Park Drive in Bronx

baileyjeff · Tuesday at 5:37 PM

Quick question, for this one street in the Bronx which is only accessible by going into Pelham, who responds FDNY or Pelham fire?

Signal73 · Tuesday at 5:45 PM

Box 4508 Park Dr & Peace St is FDNY
Box 4470 Park Dr & Oak Ln is FDNY

So yes I believe FDNY could be a dual box too

nap72 · Tuesday at 7:36 PM

Those bronx border boxes are now - 6600# series boxes.

If you hear a 6600 box - 6601, 6602, 6603, etc. - there are about 6 or 7 or so - that's what is called a "Dual Response Box with Pelham Manor FD".

baileyjeff · Tuesday at 10:12 PM

Signal73 said:
Box 4508 Park Dr & Peace St is FDNY
Box 4470 Park Dr & Oak Ln is FDNY

So yes I believe FDNY could be a dual box too

Who is first due 66/61?

Elmerj · Tuesday at 11:08 PM

Not to be confused with Park Drive that connects the City Island Traffic Circle with Orchard Beach Road and the roadways inside Orchard Beach on the perimeter of the parking lot and taxi stand. Also the in the 4500 series boxes. 70/53 ??

Signal73 · 2026-10-21T03:39:54-0400

Believe there are only 2 boxes for that area

Traffic circle is Box 4515
Orchard Beach Bath House Box 4517

Skyler Fire · 2026-10-21T12:14:19-0400

There is 5 of them

baileyjeff · 2026-10-21T12:19:18-0400

Skyler Fire said:
View attachment 59095

There is 5 of them

Where is this print out available?

Skyler Fire · 2026-10-21T12:25:34-0400

baileyjeff said:
Where is this print out available?

Negative

Signal73 · 2026-10-21T15:20:29-0400

When did they change to 6XXX boxes?

Got the Bronx Box Map on my drive

GFD70 · 2026-10-21T21:11:20-0400

I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.

Elmerj · 2026-10-21T23:02:41-0400

GFD70 said:
I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.

Not to hijack the thread, I was actually shocked when I heard about the staffing in Pelham Manor. It’s not like the town is financially strapped so I can’t understand why they would opt for the current staffing model and continue to roll the dice hoping that nothing bad happens.

Signal73 · 2026-10-22T06:21:59-0400

See if this link works:

Guess it needs to be edited

Bronx Boxes - Google My Maps

In the FDNY, every fire call is assigned a "Box" number corresponding to the nearest marked box location. This map charts each box location for Da Bronx

www.google.com

lfdlt31 · 2026-10-22T12:30:28-0400

GFD70 said:
I believe Pelham Manor responds as well and is dispatched by 60 Control. PMFD has been first due to several jobs over the years on that block. Quite the contrast to have the PMFD respond with 2 & 1 and a total of 4 guys on duty then being backed up by the FDNY.

What is 60 Control?

And what is the staffing on their rigs?

Elmerj · 2026-10-22T12:46:00-0400

60 Control is the Westchester County Department of Emergency Services Emergency Communications Center (ECC).

Initial alarm is 1 Engine and 1 Truck with a Chief.

One the Engine are 3 firefighters. 1 officer, the driver and 1 other firefighter.

Ladder has a firefighter who drives the rig to the scene solo.

CT Buff · 2026-10-22T15:05:03-0400

Elmerj said:
Not to hijack the thread, I was actually shocked when I heard about the staffing in Pelham Manor. It’s not like the town is financially strapped so I can’t understand why they would opt for the current staffing model and continue to roll the dice hoping that nothing bad happens.

Yeah but how large a department would you expect a village with a population of only 5,700 and just three pieces of apparatus to have? That's an example of why mutual aid is a critical element for Westchester communities. https://www.pelhammanor.gov/252/Pelham-Manor-Fire-Apparatus

Elmerj · 2026-10-22T15:42:30-0400

CT Buff said:
Yeah but how large a department would you expect a village with a population of only 5,700 and just three pieces of apparatus to have? That's an example of why mutual aid is a critical element for Westchester communities. https://www.pelhammanor.gov/252/Pelham-Manor-Fire-Apparatus

I agree, mutual aid is a critical component. Regards to department size and equipment my uneducated opinion would be to get rid of the current three pieces of equipment. Get a Quint and staff it with the current Officer, Driver and 2 firefighters and look to put two additional firefighters on the Quint. This way when they show up they are fully capable of addressing life safety / fire conditions during the first few critical minutes. The Quint gives them operational options. I am sure someone here might have some better ideas but that’s where I would start.