FDNY Collapse POD's and High Rise Units

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

I have a few questions about these apparatus:

High Rise Unit:

-What is the High Rise Unit used for,

-When was created,

-How often is it used,

-How many are there,

-What is in them,

-Where is it Stationed

Collapse POD:

-When was created,

-How often is it used,

-How many are there,

-What is in them,

-Where is it stationed

Thanks,

bvfdjc316

[INIT915 1,119]

For us non-fire types, POD is?

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

A pod is a storage unit on the back of a truck used to hold material

[Truck4 48]

Collapse Rescues:

http://onthejobny.com/messar/gallery/album77

http://onthejobny.com/messar/gallery/album05/bxc4

Collapse POD:

http://onthejobny.com/messar/gallery/album29/IMG_5173

[tbendick 27]

High Rise Unit:

-What is the High Rise Unit used for - Hi-Rise Fires

-When was created - Long time ago

-How often is it used - All 10-76 Fires and when needed

-How many are there - 2

-What is in them - SCBA's, Spare Flashlights, lots of lighting gear and generators, Large Fans, etc.

-Where is it Stationed - 1 at Engine 39 and 1 at Engine 3

Collapse POD:

-When was created - Last August

-How often is it used - 1st Time

-How many are there - 10

-What is in them - Lots of wood

-Where is it stationed - See Below

FDNY has placed in service 10 Collapse PODS (Portable on Demand Storage) with 2 Mack transport trucks.

The PODS contain shoring lumber, Metal and concert saw blades and a cutting table with templates. No tools are contained in the PODS.

Collapse PODS are deployed as follows.

POD 1 @ The rock with Roll-off 1.

POD 2 @ Engine 332

POD 3 @ Engine 92

POD 4 @ Fort Totten

POD 5 @ Ladder 79 with Roll-off 5.

POD 6 @ EMS Station 4

POD 7 @ Ladder 102

POD 8 @ EMS Station 18

POD 9 @ Squad 270

POD 10 @ EMS Station 22

The Mack trucks have been designate Roll-off 1 and Roll-off 5. Roll-off 1 located at the Rock and Roll-off 5 located at Ladder 79. The Mack trucks are the same trucks used by sanitation for transporting Dumpsters and can be used as needed.

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

More specifically what is kept in the High Rise Unit

What kinds of lighting gear

Why are there generators on the Unit

Are the fans normal fans or are they extremely large

Is there a Cascade Unit on the Unit

and it says that there is a robot controlled unit on board can you elaborate

thanks

[JBE 328]

The fans are for heavy ventilation. They have been used to clear out subway tunnels. The SCBA are one hour bottles. It does not have a cascade system. As far as a remote controlled unit is concerned, that's news to me.

The PODS carry lumber, wood cutting tables, saws and other tools for shoring.

Edited August 28, 2006 by JBE

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

Type of Unit: Specialty Unit

Unit Location: Chelsea, NY

Manufacturer: Mack/Saulsbury

Year Manufactured: 2000

This specialized unit is stationed out of Engine 3, Ladder 12 & Battalion 7 out of the Chelsea district of Manhattan borough, New York. It carries equipment on a platform to reach high rise building through remote control, and also carries many air bottles.

What is this platform that is used to reach an upper floor of a building used for and what is in it and does anyone have a picture of one of these units in action?

Edited August 28, 2006 by bvfdjc316

[JBE 328]

The picture you see is about all you will see of it in action. The rig is transported by Engine 3, or High Rise 2 is transported by Engine 39 to the 10-76. When they arrive on scene, they check in with the IC and they are put to work. The only platform I can think of is maybe a hand truck or a drop down tailgate. Everything gets taken out and brought into the building directly.

Edited August 28, 2006 by JBE

[e290l103 3]

the only platform they have is a tailgate. the first 2 high rise units(basically identical units that were destroyed on 9/11) had ramps to get in the back of the truck, and they were a little steep to use safely.

Mike

[Guest finsta2534]

some more POD pics....

[Guest finsta2534]

and one more..