Even though I’m a self proclaimed fire buff, I never understood what made a FDNY squad different than and engine company, thanks for clarifying it.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@peterkneissl3358

6 ай бұрын

Remember the squad as well as rescue companies are under the special operations command

@henryjt2377

6 ай бұрын

@@peterkneissl3358 didn’t know that either, thanks!

These squads are awesome. They fill so many needs. Very sensible as one would expect from the FDNY.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

For sure

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

@dawnmichelleseidlgodsey120 yup

Thank you for highlighting FDNY Squad 18. My Co. in P.G. County, MD is Co. 18. We have 2 pumpers one used to be set up as Squad pumper, we also have a heavy duty Rescue Squad, and a tower lagger. At 75 most of my FD work is now memories. Thank you again for fleet Friday highlighting 18

@SkylerFire

27 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info

All your videos are great, but this one was awesome! I always wondered what equipment was on the Squads and you gave a great video tour. I am blown away by how much equipment they can pack on an engine body. 😆 Thanks for an excellent, very detailed tour and explanation. An A+ video all the way! 👍🏼

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Just missing a raft and dive gear, and the Rescue can take a hike. Loved it Skyler! Worth the wait! Thanks!! 👍👍🇺🇸😁

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

They have water rescue suites they just can’t dive. Boat is on 2nd Piece

These are some thing I thought no one would ever get the access to show, and this level of detail is very impressive. I look forward to all of your videos specifically Fleet Friday..

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Thanks again. I really love seeing each Fleet Friday. Luckily, there are plenty of rig types left.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

You bet!

THANK YOU BROTHER ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ! 🇺🇸

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Much appreciated

Thanks for the look see into the squad companies. Great video as always. Can’t wait to see the second piece. Always look forward to fleet Friday.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Absolutely love Fleet Friday!! Thank you.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Us too!

Skyler, thank u so much for doing these fire videos..myself and my family are huge fans of you and JJ and we watch your coverage of a fire and then watch the same fire from JJ's coverage...you both do such an amazing job putting these videos out of all these fires in such cold and wet conditions...as I commented on JJ's channel, PLEASE be safe and please be careful...please make sure to wear the proper clothing to keep your hands, your feet and yourself warm and dry!! Thank you again from some of your biggest fans

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks much appreciated!

I’m loving these Fleet Fridays.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Great! Me too!

Thank You very much. I always saw the Squad pumpers but never really knew the reason or idea of why they were called Squads. 👍👍

Thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing the 2nd piece.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Coming soon!

Not a bit of waisted space. I love seeing this stuff.

@SkylerFire

Ай бұрын

When you cover Manhattan that’s for sure

Very in depth video, love the fact they can run as a squad or engine company. That's dope

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

No doubt!

@jestarman

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire if you’re ever in London, come by Shoreditch Fire Station 👊🏾

Thank you be safe

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Thank you so much for the walk thought of the ( SQUAD) companies of the wonderful Engine 🚒😊 I like how they use wooden WEDGES on the rear hose beds. The Drivers compartment has HOSE pressure cheat sheets on the compartment door. For ME personally it was always hard to figure in my head ( Fiction LOSS) when I was a new Explorer Scout with the Fire Post I belong to. I bought a book on Friction Loss learning I was so confused. I talked to a long time Driver/service Driver, and he told me don't confuse yourself with memory, learning all that in your head. 😊 This long time PAYED FF was a great guy, always funny and a great teacher to us Young Fire Exploring scouts. I had just started being a ( Resident FF) at the main station. We did weekend Dispatch duties before we had ( 911) call centers. We still had 7 regular calls to different Fire Districts.

Again Thank you so much 😊 my FDNY information walk through Friend 😊 you get an A+ from me. I Love how they have many cheat sheets to help them refresh their memory for all the many different special calls outs that they go on. Those little pieces of Laminate paper sheets are so so important for reference tools 😊

Always wondered what the purpose of the Squads were. Great job explaining.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thx

Great video as always! I love how in-depth it is with even all the smaller of the tools. It’s amazing how under looked squad company is to the untrained eye. I always thought that heavy rescue companies only did the most of the tool carrying and what not but squads seem to be the work horses of the FDNY. That is for the crazy calls. All things considered there’s more squads than there are rescues. This video gave me a lot of insight of the type of calls they would have to respond to. Thank you so much for all these great videos. They really are great entertainment for fire buffs. PS will you do a video on a USAR Taskforce rig? That would be so cool since they’re such huge caches. Thanks!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks glad it can help! I never thought about it and will have to look into it

@user-sc1sg7oi7l

6 ай бұрын

Thanks I hope you do one!

