🌟FLEET FRIDAY 🌟 FDNY DECONTAMINATION SHOWER APPARATUS 251

FDNY has 3 Decontamination Shower Apparatus they all use 2006 Mack MR Cabs with Ferrara Bodies. 4, 160 & 251. Decon Shower Apparatus are special called whenever a Incident Commander deems its response is necessary based on the circumstances of the emergency. The IC shall consult with the Hazmat, Rescue or Safety Battalion to determine if its response is required.
DSAs are intended to be used for technical decontamination. This includes the removal of:
Nuisance contaminants such as construction dusts and polluted water (black water diving)
Contaminants that are not immediately life threatening such as asbestos, PCBs, and biological contaminants (anthrax, bloodborne and airborne pathogens)
Contaminants that have potentially exposed patients where the patients are not displaying extreme signs or symptoms. These patients may or may not have been exposed but medical transport can be delayed until technical decontamination procedure is performed.
A Hazardous Materials Tech Unit (HMTU) must be present to ensure proper precautions are taken such as hazard assessment, isolation zones, and PPE used.
In derobeing area they will be given a personal belongings bag.
The Decon Shower units have stabilizers to make the rig flat as possible.
Decontamination Shower Apparatus Transports
Primary Engine 4 Backup Engine 205
Primary Engine 160 Backup Engine 156
Primary Engine 251 Backup Engine 297
Decon Support Unit is assigned to assist in operations as well as Hazmat Trio (Hazmat 1, Hazmat Battalion, HMTU)
Decon Task Force (Decon Engine & SOC Support Ladders & Decon Trained Battalion Chief working for that tour
Manhattan Decon Task Forces
Engine 7 & Tower Ladder 1
Engine 16 & Tower Ladder 7
Engine 35 & Tower Ladder 14
Engine 74 & Ladder 25
Engine 93 & Tower Ladder 45
Brooklyn Decon Task Forces
Engine 229 & Tower Ladder 146
Engine 246 & Ladder 169
Engine 257 & Tower Ladder 170
Engine 279 & Tower Ladder 131
Engine 280 & Ladder 132
Engine 332 & Ladder 175
Bronx Decon Task Forces
Engine 46 & Ladder 27
Engine 64 & Ladder 47
Engine 73 & Ladder 42
Engine 81 & Tower Ladder 46
Engine 89 & Tower Ladder 50
Queens Decon Task Forces
Engine 263 & Tower Ladder 117
Engine 265 & Tower Ladder 121
Engine 287 & Ladder 136
Engine 295 & Tower Ladder 144
Engine 299 & Tower Ladder 152
Engine 301 & Ladder 150
Engine 303 & Ladder 126
Staten Island Decon Task Forces
Engine 153 & Tower Ladder 77
Engine 156 & Tower Ladder 79
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[@jameslist7385]

thank u for the hard work u do putting these videos together may St. Florrian bless u and the firer fights world wide

[@SkylerFire]

Thank you!

[@saysayblow231]

Very cool my father works at 160 Engine and I see that rig ever time it’s really cool hope to see that rig in action one day when I join the FDNY great video keep it up 👍🏾🚒

[@SkylerFire]

Very cool!

[@saysayblow231]

@@SkylerFire thanks 👍🏾

[@malcolmcossar6447]

That is such a Unique and Interesting looking rig!👏 And a Very Useful one too! Never Ceases to Amaze what the FDNY has in their Wide Ranging Fleet of Apparatus! Thanks for Another Informative and Interesting Fleet Friday Skyler!👍

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks for watching

[@malcolmcossar6447]

@@SkylerFire You're Welcome!

[@Ponch2007]

Interesting truck and my first time seeing it! Keep up the great work! 👍

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks

[@stevewolf9211]

Thanks for another fleet Friday. Great as usual!

[@SkylerFire]

Our pleasure!

[@fire9110]

Awesome fleet friday! Didn't even know these existed!

[@SkylerFire]

Very rare

[@BigDuke-md8ec]

Nice job ....just when we think you've shown us every obscure unit FDNY has, you put out another interesting Fleet Friday. Curious to know how many times a year this unit gets activated

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks for watching. Thankfully haven’t had to use in a few years.

[@gaborandrejszki2553]

Really interesting unit! Thanks so much Skyler for sharing 👍🚒

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks for watching!

[@gaborandrejszki2553]

@@SkylerFire You're welcome!

[@kill-shot1186]

Awesome video and walkthrough of this vehicle. Good job. Very informative and entertaining!!!

