AFS1970

After a lot of hard work by the Fairchester Hose Haulers the Valhalla dam is back after 38 years. Save this date for the greatest Antique fire truck show in the world. More details will follow in the near future. Stay tuned   

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I suppose that Tower Ladders, Ladder Towers, Snorkels & Brontos could all be classified as aerial platforms. I think Greenwich used to call Tower 1 Platform 1 when they first got it. 
 
Now the real confusion is that Bronto & Snorkel could also be called articulated booms (I seem to remember that from many years ago). 
 
Also Snorkel, Telesquirt & I think Squrt are all now brands of Smeal. 

Saturday July 8th For Company 2 ‘s New Rescue  & 3 New Ambulances for the Ambulance Corps Off Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/groups/124477627581629/permalink/2020113684684671/ Will get more details as they come along for us

If you own a telesquirt (I do not know if there are any left in Westchester), you can have it identified as an engine of ladder (particularly if you don't have one). There were 4 snorkels (Bedford Hills, Mt Vernon, Scarsdale & Verplanck) I believe all have been replaced with tower ladders (verplanck's is articulating).
Now I have mixed thoughts on the "quint" designation. If you actually run it as a true quint (with proper staffing to be a quint [min. of 6]) it would be nice to know it. That being said I don't believe anyone in Westchester is really running a quint. They are running an understaffed engine with an aerial or a ladder with not enough hose/water to work as an engine.

Coming in late to this, but I always thought that the difference (other than a branding difference) was that a ladder tower had a fully useable ladder with a bucket on the end. A Tower Ladder only had the escape ladder that is only used in the rare case where you can't get the bucket lowered and the emergency hydraulics are not working. I am not even sure if this has ever happened.
As for the county only recognizing ladder and tower ladder, isn't that a bit like saying we will consider all engines as hose wagons, we don't care if they have pumps or not? A telesquirt is most definitely a type of engine but a snorkel is it's own thing with some unique features that might be nice to know about, instead of having to remember which number truck is a snorkel.

Date: 02/06/2018
Time: 10:01
Location: Greenwich Ave & South State St
District: SFD
Battalion: Southend
Channel: Tac 1
Weather: 28 & Mostly Cloudy
Units: SPD: 11630 (X/D), 2A53, 1A20, 1C19, 1D26, 4A31, 8S1 (Patrol Sergeant), TE1 (Traffic Sergeant)
          SFD: E2, R1
          SEMS: M1
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initially reported by SPD as a medical call with no details. This turned out to be a motor vehicle collision between a cement mixer and a bucket truck that had the boom in the air. Worker in bucket was ejected but was caught by his harness. Prolonged road closure due to investigation by OSHA.

Date: 02/06/2018
Time: 10:01
Location: Greenwich Ave & South State St
District: SFD
Battalion: Southend
Channel: Tac 1
Weather: 28 & Mostly Cloudy
Units: SPD: 11630 (X/D), 2A53, 1A20, 1C19, 1D26, 4A31, 8S1 (Patrol Sergeant), TE1 (Traffic Sergeant)
          SFD: E2, R1
          SEMS: M1
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initially reported by SPD as a medical call with no details. This turned out to be a motor vehicle collision between a cement mixer and a bucket truck that had the boom in the air. Worker in bucket was ejected but was caught by his harness. Prolonged road closure due to investigation by OSHA.

Date: 02/06/2018
Time: 10:01
Location: Greenwich Ave & South State St
District: SFD
Battalion: Southend
Channel: Tac 1
Weather: 28 & Mostly Cloudy
Units: SPD: 11630 (X/D), 2A53, 1A20, 1C19, 1D26, 4A31, 8S1 (Patrol Sergeant), TE1 (Traffic Sergeant)
          SFD: E2, R1
          SEMS: M1
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initially reported by SPD as a medical call with no details. This turned out to be a motor vehicle collision between a cement mixer and a bucket truck that had the boom in the air. Worker in bucket was ejected but was caught by his harness. Prolonged road closure due to investigation by OSHA.

Wow, 
 
The Mack is still running Strong? Its been over 10 years since I was in town. Thanks for the Information. 
 
Tom Tisano JR.

 
SFD has Truck 1 which is a Seagrave Tower Ladder and Truck 2 which is a Sutphen Tower. T45 in Belltown  is a Mack Tower Ladder. 
 
