FDNY special calling Trucks for "Salvage"

[IzzyEng4 427]

I had recently joined the Yahoo Groups FDNYING forum and love the detailed updates and MDT run and radio transmissions on an incident. One thing I have noticed in the past few days is that many of the boxes have had a special call for a truck company to respond for salvage after a PHW has been called.

Does anyone know if this is in response to NYFP shutting down or am I just noticing this for the first time? Anybody with an answer?

Edited October 17, 2006 by IzzyEng4

[RocklandFires 44]

Special Calling a Truck for salvage is very common, not something new because of Fire Patrol. You hear it at alot of Private Dwelling or Occupied Multiple Dwelling Fires.

[SFRD49 8]

Even when the Patrol was operating the FDNY would send truck companies to salvage jobs the the Patrol did not cover. Remember the Patrol responded to commercial fires as that was the insurance that funded them. They would also respond to public buildings (city, state, federal) as a special service to the city.

[IzzyEng4 427]

Ok thanks guys I guess I really never payed attention to the radio versus seeing it in print. Thanks all.