FDNY: Frequently Asked Questions

[HCO]

E-211    You will need a scanner that has 6.25 kc steps in the 480 MHz range.  GRE has several desk and handheld models at reasonable prices.  Here's a link:  http://greamerica.com/scanners.html

 

[E-211]

Thanks for the info and link it will be very helpful

 

[lifeguard91]

two questions. 1) what does it mean when the dispatcher says for example "Queens 57 signal box ####?" 2) what does "trucks are opening up" mean?

 

[guitarman314]

5-7 signal is a call for just one engine and one ladder.

 

[FDNY150]

Trucks opening up means ventilation, entry, and search. Pulling ceilings, venting windows, looking for extension of fire.

 

[lifeguard91]

what is the job of the salvage truck?

 

[Old dog]

put plastic on all the broken windows

 

[lifeguard91]

Thanks everyone

 

[SoHoTruckin20]

what do the 10-45 codes mean  like code 1,2,3,4  and then the tags 

 

[811]

Now it goes from 1 (dead) to 4 "walking wounded" as if someone just coughed once from smoke - 4 levels of severity were meant to match EMS codes.

Back when FDNY had  only 3 sub-codes, it was: 1=dead, 2=life threatening/critical injury, 3=non life threatening. 

Sort of like ordering your steaks: 1=well done, 2=medium, or 3=rare.

 

[mikeindabronx]

Black tag = code 1
Red    "        "  2
Yellow "        "  3
Green  "        "  4

 

[johnd248]

Brooklyn currently has a fourth alarm operating at box 1289 for a fire at 613 5th Avenue, near 17th Street.  Units assigned are from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Bronx.  Question is: how often is there a fire with units from four boroughs?  Has there ever been an incident, aside from 9/11, when all five boroughs responded to one fire?

 

[MichaelS]

Probably the 5th alarm Brush in SI today  ???
Or one of the other 5th alarms on SI - maybe the day they had the 5th & 6th.

 

[mikeindabronx]

Don't forget the 2nd alarm in Brooklyn & the all hands in lower Manhattan at about the same time.

 

[MichaelS]

Just did some digging on that day that SI had the 5th & 6th.

The 4th alarm assignment consisted of engines from Manhattan, Queens & Bronx, obviously SI & Brooklyn units were already there. How rare would that be - fire was @ 5th alarm (http://nycfire.net/forums/index.php/topic,6977.0.html)

Engs. 15 acting 238, 258, 90, 285 acting 168
E262 w/ IMT Unit
L3 acting 131, L128

 

[69 METS]

Brooklyn currently has a fourth alarm operating at box 1289 for a fire at 613 5th Avenue, near 17th Street.  Units assigned are from Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Bronx.  Question is: how often is there a fire with units from four boroughs?  Has there ever been an incident, aside from 9/11, when all five boroughs responded to one fire?

I don't know for sure John, but possibly the Hotel St George fire downtown Brooklyn in 1995. I was in R1, we responded as a second Rescue (R2 was already on the scene). R3 also responded. The fire in the residential high rise was eventually (I believe) made a separate fire to make things a little more manageable for the I.C..  

 

[Atlas]

Back in 1962, in Staten Is there was a brush fire that destroyed over 100 homes - even NJ companies were on the scene.

 

[johnd248]

Thanks, Garrett.  Now that I think about it, I am sure the Hotel St. George fire fits the bill.

 

[vbcapt]

Here's the rundown from Frank's site:

77 - 55+ - 461 51 Clark St.

0333 BOX TRANSMITTED    E224 E207 E226 L118 L110 BC31
0344 10-75            E204 BC35 SQ01
0356 7-5                L101 DC06 RS02
0401 S/C                L119
0403 2-2                E205 E219 E211 E279 L131 BC57
                            E210 MW01 E009 ST01 E284 ST03                   
                            FC01
0405 S/C                L105
0406 3-3                E239 E209 E221 E216 L108 MK01 AM02 TS01
0408 S/C                E220 BC32 BC01 (BC01 replaces BC57,OOS)
0411 S/C                L009
0411 4-4                E202 E235 E280 E230 L105 DC01
0416 S/C                SB02
0419 5-5                E212 E006 E004 E010 L015
0420 S/C                DC07
0424 S/C                RS01
0434 S/C                L102
0437 S/C                BC38
0445 S/C                RS03 L104 L132
0451 S/C                BC06 BC44
0506 S/C                E005 E229 E015 L146 L122 BC57
0519 S/C                E217 E055 E238 L035
0528 S/C                E214 E240 E249 L018 L005
0650 PROBABLY WILL HOLD
0705 UNDER CONTROL


Box 77 - 22 - 462 80 Pineapple St.

0449 BOX TRANSMITTED    E222 E281 E278 L001 L149 BC48
0449 2-2                E227 E332 E252 E021 E330 L147
                        L012 L010
0622 S/C                E245
0623 S/C                BC45
0650 PROBABLY WILL HOLD
0709 UNDER CONTROL


Box 77 - 33 - 478 111 Hicks St.

0504 BOX TRANSMITTED    E283 E242 E318 L176 L114 BC45
0507 S/C                BC04
0509 S/C                BC44
0510 2-2                E258 E033 E246 E237 E231 L106 L008 L006
0513 S/C                DC05
0516 S/C                RS05
0522 3-3                E293 E054 E024 E028 L147 BC21 BC28
0559 S/C                L138 L127 L158 L135
0601 S/C                E167 E163 E026
0640 S/C                BC50 BC42
0641 S/C                L103 L111 L043
0650 PROBABLY WILL HOLD
0705 UNDER CONTROL

 

[SoHoTruckin20]

what a normal collapse assignment responce