Springdale used to run a Snorkel as T56 but that has been gone for years. For the real history buffs SFD used to have a Snorkel assigned as Truck 4 but that has not been a front line company for many years and the current reserve Truck 4 is not a Snorkel. 

 
SFD has Truck 1 which is a Seagrave Tower Ladder and Truck 2 which is a Sutphen Tower. T45 in Belltown  is a Mack Tower Ladder. 
 
Springdale used to run a Snorkel as T56 but that has been gone for years. For the real history buffs SFD used to have a Snorkel assigned as Truck 4 but that has not been a front line company for many years and the current reserve Truck 4 is not a Snorkel. 

Englewood Cliffs Fire Dept was dispatched for odor of burning electrical  in a home on my block this morning EC 9 & EC2 took in the Call  I was on the way out but snapped a quick picture The New Engine (EC 1 ) is almost ready to go in service Issue with a dishwasher was the outcome texting with one of the members is good thing : )

Date: 01/14/2018
Time: 18:37
Location: 136 Woodside Green (Summer St side)
District: Stamford
Battalion: Woodside
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: 17 & Clear
Units: SFD: E5,E1,E9,E2 (RIT),T1,R1,U4 (Deputy Chief) U6 (Safety),U1 (Chief / IC),U11 (Assistant Chief),U122 (Mechanic/MSU),FM103 (C&O),FM101 (C&O)
          SEMS: M5,M901 (Supervisor)
          SPD: 2C42,2B24,2B35,1C291,1B14,3D16,4A58,8S2 (Sergeant)
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Multiple calls for smoke coming from apartment, unknown if occupied, other residents self evacuating. Callers reported smoke on 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors. R1 declared working fire. U1 confirmed this as a basement fire. Police had to shut down Summer St near Ridgeway Shopping Center due to hose line across street. 

Date: 01/14/2018
Time: 18:37
Location: 136 Woodside Green (Summer St side)
District: Stamford
Battalion: Woodside
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: 17 & Clear
Units: SFD: E5,E1,E9,E2 (RIT),T1,R1,U4 (Deputy Chief) U6 (Safety),U1 (Chief / IC),U11 (Assistant Chief),U122 (Mechanic/MSU),FM103 (C&O),FM101 (C&O)
          SEMS: M5,M901 (Supervisor)
          SPD: 2C42,2B24,2B35,1C291,1B14,3D16,4A58,8S2 (Sergeant)
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Multiple calls for smoke coming from apartment, unknown if occupied, other residents self evacuating. Callers reported smoke on 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors. R1 declared working fire. U1 confirmed this as a basement fire. Police had to shut down Summer St near Ridgeway Shopping Center due to hose line across street. 

Date: 12/31/2017 (New Year's Eve)
Time: 19:48
Location: 21 Hazel St (2 1/2 Wood)
District: Stamford
Battalion: Westside
Channel:Ground 1
Weather: 13 & Clear
Units: SFD: E3,E2,E5,E1 (RIT), T3,R1,U4 (IC), U1 (Chief), U11 (Asst Chief), E8 (2nd Alarm), U8 (Safety), FM108 (C&O), U7 (Safety), U6 (Safety Chief)
          SEMS: M3,M1,M901 (Supervisor)
          SPD: 1A20,1C45,1D26,1B19,8S1 (Sergeant), 8S3 (Sergeant)
Writer:  AFS1970
Description:
19:49 Initial report of basement fire, visible flames and smoke.
19:50 2nd report of house fire. U1 & U11 responded quickly.
19:51 E3 reports smoke showing on arrival, then transmits WORKING FIRE
19:52 U4 Requests Fire Marshal
19:53 EMS Dispatched (M3)
20:00 Additional Engine (E8) special called (Technical 2nd Alarm).
20:15 First PAR is All Hands Working. C1 ordered the callback of an additional deputy chief (C5) to back fill city wide tour commander.
20:24 Red Cross DART Requested for victim relocation.
20:38 Recall Transmitted, E8 & M1 released, MARC discontinued.

For scanner listening there are a couple of other things that may help.
 
