COLUMBUS FIRE APPARATUS QUESTION

[Colin9690]

Hi,

I have a question for anyone who is familiar with Columbus Fire Department. I have pasted some info about CFD station 1 & 9 below:

Station 1 & 9
Engine 1
Engine 9
Ladder 1
Medic 1
EMS 11
ES 2
SO 2
Prevention 18
Tow 1
Medical Trailer
Hi-Rise Trailer
Collapse Trailer
XBN 1
Box 15
Canteen 1
Station Car 1
Station Car 9
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I am very curious to know what some of this equipment is. What is Canteen 1? What is Box 15? What are the purpose of the Medical, Hi-Rise, and collapse trailers? What does TOW 1 and ES 2 do? It would be good if someone could point me to a site that talks about CFD's equipment.

Thanks,
Colin

 

[mmartinfan]

I am very curious to know what some of this equipment is. What is Canteen 1? What is Box 15? What are the purpose of the Medical, Hi-Rise, and collapse trailers? What does TOW 1 and ES 2 do? It would be good if someone could point me to a site that talks about CFD's equipment.

Canteen 1 or Box 15 which its normally called is -> htttp://www.box15.org

Medical
Hi-Rise
Collapse Trailers are basically = medical has lots of medical equipement in it for mass causulty incidents

Hi-rise is lots of hi-rise stuff for hi-rise fires

and Collapse trailer is special collapse tools for building collapses

Tow 1/Trailer 1 is the truck that takes any of the above to the fire/medical trailers to the scene here is a pic of it

ES-2 is the deptuy chief on duty for that duty day. posted below is a picture of his car. (taken by me for my photo project w/CFD)

Hope that answers all your ?'s

 

[Colin9690]

Thanks for your help as i've never heard most of this equipment on my scanner.

 

[FPO703]

You can also check out http://columbusfire.8m.com for further information.

 

[mmartinfan]

With some luck you never will hear them.

 

[Colin9690]

Yeah God willing I never hear them....

 

[Colin9690]

mmartinfan, check your Private Messages please.

 

[mmartinfan]

did and replied

 

[Colin9690]

i've got another question. Say there is a large 3 alarm fire. Eventually the crews working there will get tired, so do they send them home them automatically dispatch the next closest piece of equipment there to relieve them?

 

[FPO703]

It all depends on what the OIC (Officer in Charge) decides. It varies from area to area.