FF398

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    After 9/11, security personnel were removed from fire brigade service. The reasoning was that a fire could be a diversionary tactic. When this transformer blew, it activated a deluge sprinkler system, and a fire alarm. IP has different alarms, which are heard throughout the site.

    The next thing that occurs is the Control Room will announce what is happening and where, and the brigade; consisting of other personnel other than security will go to one of the two or three designated assembly points, where their turnout gear is stored.

    They have various sizes of gear, so whoever is designated to respond can grab a generic set.

    The first part of the brigade will usually be 6-7 members. They can be engineers, chemists, anything except security. They can muster 14-15 brigade members at a time.

    Throughout IP there are hose stations with preconnected lines. The brigade will respond to the site of the emergency, and they have push-carts that contain various firefighting tools, extra hose, nozzles, etc.

    The sprinkler system is well designed, and has very high volume. You can imagine this would handle most fire incidents at the site. The brigade will perform whatever they need to do. If the incident requires outside assistance, the responding departments would be utilized.

    Thanks for the clarification. Since 9/11 the fire brigade had changed its criteria of who can be on the team. As you stated, security members were no longer established on the fire brigade, which is reason why my father left the brigade.

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    When my father used to work at Indian Point, he was on the fire brigade for close to 10 years. The fire brigade is not like a career fire department, instead it consists of workers at the power plant that are trained to be part of the fire brigade. For instance, my dad worked in security, if there was a fire call he was to stop whatever he was doing and respond to the emergency on site. Since my father retired from Indian Point a few years back, I'm not sure exactly how the brigade is run anymore. Hope this could help.

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    MAN! that treacherous driveway reminds me of Montrose FD's Spice Hill Road fire back in December of '08. Great job Croton FD and all the other companies that were involved!