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The updates deal more with terms and stuff not so much as the 10-code numbers. The Feds did drop some of the requirments to get rid of 10-codes and is allowing them in some cases.

I having been going over the New ICS book FDNY has issued. With it some terms have changed. Here is what I can figure out so far: Comm Cord = Rescources Unit Leader Command Post company = Lobby Control Unit Safety Cord = Safety Officer

10-76 Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Building A High-Rise Building includes all buildings 75 feet or more in height. A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire in a high-rise commercial building requires a total response of the following units: 4 - Engine companies 1 - Field Communications Unit (FCU) 4 - Ladder companies 1 - Mask Service Unit (MSU) 4 - Battalion Chiefs 1 - Safety Operating Battalion 1 - Deputy Chief 1 - Rescue Operations Battalion 1 - Rescue company 1 - Safety Officer (5th due Battalion Chief) 1 - Squad company 1 - High-Rise Support Unit 1 - CFR-D Engine company 1 - Tactical Support Unit (TSU) 1 - FAST Unit 1 - RAC 1 - Lobby Control Unit 1 - Public Information Officer EMS resources assigned on a 10-76 include: 1 - Division Captain 2 - Conditions Officers 1 - BLS ambulances 1 - ALS ambulance 10-76 / 2nd Alarm Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Building A High-Rise Building includes all buildings 75 feet or more in height. A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire in a high-rise commercial building requires, in addition to the units assigned on a 10-76, a total response of the following units: 1 - Deputy Chief 3 - Battalion Chiefs 3rd Battalion Chief assigned on the second alarm is designated Resource Unit Leader 4 - Engine companies 2 - Ladder companies 1 - Rescue company 1 - Satellite Unit Additional EMS resources assigned on a 10-76/Second Alarm include: 1 - Deputy Chief 1 - Division Captain 1 - Conditions Officer 1 - Haz-Tac Officer 3 - BLS ambulances 1 - ALS ambulance 1 - Major Emergency Response Vehicle 1 - Logistical Support Unit 1 - Mobile Respiratory Treatment Unit Upon transmission of a 10-76 / Second Alarm, the appropriate Battalion Chief shall be designated Air Recon Chief and shall respond in accordance with policy and procedures. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10-77 Notification of a Fire in a High-Rise Multiple Dwelling High-Rise Building includes all buildings 75 feet or more in height. A notification signal transmitted when, in the judgment of the Incident Commander, conditions indicate a fire in a High-Rise Multiple Dwelling requires a total response of the following units: 4 - Engine companies 1 - FAST Unit 4 - Ladder companies 1 - CFR-D Engine company 3 - Battalion Chiefs Field Communications Unit 1 - Deputy Chief Safety Operating Battalion 1 - Rescue company Rescue Operations Battalion 1 - Squad company 1 - Safety Officer (4th due Battalion Chief) A Second alarm after the 10-77 signal will cause response of the following units: 4 - Engine companies Mask Service Unit 2 - Ladder companies RAC Unit 2 - Battalion Chief 1st Battalion Chief assigned on the second alarm is designated Resource Unit Leader Satellite Unit Tac Unit High Rise Unit Photo Unit Upon transmission of a 10-77 / Second Alarm, the appropriate Battalion Chief shall be designated Air Recon Chief and shall respond in accordance with policy and procedures.

10-70 Water Supply Is Required A notification that the first arriving engine does NOT have a positive water source. Examples include: 1. Dead or Frozen Hydrant 2. Unable to Access a Hydrant 3. Unable to Hookup to a Hydrant 4. Insufficient Hydrant Pressure The second arriving engine will be designated the “Water Resource Unit” and must be prepared to initiate water supply operations compatible with conditions encountered at the scene. Their primary objective is to assist the first arriving engine to obtain a positive water source. Options include: In-Line Pumping Water Relay When signal 10-70 is transmitted the Dispatcher shall: Notify the second arriving engine that they are designated as the Water Resource Unit. Notify the IC of the identity of the designated Water Resource Unit

