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Because they arent in the manpower. They have a different job. And both jobs cant be done safely together. most cities have less manpower and “do more work” because they have no choice. They arent going to the negotiating table and saying to the city “we do this job with 2 guys on the back...

Thats a fairly short relocate. There are routinely longer relocates in every borough.

I wonder when the last time 72 engine and 151 engine both gave 10-75s on the same tour.

The “system” has been broken for decades, BARB made it worse. There are numerous examples (some i wont post here because i dont want any dispatchers getting mad at me and sending me to far off places every tour 🤣). Politics by companies over the years, division borders playing into it, and other...

Had the entire mechanism rotted out once (shows you how often it gets checked) and half the gears just kinda flaked away lol

If the door or track is damaged that doesnt help. And sometimes the manual chain fails also. like everything else in this city nothing gets fixed proactively.

One of the very few B17 boxes that the whole battalion responds to.

44 was oos mechanical

Still rotating crews from throughout rockland, at this point only a handful of depts havent gone.

Initial run came in as a structural fire in a warehouse/ pharmaceutical manufacturer. Employees opened front door and had smoke. Well into it (maybe an hour or so?)there were a few explosions and fire sounded like it extended beyond the initial area. Initial ticket was congers, valley cottage...

Must have been a whole lot of other activity around.

Call the chief and let him know. Who knew we were screwing it up all these decades.

Guessing it maybe looked similar to the 3rd they had last month in the next building over-ish?

Thats gotta be a bad address no? 2953 gotta be like 8 blocks north of 2595

Landing on that runway isnt a fun experience.

Fire duty has picked up in the ghettos again.

At midnight maybe. During the afternoon, with delivery trucks up and down that street? I dont even think TLs can make that turn onto 186 from arthur with the amount of cars and trucks there nowadays. And 2 one ways creates a bottleneck. Just my opinion….thats way above my pay grade. Just...

Arthur and 186 as staging? Thats…a choice. Lol

odd rundown with other runs and stuff…thats a long ass ride for most of those companies.

Unfortunately in house politics still plays a big role.