Rear Hosebed Cover Over FDNY Mack CF Engines

[Guest]

Does anybody know what the cover over the back of an engine is for?

I cannot find the picture, bt i believe one of Harrison NY's Engines has it.

Does anybody know what this is for?

[CPAGE 2]

To keep the weather of the hose. FDNY started it way back when. This was also when hose beds were low not like today when to have to call a ladder co to get the hose from the top of the engine.

[EFFDCO4 0]

There are two different types of covers. One covers the hose in the hosebed (re FDNY) - the other is a cover that rolls down over the back doors to protect them from the hose couplings when laying in.

[x242Steve 1]

Reason 1: Weather

Reason 2: Stops the hose from flying off the back of the rig

In the case of Harrison's Engine 11 (the one you are thinking of) it is purely a weather cover, and actually allows enough room underneath it for crew members to re-pack the bed.

A couple of pics...

http://onthejobny.com/gallery/apparatus/ha...rrison.jpg.html

http://www.emtbravo.com/FAD/E11.jpg

Edited October 10, 2007 by 242steve

[grumpyff 1,159]

FDNY originally started in the late 60's early 70's to give some protection to members riding on the rear step. Protection from items thrown at firefighters such as bricks, rocks, wood, etc during riots and just general anarchy of the time. You also see some apparatus of the time get plywood enclosures built over cabs/jumpseats for the same reason. read Dennis Smith's Report from Eng. 82 to get an idea of what firefighters of the time went through. Both Macks and ALFs got the 'Canastoga Covers'.

Edited October 10, 2007 by grumpyff