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The FDNY is looking into getting their own helicopters, instead of relying on the NYPD's choppers. The proposed FDNY helicopters would be much larger than the current NYPD ones, as they would be able to dump 1,000 gallons of water and evacuate victims. The NY Post says a FDNY source says that getting an FDNY-copter would not help the NYPD vs. FDNY feud over emergency management pecking order, but L.A., Chicago, and San Diego already have rescue helicopters, which was a surprising fact to Gothamist. The cost of a helicopter would be $15-20 million, and the FDNY would hope to get the money from the Department of Homeland Security (probably since the city claims to not have enough money for the FDNY, given the firehouse closings). Having a rescue copter seems like a no-brainer to Gothamist, especially with the potential of high-rise fires, but how the NYPD and FDNY dance around each other's feelings could get messy - we expect the Mayor to be a pawn.
FDNY Looks to Get Its Own Helicopter
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not exactly NY news, but it's one more reason to hate hamas terrorists and the fascists in their mid
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It's about time.
You would think any organization that does search and rescue would have a helicopter.
but then again this in nyc. the mayor as usual will side with his lil pitbull, kelly.
Brushfires in Brooklyn and Staten Island could put a water dropping helicopter to work.
fdny should get the $$ from nypd. nypd is definitiely over budget. look at all the manpower they have going after innocent cyclists during critical mass.
Perhaps FDNY could take the money currently being wasted by the NYPD to pay for a helicopter every month at Critical Mass and buy their own! Not likely.
The citizens of NY need to have this resource available to them. NYPD has the experience to operate the aircraft. The inability of NYPD and NYFD to work together is the problem. This can only be addressed by the Mayor.