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explosive escort......city line to NJ......

NY-TF 1 has been deployed with a type 3 team for about 10 days now to NC. The IMT is also deployed. The FDNY denied a EMAC request for EMS resources and is seeking availability for another deployment for Milton. I could see NY TF 1 going out the door with another Type 3 team.

It is a basic entry level civil service exam. Reading comprehension, memory section, listening comprehension sections.....prioritizing information etc......

Plans are still being finalized to send additional FDNY resources to North Carolina.

It is low tide ....they should have PFD's on..... but where the dock is at low tide its 3-4 feet max......very shallow......

There are about a dozen boxes used for mutual aid depending on the location and resources requested. There is a little more involved then just assigning a box number to a surrounding municipality....

It is busy....the local units are not always available and units have to come from further.....we could have 50 more fire units and 100 more ambulances and it still would be busy and at times we do not have enough

It is programmed to do just that....but 89/94 was on an Arrest which gets a response no matter and 96 and 64 were on other EMS runs that came in a few minutes before fire....The CFR threshold is determined by Battalion Groupings....ie 2/5 or 3/6 engines avail for EMS......The Engines on EMS runs...

There is no longer a BC aide class. OTJ training. At this particular fire there were a lot of newly promoted officers and an ABC 1st due. Like it or not we have an experience deficit at all levels and it shows.

yes the area was covered by relocators

it was a pipe dream and pet project of previous SI Boro Presidents......never got capital funds and there was talk at the time of building a SOC FH in Fort Wadsworth that also never went anywhere.....

a limited amount still in Staten Island. Maybe a dozen in Brooklyn which are not operable. The rest of the city is all ERS....the outside plant focus has been running fiber optic cable to all FDNY facilities. not maintenance of boxes .....the boxes are old technology that relies on Verizon on...

At least once or twice BC33 recommended over the HT that a 2-2 be transmitted to the IC.......The job is a rudderless ship and now they are playing games with multiples and incident escalations......It is a shame what the job has become......

TA have been OOS since yesterday.....not assigned on this box

There is no rhyme or reason with the Staff Chiefs anymore....Command Chief goes at his discretion on 2-2, has to go on 3-3.....COO and COD on 4-4 but do what they please. As far as SOC and Safety....Usually they go to 4-4 and higher more so in an unofficial capacity....nothing official as part...

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

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....

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...

SOC Equipment Depot.....Swiftwater/Hi Axle rigs should be there also

10-60 was never transmitted.....a major technical rescue response matrix was assigned. There are a few minor differences.