Rescue or Engine? - My Firefighter Nation2024-03-19T01:26:07Zhttps://my.firefighternation.com/forum/topics/rescue-or-engine?commentId=889755%3AComment%3A4112204&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSweet!tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-07-25:889755:Comment:63573342013-07-25T19:34:20.088ZTyler Louis Atkinsonhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TylerLouisAtkinson
<p>Sweet!</p>
<p>Sweet!</p> My company has a rescue/squad…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-05-03:889755:Comment:63359742013-05-03T01:13:40.617ZChaas (smack happy) Thompsonhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/ChaasThompson
My company has a rescue/squad. If its a bad MVA we send our tower truck. We have 1 pair of spreaders and 3 cutters
My company has a rescue/squad. If its a bad MVA we send our tower truck. We have 1 pair of spreaders and 3 cutters One thing I forgot to say. Mo…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-05-02:889755:Comment:63356652013-05-02T00:57:40.244Zashfirehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/ashfire
<p>One thing I forgot to say. Most of our heavy squad companies also run rescue engines which have tools similar to the squad trucks. These engine run back up to the squad or replace the squad if the squad is in for repairs. Some stations also have paramedic engines.</p>
<p>Ambulance wise we have basic units, paramedic ambulance which has a EMT and medic and medic unit which has a all paramedic staff.</p>
<p>The county has both career and volunteer staff plus volunteer owned and county owned…</p>
<p>One thing I forgot to say. Most of our heavy squad companies also run rescue engines which have tools similar to the squad trucks. These engine run back up to the squad or replace the squad if the squad is in for repairs. Some stations also have paramedic engines.</p>
<p>Ambulance wise we have basic units, paramedic ambulance which has a EMT and medic and medic unit which has a all paramedic staff.</p>
<p>The county has both career and volunteer staff plus volunteer owned and county owned apparatus plus volunteer owned stations or county owned station some with combination crews or all volunteer or career staff.</p> We run a heavy rescue and an…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-05-01:889755:Comment:63356492013-05-01T22:57:34.405Z3us8225bsp2fphttps://my.firefighternation.com/xn/detail/u_3us8225bsp2fp
<p>We run a heavy rescue and an engine. On the rescue we have an Amkus ultimate system with two cutters and a spreader off of the driver side and a cutter and spreader on the passenger side. we also have two rams with various attachments. Our rescue is also a certified QRS and contains medical gear and all of our equipment for fires, water rescue, and rope rescue. It also has a light tower. Our engine carries a portable power plant for a combi tool as well as some cribbing.…</p>
<p>We run a heavy rescue and an engine. On the rescue we have an Amkus ultimate system with two cutters and a spreader off of the driver side and a cutter and spreader on the passenger side. we also have two rams with various attachments. Our rescue is also a certified QRS and contains medical gear and all of our equipment for fires, water rescue, and rope rescue. It also has a light tower. Our engine carries a portable power plant for a combi tool as well as some cribbing.<a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923118844?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1923118844?profile=original" width="500" class="align-full"/></a></p> Also our personal water coole…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-05-01:889755:Comment:63355712013-05-01T18:28:02.973ZTyler Louis Atkinsonhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TylerLouisAtkinson
<p>Also our personal water cooler.</p>
<p>Also our personal water cooler.</p> We use a Mercedes Benz diese…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-05-01:889755:Comment:63354392013-05-01T18:26:57.918ZTyler Louis Atkinsonhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/TylerLouisAtkinson
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<p>We use a Mercedes Benz diesel powered E-one freightliner for our rescue. I think its a 2009?? Im not really sure. We have everything from a generator to the jaws. Not really set on water rescue equipment due to the fact of being about an hour away from water. But anymore information about this apparatus, I would love to know more about…</p>
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<p>We use a Mercedes Benz diesel powered E-one freightliner for our rescue. I think its a 2009?? Im not really sure. We have everything from a generator to the jaws. Not really set on water rescue equipment due to the fact of being about an hour away from water. But anymore information about this apparatus, I would love to know more about it.</p> Depending on where and what a…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-04-30:889755:Comment:63353892013-04-30T23:55:30.027Zashfirehttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/ashfire
<p>Depending on where and what a caller or callers tell 911 will depend on what gets dispatch in our county.</p>
<p>It could be just a engine and ambulance.</p>