SFD Chiefs are Car/Unit 1, Car/Unit 2, Car/Unit 11
SFD Duty Deputy Chief is Car/Unit 4
SFD Safety Officers are Car/Unit 6, Car/Unit 7, Car/Unit 8
 
SFD Fire Marshals are all three digit numbers from 101-112
Long Ridge has a Fire Marshal unit 710
 
SFD Mechanics are 121-123
 
VFD officers are three digits units the first number of which matches the apparatus. Glenbrook has cars for chief & assistant Chief. Belltown & Springdale have cars for their chiefs. Most of the time other officers responding are in personal vehicles, but some officers will use these number if they are in a utility.
 
Glenbrook: 311 (Chief), 312 (Asst Chief), 313 (Captain), 314 (Captain), 315 (Lieut), 316 (Lieut), 317 (Lieut)
Belltown: 411 (Chief), 412 (Asst Chief), 413 (Captain), 414 (Captain), 415 (Lieut), 416 (Lieut), 418 (Safety)
Springdale: 511 (Chief), 512 (Asst Chief), 513 (Captain), 514 (Lieut), 515 (Lieut), 516 (Lieut)
Turn of River: 611 (Chief), 612 (Asst Chief), 613 (Captain), 614 (Captain), 615 (Lieut), 616 (Lieut), 617 (Lieut), 618 (Safety), 620 (EMS Off.)
Long Ridge: 711 (Chief), 712 (Asst Chief), 713 (Captain), 714 (Lieut), 715 (Lieut), 716 (Lieut)
 
When a VFD station is alerted it is generally up to them what to take. Based on crew & driver availability. So you may hear some occasional odd responses like trucks going on medicals or utilities to car accidents.
 
Also there is a wide disparity in what is called a rescue. R1 & R66 are heavy rescues. R44 is a medium rescue. R77 is a light rescue (with only 2 seats). R54 is really kind of halfway between a utility and a rescue but carries no extrication equipment.

NYPD has almost every kind of vehicle. They use scooters, they hade Cushman trikes for a long time. It is not unusual to see a 15 passenger van being used to transport foot patrol officers. They are very divers and innovative in vehicle deployment.

Date: 12/21/2017
Time: 10:59
Location: 65 Victory St
District: SFD
Battalion: Westside
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: 34 & Sunny
Units: SFD: E3,E2,E1,E4 (RIT),T3,U4 (IC),U6 (Safety),FM108 (C&O),C1 (Chief),C11 (Asst Chief)
          SPD: 1C45,1B41,1A20,1D19,2A32,2C52
          SEMS: M5
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Multiple calls for fire on 2nd floor of multi family house. PD unit on scene confirmed smoke from back door on 2nd floor. T3 arrived and reported smoke condition. U4 established command and transmitted working fire at 11:06. Recall transmitted at 11:20.

I think FDNY also considered fire assist rescue team,until they realized it would be F.A.R.T......

I will try, but I am not the best expert in some of these subjects.
Organization largely depends on who you talk to and what source you use. However per the city charger there is one fire department. This despite the fact that there are still six fire departments. 
 
Stamford has 1 Chief, 2 Assistant Chiefs (one being selected at least partially by the VFD's and serving as Chief of Volunteers), Then various line and staff officers. There is 1 Deputy Chief on each shift & either a Captain or Lieutenant on every SFD apparatus all of which have 4 man crews.
The five existing SFD stations all remain as is, although over the years some redeployments have been made. 
 
Station 1 (Central) houses Engine 1 & Truck 1 
Station 2 (South End) houses Engine 2, Truck 2 & Haz Mat 1 & 2
Station 3 (West Side) houses Engine 3 & Truck 3, as well as SEMS Medic 1
Station 4 (East Side) houses Engine 4
Station 5 (Woodside) houses Engine 5 & Rescue 1 (formerly at Station 1)
 
The five VFD stations are all still there although with various staffing solutions, currently Belltown is the only fully volunteer station. Long Ridge still has career firefighters who work for the company and are not part of SFD.
 
