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New York City Council Committee on Fire & Criminal Justice
Increasing FDNY Preparedness: An analysis on the McKinsey & Company
Report Post September 11th
prepared by
Uniformed Firefighters Association of NYC September 17, 2OO2
September 28, 1990 JUSTIFICATION FOR NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW UHF RADIO SYSTEM
1.
BACKGROUND
The New'York City Fire Department is the country's largest fire department comprising over 11,000 • uniformed firefighters and fire officers, and over 1,000 civilians. The Department is organized into 12 commands, 49 Battalions, 209 engine companies .and 144 ladder companies. There are numerous specialty units such as: Decontamination, Health Services, Thawing Apparatus, Ambulance, Salvage, Brush Fire, Rescue, Searchlight, Hazardous Material,, Field Communication, Mobile Headquarters, '-Mask, Service and Marine., (fireboat). Fire Operations cover the entire.5 borough region ,of New York City. • .: • •
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As an indication of the volume .of fire traffic processed, in 19.89 the Department handled 848,715 calls of-which 696,339 were alarms received. 'Total fires for that year were 104,626. The' present 5 duplex -channel • radio .system was configured in .-the. early 1960's. Since that . time, no additional ., channel capacity, has been added. Imminently, the Department will have 2700 mobile units..... on this .system. The near future., will .see a total o£ '. .'. .approximately 4200 units, of necessityi....-on- -the. same..system. '•- .;.... • • The City has 5 borough dispatch operations . and one. City wideoperation. Because of the 'channel', scarcity, 5. boroughs must share. •: ' 4 channels, with • = the; 'boroughs':•••of V:Staten. Island-Hand. the-,,Bronx sharing the same channel.. •.--.-:- ' .::• •;..::.• . . •.-; :;. • . .. As will be shown in the following sections,, .the existing obsolete system is now totally inadequate for the function for which..it was. originally designed - dispatch operations, and for any other expansion or peripheral function. •-" , -. . 2.
OVERLOADING OF PRESENT' VHF SYSTEM
Presently, the Department must operate with 5 VHF duplex channels and one simplex frequency (for fire ground tactical). By any standard, FCC or operational, this system is severely overloaded. Loading is presently at 450 units per channel, far in excess or the FCC loading standard of 100 units- per channel. .After . imminent replacement of obsolete portables with new radios duplex channel capability, channel loading will increase to
Increasing FDNY Preparedness: An analysis on the McKinsey & Company
Report Post September 11th
prepared by
Uniformed Firefighters Association of NYC September 17, 2OO2
September 28, 1990 JUSTIFICATION FOR NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT NEW UHF RADIO SYSTEM
1.
BACKGROUND
The New'York City Fire Department is the country's largest fire department comprising over 11,000 • uniformed firefighters and fire officers, and over 1,000 civilians. The Department is organized into 12 commands, 49 Battalions, 209 engine companies .and 144 ladder companies. There are numerous specialty units such as: Decontamination, Health Services, Thawing Apparatus, Ambulance, Salvage, Brush Fire, Rescue, Searchlight, Hazardous Material,, Field Communication, Mobile Headquarters, '-Mask, Service and Marine., (fireboat). Fire Operations cover the entire.5 borough region ,of New York City. • .: • •
-
•
•
•
.
.
.
.
j1
As an indication of the volume .of fire traffic processed, in 19.89 the Department handled 848,715 calls of-which 696,339 were alarms received. 'Total fires for that year were 104,626. The' present 5 duplex -channel • radio .system was configured in .-the. early 1960's. Since that . time, no additional ., channel capacity, has been added. Imminently, the Department will have 2700 mobile units..... on this .system. The near future., will .see a total o£ '. .'. .approximately 4200 units, of necessityi....-on- -the. same..system. '•- .;.... • • The City has 5 borough dispatch operations . and one. City wideoperation. Because of the 'channel', scarcity, 5. boroughs must share. •: ' 4 channels, with • = the; 'boroughs':•••of V:Staten. Island-Hand. the-,,Bronx sharing the same channel.. •.--.-:- ' .::• •;..::.• . . •.-; :;. • . .. As will be shown in the following sections,, .the existing obsolete system is now totally inadequate for the function for which..it was. originally designed - dispatch operations, and for any other expansion or peripheral function. •-" , -. . 2.
OVERLOADING OF PRESENT' VHF SYSTEM
Presently, the Department must operate with 5 VHF duplex channels and one simplex frequency (for fire ground tactical). By any standard, FCC or operational, this system is severely overloaded. Loading is presently at 450 units per channel, far in excess or the FCC loading standard of 100 units- per channel. .After . imminent replacement of obsolete portables with new radios duplex channel capability, channel loading will increase to
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