4 Wheel drive for future ambulances

[tbendick]

Looks like 4 wheel drive is being investigated for future EMS units

"CHASSIS SHALL BE AN APPROVED AMBULANCE PACKAGE
AND SHALL BE THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND MODEL
SERIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE SPECIFICATION WITH ALL
NECESSARY OPTIONS FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO A "SHIFT ON THE FLY" TRANSFER
CASE. THE 4WD AMBULANCE SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL
DIMENSIONS AND PARAMETERS OUTLINED IN THE
SPECIFICATION. THE VENDOR SHALL PROVIDE THE
MANUFACTURER?S LITERATURE ON THE PROPOSED 4WD
CHASSIS WITH THEIR BID"

Some other items.
Netting at the end of the bench seat.
six antennas for:
800mhz MDT - MW810
NYCwin MDT
NYCwin EPCR - Two docking stations, 1 in cab and 1 in the back.
2 WIFI antennas
1 UHF radio XTL5000 with digital and trunking
1 UHF Telemetry XTL5000 with Rosetta system for 12-lead

Chevron on rear

 

[R1SmokeEater]

.....well,after the Blizzard fiasco......

 

[Bulldog]

Also interesting to see that to Wi-Fi antennas are included in the specifications.  Are they on any of the existing rigs or are they something new because of the upcoming initiative to cover most of the city with Wi-Fi?

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Do not want to dictate fire department policy but: 2 years ago in the great 2011 Chicago blizzard with 20" of snow the city got their hands on snowmobiles. Units could not make many streets but the snowmobiles could, units stayed out on main streets until they received the patients. This when on for 3/4 days. Just a shot in the dark. GG

 

[NYBravest82]

Thats a damn fine point Grumpy. With all the other toys the city buys,gators for FD and speedboats for PD...i'm surprised they never got snowmobiles, or at the very least 4 wheelers.

 

[nfd2004]

In the Blizzard of '78 back in the days when I was a slim young firefighter, in a small city in Connecticut, we used two snow mobiles. They were excellent and during that time, they pulled a line from a rig to a hydrant for a working fire in a school. Took a civilian out on a skid while doing CPR. Responded down a long dead end street to assist a person who had a cut and was a bleeder. And went to every medical and fire call during a three day period. No rigs or ambulance could make it. The rigs or ambulance could only make it to the main street, and the snowmobile would go into the side streets with sometimes three feet of snow.

  I can certainly understand why Chicago has a few of them.

 

[tbendick]

Wi-fi will be used with the epcr tablet system.

 

[tbendick]

New units posted over at emtbravo
http://www.emtbravo.net/index.php/topic/49343-spy-shots-next-generation-of-fdny-ambulances/

 

[raybrag]

Have all of the Dodge units contracted for been delivered?

 

[mack]

Lost cost appears to be major influence for NYC EMS vehicles.  I am ignorant about apparatus procurement but these vehicles do not appear to be high-end EMS units.  They seem smaller, less storage area and not as robust as heavy duty units used elsewhere.  Smaller profile is an advantage in NYC and you are always relatively close to a hospital. 

 

[BCR]

Are they 4x4 ???