<p>If its in a stations area that has a heavy squad it be the squad and ambulance.</p>
<p>Anything over 45MPH will get a engine, squad, ambulance, medic unit and batt chief.</p>
<p>We have a street that is 35MPH but most of the traffic travel higher, almost freeway speeds on it so we had a chief that requested a squad and medic unit on…</p>
<p>Depending on where and what a caller or callers tell 911 will depend on what gets dispatch in our county.</p>
<p>It could be just a engine and ambulance.</p>
<p>If its in a stations area that has a heavy squad it be the squad and ambulance.</p>
<p>Anything over 45MPH will get a engine, squad, ambulance, medic unit and batt chief.</p>
<p>We have a street that is 35MPH but most of the traffic travel higher, almost freeway speeds on it so we had a chief that requested a squad and medic unit on all MVA in our area because by the time we got there we with our engine and ambulance had to call for them and wait so we could cut the people out. We have two stations so we have a heavy squad in our sub station which would run some of our area while another dept's squad would run the other end.</p>
<p>Since we have a bridge that carries I-95 between two states, when a accidents happens in that area you should hear the number of units dispatch for that one. Three jurisdictions are dispatch because of the different lanes the bridge carries for local and interstate through traffic. You got inner and outer lanes North or South which have to be accessed from different entrances. </p> We roll our rescue first then…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-04-30:889755:Comment:63352182013-04-30T17:45:49.809ZShane Griffithhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/ShaneGriffith427
We roll our rescue first then an engine. We sometimes roll our brush truck to handle traffic control.
We roll our rescue first then an engine. We sometimes roll our brush truck to handle traffic control. The county dispatches an ambu…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-03-28:889755:Comment:63267212013-03-28T02:51:57.752ZJim Conradhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/JimConrad505
<p>The county dispatches an ambulance and the fire department as we are separate outfits. We have a heavy rescue pumper with 750 gallons. All our rescue gear in on it. If more people show up we will send the command vehicle that has ropes and such. Pretty basic for us as we have no truck or truck company. </p>
<p>The county dispatches an ambulance and the fire department as we are separate outfits. We have a heavy rescue pumper with 750 gallons. All our rescue gear in on it. If more people show up we will send the command vehicle that has ropes and such. Pretty basic for us as we have no truck or truck company. </p> Well we do have Rescue trucks…tag:my.firefighternation.com,2013-03-27:889755:Comment:63264902013-03-27T09:03:53.567ZPaul Frenzelhttps://my.firefighternation.com/profile/PaulFrenzel
<p>Well we do have Rescue trucks, to be precise we have 3 Rescue trucks at our station: 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Technical Rescue (medium), 1 Water & Heights Rescue (medium).</p>
<p>Which combination of Engine and Rescue we send out depends on where it is and how severe it is:</p>
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<li>For an MVA on some inner city streets we respond 1 Engine and the Technical Rescue</li>
<li>For a "normal" MVA on the highway we respond with 1 Engine, 1 Tanker, and get supported with another Engine and a…</li>
</ul>
<p>Well we do have Rescue trucks, to be precise we have 3 Rescue trucks at our station: 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Technical Rescue (medium), 1 Water & Heights Rescue (medium).</p>
<p>Which combination of Engine and Rescue we send out depends on where it is and how severe it is:</p>
<ul>
<li>For an MVA on some inner city streets we respond 1 Engine and the Technical Rescue</li>
<li>For a "normal" MVA on the highway we respond with 1 Engine, 1 Tanker, and get supported with another Engine and a Utility from the VFD to secure the scene</li>
</ul>
<p>So up to this point we don't need the Heavy Rescue truck: most rescue operations can be handeled by our Engines with each of them having generators and extrication equipment, floodlights and tools.</p>
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<li>Just for a heavy MVA, e.g. when there's a truck involved, then we send out the so-called Rescue Convoy, consisting out of Command van, Engine and Technical Rescue - depending on if there's also a fire, or hazardous materials etc the Rescue Convoy is extended by a Tanker and/or a pod carrier with a special equipment container.</li>
<li>And in case of a medium size to heavy MVA inside one of the two highway tunnels in the city then there's an armada of trucks responding: Command van, Chief, Tanker, Heavy Rescue, pod carrier with the container "breathing and radiation protection", maybe one Engine from station 1 (career), and from 7 other stations (6 VFD + 1 Factory FD) 3 Engines, 1 Rescue Engine, 3 Tankers, 1 Hose truck, 2 crew vans and a High Capacity Ventilation truck - all that rather is for the case of a tunnel fire than the actual rescue operations.</li>
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