F.D.N.Y.

[Guest]

[quote name='fdrp142' post='157333' date='Oct 21 2007, 07:08 ']and Ten house's memorial[/quote]





awsome memorial!! that is the first time i have seen it up close

[Guest]

Does anyone have a pic of L-132 front, I would like to make a profile pic out of it. Thank you for any help.



[quote name='DFFD02' post='121040' date='Jun 20 2007, 20:11 ']Tower ladder 1



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[Brad Street]

L-132 Front View.

[Guest]

Those memorial plaques are amazing! Quick question, what exactly are Rescue Medics in FDNY? I've never heard the term before, just curious....

[Guest]

[quote name='gesfirephoto' post='160239' date='Nov 2 2007, 01:26 ']Quick question, what exactly are Rescue Medics in FDNY? I've never heard the term before, just curious....[/quote]





A New Kind of Paramedic

52 EMS members become certified rescue medics





No space is too tight, too high or too arduous for a new highly-trained group of paramedics in the EMS Command.



Since January, 52 rescue medics trained in special operations have been saving lives like never before, by treating patients before extrication from confined spaces.





A rescue medic treats a man who fell into a hole on a fuel barge on January 23 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Rescue medics spend nearly one month training at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island. They study everything from collapse rescue to high angle procedures.



“In any job, seconds count,” said Chief of Department Salvatore Cassano. “So the rescue medics’ highly-specialized training enables them to provide extraordinary care more quickly to victims and, therefore, save more lives.”



In January, a team of rescue medics were called to the Brooklyn Navy Yard when a ship worker fell into a hole on a fuel barge. The medics made contact with the victim and worked with SOC firefighters to perform a high-angle rescue in the 18-inch wide hole.



“Their skills were critical that day,” said Chief of EMS Command John Peruggia. “All these members are bringing pre-hospital care to the landscape of an urban battlefield.”



To be certified as a rescue paramedic, EMS members must complete nearly one month of training at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island. This includes 40 hours studying collapse rescue, 40 hours of confined space rescue, 40 hours in combined trench and high angle procedures, and 24 hours studying ‘crush medicine.’ They also receive advanced Haz-Mat training.



Upon completion of their training, rescue paramedics are able to intubate a victim in a narrow crawl space, work in harnesses and protective masks, rappel from ropes and operate among debris.



“People think you run in a hole and pull someone out, yet it’s so much more complex than that,” said Rescue Paramedic Lenore O’Neill, a seven-year veteran. “I always wanted to get involved in rescue operations. It feels good to make a difference.”



The first rescue paramedic class graduated in late 2006 and members began being dispatched earlier this year from EMS Stations 10, 20, 57, 46 and 23.



The training is funded through a grant provided by U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2005 Assistance to Firefighter Program.

[Guest]

This sounds very interesting to me. Does anyone know if the FDNY plans to make more Recue Medics? Or does the FDNY want alll Paramedics to finishing the Rescue Medics school? Are they on special ambulances like the Haz-Tac ones?

Thanks

[Guest]

One ALS Haztac bus from each boro was converted into a Rescue Medic. The Rescue Medics such as 12-Rescue in Manhattan are still ALS Haztac units.



They are in the process of getting new ambulance for the haztac and rescue medic units.



I don't see any more rescue medic units coming online anytime soon.

[anesti]

hazmat 1 with out markings any reason why? at the marathon today

[Guest]

[quote name='anesti' post='160984' date='Nov 4 2007, 18:54 ']hazmat 1 with out markings any reason why? at the marathon today[/quote]



HM 1 on "the down low"??? National Security? Maybe new lettering?

[Marc]

[quote name='anesti' post='160984' date='Nov 4 2007, 18:54 ']hazmat 1 with out markings any reason why? at the marathon today[/quote]



<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Very interesting!

[FDNY 10-75]

Woah!



What is the rig in front of HM1...?

[anesti]

[quote name='FDNY 10-75' post='161014' date='Nov 4 2007, 20:29 ']Woah!



What is the rig in front of HM1...?[/quote]





they were using the spare second piece couldnt get a clear shot of it due to manhattan ped traffic and car traffic

[hp1530]

Maybe HM1 was due for a repaint? Looks like one of the compartment doors just got replaced (or the striping came off).

[Guest]

I think it's being re-lettered..



OR



did they get another NEW HM truck. HM 2? Maybe

[Guest]

[quote name='JFong' post='161043' date='Nov 4 2007, 21:16 ']Maybe HM1 was due for a repaint? Looks like one of the compartment doors just got replaced (or the striping came off).[/quote]



JFong i believe that compt. that your describing is actually where "FIRE" goes

[FDNY 10-75]

It also looks like they changed the wheel or removed the wheel cover on the driver side front wheel since delivery.



[url="http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e288.htm"]http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e288.htm[/url]



This is very strange. Any FDNY guys have any clues?

[Guest]

Mike, oh where art thou? <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hail.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[hp1530]

[quote name='FDNY 10-75' post='161065' date='Nov 4 2007, 19:49 ']It also looks like they changed the wheel or removed the wheel cover on the driver side front wheel since delivery.



[url="http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e288.htm"]http://fdnytrucks.com/files/html/queens/e288.htm[/url]



This is very strange. Any FDNY guys have any clues?[/quote]



Looks like they had a wheel simulator on the front wheel. Might have came off or the shops never put it back on after a tire change. I recall seeing the Pierce 2nd unit missing its front wheel cover awhile back.

[FDNY 10-75]

I was told that they were using a spare the day before and it broke down, so rather than use another spare, they opted to get their rig back from the shops and have them re-do the lettering at another time. Why it was in the shops to be re-lettered, I don't know.

[Guest]

[quote name='FDNY 10-75' post='161127' date='Nov 5 2007, 09:15 ']I was told that they were using a spare the day before and it broke down, so rather than use another spare, they opted to get their rig back from the shops and have them re-do the lettering at another time. Why it was in the shops to be re-lettered, I don't know.[/quote]



Maybe getting similar lettering to the Rescues. Color wise?