Yonkers Fire Unit Designations

[Truck4 48]

Yonkers, as of yesterday I believe, started calling units by the spare apparatus number if the unit is running a spare. Ex: E-312 yesterday was called E-316. Today E-311 is being called E-317.

Makes perfect sense.......not.

[JBE 328]

Would just be easier to roll them as the original designation and just use magnetic numbers.

[Pudge3311 5]

I happen to think that is a great idea. There is a reason that the front line piece is out of service, therefore you are short on spares. When you have a big fire, you will not have the resources available that you would if you were using all of your front line equipment. Also the spares may have limitations, Im sure when Rescue 1 is out of service there is some equipment that either cannot or will not fit on the Tower Ladder they use as a spare.

IMO, they should have done that long ago.

[tbendick 27]

If this is what they are doing then it's no a good idea at all..

The unit is Engine 312. Everyone knows what Engine 312 covers. The members had 312 on thier helmets for a reason. It helps to know who is who. Now you have a miss match of numbers and it can lead to confusion. This is the same reason when someone is detailed to another company they place something in the front of the helmet to show what company they are working on.

As far as them using a spare. There are other ideas. "Engine 312 reserve" or something of the sorts got me. But 312 is 312 no 3xx

[JBE 328]

Well said, dude. It's gonna lead to problems, confusion being the least of it.

[R1SmokeEater 359]

Fellas, this is not the case. 12's rig is out, they are using spareE-316, but remain 312. As for 311, they are out of town the last few day tours for training and were replaced for those days w/ a completely different crew using E-317 (riding out of Sta-11 as 317) so the city is not down a rig. That's all......... (Also R-1 is in L-79)