Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 39
Fire Department, The New York City FDNY 39 : Types of Apparatus: Some apparatus types are indicated using color-coded patches emblazoned with company numbers on the front of firefighters' helmets. (a) Engine (fire helmet front color: black) is the basic firefighting apparatus. Its main job is to put water on the fire. It is responsible for securing a water supply from a hydrant or some other form and for suppressing the fire. (b) Ladder (fire helmet front color: red; also called a Truck): The FDNY operates three typesthe 100' Rear Mounted Aerial Ladder, Tractor Drawn Aerial Ladder, and the Tower Ladder. FDNY operates 75' and 95' Tower ladder models. These are the ladders where a bucket is mounted on the end of a ladder for firefighters to stand in. (c) Squad (fire helmet front color: yellow) is a company that responds as a rescue engine, making it the most versatile company the FDNY offers. Members are trained in every aspect of firefighting, specialty rescue and hazardous material mitigation, with exception of SCUBA where their role is to support the Rescue company. The members of a Squad company receive a 12% hazardous material specialty pay. (d) Rescue (fire helmet front color: blue) is considered the most elite company within the FDNY community. Its main responsibilities include search and rescue, special rescues, technical rescues, confined space rescues, and high angle rescues and SCUBA. Also trained as Hazardous Material Technicians, the members of a rescue company are included in an extra 12% specialty pay
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