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks

[@richleeson2160]

All good stuff, thanks mate, stay safe

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks, you too!

[@sebastianbliek]

i have been waiting on this one

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks for watching

[@georgecribbs6527]

Great Job. Didnt even know it existed. Your the best Fire KZbinr out there

[@SkylerFire]

Appreciate it

[@christophernilescoughlin7049]

Now a nice unit on a Mack rescue

[@SkylerFire]

Great truck indeed!

[@joshuapaul349]

Smart move going/staying with the '06.

[@markbickelhaupt4414]

Skyler, Great video walk around! I am glad that they don't get much use, for everyone sake! Special Ops or Hazmat have control of these? Thanks for what you do!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🚒

[@SkylerFire]

It’s under Special Ops Command under Hazmat

[@wizardgmb]

What provides electricity for the decon functions, especially the power hungry boilers? There certainly aren't enough gowns onboard to support 250 people per hour, how do gowns get resupplied? Are the tents heated, especially the exit ones? What happens to people once they are in the exit tents? I certainly wouldn't want to walk out onto the street in January with bare feet & wearing nothing but a flimsy gown!

[@SkylerFire]

It has a on board generator. Decon Support Units, Squads 2nd Pieces, HMTUs, Hazmat also carry Gowns. They have heaters they can be used the Decon support unit has it. Booties I don’t think they have anything else.

[@PremierAutoMan86]

A mobile shower, cool!

[@SkylerFire]

Yup

[@davideddy5877]

Love that you have a chauffeur rather than a driver

[@SkylerFire]

Thanks for watching

[@richardharris1818]

Awesome video thank you

[@SkylerFire]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@songmansteve]

Nice presentation, Skyler.

[@SkylerFire]

Thank you!

[@crizcriz103customz]

Mack MR for the win.

[@SkylerFire]

Yup

[@ninjamedic2293]

Could you do a fleet Friday covering one of the latest generation Rescue Units?

[@SkylerFire]

Possible

[@Samanthareneeheart10]

That was interesting. Could you do or have you already done the simi drawn decin unit?

[@SkylerFire]

FDNY doesn’t have them anymore.

[@Samanthareneeheart10]

​@SkylerFire oh I didn't know I saw a video of one backing in to quarters in Manhattan a while back & thought they still had them. Mack truck is all I know & it was some kind of a Decon unit. I guess these took their place.

[@GeorgeWashington-rq8jw]

tight fit in that house

[@SkylerFire]

Yup

[@johnfitzgerald764]

When first organized there was a City Service truck assigned. Don't know if that ever fit behind the eng. They also quartered a reserve eng a more recently.

[@garystadler5583]

And there’s one in Brooklyn at 283 quarters

[@SkylerFire]

No it’s gone. 37 & 283 went OOS about 2 years ago

[@jerrykirsch2597]

Nice rig, nothing like that in Pittsburgh. Is haz-mat 1 coming soon and is it even back in service yet?

[@SkylerFire]

Still using a spare.

[@dianakentrojan8181]

Do you know what happens to the clothes and shoes that are contaminated after they go in the garbage can

[@SkylerFire]

They don’t get it back.

[@dcentral]

Have these showers ever been used in real life situations yet? I never heard of incidents in the city that required decon showers.

[@SkylerFire]

Yes they have been used a handful of times.

[@darindefreese8769]

Another Great job. One quick question, does the crew start the boiler when they go enroute or when they go 10-84? Thanks again

[@SkylerFire]

When they arrive I am pretty sure. It takes alittle bit to get everything going

[@user-qp3fz4hs3f]

Weird question: does the FDNY spec a certain size tire on their regs. It looks like the tires and rims are larger than other apparatus. Thanks

[@SkylerFire]

Very possible. As they keep a certain amount of extra tires on rims for a quick change

[@johnfitzgerald764]

Have you done a review of the tire repair truck/ personnel from the shops?

[@bobotio6281]

Cool video! On a hazmat incident where Decon is needed, will all three shower units always be assigned, or does it vary depending on size? Also does the FDNY do mutual aid to help other areas that may not have these obscure units?

[@SkylerFire]

1 Decon Shower Unit. Depends on amount of people but usually one. They do not go on mutual aid that would be a last resort type thing.

[@owenreuby]

So have these been in service since 06 for Decon purposes or is this a newer edition? Are they also being used by the FDNY to assist in post fire decontamination of numerous members and equipment?

