Elmsford FD's New Tower Ladder 21

[x635 4,066]

Elmsford (NY) Fire Department

Tower Ladder 21

2015 Pierce Velocity

6 Firefighter Cab (Apparatus Operator, Officer, 4 Firefighters) w/ Pierce PSS6 Seats

95' Aerial

22 square foot bucket and dual remote control Akron monitors capable of 2,000GPM

LED Aerial Walkway Lighting

Tethered Remote Outrigger Controls with automatic jack leveling

2000 GPM midship mounted pump with Akron electronic valves and controls

300 Gallon Tank

600 feet of 4" LDH

Two crosslays with 1-3/4" and 2-1/2" preconnects

High pressure breathing air system with SCBA connections in bucket

Next Generation Pierce Command Zone Electronic Control System

Cummins Onan Hydraulic 10KV Generator w/ dual side electric cord reels

500 Horse Power Detroit Diesel DD13 Engine

Allison 4000EVS Transmission

TAK-4 Front Suspension

Pierce Job # 28282

All photos by me, Seth Granville http://www.x635Photos.com with special thanks to Elmsford FD Assistant Chief Diaz and Ex-Chief Syd Henry

And don't forget about the annual

Lt. Andy Fredericks, FDNY
Memorial Seminar & Exhibits

Hosted by the Elmsford Fire Department
Saturday, February 6, 2016

Decision making: Interior attack vs. exterior operations.
Presented by Captain Mike Gagliano, Seattle Fire Department

More info: http://elmsfordfd.com/seminar/

[Westfield12 65]

That is a nice rig.

[Bd2527 23]

Wow! Is it in service yet? Looks amazing! Does it only have the Q2B, or another siren?

[firstdue 37]

Wow! Is it in service yet? Looks amazing! Does it only have the Q2B, or another siren?

It's in service as of 16:00 today

[x635 4,066]

One more shot for tonight....

[Bd2527 23]

It's in service as of 16:00 today

Really? When was it delivered?

[x635 4,066]

Really? When was it delivered?

New Years Eve, from my understanding.

[x635 4,066]

What's a Tower Ladder with a useful bucket? There were accessories that snap on to the bucket, such as a parapet ladder mount and stokes basket mount, not pictured here.

[Bd2527 23]

New Years Eve, from my understanding.

Ah, I see, thanks for the info. Does it only have the Q2B on it?

[x635 4,066]

And some more including the new Car 2113....

[papa grif 0]

seth please change LDH to 600 feet of 4 inch thanks capt griffin elmsford fire dept

[42121FD 5]

What's a Tower Ladder with a useful bucket? There were accessories that snap on to the bucket, such as a parapet ladder mount and stokes basket mount, not pictured here.

tlbucket.jpg

The bucket looks great for for master stream operations... all that room and two nozzles... Yuck! I wouldn't want to be the fireman during rescue operations and having to bail out in a hurry... you have about two linear feet of platform to jump on each side of the nozzles. How often do you expect the bucket to be 90 degrees to the structure? That makes it even more challenging. It would be nice to have angled corners because you are rarely perpendicular to the structure and at least 8" of foot hold on three sides of the bucket so you have something to step on under poor conditions. I don't even see any easy acting handles to open the bucket doors.

Pierce makes great apparatus, but their bucket to me isn't very desirable.

Edited January 12, 2016 by 42121FD

[kinkchaser 352]

Good luck with the new rig, just wondering why the Greenburgh area Departments continue using 4inch hose rather then 5inch LDH. Realizing of course they were pioneers in the LDH conversion

[x635 4,066]

Found a photo of the former Tower Ladder 21, now known as Tower Ladder 53 of the Lake Monticello, VA Fire Department. (Rich Constantino is the Chief)

Click here for photo

[frost025 94]

What was the cost of the new tower ladder?