What is it?

[LCFD968 10]

What is that truck with the dish on it?

[Remember585 815]

I think it's a News van.

[LCFD968 10]

Really? I wouldn't think they would let a news van that close to the scene for a fatality?

Edited August 26, 2007 by LCFD968

[Guest bibbles10504]

yea.. I'd say a news van... interesting placement of apparatus i think. I wonder why they wanted to put the engine into the center lane and just have the state PD block from the "upstream" side. anyway... just a little off topic observation.

[Guest alsfirefighter]

interesting placement of apparatus i think. I wonder why they wanted to put the engine into the center lane and just have the state PD block from the "upstream" side

I'm not totally catching what your thought is on the placement brother. Can you give a little more about what your thoughts are bro. Just interested in your view.

As far as the dish...good pick up 585. I'm thinking maybe the van was there first or was on the highway. Better to be there on a fatal IMO then in the way of a pin job.

[ENG47INE 17]

I'd say probabaly news 12.

[Oswegowind 17]

What is that truck with the dish on it?

This was most definitely News12's field crew van. You can see the shots all weekend on News12. The car, a teal BMW with after market rims, was always cruising around the Y-O and White Plains. Guess they thought they were invincible.

[Guest bibbles10504]

I'm not totally catching what your thought is on the placement brother. Can you give a little more about what your thoughts are bro. Just interested in your view.

As far as the dish...good pick up 585. I'm thinking maybe the van was there first or was on the highway. Better to be there on a fatal IMO then in the way of a pin job.

I'm thinking that the engine (circled) could be better utilized if it was where the box is. I'm thinking it would provide more protection to everyone on scene, and also cover the scene a little more. I hope that makes more sense now

[SteveOFD 176]

When I saw it in the newspaper, my first thought was why would they need the new FieldCom 1 at the scene? Reason being that the new FC has a satellite dish.

[Guest alsfirefighter]

Thanks bibs...now I get it.

I can agree. Either your thought or having the engine in the left lane back back farther as well. Or I don't even mind having them both nearly side by side like that, just farther back with the PD starting the block to get traffic over.