Tanker 10eng

had issues with the nut in the front right seat.

E119 has 8 seats... not every time, but a good number of times we roll with a full house ( yesterday it was 5 interior and 2 exterior ) ... so ??? may not be a bad idea... Plus Mutual aid calls usually are full...

ok, I was on the scene and noticed several things... one thing, which I was really happy with, being one of the tanker drivers.. when asked by the FD and YHPD, the local and state DPW sent in plows to keep the roads as clear as they could.. making our job safer for the apparatus and manpower... thank you to the plow operators for coming to our aid...

DWC - not to take away from this thread, but you brought it up.... 28 tankers and 2 fill sites ??? what equals a fill site ??? ( I engine filling tankers / 2 engines filling tankers from the same water source )

8 tankers may require two fill sites ??? so might make it 5 engines on scene... and with all the snow around, its a manpower sucker... I know nothing of this call, but good job by all who worked it...

lol.... I fell out of my seat when I read this....

but low bid is best.... the state tells us this...

why ??? in this case 4000 reasons... and from sympathomedic calculations, to save 5 maybe 6 minutes ??? really ?? logic is where ? In my clueless opinion, is not worth it.. Sorry if you think differently then me, but every time I get behind the wheel of an apparatus, I am concerned for the safety of my crew behind me all the idiots, friends and family on these roads I am traveling... shouldn't every driver think like that? STOP kidding your self... public safety is job # 1 and going through a red light is not safe for the general public... M'ave - this is not NYC, where traveling blocks can take a long time with the traffic, ( Might you I do not have allot of experience in driving down there, but have discussed it with many drivers )so if it what they want to do, so be it... they are FDNY ... and I have read back through this discussion and it seems split of the YES and NO's here... so are we really reading the same thing... Look if you really feel RLS are needed for mutual aid, so be it, but god help you if your in an accident and someone is killed for a mutual aid stand by... the lawyers will have a field day with it. From this incident, has the department kept or changed their policy on RLS for coverage calls ?

Bottom line.... RLS was wrong for this response....

that is a beast.... how do they handle...

I am not really sure of the actual radio call times ins, BUT actually Tanker 15 was first on the scene, dropping a supply line at the base of the driveway and pulling up to the house. Tanker10 then remained on the road and set up a nursing operation in case water was needed... Along with Millwood's next due engine. Before someone starts questioning...

question for anyone who knows ...... what was the roof made of ???? was it icy? I watched the video several times and it looks like he is sliding... we can all learn from this so it does not happen to one of us.... but above all, I hope for his speedy recovery...

1000 gallons ..... tanker ?

I love that picture of the firehouse ( idlewildvfd ) posted, that's what I always think of when you talk about a city firehouse... just looks solid...

seeing how I was the officer on E119 and I contacted 60 with code 1, I think I and right... Tanker 10 remained in quarters as it was not dispatched...

Yes.... and E119 responded code 1...

what is the reasoning behind the change ?

never say never....

Love the pictures, please keep them coming...

the Village of Croton has one at the DPW garage, it was put there to be a test.... seems ok... but to replace all ??? not worth the dollars.... my opinion.

The RH is similar to what we have been using in the Millwood/Yorktown/Croton area... depending on the size of the fire, the engine up the driveway will drop its 5 inch LDH and we connect a 5 inch gated Wye to the end. Two 5 inch lines are attached and the first tanker connects to that and pumps off ( 3000 gal is norm ), when the 2nd tanker arrives, it connects to the other 5 inch LDH and once the first tanker is empty, it starts pumping... then the 1st one disconnects and heads out to refill... but this needs to be looked at first and placement needs to be thought out, as once things are up and running, its hard to change your mind... And... I have found that filling one tanker at a time is the best approach, to maximize water flow ( until we had the Yorktown fire and we used the hydrant at Millwood's sub station.... we were able to fill 2 tankers at the same time, with very little loss of time, if any )

thanks, while running this morning I heard the sounds of jet engines to my south, but had NO clue what it was... we normally do not hear Westchester airport noise in Croton, so that was out... I was actually thinking Metro North was using their jet engine dryers ( for lack of the right name ) for tack work.... at least now I know...

I am hoping that Seagrave will give us a fully working defroster for our new tanker before winter storms...

I saw the supply line issue too.. I have seen that happen first hand with our 84 Mack... At a working industrial fire, we had the 5 inch line get charged at the hydrant, I stepped off the beaver tail and watched 5 inch hose filling with water coming towards the engine.... then looked back at the engine and saw members sitting on the alum. hose bed covers.... by the time I could yell "look out" they were being tossed about....... bottom line, hydrant men need to make sure they are getting orders from their rig...

colorfull.... question for you, on the PS side, the hard suction, what is on the end of the hose... ??