10-60: Major Emergency Response Signal 10-60 provides the response of an Enhanced 2nd Alarm and is transmitted for a major collapse, airplane crash, (EXCEPT AIRPORT CRASH BOXES 37 – LAGUARDIA, AND 269 – KENNEDY AIRPORT), train derailment, or similar emergency with the potential for multiple casualties. The total response will be: 8 - Engine Companies 4 - Ladder Companies 1 - FAST Unit 2 - Collapse Rescue Task Forces 6 - Battalion Chiefs 2 - SOC Support Ladder Companies 3rd Due Battalion Chief is designated Safety Officer 6th Due Battalion Chief is designated Resource Unit Leader 2 - Deputy Chiefs SOC Logistics Support Van Squad 1 with Technical Response Vehicle SOC Compressor Truck 1 Additional Squad Company 1 - Satellite Unit Tactical Support Unit Field Communications Unit Rescue Operations Battalion Recuperation and Care (RAC) Unit Haz-Mat Battalion Mobile Command Center Safety Operating Battalion Public Information Officer EMS resources assigned on a 10-60 include: 1 - EMS Division Chief 1 - EMS Deputy Chief 2 - EMS Division Captains 3 - EMS Conditions Officers 1 - Haz-Tac Officer 2 - ALS Ambulance 4 - BLS Ambulances 1 - OMA Response Physician 1 - Logistical Support Unit (LSU) 1 - Major Emergency Response Vehicle (MERV) 1 - Mobile Respiratory Treatment Unit (MRTU) Upon transmission of a 10-60, the appropriate Battalion Chief shall be designated Air Recon Chief and shall respond in accordance with Department policy and procedures. Following the transmission of a 10-60, the incident will be upgraded to a Second Alarm, and the remainder of the total response shall be provided.

FDNY has been working on a new Aerial ladder for sometime now. Word is that they have come up with a new Aerial Ladder which will have a removable tip. The tip of the ladder will have a section that can be removed and changed. Currently if an aerial is subjected to a fire, it will have to be replaced. With the new system, they will only replace the tip. This will create a cost savings and get rigs back into service faster. Keep an eye out for this in the future. From Press Release 4/14/05? Removeable Aerial Ladder Tip Seagrave is offering a 4-1/2-foot removeable tip on the fly section of its 500-pound 100- foot Force ladder, 250-pound 100-foot Patriot, and 500-pound 75-foot Meanstick, for easy and less expensive repair or replacement. Rather than remove the entire ladder from the truck for repair, the removeable tip allows the end 4-1/2-foot section, which typically receives the most damage from heat-induced stresses, denting and structural damage, to be easily removed by taking out only two lower bolts behind the fold-down steps and unhooking the top portion. The unique fastening method keeps all fasteners from protruding into the ladder handrail and rung areas. Seagrave’s removeable aerial ladder tip is longer than other manufacturer’s to allow a greater chance of repairing the entire damage because of the extra length. A New York version with a 7-foot 4-inch tip will also be available. Seagrave will refurbish existing ladders to install removeable tips if the customer desires.

