Brooklyn 5th alarm Commercial Fire 3/11/26 Box 2671

[billy17]

Sorry not used to this forum on my phone uploading. I was in the area and was able to take some photos. It was my first time seeing a marine unit in action. Definitely the biggest fire I have been to. My clothes still smell Smokey. I pray and hope all the members are ok. It seems like no civilians were hurt

 

[NYBravest82]

I think their rationale is that, since it was put in service primarily for airport/foam relays, consider the situation where it would be operating at the 5th alarm, and a crash box is transmitted for LGA, and the plane has a bad landing with a fuel tank rupture. What do they do now, besides transmit the foam matrix? It sits there like your insurance policy in your drawer.

While I don't disagree, that seems like a dangerous rationale. What if it's at LGA has a box where is at and another box goes out at JFK? Who decides what's higher priority?

This again feels like, "get it because we might need it, but probably not, but we got that grant money, so why not?"

I feel like they got an industrial pumper for a city that's way less industrial than it was 30 years ago.

 

[billy17]

I feel like most of this discussion is about the super pumper. I agree with the folks here that 2 SAT units and a marine units were adequate enough to put the out the fire. I can’t speak to what qualifies to dispatch the super pumper but I will say they all did a good job getting the fire out. It was on the coast so marine units could help. We can talk about budget and other things but the members did their job. We all want to see the super pumper on a job but given the location I don’t think it called for it.

 

[den114]

Question about when a truck is operating in as an acting company. If it is says ladder 172 act. 114. Does that mean that 114 goes back in service or do it mean that both ladder 172 and 114 will be still operating and on scene.

Looks like 3 out of the 4 relocators to 114, went to the job. Probably never made it to 114’s quarters.