New fdny rescue's???

[L 147]

Maybe Staten Island is seceding from New York City and they didn't tell us.

 

[68jk09]

H&L147...You are correct....R*2s '67 Mack was the last walk through ......the entire body front to rear was one piece......the '76 Mack came w/a pickup truck size sliding window in the back of the cab & another in the front of the box....guys in the Company removed both windows then fashioned a rubber & canvas sleeve to connect the front & back ....it was flexible enough to allow for the movement between the two......the '82 ALF had a connection sleeve made by the factory.....still just a small window size. 

 

[L 147]

Chief the 1967 was the rig Lt Hamilton drove me to CI Hosp in  the morning my Dad died. Jackie Farrell and another R2 member road in amb with my Dad. Chief when you got to R2 was the rig in the 4th link the rig they were assigned.

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[NYBravest82]

My first post in 10 months....went through some personal stuff...

...as of 9am this morning, Rescue 5's new rig went into service....was there to photograph it as it arrived. Can't believe I beat redlight to it.

It's gonna be back at the shops soon though...they already found a few issues that need working on...

 

[guitarman314]

Oh crap! I live around the corner and I missed it?

 

[NYBravest82]

I have to edit the images(resize em and convert em), but here are 2 quickes from my phone:

 

[HCO]

Correction to post 163 by ....82:

The new Rescue 5 has been moved to Staten Island for training purposes and is NOT in service.

 

[Bulldog]

I looked back through some other pictures of the new Rescues and don't see the tread plate on top of the cab in the pictures.  I'm assuming this was an added at the shops.  Does anyone know of all 5 will have it added or is it special for this rescue?

 

[JohnnyBopp]

I looked back through some other pictures of the new Rescues and don't see the tread plate on top of the cab in the pictures.  I'm assuming this was an added at the shops.  Does anyone know of all 5 will have it added or is it special for this rescue?

Look at the Ferrara pictures.  It's there.  It covers the A/C units.

 

[10-3thebox]

Why are the Ferrara rescues coming with stainless steel rims - and the sticks with  painted red rims?  (I know it's not a very important issue, but I was just curious.)

 

[Bulldog]

I looked back through some other pictures of the new Rescues and don't see the tread plate on top of the cab in the pictures.  I'm assuming this was an added at the shops.  Does anyone know of all 5 will have it added or is it special for this rescue?

Look at the Ferrara pictures.  It's there.  It covers the A/C units.

I just realized that the rescue with the box I was looking at in the first picture was the existing one not the new one.  The box on the old one was much larger.

 

[tperez102]

Does anyone know what the FDNY Does with thier replaced rescues? Are they refurbished , re-aquired by the manufacter?
If so who has purchased these pieces? 

 

[FDNYBuff97]

They become Spares

 

[JohnnyBopp]

They become Spares

Correct, but I'm not sure we'll maintain all of them as spares.  Some will be stripped for parts and some might be sold at auction. 

 

[Haggerty]

Speaking of spares, whats the condition of the current spare fleet?

 

[JohnnyBopp]

Why are the Ferrara rescues coming with stainless steel rims - and the sticks with  painted red rims?  (I know it's not a very important issue, but I was just curious.)

'cause they're S.O.C., they get all the good stuff 


*Those rims are probably polished aluminum, not stainless steal.

 

[68jk09]

Bling Wagons ? 

 

[69 METS]

Bling Wagons ? 

As opposed to 'War Wagons'? I liked the rigs better when we were able to 'customize' them ourselves. Now everything is computerized and fragile ...

 

[10-3thebox]

Bling Wagons ? 

Lol "Bling Wagons", eh?!  Nice analogy.  Either way, I think these rescues look very sharp so far.  Hopefully they hold up well!

 

[R1SmokeEater]

Rescue Co-1 @ FH Expo-Baltimore, JV Mogush Credit pic: