🌟FLEET FRIDAY 🌟 FDNY BRUSH FIRE UNIT 1 - INDIAN PUMPS / FORESTRY HOSE

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There are a Total of 8 Brush Fire Units Citywide in the FDNY. 5 of them are in Staten Island, 1 in Brooklyn, 1 in Queens and 1 in the Bronx! Brush Fire Units are staffed with 2 Firefighters & Officer during Brush Fire Season Day Tours Only 0900 to 1800 Hours which start from around Mid March to Mid April & Mid October to Mid November. Total of 180 Days is Required per year split 90 & 90. While they are Inservice they will patrol potential areas throughout there district they are assigned. Brush Fire Units if not assigned on initial ticket. 1 Brush Fire will be assigned on the All Hands Doubtful Signal Citywide. They also get activated during Hurricanes with Heavy Winds & Rain. As well as Winter Storm Blizzards as the Brush Fire Units have High Clearance & 4 Wheel Drive capabilities but they will be staffed with 3 Firefighters & Officer. During Off Season the Primary Engine Company may take the Brush Fire Unit to Scenes. Al Brush Fire Units and all Engine & Ladder Companies in Staten Island Carry Forestry Hose & Indian Pumps. Some Engine & Ladder Companies near Large Parks & Near Large Areas of Brush Carry Indian Pumps as well. The Bigger Brush Fire Units Carry Stokes Baskets not pictured in the video. FDNY Members do not get wildland firefighting gear, they use there regular structural firefighting gear.
Brush Fire Unit 1 is with Engine 164 covering 23rd Battalion Southern Portion of Staten Island
Brush Fire Unit 2 is with Engine 166 covering 22nd Battalion North Western Portion of Staten Island
Brush Fire Unit 3 is with Engine 156 covering 21st Battalion North Eastern Portion of Staten Island
Brush Fire Unit 4 is with Engine 167 they utilize a Pick Up Truck Covering Staten Island
Brush Fire Unit 5 is with Engine 161 they utilize a Older Pick Up Truck Covering Staten Island
Brush Fire Unit 6 is with Engine 321 covering Brooklyn
Brush Fire Unit 7 is with Engine 266 covering Queens
Brush Fire Unit 8 is with Engine 97 covering The Bronx & Northern Manhattan.
Average 30 calls a year
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@fireCompany20 Жыл бұрын

I helped with the design of those units! Did an internship with KME at the time and got to create a few things for the first set. We used a few ideas from BLM trucks we completed right beforehand when it came to the cab and front of the unit.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Ah cool!

@fireCompany20 Жыл бұрын

@@azul8811 unsure if you're making a joke, or just unsure. But BLM is the Bureau of Land Management. They are responsible for a lot of land in the western part of the US.

@eymantia 11 ай бұрын

@@azul8811Bureau of Land Managment, not Black Lives Matter

@johndavis6119 Жыл бұрын

Very good report Skyler. This is much better then the brush jeep I worked on back in the late 70s in Baltimore County. Just 2 members and some Indian tanks, rakes, a hoe and a spade. That was it.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@rushturner1911 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation my friend didn’t know about the brush units.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@PMichaels Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Such a cool and unique unit. Thanks for sharing! 👍🏼

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@abbottcooper3243 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Skyler. I learned a lot from your demonstration.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@pamhofmeister2531 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing Skyler. Enjoyed it...🤗🤗

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@aaronjohnson2843 Жыл бұрын

Similar to what fire departments in Colorado have for wildland fires,and in particular Boulder Fire and Rescue,since I live out there.Great job bringing this series and you never know when a unit like this gets called into action.

@millennial9252 Жыл бұрын

Colorado has way more land and wildfires than NYC

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@ricco0911 3 күн бұрын

Boulder wouldn’t want it, it’s not electric…

@schasney1915 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great topic! Congrats for OVER 30,000 subs!! Started watching you at around1,000. Thank you!!

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@Hal-Robinson Жыл бұрын

This was very informative I never knew that FDNY had brush truck

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@RGL01 Жыл бұрын

Great review!!

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stvnd53 Жыл бұрын

Great Video.Indian Pumps 5 gals.of water app.43lbs....as I got older I grabbed a2 lbs broom or shovel.....

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@jasonrahmaaa2008 Жыл бұрын

Hey Skyler. Thanks for this informative video. Never saw one of these up close and it’s good to know their capabilities and how they are equipped.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@lawrencemazel9182 Жыл бұрын

Skyler very cool I Enjoy the Special units....🚒 👍

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@lawrencemazel9182 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the great videos be safe...🚒

@JJawsyW 9 ай бұрын

That thing is a absolute beast!