Well it's here and everyone is getting it. FDNY tested GPS out sometime back on EMS units and some Engines, they tracked the movments of the units to check the reception. Well it worked and the installed GPS in all EMS units on Staten Island and now are going citywide. Well now they are doing it on all fire units. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR- 121-06 April 19, 2006 MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND FIRE COMMISSIONER SCOPPETTA ANNOUNCE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM IN ALL AMBULANCES AND FDNY APPARATUS High-Tech System Will Allow for More Accurate Dispatching of EMS and Fire Resources using Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Technology to Track Real-Time Movement of Ambulances, Engines, Ladder Trucks, Rescue Companies and Battalion Vehicles Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta today announced that all New York City ambulances and Fire Department apparatus including engines, ladder trucks, rescue companies and battalion vehicles will be equipped with the Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system by the end of the summer. AVL utilizes Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) technology to track the real-time movements of any equipped vehicle, helping dispatchers more accurately deploy emergency resources. AVL began in September 2005 as a pilot program with five engine companies on Staten Island and FDNY EMS units on Staten Island and in Southern Brooklyn. Under the system, EMS response times to the most serious medical emergencies (Segments 1-3) were reduced by 33 seconds. By June 30, all City ambulances participating in the 911 system will be fully equipped with AVL. Implementation of the system in all fire apparatus will be completed by the end of the summer. In total, 1,565 Fire and EMS vehicles throughout the City will be equipped with AVL at a cost of nearly $50 million. “In an emergency, every second counts,” said Mayor Bloomberg. “That’s why the AVL technology we’ve piloted on Fire Department vehicles is so promising. In ambulances alone, response times to the most serious medical emergencies have decreased by more than half a minute – a lifetime if you’re experiencing a heart attack or other serious condition. By providing our dispatchers with a real-time ‘picture’ of where resources are located, we’ll get help where it’s needed more quickly and efficiently. This is a great investment in the health and safety of all New Yorkers.” “As a result of this new technology we have already experienced a 33-second decrease in response times to the most serious calls within the initial AVL areas,” said Commissioner Scoppetta. “In an emergency, seconds can mean the difference between life and death. We are confident that this new technology will provide our dispatchers with the most accurate unit location information, even as ambulances travel through tunnels, under highways and between skyscrapers.” Currently, EMS Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) recommends the best EMS unit to deploy based on where ambulances are assigned throughout the City. However, because ambulances are not dispatched from a central location and are able to move within their response areas – AVL is invaluable in providing a real-time update of where resources are actually located. Combined with CAD, AVL is a powerful tool that creates a visual map of where emergency resources are located and their movements. Using a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting the earth, the AVL system combines GPS technology and street-level mapping to pinpoint the longitude, latitude and course direction of any equipped vehicle. Improvements in EMS response times under AVL have been significant. Prior to AVL, during an average four-month period the response time to the most serious life-threatening emergencies (Segment 1-3) was 6 minutes and 55 seconds. After the implementation of AVL, during the same four-month period in the same response areas, the average response time was reduced to 6 minutes and 22 seconds – a 33 second decrease. Implementation of AVL on fire apparatus began on Monday will be completed by the end of the summer. All engine, ladder and rescue companies and battalion vehicles throughout the five boroughs will be equipped with the system by the end of the summer. By June 30, 798 ambulances citywide – including voluntary hospital ambulances – will be dispatched under the new system. AVL is currently installed on 277 ambulances in Staten Island, Brooklyn and parts of Queens.

You can goto http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ and click on Find applications. I can't get in now to get the direct link to the info

I will tell you that we have a long way to go when it comes to Brush fires. Many times guys would give up the brunker pants at these jobs, which now is a big no no. Now with the addition of the harness and ropes it's even more stuff these guys have to drag around on these fires. Would be nice if there was other gear availble and newer tactics. I have seen fires where they droped 4 Engines and the satellite hose bed and never made it to the fire. So Camp crew? Is that like the Boy Scouts? Water Tender? Hum sounds like the RAC unit, does if also have the cookies?

Yes you take both and pay for both. You will fill out most paperwork twice even the anwser sheet at the test. If you don't do this and the Dept or some court shuts down the promo then you are out of luck. My brother is on the list now for FF and wait to go. I have tried to talk him into going into EMS, by working his job now he get nothing towards his future. If he went to EMS at least he could start his pension time. He would still get hired open competative but atleast have some time in the pension system

One big advantage to becoming an EMT first is that you get your pension started. So you can start your pension and then get hired as a FF and have some money in your pension. Sort of like being a cop first but the time doesn't count for anything.

It's the same thing as the open competitive exam.. There are some rules to it, such as you have to be Civil Service not provisonal. What is it that you want to know?

There are several FDNY Brush Units stationed around the city. If you take a look at FDNY Trucks you can see some of them, there are also some on my site. Governers Island has one BFU 1 @ E164 BFU 2 @ E166 BFU 3 @ E156 BFU 4 @ E154 BFU 5 @ E161 BFU 6 @ E321 BFU 7 @ E266 BFU 8 @ E97 As far as the Vollys responding, the Queens job was in thier area.

Engines are CFR-D only. Carry backboard, defib, o2 and first aid kit. Calls come in from 911 and go to NYPD who will take the info and enter it into the CAD system. Depending on the call type it will get routed to FD and EMS. FD's CAD system will take the info and a unit will be dispatched. The caller then talks to EMS who will interview the caller and provide pre-hospital care instructions. EMS will then dispatch an ambulance depending on info. They may also downgrade or upgrade the call. If the call is downgraded to a type which doesn't need an Engine then a message will go over to cancel the Engine. Upgraded then the CAD will send the info over to FD to assign an Engine. PD responds on most EMS runs, not sure of the entire list. FD gets dispatched a minute or two before EMS because of EMS interviewing the caller and then dispatching the units. The calls that FD goes on are the Segments 1-3 "Life threatening" . The other calls types fall into Segments 4-8. The EMS dispatcher who does the interview will place it into a call type and segment Segments 4-6 are "Non Life Threatening" = Injuries, Sick Segments 7-8 are "Non Emergency" = EDP's Minor injuries, etc

