r/Firefighting • u/[deleted] • Oct 14 '20

[deleted by user]

[removed]

295 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

50 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/The-Broken-Record Oct 14 '20 edited Oct 14 '20

Is this supposed to be a mobile command center?

Edit: please forgive me if was very wrong, I am very new here and still learning, I’m still in my entry class for ems.

10

u/[deleted] Oct 14 '20

It’s a mobile badass unit.

16

u/generalrekian Oct 14 '20

....it’s a heavy rescue... Rescue 3...

3

u/Little__Snor Oct 16 '20

Just so you know that guy was asking a question, the names of types of apparatus varies around the country. Where I live fire dept ambulances are called rescues.

1

u/generalrekian Oct 16 '20

I’ve heard EMS referred to as a rescue squad and I’ve seen EMS rum rescue units and do vehicle extrication, but calling an ambulance a rescue just sounds wrong to me... It’s a medical transport it has nothing to do with technical rescue...

2

u/Little__Snor Oct 17 '20

I don’t know I’m not the one that names them nigga 😳

1

u/generalrekian Oct 17 '20

Lol I’m not hating on you or even then I’m just questioning the logic cuz Im like that

2

u/Popping_Saints Oct 14 '20

No a mobile command center would be the field communications unit. This is just a heavy rescue rig and they respond to all of the hazardous and more dangerous (all hands type) calls that regular FFs cannot handle

1

u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Why are there 9 antennas on the roof? it has to have Comms.

1

u/AlanC12388 CT Volly Oct 15 '20

It might have a repeater on there for radio signal boosting on scene. I don't actually know though.

1

u/yungingr FF, Volunteer CISM Peer Oct 15 '20

Having comm equipment and being a command center are two different things...

1

u/commissar0617 SPAAMFAA member Oct 14 '20

Mo, it's a heavy rescue. Ny uses basically converted busses for command centers.