To say the FDNY has Fantastic looking Apparatus is a Massive Understatement! Fantastic Looking Engine!👏And what a Great tour of this Beauty both inside and out!👍👏
Love the sound of the rumbler and Federal Q Siren. Those are some super skilled drivers though, we've those rigs in and out of that traffic and tight spaces.
Love the light pattern, glad they are not 100% LED. May be oscillators but still some old school mixed in. She is a beautiful Eng. God speed with her and may she never let ya's down.
FYI: A Federal Q siren would look fantastic on the front bumper, right where the "N" is. It would fit squarely and really compliment a truly handsome rig. Oh, btw, superb in-house camera work. A hosebed cover would top it off. Some departments mount a rubber mudflap the width of the tailboard to prevent road dust, etc from flying up into the bed.
Would you like to gift them a Federal Q? The Q isn't issued by the FDNY, they're actually technically not supposed to ride them I think but some things can be looked over ;)
@@alexxie2600 I know. The powers that be deem what's necessary, according to THEIR standards, not what's safer for the crews. Management vs labor. Like ditch the "chrome" wheels ( we're in the Northeast not L.A.) and spend that $ on a Q instead. Fire trucks aren't supposed to be pretty.
I don't think I've ever heard a Q (I assume the electronic version) combined with a Rumbler before. That's very cool and probably helps a bit with traffic out of the way...as much as anything can in NYC, I guess.
How does the flat hose stay put on the back wh3n the roads in Manhattan are pretty bumpy, is there no net at the back or is it not an issue. Thanks for the video reminds me of trips to NYC
The weight alone keeps them down so they do not fly out! I went on the fdny fire trucks & vehicles facebook page and asked this question for you! I have received a bunch of answers lol
Oh...I assume the pumps and accessories on a pumper engine like that just run off a PTO from the diesel engine? Or is there actually another engine in there to drive just the fire equipment?
Glad to see them going back to quality Seagrave engines. The KME low bid experiment turned out to be a huge bust. Hopefully the straight aerials will go back to Seagrave in the near future.
For the highway or any traffic calls made for drivers to see and if you look on most of equipment fdny has you will see this blue light. They spent big money and had research done human eye sees blue better from what I was told by the factory people. I had the same question when I went by the Ferrara Fire Apparatus factory and saw fdny trucks while looking at our new truck.
@@engineman93c-57 That's an interesting fact. Added to this the blue light is obviously different from all the other lights used in traffic. In Germany we normally only have blue lights on emergency vehicles.
@@engineman93c-57 That's true. Most medical and fire agencies are intending on switching to blue's in their ELS since it's seen better during poor quality weather.
Im just gonna say that honestly this new fire engine doesnt look too diffrent from older designs.. In the Uk newer engines have more visible diffrence. Like a diffrent bodywork
@@firedepartmentclips31 I have a Friend who worked on a ladder and he said that the European sirens are not aloud to be used because they remind jewish people of germany so i think they are keeping the fed q's
Mondo Duke I had a mutual aid multi alarm fire A county truck was brand new was supposed to be dedicated in the morning. My chief ordered me to get a 2.5" hose from this truck for attack line. The driver said "we can't its getting pictures in the morning with the mayor" My chief heard and chewed his a$$, he turned to me " pull that CLEAN line that's an order ". The driver screaming the whole time. We laughed the whole time stretching that clean line!! I said over the air " charge this dirty line"! lol
@@FDNYResponseVideos Why not? Anytime I am shooting apparatus somewhere I make sure I don't come in empty-handed. The crews always like desserts. If it's a.m. I bring vitamin rings (donuts).
@@owensweetland342 well there is a difference between that and what the original comment said. He said “you can just walk in the fire house?” It’s generally Ill advised to walk in anywhere without permission. If you ask and bring some donuts I’m sure they’ll let you in tho ;)
Wanna know why you don’t usually see new engines or trucks? Because they cost up to 200 k and all the gear and things loaded onto it cost about 10 k. I should know I’m the chief of a station
Yes price is a concern, but they don’t need a new rig every year. The rigs last a long time. Current contract is that they are replaced every 10 years.
There are 197 engine companies and 143 ladder companies in the FDNY. They replace rigs every 10 years. Different companies get new rigs at different times.
