Rye apparatus assignments

[spin_the_wheel 460]

I posted this elswhere in a different thread but it deserves its own thread.....Rye is getting a new Ladder 26 to replace the tiller rig.....my question is, is this the vollie ladder...or how are the rigs and companies assigned manpower? Are there dedicated volunteer companies and rigs, or does each rig have a paid crew? Do the vollies respond to the scene in personal vehicles or do they respond with dedicated apparatus? Also mutual aide calls and standbys (like covering for dept. dinners elswhere) do the paid guys go out of district or is that covered by volunteer crews?...as always thanks for the answers guys stay safe.....

[ryefd192 2]

If im correct, which i may not be.. the new ladder will become 25 and the current 25 will become 26 ..it may be the other way around.

Rye has the following with the following designations. Engine 191 is first line with the paid driving, same goes for 192 and ladder 25. Ladder 26, engine 193 and the utilities are volunteer driven. Each rig has its own company comprised of volunteers; however at the scene due to the usual number of men, each person does as instructed and most likely will go outside of his company's description unless the turnout is such that we have enough people from each company. The paid guys rotate as to who is driving which rig. Volunteers respond POV unless the second line apparatus (or Utility on MVA'a) is called out. If a volunteer is at the station, they can ride out on whichever rig they can. In my experience, the volunteer rigs respond to mutual aid standby in other districts quarters, the paid guys respond if the mutual aid is directly to the call.

Hope this all helped. any more questions, feel free to ask

Edited October 24, 2006 by ryefd192

[spin_the_wheel 460]

Thanks that about sums it up....got the answer in record time...you guys are good.

[ryefd192 2]

And im not even in Rye right now..lol...in school at Auburn (#5 on BCS baby)....

[TBarnum 2]

Ladder 26 is currently OOS.

If Ladder 25 goes out of service for repairs or maintenance Harrison TL 24 responds as needed on the initial assignment (TL24 is manned by a career firefighter and does not wait for a crew). Rye reciprocates for when TL 24 is down.

If E 191 or E 192 go OOS then E 193 takes the place of that respective Engine with the career firefighter.

Anytime a full first alarm assignment is tied up, Engine from Harrison(usually E10) and Ladder from Village of Mamaroneck are put on standy-by in THEIR quarters

first ; then moved to Rye quarters as determined by IC.

E 193 and L 26 used to get a crew to stand-by during a working fire in Rye, but that has not happened in a LONG time because available manpower all at scene.