Glenbrook houses SFD Engine 6 (formerly at Station 1), then Engine 32, Engine 34, Truck 31 & Utility 35 as well as SEMS Medic 2 (Day shift only)
Belltown houses Engine 41, Engine 42, Truck 45, Rescue 44 & Utility 40
Springdale houses SFD Engine 7, Engine 52, Rescue 54 & Utility 55
Turn of River Station 1 houses SFD Engine 8, Engine 62, Engine 64, Truck 67, Rescue 66, Tanker 68, Utility 60, Utility 61 & Utility 69
Turn of River Station 2 houses SFD Engine 9, Engine 63 (temporarily relocated to Long Ridge #2)
Long Ridge Station 1 houses Engine 71, Engine 73, Rescue 77, Tanker 78 & Utility 75
Long Ridge Station 2 houses Engine 74 (currently using E63) & Engine 72 (Reserve)
 
SFD sends some type of response on the initial alarm in all districts, VFD's can cancel these units if they have staffed & equipped apparatus responding, although I have only heard this done on still alarms. On full boxes it is common to respond with any extra apparatus and wait for someone on scene to adjust incoming response. SFD recently adjusted several responses to better deploy and utilize their rigs, which applies citywide. There are some slight differences in the VFD stations but for the most part the VFD is dispatched along with the standard SFD response for the call type. 
 
There seem to be Utilities responding on a lot of calls, but most of those are medicals where the utility can do the same thing as an Engine or Truck. I know that one challenge to getting larger apparatus on the road is driver training. For quite a while in what were the combination houses there was no urgency for volunteers to become drivers because the career members would drive. Ultimately this has proven to be a problem as stations have transitioned to fully staffed SFD rigs as well as irregularly staffed volunteer rigs. 
 
There is what can be called a pilot program that so far is only running in Belltown, where volunteers can staff a rig with a full crew and they will be listed as staffed & equipped at the dispatch center and we will dispatch them citywide based on location. This has so far not been extended to any of the other VFD's, although it seems to have proven to be a success in Belltown. 
 
I hope this helped. Although it is hard to discuss the current state of any fire department without at least some elements of both the past and the future. 

I will try, but I am not the best expert in some of these subjects.
Organization largely depends on who you talk to and what source you use. However per the city charger there is one fire department. This despite the fact that there are still six fire departments. 
 
Stamford has 1 Chief, 2 Assistant Chiefs (one being selected at least partially by the VFD's and serving as Chief of Volunteers), Then various line and staff officers. There is 1 Deputy Chief on each shift & either a Captain or Lieutenant on every SFD apparatus all of which have 4 man crews.
The five existing SFD stations all remain as is, although over the years some redeployments have been made. 
 
Station 1 (Central) houses Engine 1 & Truck 1 
Station 2 (South End) houses Engine 2, Truck 2 & Haz Mat 1 & 2
Station 3 (West Side) houses Engine 3 & Truck 3, as well as SEMS Medic 1
Station 4 (East Side) houses Engine 4
Station 5 (Woodside) houses Engine 5 & Rescue 1 (formerly at Station 1)
 
The five VFD stations are all still there although with various staffing solutions, currently Belltown is the only fully volunteer station. Long Ridge still has career firefighters who work for the company and are not part of SFD.
 
Glenbrook houses SFD Engine 6 (formerly at Station 1), then Engine 32, Engine 34, Truck 31 & Utility 35 as well as SEMS Medic 2 (Day shift only)
Belltown houses Engine 41, Engine 42, Truck 45, Rescue 44 & Utility 40
Springdale houses SFD Engine 7, Engine 52, Rescue 54 & Utility 55
Turn of River Station 1 houses SFD Engine 8, Engine 62, Engine 64, Truck 67, Rescue 66, Tanker 68, Utility 60, Utility 61 & Utility 69
Turn of River Station 2 houses SFD Engine 9, Engine 63 (temporarily relocated to Long Ridge #2)
Long Ridge Station 1 houses Engine 71, Engine 73, Rescue 77, Tanker 78 & Utility 75
Long Ridge Station 2 houses Engine 74 (currently using E63) & Engine 72 (Reserve)
 
SFD sends some type of response on the initial alarm in all districts, VFD's can cancel these units if they have staffed & equipped apparatus responding, although I have only heard this done on still alarms. On full boxes it is common to respond with any extra apparatus and wait for someone on scene to adjust incoming response. SFD recently adjusted several responses to better deploy and utilize their rigs, which applies citywide. There are some slight differences in the VFD stations but for the most part the VFD is dispatched along with the standard SFD response for the call type. 
 
