Foam Tankers

In2theJob · Sep 14, 2015

I saw two more tankers at the Rock tonight. It didn't look like they were assigned to anyone yet. No company markings.

Bulldog · Sep 15, 2015

In2theJob said:
I saw two more tankers at the Rock tonight. It didn't look like they were assigned to anyone yet. No company markings.

Does that mean they are now going to be 7 total foam tankers? I thought the original order was for only 5?

AuxWarYearsCapt · Sep 15, 2015

There will only be 5 Foam Tankers within the city.....As South Brooklyn Buff stated they are currently at E 96 in the Bronx and E 260 in Queens.... The other 3 company's that will be getting the Foam tankers will be E 247 in Brooklyn and E 152 & 154 on Staten Island ( E 154 has possibly placed it in.service already..There will be no Foam tankers in Manhattan....E 5s Mack Foam unit is already OOS and is in the Maspeth lot along with E,96 - 154 & 260s Mack Foam.units....All the remaining Mack Foam units will unfortunately also end up in the lot with the 3 that are there already if there not auctioned off before that...

In2theJob · Sep 15, 2015

Ah OK. I thought all the foam tankers were already at their companies. Misread that

ScottBerliner · Sep 17, 2015

billybob said:
Are Foam 95 206 and 295 keeping their Macks?

Engine 295 didnt have a Foam Unit. Probably thinking of Engine 95

guitarman314 · Sep 17, 2015

SouthBrooklynBuff said:
billybob said:

Are Foam 95 206 and 295 keeping their Macks?

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Engine 295 didnt have a Foam Unit. Probably thinking of Engine 95

How about 294? ???

AuxWarYearsCapt · Sep 17, 2015

G-Man..... The last time l was there with Scott Foam 294 was parked in quarters. My.buddy is a boss in the engine...l.am hopefully stopping there tonight if he's working and will check to see if it's there or not

AuxWarYearsCapt · Oct 18, 2015

All of the MACK FOAM units are now officially retired.....l passed the 58 St lot on Saturday and some are sitting there. These are the newest ones that recently arrived there....

FOAM E - 95
FOAM E - 206
FOAM E - 294

R.I.P. TO THE. MACK. ERA...

NYBravest82 · Oct 19, 2015

Drilling on the new rigs is fully under way.

auxlteng225 · Oct 19, 2015

Happy to say not the end of the MACK ERA yet. We still have the two airport hose wagons which are Mack CK rigs is my memory is still working okay.

AuxWarYearsCapt · Oct 19, 2015

I was talking specificly about the Mack CF Foam units

auxlteng225 · Oct 19, 2015

right on Cap, just covering all basis. Yes, sad to say, no more Mack front line pieces.

hawaiifiveo · Dec 19, 2015

Is there any chance of future engines getting foam. Cafs or s husky system?(

BCR · Dec 20, 2015

I highly doubt the engines would get a foam system
Also all the hose wagons, satelites and foam tender are macks along with the pod movers. There is also a spare Mack hazmat and a spare mack rescue that is running as one of the tacs

TacSupport1 · Dec 21, 2015

All Engines, if not already received, will be receiving a foam kit, in a Pelican case, that includes an adjustable foam educator with meter, flow gauge, an adjustable foam nozzle, and a laminated instruction chart made and designed by Task Force Tips and AAA Emergency Supply. This was designed so that Engine companies can get foam onto the fire quickly, ideally within 2 minutes.

Bulldog · Dec 21, 2015

TacSupport1 said:
All Engines, if not already received, will be receiving a foam kit, in a Pelican case, that includes an adjustable foam educator with meter, flow gauge, an adjustable foam nozzle, and a laminated instruction chart made and designed by Task Force Tips and AAA Emergency Supply. This was designed so that Engine companies can get foam onto the fire quickly, ideally within 2 minutes.

I'd like to see some statistics on how many of those are used. I'm guessing that they are very seldom used. Certainly much much less than if they were installed foam systems that all you had to do with pull a lever. Compared to the cost of the engines they buy it would be a drop in the bucket and certainly will provide an advantage to the companies.

TacSupport1 · Dec 21, 2015

Bulldog said:
I'd like to see some statistics on how many of those are used. I'm guessing that they are very seldom used. Certainly much much less than if they were installed foam systems that all you had to do with pull a lever. Compared to the cost of the engines they buy it would be a drop in the bucket and certainly will provide an advantage to the companies.

FDNY Research and Development worked on this for years. It's MUCH more expensive and MUCH more complicated maintenance for an apparatus based system, which would be used the same amount of times. It isn't as simple as pulling a lever. It would also require the inclusion a foam storage tank, intakes, and discharges.