[@SkylerFire]

They been inservice since 2008. Technical Decon

[@gregorytalber2068]

Have you done any videos on the R.A.C. unit.

[@SkylerFire]

Yes RAC 4 is posted

[@rp1645]

Just asking??? Do the TWO special training Haz-Mat FF stay at station. Just thinking of the engine going to the call first, then the Chiefs say after meeting. Thay need the Haz-Mat rig. Just asking how is it staffing done. Thank you for all your walk through 😊❤😊

[@SkylerFire]

Idk what you mean? This is staffed by the engine they will always go together

[@rp1645]

@@SkylerFire OK got it. I was just not sure how FDNY staffs rigs. You and one other are my only source But BOY what you do with Fleet Friday. It makes me feel like I am there. Your walk through is just A+ my FDNY friend. I tell people about your video and how amazing FDNY sets up Rigs and what they carry. I own a 1971 SeaGrave engine I loved the FDNY equipment and Rigs from that time period. I let kids get in the cab, pretend to drive. Trying to get young kids to think about becoming a Fire Cadet or choose that job for their working life. I just love the old style cab design of SeaGrave plus it's a SeaGrave

[@AlGenovese813]

Hi, Skyler. My question is what happens to the waste water. Like when you take a shower.

[@SkylerFire]

Decon Pools are put under the rig

[@AlGenovese813]

@@SkylerFire thanks

[@mikel9567]

@@AlGenovese813 I'm not FDNY but I've been in EMS long enough and have been on several HAZ MAT calls. The water is captured in a decon pool. The contaminated water is dealt with based on what it's contaminant is. If it's something that is more of a nuisance level type contaminant or biological it will be disposed of in the sewer system so it can be treated at the waste water treatment plant (usually it gets pumped off and hauled directly to the plant). If it's chemical it will be pumped out and hauled to a special treatment facility. If it's Nuclear then it becomes what is known as "heavy water" and will be hauled to a specialized site approved by the DOE for handling Nuclear material. Thats a quick synopsis, at least for my are without going into specifics. In my area we have mobile filters and in most cases can filter the water on-site and recycle it if the agent isn't an IDLH agent.

[@theplug-pv2fl]

do next fleet friday on rescue companies i been waiting for that for long time now

[@SkylerFire]

Well you have to wait

[@theplug-pv2fl]

ok

[@johns1039]

"Derobe?" Is that like "disrobe?"

[@SkylerFire]

Disrobe *

[@srichar301]

How does FDNY get rid of the contaminated water in the pool ?

[@SkylerFire]

Gets put into Decon drums and DEP picks it up

[@johndavis6119]

Thanks for another great Fleet Friday. It is great that the FDNY offers this for members and the people. I think most other jurisdictions rely on local hospitals for monetary reasons.

[@mikel9567]

Most jurisdictions do not rely on hospitals for Decon. Hospitals are not equipped to handle decon, nor would they allow large numbers of contaminated patients to enter their facility. Most jurisdictions have decon set ups that are part of the hazmat unit. Smaller departments may use a trailer. Most decon is done in tents that are set up at the incident site, usually one area for ambulatory and a separate area for non-ambulatory and deceased patients to be decontaminated. Under no circumstances should you be transporting someone who is contaminated.

[@SkylerFire]

Hospitals don’t do Decon

[@johndavis6119]

@@SkylerFire please understand my experience of this goes back to the early 80s and was limited as we had no incidents involving contamination except to firefighters whose decontamination was handled by the engine company using the “red snake” the reel line. We got sprayed down. Even when the contaminant was PCBs. Perhaps I should restrict my comments. As to hospitals, who set up the decontamination tents? The rural FDs I served with did not have the knowledge so the hospitals sent teams.

[@Mia-vv7we]

Can you do a fleet Friday on one of the five rescues?

[@Mia-vv7we]

Also, can you do a collapse unit? It also be cool if you went, live on scenes of incidents so we see what’s happening live

[@SkylerFire]

Working on it.

[@SkylerFire]

@@Mia-vv7we will not be going live.

[@Mia-vv7we]

And what radio scanner Do you use

[@SkylerFire]

@@Mia-vv7we Motorola radios

[@user-bt3wv8mg4r]

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[@SkylerFire]

Thanks

[@stvnd53]

great video thanks not gonna get into pronouns

[@SkylerFire]

No worries!

[@rudeboystu69]

It would be interesting to know approximately how many runs per year these more unique and specialized units go on.

[@SkylerFire]

Hasn’t been to anything in a few years