ERD Apparatus

[harryshute]

Edmonton Fire is hosing hot spots in a three alarm fire over night in the Rutherford district. It started at about 2:00 a.m. in a large condo development under construction. About 200 residents surrounding it had to be evacuated. There were about 4 large propane on site and one exploded at about 3 a.m.

 

[awstott]

Keep your eyes out. 3 new rigs incoming. 632 (new ladder) and 476 and 477 for pumps.

 

[harryshute]

Station 18 closes for renos

Fire hall 18 will be relocating two trucks and six firefighters while it is under renovation.

North Edmonton fire hall closing for renovations | CTV Edmonton News

The improved building will open in early 2015.

 

[omrail]

Only 6

Fire hall 18 will be relocating two trucks and six firefighters while it is under renovation.

North Edmonton fire hall closing for renovations | CTV Edmonton News

The improved building will open in early 2015.

Maybe I am missing something but there has to be more then 6 firefights out of 18. Is it a part time hall or is it 6 a shift?

 

[harryshute]

The way I read it was 6 per shift so 6 times 4 Platoons would be 24. 18 would have a pump and perhaps a tanker. There is a Rescue and a Ladder at neighboring halls. I think pump 18 will continue to use that call sign but be based at a neighboring station.

 

[omrail]

18 closing. Response map

That sounds a lot better six per shift. The way it was said makes it sound like there's only six firefighters assigned to that house.

I'd like to have a look at the maps that are in the news clip. I tried looking on the city's website to see if there is any information regarding the closure and see if the maps were there however no luck. Does anyone know if the maps are online?

 

[harryshute]

I've looked online too and can't find the map. I liked that they showed which were Rescue stations and Ladder stations.

 

[blackbird]

Interesting that the City's Capital Budget 2012-2014 identified the need for a new, 3 bay station with one pumper (25 firefighters for 24/7 coverage), in a station to be built at 50 St. and 157 Ave. ("Pilot Sound") and set to be operational in early 2015. This project remains unfunded though, with capital dollars going to complete Heritage Valley and then Lewis Farms stations first. Had they stuck with the timing in the 2012-2014 Capital Budget, Station 18 would've been able to relocate to Pilot Sound with little loss of response time to Clareview. The upgrading to 18 could've waited another year. The faster-growing southwest sector of the City appears to have resulted in a reshuffling of priorities. As for response times, the official position (from EFR's website) is: "Edmonton Fire Rescue Services does not anticipate that this temporary redeployment of resources will cause any measurable change in full first-alarm response time benchmarks (16 firefighters on scene within eight minutes of travel time)." We shall see....

 

[harryshute]

New rig 476 Pumper radio testing today. 477 can't be far behind.

 

[harryshute]

476 is Pump 8. Now watching for one other new Pump and the new ladder.

 

[harryshute]

New ladder unit ID 632 testing today.

 

[harryshute]

Pump identified

Unit ID 632 is Ladder 23.

 

[awstott]

Looks like whatever unit was ladder 23 may have moved to 24. Just quickly saw the radio ID on my scanner tonight and saw that it was showing ladder 23, but they identified as ladder 24 on the radio.

Also new Gator unit is being built right now. Got this picture today.


New Investigator Truck par Andrew Stott, on ipernity

Not the best, but I didn't want to go right up to the fence. Not sure what the security is like at that place.

 

[harryshute]

I had unit 254 as a new fire radio. Now I can put it down as a new Gator unit. Unit 632 (New ladder) may be moving around so everyone can try it.

 

[harryshute]

New Pumper unit 477 is now in service. Just trying to determine which hall it has gone to.

 

[awstott]

Suspect possibly pump 18 as they are the next pump in line unit number wise for replacement.

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[harryshute]

Actually Pump 20 but with two new pumps they will probably shift them around and replace the one at 18.

W11 Active today with Boat 21 and JetBoat 21. Foam truck and old ATP 7 are also there.

 

[awstott]

Wonder if they are using the old Atp to launch one of the boats. They will be short a truck at 21 now the fan truck is gone.

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[harryshute]

Unit 817 (an old ATP) was used this morning pulling the Fan Trailer.

As set aside in the 2014 budget Edmonton Fire has now grown to 5 districts. I'm not sure how the areas break down but Car 5 is unit 251 and it's portable is 3679. So 5 District Chiefs covering the city.
Also budgeted was a 9th Ladder. It's had 8 since 1993. Looks like it's going to be Ladder 27 going by the portables now in service (3327,4327 and 4527).

 

[harryshute]

AFRRCS City of Edmonton budget.

Edmonton Fire has signed on with AFRRCS and plans to be on the system in July 2016 if it is ready.

Fire expenditures appear on Page 93 of the City of Edmonton budget documents. In addition to the radio requirements Fire is looking for funding to re-activate Station 21 with a new 3 bay station. It would have a full time Rescue unit for river rescues and to help out Downtown.

A new Windermere station requires funding for a pump and rescue, Station 29 in Lewis Farms will need a pumper in 2015, and funding for a new Pilot Sound station at 50 street and 157 Ave will have a pump for the NE area. Lewis Farms will also get a back up dispatch facility.

The service is considering using radios that work on the exsisting EDACS system and also work on the new 700 MHz P25 system.

http://edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/PDF/2015_CAPITAL_BUDGET_2015_2018.pdf