Great stuff!! Don't forget that when the boro dispatcher receives a progress report from the aid, he repeats that info over the citywide frequency to the citywide dispatcher. This allows the top brass and others to keep score of the entire city without having to listen to all five boros individually.
As a fire dispatcher in upstate NY, we use a Signal 30 which represents a working fire, additional resources maybe required, a Signal 20, fire condition exists, can be held by first alarm companies, Signal 10, no fire conditions present. I work the night tour 11pm-7am so we find ourselves “buffing” FDNY runs on the scanner apps, twitter feeds. Keep up the great work, enjoy your podcasts and the stories are great. Dispatcher TREE-EIGHT
I've been buffing FDNY radio since '75 when scanners had crystals. Hot summer nights you'd get a "skip" and NYC would come through department frequency.
Hey Fellas, Just had a chance to view this one- Glad you like the stuff I put up, and could use it in show. Been watching your Podcasts- Great Stuff! Keep up the good work! Yonkers FD R-1.
Guys..,cant believe I have'nt seen this one.. Ive always been interested in 1977 in NYC.. soo much happened that year( including me) ... NYC was a bomb ready to blow and the Blackout was lightning strike on the Keg of gunpowder. Music, art, culture and Firework was insane then.. REAL MEN KICKING ASS on That Audio!!..I love listening to those audio tapes..
I lived in Buchanan very close to Indian Point where the lightning strike occurred. Lightning hit a massive transformer in the yard and damaged the fire suppression system. The sky was literally daylight in a blue aura for about 20 minutes.
Doesn't matter if you are in the biggest city or the most rural single engine co. When there is a working fire everyone bids on the job....lol. I live just outside of D.C. and if there was a working fire in our battalion that we weren't due or if we heard a company go undermanned we would surely be call communications and tell them we are fully staffed and ready to go. What fdny calls a 10-75 we call it a working fire dispatch and our assignment is 3 and 2 and rescue and an ambulance.
Great podcast, reported in to Brooklyn CO on OT that night. I can remember driving on Empire Blvd at Flatbush Ave , camera store fully involved, the funniest thing I saw a guy pushing a shopping cart with a full size couch on it. Looters everywhere. Worked all night and then the 8 to 4.
I worked in s bronx...remember a fire about 2.30 am in a taxpayer....chinese fast food store on fire first floor.....we jump off the rig...cut the rolldown gate...it falls to the ground...and theres a second gate with a set of arms flailing away....tons of smoke pouring out....we cut the second gate....skinny little chinese guy tumbles to the ground....gets up....runs away........one guy says ...what the hell was that? Another guy says....i dont know ...but get him an application...he took a helluva feed in there... lol...firehouse humor
I was 5 years old I remember that day was living on Knickerbocker Avenue and Menhan a a day or two later An abandoned factory was set on fire and Nobody knew that that factory had a 30,000 gallon tank of kerosene in the basement and Burned out a whole entire block on all sides It was New York first 10th alarm fire Then again with the World Trade Center that also was second 10th alarm
Now there's what 2020 needs! - a BLACKOUT during a summer heat wave! This is one bizarre year - and it's only half time! Stay tune for the craziest Election Season in history.
“Do you think there could be another July 13 1977?” Laughs in May 31-June 1 2020. Definitely not as bad but with the constant rubbish fires, the dispatch sounded pretty similar...
Awesome podcast guys! I have a question for the Q&A portion. In the days and hours following 9/11 how did the city deal with handling normal calls for service while also working the pile. Were stations backfilled with mutual aid or were there enough reserve pieces available to try and normalize operations outside of lower manhattan. I hope that the question isn't insensitive and i ask it with all due respect to the fallen brothers.
No problem JR. There was a job wide recall. So everyone came into work, about 11-12,000 members. Obviously the first few days were crazy but we started to get it together as best we could in the weeks and months after
I hope you will be able to do a podcast on this at some point. From what I have read, you guys had almost 2/3 of your on duty staff at WTC, I counted at least 32 alarms worth of equipment at scene.
You do not need a degree... Academic Requirements: -You must possess a 4-year high school diploma or an equivalent qualification -15 semester college credits at the least are a requirement from an accredited university or college
10 years a County Dispatcher in Upstate NY - Binghamton it can get absolutely crazy, can't imagine NYC Dispatchers great job
Awesome! I love listening to FDNY working a job! They are super organized in their communication, control, and command of a working fire! Thank you!
Great stuff!! Don't forget that when the boro dispatcher receives a progress report from the aid, he repeats that info over the citywide frequency to the citywide dispatcher. This allows the top brass and others to keep score of the entire city without having to listen to all five boros individually.
As a fire dispatcher in upstate NY, we use a Signal 30 which represents a working fire, additional resources maybe required, a Signal 20, fire condition exists, can be held by first alarm companies, Signal 10, no fire conditions present. I work the night tour 11pm-7am so we find ourselves “buffing” FDNY runs on the scanner apps, twitter feeds. Keep up the great work, enjoy your podcasts and the stories are great.
