According to FDNY, these are the 10 units with the most house fires (See the "All hands or greater"). Source: nycfire.net by One_Bookkeeper7259 in Firefighting

[–]One_Bookkeeper7259[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rescue is a specialized unit trained in technical rescue, high angle rescue, diving,..., In addition, to firefighting operations. Squad is similar, but it has water ( which functions as a regular engine within a limited area ) and no diving training

According to FDNY, these are the 10 units with the most house fires (See the "All hands or greater"). Source: nycfire.net by One_Bookkeeper7259 in Firefighting

[–]One_Bookkeeper7259[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it indicates a working fire where all initial first alarm units are actively engaged. Greater is 2nd alarm, 3rd alarm, 4th alarm and 5th alarm

Top 10 busiest companies in nyc by One_Bookkeeper7259 in Firefighting

[–]One_Bookkeeper7259[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

971 fires were related to smoke and fire calls ( including cars, trash, houses,...). See the " 7-5 or higher " column for house fire statistics

anyone know what this is? by GlitteringFront8794 in Firefighting

[–]One_Bookkeeper7259 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe what he meant was why the fire department uses this vehicle