Engine company's will respond to all most all EMS Segments 1-3 with a few exceptions. Some examples are: Segment 1. Arrest and Choke Segment 2. Statep, Cardiac Segment 3. Burn Major, Injury Major, Ped Struck Some calls such as Asthma will get an Engine if the EMSCAD shows "No Units Available" Also any call on a highway that indicates the response of an Engine will also get a Ladder. Trauma (Person Pinned) will get an Engine and Ladder. Sometimes Rescue or Squad depending on location. Drown will get a ton of units. As far as the BS calls yes there are a lot of them. Person calls up and says a car hit me "I just want a report" and the person is not injured. You still get the BLS and Engine. They should have this broken down by Ped Struck, Ped Struck Minor, and Ped Struck Major. Person who is up and walking around and say they are not injured should be the Ped Struck Minor, with a BLS on a non Emergency response. Ped Struck should be for someone up and walking around and says they are injured, BLS only... Ped Struck Major for the person who is still on the ground. You also have a lot of people playing with the system.

They can call you upto the day before. The time frame is very small.

vwwh1, The system you are referring too is exactly what the county is trying to advoid. There are two ways to acomplish what you are thinking of. FDNY EMS has Channel one setup as Citywide (Repeater) and channel two Command (Simplex) both are the same freq. Units on scene switch too channel two and can talk to each other. The IC switchs to channel one and can talk to the dispatcher and units on scene will also hear this. Sounds great right? Problem now is when something goes wrong on scene and units are trying to talk to each other and someone on the other side of the city is talking to the dispatcher now the units can no longer talk. Second system is the Rig repeaters in use today. Fireground radios are setup on the 8 channels. Rig has a lowband radio on 46.26 linked to a UHF repeater. When the repeater is turned on ALL radio traffic on 46.26 gets broadcast over the UHF channel. The FF's talk to each other on simplex and the IC also talks on simplex, but the IC's radio has another PL tone in it. Could be on another channel, Zone B, etc. When the IC talks the FF's will hear it but it also keys up the repeater and it goes over 46.26 as well. Sounds great also. However when a FF goes down and now maydays are being giving, some dept is sending out tones which now steps all over your maydays. There are many ways around this problem. Have a trunked portable radio in the first due rig. Yes still two portable radios. Have the trunked radio linked into the PA. You can hear 60 calling and walk over to a rig. Have a trunked radio near the pump panel. Pump operator can monitor. How about putting together a command post setup. I see dept's like yonkers and New Rochelle using them. Place the command post board on the first in rig. Then work with the County to come up with a post radio like the one FDNY has started to use. A 40 Watt mobile in a suite case, works very nice. Now the person who is acting as the IC can remove these two items and setup a small and quick command post. These are just some of my ideas.

Fireground communications will not be on the trunked system, that is what the 8 UHF Fireground channels are for. This is done for a few reasons, one main thing is Safety. Less chance for a problem with simplex point to point fireground then someone trying to talk into a repeater system. Each front line unit will have a mobile radio installed by the county. Fireground radios are purchased by the Department not the county. Fireground is on the 8 UHF channels not the trunked system. You can talk from the mobile radio in the rigs. How the trunked portables will be assigned I don't know, that would probaly be up to the Depts needs. Yes there is a need for two radios. One of the problems now is that too much fireground stuff goes over 46.26 and clogs it up. Fireground goes on the 8 uhf and communications with 60 and incomming units goes over the trunked. This is the way most departments work, Aides would come in handy in these situations. The aide monitors the trunked radio and talks with 60 and the chief/IC talks on Fireground with the members. Last I heard, if a Dept wanted to go out and purchase 20 portables to be used on the trunked system, 60 might not allow them on the system. If you ended up with Dept's trying to use the trunked system as a fireground system it will end up causing problems.