There seem to be Utilities responding on a lot of calls, but most of those are medicals where the utility can do the same thing as an Engine or Truck. I know that one challenge to getting larger apparatus on the road is driver training. For quite a while in what were the combination houses there was no urgency for volunteers to become drivers because the career members would drive. Ultimately this has proven to be a problem as stations have transitioned to fully staffed SFD rigs as well as irregularly staffed volunteer rigs. 
 
There is what can be called a pilot program that so far is only running in Belltown, where volunteers can staff a rig with a full crew and they will be listed as staffed & equipped at the dispatch center and we will dispatch them citywide based on location. This has so far not been extended to any of the other VFD's, although it seems to have proven to be a success in Belltown. 
 
I hope this helped. Although it is hard to discuss the current state of any fire department without at least some elements of both the past and the future. 

Date: 12/16/2017
Time: 20:58
Location: 33 Grenhart Rd (Between I95 S/B off ramp and on ramps for Exit 6)
District: Stamford
Battalion: Westside
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: Cloudy & 33
Units: SFD: E3,E5,E1,E2 (RIT),T3,R1,U4(IC),U8(Safety),E9(2nd Alarm/Water Supply),U121 (Mechanic), C1 (Chief), FM107 (C&O),FM110 (C&O)
          SEMS: M1, M901 (Supervisor)
          SPD: 8S1 (Sergeant),1A20,1B27,2A21,2A32,2B35,2C42,3B22
          RELOCATIONS: E6 (From Glenbrook FD to Stamford 1Co), E8 (From Turn of River Station 1 to Stamford 5Co)
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initial calls for smoke coming from a house, multiple calls received while units were en route. E3 arrived on scene and confirmed heavy smoke condition and declared a working fire. U4 special called E9 above the 1st alarm for water supply. C1 arrived on scene and reported fire was in a welding shop with multiple acetylene cylinders involved in the fire. Stamford police blocking streets in area. State Police notified due to proximity to I95.
 
A short time later an automatic alarm in a high rise hotel a few blocks away took more units. A second call giving a different address for the hotel briefly became a third incident and reported smoke on a higher floor. Even when these were confirmed as the same location units were still tied up investigating the odor of smoke which was determined to be from the original fire. 

Date: 12/16/2017
Time: 20:58
Location: 33 Grenhart Rd (Between I95 S/B off ramp and on ramps for Exit 6)
District: Stamford
Battalion: Westside
Channel: Ground 1
Weather: Cloudy & 33
Units: SFD: E3,E5,E1,E2 (RIT),T3,R1,U4(IC),U8(Safety),E9(2nd Alarm/Water Supply),U121 (Mechanic), C1 (Chief), FM107 (C&O),FM110 (C&O)
          SEMS: M1, M901 (Supervisor)
          SPD: 8S1 (Sergeant),1A20,1B27,2A21,2A32,2B35,2C42,3B22
          RELOCATIONS: E6 (From Glenbrook FD to Stamford 1Co), E8 (From Turn of River Station 1 to Stamford 5Co)
Writer:  AFS1970

Description: Initial calls for smoke coming from a house, multiple calls received while units were en route. E3 arrived on scene and confirmed heavy smoke condition and declared a working fire. U4 special called E9 above the 1st alarm for water supply. C1 arrived on scene and reported fire was in a welding shop with multiple acetylene cylinders involved in the fire. Stamford police blocking streets in area. State Police notified due to proximity to I95.
 
A short time later an automatic alarm in a high rise hotel a few blocks away took more units. A second call giving a different address for the hotel briefly became a third incident and reported smoke on a higher floor. Even when these were confirmed as the same location units were still tied up investigating the odor of smoke which was determined to be from the original fire. 

Not trying to sound like a d**k, but either;
Remove the lights and get over it, leave them in and don't use them or become an officer in a VAC/FD that will allow you to use them. 
 
It's hard enough to get people to pull over for marked emergency vehicles (i.e. Police cars, fire apparatus, ambulances). 
 
I'm aware that other states allow the use of RLS. In some areas, I could see the benefits. However, in the metro NY area, not so much. 
 
I'm sure you spent lots of money on your lights and equipment. Perhaps you could sell them to try and recoup some of your money? 
 
Either way, best of luck to you and happy holidays. 

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