FDNY Rigs Ordered Out of Service

[senatobiafire704]

I did an EFO paper on appartus replacement a year ago. A 10 year replacement cycle is not that out of the "norm" now for many departments. Much of my research showed that a majority of departments are placing their rigs out of front line service between 7 and 15 years of service. Keep in mind, the departments that I surveyed were way smaller than FDNY, ran a significant amount of fewer calls and operated in much better conditions (weather, roads, traffic, etc.) than FDNY. Kudos to the union for bringing this to light and keeping the members' safety first and foremost. You are right, the bean counters will certainly delay purchasing any new rigs or anything else for that matter until it is basically way past the usable life. From what I learned in my paper, it is drastically cheaper on the tax payers in the long run to rotate these pieces of equipment out of frontline service quicker.