MAYDAY TRANSMISSIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER URGENT When a mayday or urgent is transmitted, all H-T traffic ceases except for member transmitting and OIC MAYDAY TRANSMISSIONS (I Owe U My Life) Immediate Collapse Occurred structural collapse Unconscious member Missing member Lost or trapper member MISSING MEMBER MAYDAY INFO Last known location Unit assignment if a detailed member Name of member Assignment of member Radio Equipped? MEMBER TRAPPED OR LOST Number/identity of members involved Location or last reference point Imminent conditions which may impact trapped member URGENT TRANSMISSIONS Back out (interior attack discontinued) Loss of Water ENDANGERING MEMBERS Injury to member: non life threatening requiring medical attention Fear of collapse Exposure: fire entering Feedback assisted rescue: one member place two radios together and keys mike to create feedback. All other switch channels during operation so that only the endanger members radio sounds the feedback

I picked up a pro-97 around XMAS when it was on sale for around $150 I think. Will say that I am very happy with it. Pretty simple if you are suing the PC to program it. For me ALPHA tags are a must. I have NYC Doitt, FDNY EMS and NJSP trunked system in it as well as a few others with no problems. I can hear the NYC stuff up hear in South Westchester and I get the NJSP when I am going to work on the westside highway and even in midtown. Only thing it doesn't do is Digital.

Rescue and Squads have them.

The blankets have been around for some time now. Pretty much they work like an occlusive dressing. If you have a fire condition being fed by high winds, push the heat out into the public hallway, you may not be able to make the fire apartment. This was the case in the rockaway fire recently; windows failed as winds off the ocean pushed the fire out into the hallway. Members using two 2 1/2 hose lines were unable to make it down the hall. So here comes the blanket. Window fails wind is pushing in. Members then drop the blanket from above over the open window. When the wind blows in push's against the blanket and keeps the wind from pushing the fire towards the advancing members. Once the members make it to the fire area and push the heat back to the window, the heat can vent back out because the blanket is only making a one way seal. Problem in the rockaways was, three windows ended up failing in the apartment and one blanket was not enough.

Next set due out near the end of the month.. They will be from a Mt Vernon working fire.

Ok here is another set up and ready to go. View Photos

Dome on the roof of the cab is for a satellite link. It's the same style system you saw on the safety Battalion. FDNY recently signed a contract for these services, see below. FDNY does not have anything remotely capable of tracking FF's such as this. PASS alarms are not linked into any system. BETHESDA, MD (October 12, 2004) - Stratos Global Corp. (TSX: SGB), a leading global communications provider and the world's leading distributor of Inmarsat satellite services, today announced it has been chosen by the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) to provide satellite-based emergency response communications, including vehicular and mobile terminals for the dependable transmission of video and voice communications between on-the-scene responders and headquarters locations. The selection follows Stratos' successful technology demonstration for FDNY's field and command center units. Because they are independent of terrestrial and cellular communications networks, Stratos' satellite-based solutions are particularly advantageous in emergency response situations when traditional technologies may be either unavailable or overwhelmed. FDNY will primarily use the technology to facilitate video conferencing between on-the-scene responders and headquarters personnel. The contract with FDNY includes the purchase of mobile and vehicular satellite terminals using Inmarsat GAN (Global Area Network) technology, video conferencing units, and laptop computers, as well as systems integration and ongoing service. Mobile and vehicular GAN terminals installed in response vehicles are fully integrated with FDNY's command center at MetroTech in Brooklyn. Stratos' partners in this effort include DVLaptop Inc., EMS Technologies, Global Communications Solutions, and LiveWorks Ltd. "Recent events, such as those on September 11, 2001, have demonstrated that traditional land-based and cellular communications networks are not always reliable during an emergency," said Jim Parm, Stratos' president and chief executive officer. "Stratos' satellite-based solutions provide a reliable, go-anywhere technology that can travel to the scene of an emergency and provide emergency response teams with the secure and dependable communications capabilities they require, regardless of the status of terrestrial and cellular networks. "Our technology has proven reliable and effective in the most challenging situations, including with the U.S. military during operations in Iraq," added Parm. "We're pleased to be providing this field-proven communications capability to the Fire Department of the City of New York, and we look forward to working with other federal, state and local agencies on critical applications for homeland security and emergency response." The Inmarsat GAN mobile satellite solution being provided by Stratos uses either a roof-top dome or a lightweight portable antenna, approximately the size of a laptop computer, to provide up to 64 kbps of throughput for Internet and e-mail access, fax, large file transfers, video conferencing and high-resolution image transfer. Users can choose GAN's Mobile ISDN service for quick transfer of large data files or Mobile Packet Data Service (MPDS) for "bursty" data applications, such as Internet and e-mail. GAN coverage is available worldwide, across all major land masses, with the exception of the extreme polar regions.