A total KICK ASS RIG!! FDNY PROWESS & POWER AT ITS BEST. Thanks Skyler.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thx

Great Video thank you for your time and information

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Oh man, I'm so excited to have seen this, I appreciate it so much.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Any time!

Great video. Thanks. Keep up the good work !!!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great video thanks

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

thank u for the great info

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

You bet!

Well done Skyler. Thanks again.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thx

Thanks For The Walk-around Of Squad Company 18

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Very good!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Second piece. That just answered what I was going to ask. Can't wait.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Hahahah

Great coverage of what a Squad covers. Thanks.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you skyler and be safe

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Just met a retired captain. from Squad 270 ...... very interesting video as usual ...

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

Skyler, Great video walk around! Squad , the FDNY version of the "Swiss Army Knife"! I have seen alot of different Squad companies, in different parts of the country! But FDNY's Squads have to be the Heavyest of all! The next thing is going to need is a tandem rear axle! Very 😎 cool. 👍👍👍2N2

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

For sure thanks

@jonfishbough9497

6 ай бұрын

I have to agree - my volunteer company had a Rescue with much of the gear minus of course the engine gear, before it was replaced the chassis dropped 16 inches,the one that replaced it had a heavier GRW, I’m now retired they just specked out the newest Rescue with a tandem axle. What an impressive setup the FDNY has.

Truly a jack of all trades! Awesome video have a merry Christmas 🎄🎁!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks same to you!

Great video Man that truck had some pile of gear

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

You got that right! Thanks for watching

Love your videos and your accent is badass.

@SkylerFire

3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Are you the community representative for NYFD? You know apparatus up and down in and out! Much respect!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

I do not work for the FDNY. I just document and support the best Fire Dept in the world!

Wait for a great Fleet friday video with rescue 1💪

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

We will see

Absolutely phenomenal great video Squad companies are awesome I love them was assigned to one also my assignment was in New Jersey thanks again keep up the good work I tell you what would be nice if we could find out where we get official Squad 18 T-shirts from FDNY right from the station thanks appreciate it and God bless

Hi Skyler! Thanks so much for review! I like Squad 18! 👍🚒 Can you make a video about 2nd piece too please?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

If you watched the video I answered that

@gaborandrejszki2553

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire Oh ok :) I can't wait! Thanks so much Skyler

A 2013!?!? Time for those boys to get a new rig! Only 150 confirmed fires? I would have thought they would have responded to a lot more for the year!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

They are not the busiest Squad. SQ41 goes to about 330 a year

@darylmorning

13 күн бұрын

2013? IIRC FDNY rigs are 10-years and 364 days on front line assignment so they'll be getting a new rig in a year or two.

@SkylerFire

13 күн бұрын

@darylmorning about a year yes, they are behind

🤘

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thx

That was an amazing tour of squad 18 by any chance could you maybe do hazmat if you can

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Possible

Great video, Skyler! Want to ask why a special kit for manhole rescue, would that not be considered confined space?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

It was supplied by the gas company (Con Ed)

Thank you, I always wondered what the difference was between and engine company and a squad.I

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

Awesome as always; probably super obvious, what are the gun slingers?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

For confined space, the escape bottle usually kept on the hip

@ex-missourifireexplorerrob8274

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire Very cool. A very technical question, on the front bumper, is the right side hose outlet opened & closed from the pump panel?

