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Ladder Company 3 received some of the heaviest casualties of any fire company in the FDNY. [ 3 ] Ladder Company 3’s apparatus, a Seagrave rearmount ladder truck placed in service in 1994, shop number SL9413, [ 4 ] was parked on West Street next to Six World Trade Center and damaged beyond repair by the collapse of the Twin Towers.
Oceanic currently operates three pieces of apparatus, Engine 1, a 1997 Seagrave (formerly FDNY Engine 40), and the Brush Unit, a 1959 Dodge M37/1975 Scat. [3] Brush Unit, a 1993 M35A3WW (with winch) AM General.Eastern Surplus modified the apparatus by shortening the chassis and removing one of the rear axles, converting the unit to four wheel ...
The FDNY's motto is "New York's Bravest" for fire, and "New York's Best" for EMS. The FDNY serves more than 8.5 million residents within a 302-square-mile (780 km 2) area. [9] The FDNY headquarters is located at 9 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, [10] and the FDNY Fire Academy is located on Randalls Island. [11]
New York City Fire Department Rescue Company 1, also known as Rescue 1, is one of five special operations rescue companies of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) that responds to rescue operations requiring specialized equipment and training. Rescue 1's current truck, a 2011 Ferrara Ultra Heavy Rescue
They operate a Seagrave fire engine with a 1000 gallon-per-minute pump and a 500-gallon water tank. As of September 2007, four officers and twenty-five men were assigned to the company. As of September 2007, four officers and twenty-five men were assigned to the company.
The Ten House is unique among the 220 FDNY firehouses as it is one of only two where both an engine and ladder company share the same numerical designation. [11] On the morning of September 11, 2001, when the first airliner (American Airlines Flight 11) crashed into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m., FDNY units were in the middle of a shift change ...
Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC is an American fire apparatus manufacturer that specializes in pumper and rescue units, as well as aerial towers. In addition to manufacturing new equipment, they refurbish, repair and upgrade older Seagrave apparatus, including National Fire Protection Association updates to equipment. [ 1 ]
Engine 33 on Broadway near the station on Great Jones Street. Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899. [4]