@SkylerFire 9 ай бұрын

Yup

@shawnramsey8264 Жыл бұрын

Nice video as always

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks again!

@derrickeverett8382 Жыл бұрын

Good job skyler keep up the good work

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@derrickeverett8382 Жыл бұрын

@@SkylerFire you welcome sir

@sheldonhchambliss1385 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful truck

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

thx

@geir.mathello Жыл бұрын

Nice Have a nice weekend. Cheers

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

@davehitt Жыл бұрын

Nice rig!

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@richm7410 Жыл бұрын

Great video Skyler. Passed by that house many times. Maybe I missed it, no shovels on that rig? Thanks again for the cool series.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks! They might have been on the top of the rig but good question

@daviemccallum7759 9 ай бұрын

Nice unit

@SkylerFire 7 ай бұрын

Thanks

@gaborandrejszki2553 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Really nice unit! Thanks so much Skyler for review!! Can you make a video about MRTU or MERV unit?

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

They are getting new ones so a year from now lol

@gaborandrejszki2553 Жыл бұрын

@@SkylerFire Hi Skyler! Ok! Thanks so much

@noahhirschhorn405 Жыл бұрын

Great video, can we get a Fleet Friday on TSU 1/2, Command Tac 1 and more special operation based units?

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

TSU 1 coming soon!

@jedi7762 11 ай бұрын

Definitely a difference between East & West coast

@danielthewildlandfirebehavioor Жыл бұрын

I saw a strike team of this fdnys brush trucks back In the 2020 fire season in california thay came from fdny to california

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Didn’t know that

@JoexxPACMANxx Жыл бұрын

I was hopping your camera catch a glimpse of the over Vehicle that next to it. Notice each FH has all different type of small vehicle outside

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

That’s a transport truck for the ATV but those ATVs are really not used anymore

@psychosocialmaggot1202 10 ай бұрын

So how do they top off the water tanks? Do they have an engine on standby at a hydrant to hook into or do they just hook directly into the hydrant? I know out here in the Pine Barrens they’ll set up several ponds for tenders to dump into then other units will draw from the ponds since there usually isn’t many solid water sources.

@SkylerFire 10 ай бұрын

Hydrants… NYC doesn’t have wild fires like the west coast. A lot smaller areas for sure! This truck can pump and roll also so can have a 3.5 inch hose hanging off the back all the way to the hydrant

@sheldonhchambliss1385 Жыл бұрын

That truck looks strong

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@leehart9055 Жыл бұрын

Good video, I enjoyed watching it. How big is the pump on the BF units. You stated the tank is 500 gallions but not the pump. Thanks for a good video, have a good day

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Should be 500gpm also

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

Im surprised they don't use a type 3 like we do here in the west. I always hate Wildland calls! So unpredictable with the weather etc. Also don't the FDNY use bunker gear rather than the Wildland gear we use?

@danielpempel7746 Жыл бұрын

Yes, they wear bunker gear, which is mentioned towards the end. Brush fires in NYC are a completely different animal than out west. No where near the acreage, massive amounts of manpower plus hydrants, more humidity, and different fuels (a lot of their brush fires are marshland).

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Kinda hard not many calls

@JoexxPACMANxx Жыл бұрын

Skyler. I keep seeing videos of Companies using there older/ spare rigs. My next question is were does Dept keep all the Spare rigs when not in use and would be possible do Fleet Friday on them

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Maintaince about 45 or so spare engines, 40 spare towers and ladders. It’s just a empty lot.

@brandonseyfried1251 Жыл бұрын

Cool. We need one. Think they have an extra one parked somewhere? 😎

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!

@ericwalsh3200 Жыл бұрын

I would have thought they would equipped with brush fire clothing as it's a different type of fire fighting

@armadillerff Жыл бұрын

When you’re only responding to 8-16 fires a year its kinda hard to justify maintaining a full set of gear…FDNY seems to wear their gear on every call, even medicals…

@danielpempel7746 Жыл бұрын

Yes, it's a different type of firefighting, but their brush fires are also a lot different than wildland fires out west. Less digging fire lines and more spraying water.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Yeah thanks for your comment!

@patrickrobledo8215 Жыл бұрын

🤙👩‍🚒

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@thisisjspence Жыл бұрын

Why do they not issue wildland gear for them? Been curious about that especially considering the FDNY sends Incident Management Teams out west each summer and would definitely have the knowledge and ability to have/use wildland stuff.

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure they have the knowledge of larger Wildland fires. It's a totally different beast than structure fires. I agree though they need the lighter gear for the brush fires then bunker gear.

