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    12/20/23 Queens 5th Alarm Box 7254

    As of now there are 29 engines, 21 trucks and 14 BC's on scene.....to many special units and staff to mention or care about
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    12/10/23 box 1622 Pin with possible ejection

    Internal SOC politics.......god forbid closest resources go ....been like this for 30-40 years.......same reasons Squads don't go on all reported pins ..Rescue captains have too much pull to keep their empires strong....
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    12/2/23 No More 5 Man Engines

    This is nothing new.....The City is choosing to implement a clause in the UFA contract when medical leave reaches XYX % they can reduce the staffing on the Group A or whatever they refer to them now as engines......All smoke and mirrors......just more of a headline now due to budget crisis and...
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    Spare Rescues

    SOC Equipment Depot.....Swiftwater/Hi Axle rigs should be there also
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    7/26/2023 Manhattan 5th Alarm Box 0782

    10-60 was never transmitted.....a major technical rescue response matrix was assigned. There are a few minor differences.
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    FDNY Aren't the Only Ones Who Use Nolan Carts

    FDNY got the idea from the railroads....not the other way around......
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    Vermont Flooding

    NY TF-1 deployed yesterday I believe.. Type 3 swiftwater package
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    Newark, NJ 7/5/23 Ship Fire

    based on radio traffic and from members operating....FDNY and North Hudson located the last missing member.....
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    Newark, NJ 7/5/23 Ship Fire

    yes
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    7/4/23 Brooklyn All Hands Box 3862

    166 is 2nd truck on the 3-3 now.....318 is 4th due on 3-3........
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    6/1/23 Radio Issues

    This is going to be happening all summer due to the weather conditions and narrow banding of the UHF and 700/800 Mhz frequencies.......
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    5/14/23 - Busy Day For The FDNY - AH/Or Greater

    Several of these fires including an additional 2-2 in Queens early Monday morning and an All hands in Brooklyn and and an All hands in the Bronx all have fatalities and or life threatening injuries.......
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    Charts - Growing Impact of FDNY CFR Runs on Engine Companies

    So not to let the facts get in the way of kitchen table folklore and experts....The FDNY CFR program is based on the NYPD 911 Operators coding of the initial complaint. As soon as the NYPD 911 operator enters the 53 or 54 code with the subcode it generates the CFR response Directly from NYPD CAD...
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    Runs & Workers 2022

    The Marine and Haz Mat Battalions have a lot of runs because HB01 is assigned to every run HM01 gets and MB01 gets assigned to every run any of the Marine companies get. Numbers are misleading unless people actually know better.
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    Jersey City NJ 7 Alarm Fire 4/11/23

    Fire is way too far inland for fire boats. Neptune system is a white elephant....logistical nightmare to get operational quickly in a rapidly escalating incident......
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    Trump Tower

    He was barely back in Mar A Lago and Joe was only one lick into an ice cream cone when almost all the special response policies and procedures were lifted....I am sure when his trial starts in 2024 there will be updated protocols.....We don't even know when he is in town anymore.......
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    rescues response areas

    65th Street across to around McDonald Ave down to Belt Parkway west of Ocean Parkway....253's area around Coney Island rail yard.....roughly.....
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    3/5/23 Bronx 5th Alarm Box 4794

    A few years ago after several large fires that rose to the 6-9th alarm level, Operations decided to go back to highest alarm being a 5-5. There were a few reasons for this.....mostly the optics that wow we cannot put out fires anymore and the unlimited multiple alarm assignment was from a...
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    3/2/23 Brooklyn All Hands Box 1728

    should have been a 10-18 for a 10-26.....welcome to the new FDNY
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    EMT Sergeant

    This is strictly an administrative non operations and non patient care spot for the EMT's who want to be promoted......Same civil service test but different job duties as a Paramedic boss....pretty much a done deal.....When former NYPD brass are running the show you get PD rank and structure.....
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