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    11/12/24 Bronx 3rd Alarm 10-86 Box 3231

    The facility years back was a major repair shop for the New Haven Railroad. it was taken over by Con Ed & known as the Van Nest Yard.
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    NOV - 2024 MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING

    WHEN: TUES EVENING, 12 NOV, 2024 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. SPEAKER: Glenn Usdin SUBJECT: Fire Apparatus - Glenn is the owner of a Pennsylvania company that manufactures and rehabs fire apparatus. Glenn Usdin Mr. Usdin has been a published professional photographer for over 50 years, as...
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    HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY RET BC LARRY HATTON.

    Happy Birthday Larry!!!
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    11/4/2024 Bronx 2nd Alarm Box 3596

    Engine 81 has additional adapters in their quarters for others units to use who might be called to Yonkers on Mutual Aid. Equipping units on the border with the proper fittings is a smart idea,
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    Difference in Chief rank

    Same unit.
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    Difference in Chief rank

    There is a difference between rank & title within FDNY. So lets talk about the fire side because there is a difference with EMS. Start off as a Prob. And upon completion of the Fire Academy a new member is assigned to either an engine or a truck co. Unlike some fire departments, in FDNY there...
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    2024 nyc marathorn

    Normally there is an emergency plan that calls for the MTA to shut down the lower level - Brooklyn Bound - of the VZ bridge to all traffic with the exception of FDNY in case of a serious incident. This is done just in case there are back-ups on both levels of the bridge that is Staten Island...
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    Field Comm Battalion vs Car 16G?

    Car 16G is responsible for the dispatchers that are assigned to the Field Communications Unit. These dispatchers also assist with the Mobile Command Centers. The Communications Chief assignment is now performed by a regular battalion chief. These are two different jobs.
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    10/14/24 Manhattan All Hands Box 1336

    The answer is that at the time the box was transmitted the 11th Batt was the closest available battalion chief. Fire duty responses are not assigned by administrative areas. A good example of this is Engine 59. If Engine 59 is first due & Eng 69 is second due Batt 16 is assigned. Cases where...
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    Chief of Department sleeve markings

    Is it possible that he has a new uniform coat on order with five stripes.
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    FDNY DCAS Fire Alarm Dispatchers exam?! Need suggestions for study material

    If you are not sure of yourself, sign up and take other NYC exams before the Dispatchers test comes up. Years ago the dispatchers exam was harder then the one for Firefighter. You needed to know NYC geography, and basic electricity, both AC & DC. Just go in and take to take the test without...
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    Box 0024 question.

    No! Box 37 & 269 were established for use for a confirmed crash or a possible pending crash. Box 24 can have a response of specialized units or equipment deemed on a pre-response evaluation of the hazards at the location. This info if not on the assignment card can be found in the CIDS...
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    OCTOBER - 2024 - NYCFire.net Monthly Zoom Meeting

    What are your plans for Tuesday night, October 1st? Come on and join the NYC Fire.Net Monthly Zoom Meeting. You are not going to want to miss this quest speaker. Background on the speaker: Is a member of this website. He is a paid firefighter within the city of New York, but not FDNY. He...
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    FDNY PROMOTIONS

    Another reason for the acting title is a lack of budget lines for the rank of Deputy Assistant Chief. City Hall might not permit FDNY o expand the slots in each title until some retiring staff chiefs use up their time and retire. Once they are officially retired their line opens up for a person...
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    FDNY PROMOTIONS

    Those should be the ID's used, but each administration does thing their way.
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    FDNY PROMOTIONS

    Over the years FDNY has used various deputy chiefs to act & cover staff chiefs jobs. One being acting as citywide tour commander that is why the reserve car numbers were created or they just added for several days or weeks another car number in the '4' series. Its been there but never been put...
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    FDNY PROMOTIONS

    Over the years there were always 'acting' citywide tour commanders. Maybe they were called different titles years back but it amounted to the same. A chief with a lower title acting as the duty staff chief. So, who should be the FIRST DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONER? It’s an interesting question that...
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    FDNY's E-mail Newsletter - MY FDNY

    Did you know the =AZWcdocjWe39n6JZX7KppekF3U_qq_19VpPxrbT2OgYYhz_IGtKEyZoWHbdarKQKKGstbze1n_2kh4lJeRAG2O6jGH6zjO_MFYFyAcgmsQHO1f962awkiQ_Q8txySGe0B9x-W9wyEMQgMoxTq94R98xkisPAkaOJYO55gQU9PZvRH2IR_pLuEevXS_SjP51eDojqcZ1cHqUpu5LcPBspa0MVh4Un770jTcjSL8hSvcsrOg&__tn__=*NK-R']#FDNY has launched an...
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    New Tower Ladder

    If my memory is correct the last ladder company to give up a tower ladder might have been Ladder 84.
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    New Tower Ladder

    Yes, TL 29's rig when to Lad 50 & their RM when to Lad 29. Reason - FDNY needed a Lad co without a tower ladder because of the weight of the rig that could cross the bridge leading to Manhattan State Hospital located under the Tri-bro Bridge on Wards Is. The 1st & 2nd due ladders 29 & 14) were...
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