FDNY Tower Ladder 35 is a 2022 Seagrave Attacker 95' Aerialscope stationed in Manhattan. Tower Ladder 35 was recently changed from a 75' Tower to a 95' Tower to give more 95' coverage in the area. Tower Ladder 35 is staffed with a Officer & 5 Firefighters (Chauffeur, Roof, OV, Can & Irons positions) FDNY has a Total of 143 Ladder Companies throughout the 5 boroughs. Out of the 143 Ladder Companies they have 69 that are rear mount straight sticks that are 100' each, 44 that are 75' mid mount tower ladders, 17 that are 95' tower ladders and 13 that are 100' tractor drawn apparatus which are also known as "hook & ladders and tillers." All Ladder companies strictly due truck work. the job of a ladder company is to search for victims, find the fire, open up to check for extension and ventilation at fires. Each FDNY Ladder Company has extrication equipment, air bags, Forcible entry equipment, Hydra Ram and other equipment. All Ladders can perform salvage duties. Some Ladder Companies may be Water / Ice Rescue Units, Chemical Protective Units, Ventilation Support Units, Soc Support. All 143 Ladders have a Inside and Outside Team. Inside Team is Officer, Irons & Can. The Outside Team is OV, Roof & Chauffeur.
The First Arriving Ladder is to always try to be Infront of the building when possible and operates on the fire floor, the chauffeur of a tower ladder most of the time stays at the pedestal and the OV firefighter in the bucket for ventilation adless life saving is first. The 2nd Ladder is arrive will be behind the 1st due ladder ad less a better positioning point is found. The 2nd Ladder company will operate on the floors above the fire checking for extension, searching for victims checking stairs and hallways and then venting. The 3rd arriving ladder is the FAST Truck and is suppose to park outside of the fire area with exceptions. The FAST Truck is "Firefighting Assist and Search Team" They are ready at the command post if a firefighter may be in distress or missing they are activated. They provide immediate assistance to any firefighters in danger and rescue them if missing, lost or trapped, a Rescue Company and Squad Company will also assist in this.
Tower Ladders due Master Stream Operations 70 and 90 feet in the air to get fire they can't get from inside a structure. They have a Stang with its stream shaper and stacked tips mounted on the tower ladder bucket. Twelve Hundred gpm flow is availiabe.
Tower Ladder 35 does on average 3,000 calls a year
95 Foot Tower Ladders
Manhattan
TL9 TL12 TL21 TL35 TL14
Brooklyn
TL119 TL161 TL172
Bronx
TL44 TL51 TL58
Queens
TL107 TL117 TL121 TL152 TL163
Staten Island
TL85
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12 июл 2024
