Dewatering Units

[x635 4,066]

Do any fire agencies in the area operate dewatering units, for use post-disaster such as Sandy?

[lt411 145]

FDNY has a dewatering unit assigned to Special Operations command (SOC). In the past it was a large rescue style box unit that had a hydraulic-powered large capacity pump (Stanley system), in addition to numerous sized gas powered "trash pumps". The unit would be driven to the scene of an incident by the SOC firefighter, and an engine company would meet him at the scene to provide hose and manpower. Many engine companies have trash pumps, especially in the shoreline and "flood prone areas". There is also a large capacity hydraulic pump(s) on a roll-off kept at SOC that has a several thousand GPM capacity. This was used to pump out the PATH train tubes between NJ and lower Manhattan.

This was some of the inventory in FDNY in the past. Maybe the active FDNY brothers can add to this?

[STAT213 332]

We're not in the area, but we have placed a Stanley trash pump as well as numerous smaller submersible pumps in service after our serious floods. We have a plan to place in service a dewatering company as needed for floods.

[everybodygoes 331]

The locations of trash pumps had nothing to do with flood prone areas, I think it was luck of the draw. For instance 67 Engine has one in Manhattan, at the almost highest elevation in NYC, go figure!

[x635 4,066]

Doesn't New Rochelle have a dewatering unit, Utility 95 out of Station 5?

And this is several years ago, but Lake Mohegan Ladder 35 carried some salvage supplies, like a roll of plastic sheeting on a spool. Kinda cool because I've never really seen anything like that. Do they still carry that?

[Bnechis 3,961]

yes

[CHIEFPHIL 90]

Here in Bethel, we have been using a 1968 Kaiser/Jeep with a 350 gpm PTO pump that we installed. The rig was a brush truck, but became unusable as an emergency vehicle.

We loaded it up with 3 submersibles as well as a generator and 1 portable pump with a about 300' of hose and assorted appliances.

Currently it is OOS and awaiting disposition.