it is to end up in a spare that was originally your company's rig.

Unrelated to the incident, but does anyone know what the bay labeled "Storehouse" was used for at 227's quarters?

Up until a few years ago, blue lights were strictly limited by NYS law to volunteer firefighters even though many emergency vehicles had them anyway. I think the state changed the law to allow them on emergency vehicles a few years back. There's been a push recently on rethinking warning lights...

I wonder if it they were spec'd out by 2 different groups. I would imagine members of the Rescue's spec out the Rescues and members of the Haz Mat gets a say in their rig but that's just a guess.

https://galleries.ferrarafire.com/2022/In-Process-Trucks/Ferrara/2022FerraraDirectHazmatNYH-6419 Came across this gallery on Ferrara's production site.

Foam has a limited impact if any on a Li-Ion battery fire. What is occurring is essentially a chemical reaction within the battery called thermal run away where the battery rapidly overheats and ignites. I should also add that the smoke is significantly more toxic than most carbon-based...

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.