Mutual Aid to NJ BOX 8039

[DaveReinstein]

A barge on fire

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[Skyler Fire]

M9 M9A MB

 

[jlab]

Instead of using Staten Island Box numbers they should assign box numbers to surrounding cities so that the box number could better identify the location of the mutual aid.

 

[Atlas]

Instead of using Staten Island Box numbers they should assign box numbers to surrounding cities so that the box number could better identify the location of the mutual aid.

Great idea!

 

[dan]

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....

 

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[grumpy grizzly]

Instead of using Staten Island Box numbers they should assign box numbers to surrounding cities so that the box number could better identify the location of the mutual aid.

Massachusetts MetroFire does that, for example Chelsea is 8215, Cambridge is 8218.If Chelsea goes to the third alarm Boston transmits signal 2-8215 over the radio.

 

[RCL]

I think this may be the same fire.

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[Capttomo]

Great idea!

Brilliant !!!

 

[Capttomo]

Instead of using Staten Island Box numbers they should assign box numbers to surrounding cities so that the box number could better identify the location of the mutual aid.

Brilliant

 

[fdhistorian]

Instead of using Staten Island Box numbers they should assign box numbers to surrounding cities so that the box number could better identify the location of the mutual aid.

If units are supposed to stage before responding on mutual aid, like at the foot of a bridge or tunnel, it would make sense to use the box location of the staging location.
Marine units sometimes embark other units, so using Marine 9's home box, for example, will send those units to their quarters.

 

[Signal73]

If units are supposed to stage before responding on mutual aid, like at the foot of a bridge or tunnel, it would make sense to use the box location of the staging location.
Marine units sometimes embark other units, so using Marine 9's home box, for example, will send those units to their quarters.

-Mount Vernon Mutual Aide Box 3826 Staging at Provost Ave & East 233rd St

-Westchester Mutual Aide Box 4400 Staging at Engine 38, Ladder 51's Quarters

-Westchester Mutual Aide Box 3000 Staging at Engine 81 Ladder 46's Quarters

-New Jersey Via Holland Tunnel Box 500 Staging at Ladder 8's Quarters

-New Jersey Via Lincoln Tunnel Box 600 Staging at Engine 34 Ladder 21's Quarters

-New Jersey Via George Washington Bridge Box 1300 Staging at Engine 93 Ladder 45's Quarters

-New Jersey Via Bayonne Bridge Box 5001 Staging at Engine 157 Ladder 80's Quarters

-New Jersey Via Goethals Bridge Box 5002 Staging at Engine 166 Ladder 86's Quarters

-New Jersey Via Outerbridge Crossing Bridge Box 5003 Staging at Engine 164 Ladder 84's Quarters

-Long Island Mutual Aide Box 500 Staging at Engine 313 Ladder 164's Quarters

-Long Island Mutual Aide Box 600 Staging at Engine 304 Ladder 162's Quarters

-Long Island Mutual Aide Box 700 Staging at Engine 314's Quarters

 

[Roof’s open]

Isn’t Marine 1 way closer?

 

[ZombieFire]

Isn’t Marine 1 way closer?

Where the fire was a marine unit from Staten Island would've been much closer

 

[Capttomo]

Why not make them all 9000 series boxes.

 

[ZombieFire]

Why not make them all 9000 series boxes.

9000 series boxes already exist in Queens and are used for more than one incident on a box (For example: Ems run on box 843 then another run comes in for the same box at the same time, the second run uses a box number between 9950-9999)

 

[Lebby]

All good ideas, but the question needs to be asked if they are necessary. I haven't heard of anyone getting lost on mutual aid jobs. The system seems to have worked pretty well for the last hundred and change years.