Fire Engines Photos

This is a Mack MR/Saulsbury and was one of 2 ordered by the FDNY in 2001.The
appliances are both located in Manhattan, HRU1 is located with Engine 3 and
Ladder Co 12(95'Tower Ladder)and Battalion 7 at 146 West 19th Street, and this
one, HRU2 is located with Engine 39 and Ladder Co 16(Seagrave 100ft Rearmount)
at 157 East 67th Street.I can find no data on a'High Rise Unit3'.

Added by Pete Matten on 26 November 2008.

what sort of equipment would this appliance carry?. am thinking of our own 'high rise kit' which is basically rolled hose in a large holdall with a branch in beside it.

Added by Stevie Murray on 26 November 2008.

The High Rise Units are basically a rescue unit and are manned by personnel in
the firehouse who are special trained in high rise rescue, building collapse, rope
rescue, search and rescue, etc.Like many apparatus(appliances)on the FDNY fleet of
what we would call-specials, they are only manned when required to special types
of incidents by crews on station(firehouse)who man the Eng/Ladder apparatus.
The idea of the HRU's is not as a firefighting unit, its for high rise rescue. HRU'S carry breathing apparatus for the crew, lines(ropes)for rescue, etc, etc.

Added by Pete Matten on 27 November 2008.

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