@thisisjspence Жыл бұрын

@@robertschultz6922 It takes 2 days to get your basic wildland fire certification. And I had the privilege of working with their IMT on a few fires out here over the years, so they definitely have the knowledge at the upper levels (in my opinion). I just wonder if there's policy or something preventing its use and distribution because its not super common.

@spyder801jd Жыл бұрын

East coast is wait different then west and Midwest units and depts

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

@@thisisjspence upper levels yes the FDNY is by far the best in the world!!! I actually wish they would have a class for some of our chiefs out here in Nevada! The lower level every day firefighter from some station in New York though wouldn't be ready for a large fire out here, even if they got the right gear. It's just so different than what they are use to. I don't think they have enough chiefs to send out here but maybe just policy

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

@@spyder801jd agreed but the gear is way lighter weight than bunker gear, and it's designed exactly for the purpose of brush fires!

@5thdegreekempo Жыл бұрын

check the pressure on the water can its below 100 lbs.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

No water in the can when it’s not manned

@thomasfreeman7770 Жыл бұрын

Does the unit have an independent engine for powering the pump In pump and roll? Most brush units I have seen do because the trucks main engine would be turning too slow when moving in a wild land scenario to turn the pump.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Not 100% sure it has a 500gpm pump and 500 gallons of water

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

Normally brush units have pump in roll. Have to look at the book and see

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

It's a pto so the engine for the apparatus runs the pump. That's the whole point of pump and roll

@thomasfreeman7770 Жыл бұрын

@@robertschultz6922 I just wonder how engine speed is controlled while vehicle is in motion and at the same time operating the pump. It would seem RPM needed for pumping would exceed what is needed for vehicle propulsion. Most other types of trucks that use PTO engage PTO mode when vehicle is not in motion and sometimes the PTO is locked out when vehicle is moving.

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

@@thomasfreeman7770 it is regulated by a governor that makes sure the rpm doesn't get too high but it's not like we are going code 3 while In pump in roll. We are normally crawling

@sebastianbliek Жыл бұрын

does the FDNY do Wildfire deployments as well?

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

@EmergencyVehiclesofMauiHI Жыл бұрын

Weren’t these rigs the ones that replaced the ones destroyed in hurricane sandy?

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Yes

@rudeboystu69 Жыл бұрын

Didn't see any shovels, Mcleod tools, Pulaskis, etc. Does FDNY not use them or were they just in another compartment?

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Shovels maybe up top! But from what I was told everything was on the rig

@rudeboystu69 Жыл бұрын

@@SkylerFire Yeah, looks like there might've been a coffin box up top, next to the hose bed.

@chillboi4171 11 ай бұрын

1:15 I’m sorry but was that a smart siren in the truck?

@SkylerFire 11 ай бұрын

Yes

@chillboi4171 10 ай бұрын

If I see this unit respond, the smart siren in this brush unit will be amazing

@markbickelhaupt4414 Жыл бұрын

Skyler, Large High Axle brush trucks are the best choice for FDNY! They match the other 4X4 Internationals in the fleet. Small 4X4 trucks can't move traffic in NYC! But these trucks, with bumpers, in cars rear view mirrors, can!!! They are the Swiss Army Knife for the FDNY👍👍👍! NYC is not California, for wildfire! 18 Brush fires/yr. LACounty Fire has 18 in an hour, on the first day of for season! People in NYC should be glad that they only have 18!!! Thanks Skyler👍👍👍

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jarnigansonmortuary681 Жыл бұрын

What is an Indian pump

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

Basically a backpack that has water.

@robertschultz6922 Жыл бұрын

We call them piss pumps

@georgecoons6872 Жыл бұрын

5 gallons water can with a handle pump. .

@andreaswinterleitner22 Жыл бұрын

Brush??? Really??? Not Bush??? Sorry for asking, I'm from Germany. The translation "Brush" into German is meaning a Tool that you can use to clean shoes.

@danielpempel7746 Жыл бұрын

"Brush" in America can also mean vegetation.

@SkylerFire Жыл бұрын

@stephenbritton9297 11 ай бұрын

OOF! brush fire work in bunkers SUCKS!

@SkylerFire 11 ай бұрын

Well they don’t get brush fires like west coast

@Beauxtrux Ай бұрын

HUGE waste of money!

@SkylerFire Ай бұрын

Why would it be a waste of money?

@Beauxtrux Ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire Been building fire trucks for 25+ years and "wildlands" units are pretty much a waste unless you really live where 4WD is necessary and don't need more than 500 gallons or so of water. I always had to remind the chief that the FIRST priority is to put out the fire, and more water is better, especially when you have to carry it to the fire.