I've always been interested to learn more about the volunteer fire companies located within the limits of New York City. It looked like some others might also have had some questions. I decided to post this thread here to save the thread on Rockaway Point's new ladder unit for just photos.
1. How are the vollie houses dispatched? Do they carry tone pagers and do they respond and operate on the same frequency as the FDNY units?
2. Are there training requirements that volunteer members must obtain to be able to ride to calls?
3. Are the volunteer company members permitted to do all the same firefighting activities that FDNY members perform?
4. Is there an association or some other governing body that decides things like equipment standards, unit designations for all the vollie houses in the city?
5. Is there a map that shows each vollie house's first due area?
6. Are they listed on the run card to be sent to greater alarm fires in adjoining neighborhoods (where they are not first due)
If I think of some additional questions, I'll post them.
1. How are the vollie houses dispatched? Do they carry tone pagers and do they respond and operate on the same frequency as the FDNY units?
2. Are there training requirements that volunteer members must obtain to be able to ride to calls?
3. Are the volunteer company members permitted to do all the same firefighting activities that FDNY members perform?
4. Is there an association or some other governing body that decides things like equipment standards, unit designations for all the vollie houses in the city?
5. Is there a map that shows each vollie house's first due area?
6. Are they listed on the run card to be sent to greater alarm fires in adjoining neighborhoods (where they are not first due)
If I think of some additional questions, I'll post them.
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