Rescue 4 ? That’ll be a nice video. Great work btw

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Not sure we will see

That seems very similar to engine crews in the UK would be doing

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Ok

@tigger1662003

2 ай бұрын

Not really. The UK Fire and Rescue Service operates and is organised very differently. Due to different risks and construction principals. We also have smaller water mains. The UK extinguishes on High Pressure Hosereels for most routine fires. It also has far stricter national standard operating procedures with the use of Breathing Apparatus. Also our hose couplings are instantaneous an an appliance in Edinburgh can provide a water supply to appliance from London. A separate Ambulance Service handles medical emergencies although the UK Fire Service has better medical training they’re not EMT or paramedic trained and certainly wouldn’t be allowed to administer narcan but work closely before with the Ambulance Service due to it being ran off its feet. SCUBA is handled by the Police in the UK and is viewed more as a recovery rather than rescue effort In a nutshell the UK doesn’t operate on a Truck and Engine Basis. Generally Pump Crews (similar to engines) known as Pumping Appliances or Pumps handle most incidents and are supported by ‘specialist appliances’ which provide unique capabilities such as Rescue, Aerial, HAZMAT, High Volune Pumping, Water Rescue USAR. They are predominately geared towards structure fires but carry kit for routine non fire calls. Although UK Pumping Appliances look the same they generally have a fairly standard equipment load out although some of it varies depending on the risks and budget of the Brigade. They don’t carry big ventilation saws if this is required this is done by a USAR Unit or Rescue Unit. Same with Rope Rescue. They can handle Auto Extrication, bank based water rescue or flood wading, rescue at height using ground ladders (10.5m and 13.5m). They carry some airbags and cribbing but only for a light vehicle. They are generally closer to an Engine Company in US terms. Some Brigades operate Heavy Rescue Pumps which are similar to squad companies as they operate additional mainly Road Traffic Collision (RTC) Rescue gear for incidents which regular pumps may not be equipped for such as LGV but they’re not as comprehensively equipped as an FDNY squad due to space. London which is the most comparable to FDNY has fourteen Fire Rescue Units similar to FDNY Rescue Companies. Each has a standard set of skills but several specialise in Advanced Rope Ops, several do USAR/Water/Rope Ops, and others do Water/Large Animal and HAZMAT support. LFB also has a dedicated CBRN unit known as a Rapid Response Team. UK USAR is equipped to national standards including LFB with funding, kit equipment and training issued by HM Government. London only has eleven Aerial Appliances but they provide working at height/water tower capability with a crew of two only. Any heavy ventilation tactics would be handled by a Pump or Rescue Unit crew operating from the cage using their own tools and equipment. These are mobilised on request or as part of a specific pre determined attendance. They’re not genetically on all building fire calls like in the US.

With over 4000 calls a year, I’d love to know how many miles that truck has on it? With that, how often do they get new/replacement trucks given how busy it is?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

10 years but they are running late another 2 years or so

Can’t wait for rescue 1/2

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

We will see

@Vladimir-Putin-

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire hazmat?

I prefer rescue over squad

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thx for watching

What's with the wedges in the hose bed? Is that marking the end of the lengths?

@SkylerFire

13 күн бұрын

How much to grab off

Are the car spare tire/donut spares for the traditional use or something else?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

They have the Grip hoist cables inside

Also did you say they carry a ticket book? like for parking tickets?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

All firefighters are peace officers so they are able to write parking tickets and building tickets

could u do a video on the fire marshals truck

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Maybe

heard the FDNY is switching from Scotts to Drager

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Not 100% yet

@LCERRP

4 күн бұрын

It’s not happening

Why does squad 8 respond differently on 1st, 2nd and 3rd due assignments?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

SQ8 responds as an Engine for 1st and 2nd Due… 3rd due area covers most of Staten Island so to keep them as a squad they took it away so SQ1 doesn’t have to come in all the time

@FRDLC1

6 ай бұрын

That Makes sense. I figured it had to do with being on Staten Island. @@SkylerFire

Nice video but where is the real siren the Q2B 😅

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Will be on new rig

@Chrisconnelly170

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire thanks for the info

A tool chest with license plates.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

What’s the chocks in the hose bed for?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Shoring, collapse, subway, a lot of stuff

Wish u added the 2nd peace into the video. unless that next weeks

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

If you watched the video I answered that

@JoexxPACMANxx

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire i did just would of nice see walk round that vehicle too. Is all good. love the videos

Can you define "Custodial" hydrant wrench?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

It is magnetic and a lock so you can’t open a hydrant with a regular hydrant wrench.

What brand flash lights are on the rigs

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Stream light

Does squad 18 respond into Harlem?