Dispatcher TREE-EIGHT
I've been buffing FDNY radio since '75 when scanners had crystals. Hot summer nights you'd get a "skip" and NYC would come through department frequency.
Hey Fellas, Just had a chance to view this one- Glad you like the stuff I put up, and could use it in show. Been watching your Podcasts- Great Stuff! Keep up the good work! Yonkers FD R-1.
Good stuff!
SmokeEater has the BEST videos! We watch them at my volly house on the regular when doing on calls
Chuck Jasmin Thanks!
R1 SmokeEater has the best clips I love watching them especially the rescue 3 ones
Guys..,cant believe I have'nt seen this one.. Ive always been interested in 1977 in NYC.. soo much happened that year( including me) ... NYC was a bomb ready to blow and the Blackout was lightning strike on the Keg of gunpowder. Music, art, culture and Firework was insane then.. REAL MEN KICKING ASS on That Audio!!..I love listening to those audio tapes..
Awesome! Admire FDNY from afar for a very long time.
Onondaga County (Syracuse, NY area) uses Signal 98 for minor fire, Signal 99 for working fire.
I lived in Buchanan very close to Indian Point where the lightning strike occurred. Lightning hit a massive transformer in the yard and damaged the fire suppression system. The sky was literally daylight in a blue aura for about 20 minutes.
There really needs to be a book written on the FDNY dealing with the 77 blackout, runs, companies, alarms transmitted etc. l
Great DVD’s available for purchase on Fdny fires during the war years
What are they called?
@@cohenbailey just google “ fdny war years dvd” and they will pop up
Doesn't matter if you are in the biggest city or the most rural single engine co. When there is a working fire everyone bids on the job....lol. I live just outside of D.C. and if there was a working fire in our battalion that we weren't due or if we heard a company go undermanned we would surely be call communications and tell them we are fully staffed and ready to go. What fdny calls a 10-75 we call it a working fire dispatch and our assignment is 3 and 2 and rescue and an ambulance.
LEO from Missouri. I enjoy your show and learning from the past. Keep up the good work.
Epic dispatch audio
Great war years history lesson
Enjoyed listening before sleep haha
Great podcast, reported in to Brooklyn CO on OT that night. I can remember driving on Empire Blvd at Flatbush Ave , camera store fully involved, the funniest thing I saw a guy pushing a shopping cart with a full size couch on it. Looters everywhere. Worked all night and then the 8 to 4.
John, thanks for the post..appreciate it..Lou
Another generation of looters. Some things will NEVER change.
I worked in s bronx...remember a fire about 2.30 am in a taxpayer....chinese fast food store on fire first floor.....we jump off the rig...cut the rolldown gate...it falls to the ground...and theres a second gate with a set of arms flailing away....tons of smoke pouring out....we cut the second gate....skinny little chinese guy tumbles to the ground....gets up....runs away........one guy says ...what the hell was that? Another guy says....i dont know ...but get him an application...he took a helluva feed in there... lol...firehouse humor
Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣 firehouse humor.
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I was 5 years old I remember that day was living on Knickerbocker Avenue and Menhan a a day or two later An abandoned factory was set on fire and Nobody knew that that factory had a 30,000 gallon tank of kerosene in the basement and Burned out a whole entire block on all sides It was New York first 10th alarm fire Then again with the World Trade Center that also was second 10th alarm
Link to the recording itself?
BR to R1: "You can go inservice"
R1: "OK, switching back to The City!"
(Implying Manhattan is NYC and Brooklyn isn't.)
Great show! Maybe you guys could get Warren to come in for a show.
Now there's what 2020 needs! - a BLACKOUT during a summer heat wave! This is one bizarre year - and it's only half time! Stay tune for the craziest Election Season in history.
The last blackout was in 2003.
Are You guy's going to be in Indy?
Yes, same spot in hallway booth 10002
“Do you think there could be another July 13 1977?” Laughs in May 31-June 1 2020. Definitely not as bad but with the constant rubbish fires, the dispatch sounded pretty similar...
Awesome podcast guys! I have a question for the Q&A portion. In the days and hours following 9/11 how did the city deal with handling normal calls for service while also working the pile. Were stations backfilled with mutual aid or were there enough reserve pieces available to try and normalize operations outside of lower manhattan. I hope that the question isn't insensitive and i ask it with all due respect to the fallen brothers.
No problem JR. There was a job wide recall. So everyone came into work, about 11-12,000 members. Obviously the first few days were crazy but we started to get it together as best we could in the weeks and months after
I hope you will be able to do a podcast on this at some point. From what I have read, you guys had almost 2/3 of your on duty staff at WTC, I counted at least 32 alarms worth of equipment at scene.
Why does the city require you to have a college degree to be a firemen?
Sry to ask the question here but I'm to lazy to email It to ya. For your q&a
You do not need a degree...
Academic Requirements:
-You must possess a 4-year high school diploma or an equivalent qualification
-15 semester college credits at the least are a requirement from an accredited university or college