FDNY Battalion 18 with Blue Lights
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Its about time they put Blue in the rear. It looks like they added a vertex on the grill for intersection and Ions as grill lights instead of 700.
lafd55
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Looks good, I think the two vertexes on the grille are a waist. I'm surprise it doesn't have a Vision SLR, because I know the Safety Battalion does.
Black Hoe
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VolEms said:
Agreed, wasnt sure if they were ions or what. Also looks like they got rid of the 700 5mm's on the rear - and most importantly, they appear synced
NFD-102
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lafd55
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Maybe because it's the right color for rear lighting?IshyFlynn said:
Not too shabby, apart from the Vertices. :thumbsup:
It looks like FDNY is trying out the Vision SLR. Im sure Whelen is not too happy about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tZY_guSL0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9tZY_guSL0
Couldn't agree more, too much blue is just blinding.lafd55 said:
They'll be fine, just think of all the new money they make off the message bars. The department is testing different slr's on a few rigs, the fire ones are nypd spec and the ems command units have no blue.VolEms said:
pdk9
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i like the new odyssey fdny GMC's, but i can't stand the vertexes being using for intersection warning....for the cost of 2 vertexes, they could've gone with a 700 series or M7 (10x more effective than tiny surface-mount vertexes on the fenders)
G1159
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Been an Odyssey customer for some years, outstanding workmanship and craftsmanship.
I'd really like to see more video of the Federal SLR in the daylight with the different colors. Something to be said for a piece of fire apparatus with rotating lights on it, call me a purist. Federal has done the fire service right by keeping with tradition (Mechanical Q tones on new smart sirens, etc.) What's better is a rotator that has effectiveness/brightness of a linear LED newer generation product with ability to be versatile enough to change color for the situation and turn into a traffic director, etc.
In those terms Whelen and FS are apples and oranges, one isn't better than the other, just two different schools of thought.
Just some related comments to the thread.
None the less, sharp truck.
Sidenote: I found vertexes to have an uncanny effective sharp effectiveness to being surface mounted, one wouldn't expect it vs. a larger surface area lighthead, but theuy have a piercing effect due to the light intensity focused into a small area. Again, just $0.02
I'd really like to see more video of the Federal SLR in the daylight with the different colors. Something to be said for a piece of fire apparatus with rotating lights on it, call me a purist. Federal has done the fire service right by keeping with tradition (Mechanical Q tones on new smart sirens, etc.) What's better is a rotator that has effectiveness/brightness of a linear LED newer generation product with ability to be versatile enough to change color for the situation and turn into a traffic director, etc.
In those terms Whelen and FS are apples and oranges, one isn't better than the other, just two different schools of thought.
Just some related comments to the thread.
None the less, sharp truck.
Sidenote: I found vertexes to have an uncanny effective sharp effectiveness to being surface mounted, one wouldn't expect it vs. a larger surface area lighthead, but theuy have a piercing effect due to the light intensity focused into a small area. Again, just $0.02
mjberryjr
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That is a sweet light show! too bad with the traffic in NYC sometimes it doesn't matter how many lights you have you can't get through.
nerdly_dood said:
Not in New York it isn't. It's hard enough getting people to move over and slow down for red/blue. I swear they speed up when they see amber around here. You may as well be waving a f'n checkered flag.
What is the purpose of using blue vs red/white anyways? Maybe then can ban sirens in that city. Of all the major cities I travel to, NYC is the worst. I think the NYPD now has blues on the rear deck now too.
WS224
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G1159
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"Maybe then can ban sirens in that city. Of all the major cities I travel to, NYC is the worst."
...Yeah those damn sires are so annoying, never mind just the annoying sirens, maybe they should just shut down emergency services there in the city. Think of all the air and noise pollution that would be eliminated. (Note the Sarcasm)
It never ceases to amaze me on this board, how the comments just become more and more unbelievable. I had to read that three times to try and make myself believe that was some sort of attempt at humor. I'm just going to tell myself it was and move on.
**Note: In the event that wasn't an attempt at humor, I find that comment disrespectful (to say the least) to the men, women, and families of those who have given their lives in duty in the 5 boroughs, especially those on 9/11.
Reverting to the thread at hand: "Nice Rig"
...Yeah those damn sires are so annoying, never mind just the annoying sirens, maybe they should just shut down emergency services there in the city. Think of all the air and noise pollution that would be eliminated. (Note the Sarcasm)
It never ceases to amaze me on this board, how the comments just become more and more unbelievable. I had to read that three times to try and make myself believe that was some sort of attempt at humor. I'm just going to tell myself it was and move on.
**Note: In the event that wasn't an attempt at humor, I find that comment disrespectful (to say the least) to the men, women, and families of those who have given their lives in duty in the 5 boroughs, especially those on 9/11.
Reverting to the thread at hand: "Nice Rig"
ast123
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Call me a crazy southerner but that looks absolutely ridiculous to see blue on a fire rig. Just my $0.02
HFD eng1ine
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G1159 said:
Calm your tits, it never ceases to amaze me at how quickly people like you jump down someones throat on this board. I hope you feel good you got those two likes for making him feel like a jackass. Boy, You showed him, with that big thought out response and that bullshit that it disrespects 9-11 families. Its a board about warning lights. Keep it that way.
lotsofbars
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JPolston
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For me personally, I'm not a fan of blue on fire/ems apparatus/squads what so ever. That's just me. I understand, and agree with the reasoning, I'm just not a fan. Then again, I live in Indiana where blue is firefighter POV, which I love the look of blue lights, but red is for fire/ems. That's how it is, and that's how it should be. I would love for the state to amend the blue light law to red. Also, it would make it a HELL of a lot easier to buy things on here since most of the country uses red for POV.
All in all, the setup on the new vehicles they're getting is very sharp and clean. I have no complaints on anything.
All in all, the setup on the new vehicles they're getting is very sharp and clean. I have no complaints on anything.
Captain4164
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Yeah it is weird to see blue on a fire vehicle. Even being from New Jersey, Ive always associated blue with police or Volunteer fire POVs. And out here only police have blue. We had to retro fit a few of our prevention vehicles with blue because they are law enforcement, just looks weird to have half blue half red light bars on a vehicle that says CAL FIRE.
So what is the technical reason for adding blue???
So what is the technical reason for adding blue???
Captain4164
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Captain4164 said:
Studies show that it is more visible than red lights at night. Studies or not, it certainly sticks out like a sore thumb when you've got thousands of sets of red brake lights in front of you in a traffic jam, plus hundreds of red flashing lights on the fire trucks that are blocking traffic... all you need is one good blue light to light up the night. Two for good measure and symmetry... more than that is unnecessary for a single vehicle.
