New Rochelle MSU

[Guest]

Is the New Rochelle new MSU truck in service yet?

And does anyone know which station its going to be housed at?

The pic on the site looks like the truck is complete with stripes and stuff.

[Shantz02 0]

Does this unit have a cascade on it? or is it strickly for transporting extra bottles?

[CAM502 6]

Not sure if it is staying there, but I saw it IFO the Harrison St station on Friday.

[EFD1883 137]

MSU will be station at 3 on North Ave by the High School.

[Shantz02 0]

They have more room in that house? Isnt it a tight fit with 30A2 there? I thought only one of the bays in that house went all the way to the back.

[JM15 386]

Does it have a cascade setup on it?

[EFD1883 137]

They have more room in that house?  Isnt it a tight fit with 30A2 there?  I thought only one of the bays in that house went all the way to the back.

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Yes, it is tight over there with 30A2. Over the winter they took down the wall behind the truck and that gave them more extra room for the MSU. They are going to move E-23 back, put 30A2 in front of the E-23, then move L-13 towards the front of the house, and put the MSU behind L-13. The way they have it now before they recieve the MSU was E-23 towards the front of the house, L-13 towards the back of the house with 30A2 in front of L-13 towards the front of the house. Instead of having the truck and ambulance on the same side with the engine on the other side alone. They are going to have the engine and ambulance on the same side with each other and the truck and MSU with each other on the other side.

Edited June 2, 2006 by EFD1883

[robert benz 344]

yes it has a cascade system on the truck, capable of filling 60 bottles per hour, carries 46 spare cylinders, and will housed at sta 1 until plymo-vent system is upgraded at sta 3

[Ladder44 73]

yes it has a cascade system on the truck, capable of filling 60 bottles per hour, carries 46 spare cylinders, and will housed at sta 1 until plymo-vent system is upgraded at sta 3

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WOW!! thats like 1 bottle per minute!!!!

[robert benz 344]

WOW!! thats like 1 bottle per minute!!!!

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2 bottles at a time flow rate of 1500 cubic inches per minute(that is a standard for scba not to be exceeded), revolve air system, no down time, while 2 are filling 2 more are hooked up and waiting to be filled.

**** 3 min per bottle flow rate, 2 @ a time = min and a half and not all bottles are completly empty when they need refilling, thats how the math works out.

anyway you add it up, it is fast enough

[exmrvfc 0]

Bob,

Who will staff the MSU, the first OT crew that comes in??

[robert benz 344]

Bob,

Who will staff the MSU, the first OT crew that comes in??

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It will be up to the on duty deputy chief. If there are "enough" firefighters (and there never is) to send one member with the unit to the scene or out of town mutual aid, if we have the fire, more than likely, it will be an off duty member recalled.