FDNY Engines

[27east 19]

something I have always wondered about.....why do FDNY engines have the hard suction hoses on the sides? do they ever use them?

thanks

[mfc2257 464]

This is only an educated guess.... But I would assume they are there to pull a draft out of the Harbour, East, Hudson, Harlem rivers, The Sound or one of the nasty (really nasty) creeks and streams that run through Brooklyn, Queens and the South Bronx.

[tbendick 27]

FDNY Engines do and are trained in the use of the Hard Suctions. Most units only carry one section while others have two. There is currently some updated training and interest in this equipment and key engines near water sources are being retrained and issued all the needed equipment if they don't have it already.