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  1. NYPD also have a water cannon truck, an ex-P-4 crash truck called DCU (Disorder Control Unit) 1...or at least had it,the last photo I can find of it is from 2006. There's an identical truck stationed on Riker's Island too, which I'm sure could be requested by the city.

    As far as I know they're the only city in the US with a dedicated water cannon truck. But, police really isn't my strong information base.

  2. Currently the national guard deploys c-130's with a special water bombardment load, also a variety of helicopters. As for ground units, any military base in a high fire area has a brush unit or two in addition to their structural apparatus. The MCAS Camp Pendleton has the most I can find. According to DoD fire, the p-29 is their designation for brush units. Also, the

    can be deployed for just about anything, They used to air a commercial with them at a brush fire, but they're very big and bulky.
  3. The US National Guard has a number of units (aircraft, and ground crews) that are trained for wildland fire operations. Also many regular military bases have wildland fire equipment. I believe they're deployed in mutual aid to fires off base too.

  4. In addition to the Haz-Tacs, there are also 10 rescue medics I believe.

    This shows the disposition of all NYC EMS in the 5 divisions, as well as the volunteer units

    -H and Z designate Haz-Tac, R designates a Rescue Medic.

    To Quote from another site:

    "FDNY deploys

    36 Haz-Tac ambulances (15 BLS, 16 ALS, 5 ALS-Rescue)[/code[/s]][/i] (They have more now).  [i]Rescue ambulance personnel are qualified in Confined Space and Collapse Rescue (40 hours each), Confined Space Medicine and Crush Medicine Syndrome (24 hours), Trench Rescue (20 hours) and High-Angle Rescue (20 hours).  Personnel are rated as Hazmat Technicians II.  SOC personnel receive 40 hours Trench and 80 hours High-Angle training, as well as Collapse and Confined Space training, and are qualified as Rescue Technicians II and Hazmat Technicians II.

    FDNY Haz-Tac ambulances are 36-inch longer than the basic Ford F-350 ambulance and have a full-width compartment added between cab and ambulance body on a Ford F-450 chassis.

    Haz-Tac rescue ambulances have, in addition to their hazmat equipment, rescue helmets and harnesses, rescue medical bags, and have a basic metering capability[/i]."

  5. I've been successful in replacing units, equipment, and personnel. You must replace all files exactly. They need to have the same name as those you're replacing. i've avoided adding new units. The scripts are very precise, and won't work correctly unless you keep names the same. I'm trying to edit the primary script and maybe the map ground texture, but I just haven't had time to do it.

  6. I usually take a while to set up my assualt. I take wedges and seal all the secondary doors to the main store. I'll enter from behind the counter with both flash and sting grenades. Usually they'll either be startled or take off running (till they find the wedged doors). The trick is aggressively pursuing the runners and hit them with less lethal weapons. It doesn't always pan out, but a lot of the time the super aggressive attack pays off.

  7. OCD picture:

    -From the Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service.

    -Based at Aylesbury

    -Call Sign: FJC 21S61

    -Used as a special equipment vehicle/ operations support unit,

    For good measure,Sawdbuster's pic:

    Engine No.1

    Townsend Fire Dept. ( part of Townsend Fire-EMS)

    Townsend,MA

    2006 HME, Cummins ISL 400 Engine, and Allison 3000EVS Transmission

    According to the manufacturer: 1500 gpm Hale Q-max, 1000 gallon tank

    According to the department: 1500 gpm , and only a 750 gallon tank

    ---As a side note, you can't alter pictures, like removing "Townsend" from the door.

  8. Picture that I see of verified ESU officers, verify they're carrying M4's. They started testing them in 2002 and as of 2009 they were definitely carrying them. However, mini's were still in the mix for non-ESU officers in 2009 according to this article:

    http://www.crownheig...hp?itemid=15718

    Still, I from what I've found, ESU officers are the only ones to carry M4's, and it appears to be their primary weapon.

    ESU Examples:

    http://www.flickr.co...shi/3308673262/

    http://www.flickr.co...in/photostream/

    http://www.flickr.co...shi/3523692337/

  9. For the state of New Jersey it's a little confusing.

    Volunteer agencies that provide EMS to a community are less regulated. First Aid squad and rescue squad are terms used by volunteer EMS agencies.

    As I understand it, there's no real difference

  10. I already changed the vehicles around (a few) and some people. I changed the models etc then redid lights and doors etc. With la mod units.

    That's what I've also been doing. I've also edited the equipment cases. I noticed the mod team has posted the original ground texture...Can I just edit that file without having to replace all the objects on the ingame map?

    Also as an FYI to anyone else looking at editing the mod, the scripts are locked the same way Hoppah locked his model files

  11. how hard do you think it would be to switch them to U.S models? just out of curiosity

    The problem with making it a realistic US mod is the different protocols...

    I don't think anyone here's allowed to do chest decompression as a BLS skill.

    Their scripts seem to be locked for most of the mod, if there's a way into them it may be possible to make it a little more US system like.

    Also depending on how far you want to take it, you'd have to Americanize a lot of the objects on the map, even the ground texture to paved roads.

    Just the base models are easy, and it's even easier if you just change protoype locations, quite frankly it's even less buggy if you just replace the current model files, not make new ones.

  12. Most vollies respond POV so they would just meet the truck at the scene. Volunteers are becoming a rarity so anything to help get the equipment needed to the scene with minimum manpower until mutual aid arrives is beneficial to these places.

    Depending on where you live they're a rarity, here only two departments in the county are paid... Also around here you don't respond to scene in a POV or only do in rare situations, it's too big a liability and a logistic nightmare.

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