@SkylerFire

23 күн бұрын

Negative

Why does 18 and 8 never relocate? Like the others

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Squad 18 covers Manhattan. Squad 8 covers Staten Island. Both Boros only have 1 squad

When are the new Squads coming and are they generally the same? Will need to do a video on the new ones

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

2 years out and probably not

Are you an active firefighter or public relations ?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

No I am not

WHat is CFRD?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Certified First Responder Defibrillator

What is IN the man in machine box?

@peterkneissl3358

6 ай бұрын

Extraction of somebody stuck In industrial machine for example arm stuck in cardboard bailer

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

For someone’s stuck in a machine lol

@robertschultz6922

6 ай бұрын

I understand what it’s used for 🤦. What is IN the kit was my question?

@mndew620

6 ай бұрын

@robertschultz6922 Ours carries tools to determine how much of the victim is trapped. A selection of tools to remove machinery parts or to cut them free. It's meant to be the first in tool kit, while a larger kit follows.

@robertschultz6922

6 ай бұрын

@@mndew620 very cool! We don’t have anything like that here. Our rescue just has normal cutting tools. Maybe we should create something like this.

what is FDNY UNILT IS FLEET FRIDAY ON FRIDAY JAUNARY 19 2024

@SkylerFire

5 ай бұрын

You will have to wait and see….

Why does FDNY still use 10 codes, especially when the officer needs a cheat sheet to remember them all? I know that that FEMA's NIMS standard has phased out 10 codes for public safety and doesn't recommend their use to improve interoperability.

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

10 codes go back in the FDNY so long. Every company has the sheet there…. It’s so you don’t make a mistake…. Over 60 codes

@davidbehrend7054

6 ай бұрын

We know that you don’t make department policy, but with all the codes and sub codes, it goes back to what the original comment stated to make it easier. And if you need a cheat sheet so you don’t make mistakes, then dispatch needs a cheat sheet to interpret what they were just told by the officer, go to plain text. That being said……..thanks for your videos!!!! It is interesting to see how the FDNY operates….!!! Somewhere, where there is always something going on.

@hughman3241

4 ай бұрын

There isn't as many 10 codes as it looks like. All the important ones are easy to remember. It cuts down on traffic for simple jobs and for complex responses you can just call a 10 code like a 10-60 with a pre determined response, instead of listing off every single unit you need (10-60 for a major emergency like a collapse brings 5 engines, 1 HMTU engine, 4 ladders, 1 SOC support ladder, 4 battalions, the rescue battalion, the safety battalion, 1 division, 2 rescues, 1 squad, 1 collapse rescue, 1 tac support unit, 1 hazmat, the SOC logistics unit, the SOC compressor unit, a vac truck, a RAC unit, the field comm unit & EMS rescue/haztac resources).

First comment of the Friday!

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Awesome

Only 1000 GPM?

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

Yes normal engines are 2k

@Vladimir-Putin-

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire I’m surprised not even a 1500

@cjcabrera3649

6 ай бұрын

FDNY runs all engines and squads with high pressure pumps because the city has high pressure hydrants

I never understood why squads don’t use the aerial with a pump and tank. Out here in the west almost all ladders have a pump and water tank. I don’t like it but it’s what we use. If the squad has both companies tools then why not have the aerial for truck companies?

@EWDAVID94

6 ай бұрын

mobility

@SkylerFire

6 ай бұрын

That would be a quint and they wouldn’t fit

@kevinhouse108

6 ай бұрын

Amazing amount of equipment on that Apparatus. I've wanted to see a FDNY Squad. Thanks Skyler.

@robertschultz6922

6 ай бұрын

@@SkylerFire interesting, wouldn’t a quint be the same height as a TDA, or a platform? Out here we use 4WD which adds several inches to the already large height so we build the stations on the larger side to start with

@eriksand9262

6 ай бұрын

Why don’t you like the fact that a lot of departments use Quints. What’s wrong with Quints??? 😂😂 A lot of the stations the Squad is at have low apparatus bays, and I don’t think they can be retrofitted to allow a Quint, or ladder, to fit. It’s not like there is a lot of open space in NYC to build brand new stations.

NarCAINE??

@SkylerFire

4 ай бұрын

Narcan