[quote name='edburke' timestamp='1299251307' post='427939']
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.
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Are most of the calls on Long Island EMS related to the shelter and has there ever been a large fire on the island where they have needed additional resources to cross the bridge from Boston or Quincy?
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.
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Are most of the calls on Long Island EMS related to the shelter and has there ever been a large fire on the island where they have needed additional resources to cross the bridge from Boston or Quincy?