[quote name='poindexter6' timestamp='1299247031' post='427932']
Ed - Thanks for the info.
I read somewhere about weight restrictions on the bridge to Long Island and that Ladder trucks couldn't cross. Is this still true? How would they get truck companies for fires, if so?
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The bridge is a nightmare. I went over it a few times last July while training new recruits....the road surface is like permanent frost heaves, and the road itself is crumbling in many places. The current SOP is for Ladder 6 to respond to Engine 20's quarters and utilize the Long Island Van (CAD ID LIV20) to go to the firehouse on the island, where they will staff a mid-mount Maxim that was purchased from the Town of Whitman, and placed on the island to address the weight issue on the bridge. If they have a fire out there, there will only be one aerial operating. I don't know if they have a plan to shuttle the other ladder company crews with LIV20 for manpower, but I know I wouldn't want to attempt bringing a ladder over that bridge....hell, I'm scared going over it in an ambulance.
Ed - Thanks for the info.
I read somewhere about weight restrictions on the bridge to Long Island and that Ladder trucks couldn't cross. Is this still true? How would they get truck companies for fires, if so?
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The bridge is a nightmare. I went over it a few times last July while training new recruits....the road surface is like permanent frost heaves, and the road itself is crumbling in many places. The current SOP is for Ladder 6 to respond to Engine 20's quarters and utilize the Long Island Van (CAD ID LIV20) to go to the firehouse on the island, where they will staff a mid-mount Maxim that was purchased from the Town of Whitman, and placed on the island to address the weight issue on the bridge. If they have a fire out there, there will only be one aerial operating. I don't know if they have a plan to shuttle the other ladder company crews with LIV20 for manpower, but I know I wouldn't want to attempt bringing a ladder over that bridge....hell, I'm scared going over it in an ambulance.