Responding with both ladders?

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Originally posted by daysleeper47 on 11-15-01.

I have noticed that as of late, YFD ha been responding to some jobs with both ladders. Can anyone explain why this is? Is this a change in response?

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Originally posted by Steve Hagy on 11-16-01.

Hi!

Just out of curiosity, how many folks are actually responding on the engines and trucks and rescue? Could it be a staffing issue to get enough truckies to the scene?

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Originally posted by daysleeper47 on 11-19-01.

Problem figured out. L-24 was involved in an accident, and so they are responding with one of the spare engines. Therefore, L-22 has to respond as well in case the bucket is needed. 22 is responding citywide, first due ladder on the north, east and lower west, and second due ladder on the south and upper west sides of the city. 22 is the only one responding to its first due area.

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Originally posted by daysleeper47 on 11-18-01.

Hey Steve, I was talking with some YFD guys about a month or so ago and they said that the squad, Eng 7 and both ladders run 5, which means 4, and the other engines run 4, which means 3 (ya know, vacations and the like). The ladders are the first to get guy when theyare down I beleive. I will double checkthat though.

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Originally posted 11-19-01 by yfdbuff.

Please, I have yet to take out any fire engines with my car :!:  I did have a lady hit me Friday though! Must not have seen the flashing lights and heard the sirens   :roll:

Poor telephone pole!    :shock:

[yfd4]

Ladder 24 is presently assigned a 1981 Mack/MC pumper and is essentially providing only ventilation on structure fires. The new Sutphen tower at Ladder 22 is dispatched citywide and only will respond to Ladder 24's calls IF an aerial device is needed. Talk of temporarily switching the telesqurt from station 7 to Ladder 24 (as was done under a previous fire administration )was squelched almost as soon as it began. So, till April  the present arrangement will continue in effect when the rebuilt ladder 24 will be flatbed-trucked up from KME's Richmond , Virginia (formerly I believe Grumman's ) repair facility. The reason for the possible flat-bed trucking procedure is to avoid a repeat of the engine failure which took place when the rig was driven to Virginia from Youngstown adding an additional $15,000 to the already enormous expense of replacing the aerial platform ( basket) of the truck amounting to tens of thousands of dollars.