fdny dodge ambulance

[RL1]

Also, I wonder why they did halogen scene lights when everything else is LED.

Personally, I prefer halogen to LED, but that's just me.

 

[HILO]

For the longest time dodge truck frames were not strong enough to put a box or platform on. If you think back, you didn't see many dodge ram flatbed wreckers, ambulances, or stake bed trucks. But they would pull a goose neck better than the rest. This started back in the 90's with the big rig look and frame.


All 3 truck manufactures meet emissions with def tanks and burners on all 2010 and up.

 

[VolEms]

Any pics of the console. Do they still use the Fed Sig PA400.

 

[yakomo]

Any pics of the console. Do they still use the Fed Sig PA400.

I have not seen the new FDNY bus, but the siren they currently use the FedSig PA4000 FDNY version.

 

[yakomo]

Whats with the Halogen scene lights on the side of the mod?

 

[ISU_Cyclone]

Any pics of the console. Do they still use the Fed Sig PA400.

Yes, the FDNY version

 

[VolEms]

I think the FDNY PA400 has the worst Yelp. It looks like they are willing to change companies. The ambulances went from Horton to Wheeled Coach and the Rescues and Ladders to Farrera.

 

[nycmed1c]

 

[one11sgt]

I dont understand why Vol EMS dont just put the blue lights in. Who's going to stop you? The Police are the only ones empowered to enforce the VTL and no cop is gonna give a summons to EMS. Even if they did, its still falls under an equipment violation, which is a small fine and no points. In NYC some of the Transit "express" buses have forward and rearward facing blue flashing leds. Even after the DOT said they arent supposed too, no one has done a thing about it or ever will. Yonkers Police have had rearward AND forward facing blue lights for decades. No one stops them either. Just put them on your rigs. Its your safety and the legal risk is really minimal.

 

[ac316scu]

I dont understand why Vol EMS dont just put the blue lights in. Who's going to stop you? The Police are the only ones empowered to enforce the VTL and no cop is gonna give a summons to EMS. Even if they did, its still falls under an equipment violation, which is a small fine and no points. In NYC some of the Transit "express" buses have forward and rearward facing blue flashing leds. Even after the DOT said they arent supposed too, no one has done a thing about it or ever will. Yonkers Police have had rearward AND forward facing blue lights for decades. No one stops them either. Just put them on your rigs. Its your safety and the legal risk is really minimal.

I'm kinda speechless about that post. But EMS is now allowed to use blue to the rear in NYS. And I believe the light color restriction is different in NYC since the population is over a certain number, which is why they can run the blue lights on the buses.

 

[one11sgt]

I'm kinda speechless about that post. But EMS is now allowed to use blue to the rear in NYS. And I believe the light color restriction is different in NYC since the population is over a certain number, which is why they can run the blue lights on the buses.

Well I don't know why your speechless, but I am an LEO and I can tell you, there are no exceptions to the law for cities based on population. The buses are not allowed to have blue lights on them, however, as I said, no one is going to summons a bus driver for them, As no one is going to summons an ambulance driver.


Bright blue beacons on express bus lines may violate state law - New York Daily News

 

[LED]

Couple things I hate, all colored lenses except the front lightbar, either all clear or all colored. Also the gray plastic under the front bumper and above the wheel well's needs to be painted.. Badly.

 

[Nitsua98]

Couldn't ask for a more reliable engine, that's for sure.

 

[nycmed1c]

 

[rlsllc]

Couple things I hate, all colored lenses except the front lightbar, either all clear or all colored. Also the gray plastic under the front bumper and above the wheel well's needs to be painted.. Badly.

I knew something didn't look right...you nailed it. Right on all accounts. I'd like to see something different with the wheels myself, maybe chrome sims or painted red.

 

[Shawn L]

that would be sweet if it was a mega cab....

 

[Lightbarnut]

Interesting how the grille and intersection mounted M7s go off when the unit is put in park. :undecided:

 

[Bikinjohn]

I thought #1 thru #15 were part of the super secret squirrel EMS group that was for the President, diplomats, etc?

 

[Storm4200]

couple of pics i had in my phone

 

[philyumpshus]

Anyone know why they went with M-Series lights on the ambulances but still use 5MM lights on the fire apparatus?

 

[Storm4200]

i don't know, but the M-series lights that they use for S/T/T & Warn on the rear, are also 5mm

 

[VolEms]

I wonder y they didn't use the M9 led scene light. The hologen 900 square lights look out of place.

 

[yakomo]

Anyone know why they went with M-Series lights on the ambulances but still use 5MM lights on the fire apparatus?

I dont no why they still did not switch to the M- series but they recently upgraded to the 600 series Super-Leds on the Ferrara 100’ Rear Mount Aerial

 

[JohnMarcson]

I like the total lack of split-flash-fail! Also, the blue looks wrong to me on FDNY..... oh well

 

[mjw357]

Anyone recognize the small amber marker lights behind the front wheel wells?

 

[stfd1911]

I'm guessing they are turn signals...like the big trucks

 

[Storm4200]

I like the total lack of split-flash-fail! Also, the blue looks wrong to me on FDNY..... oh well

that blue really POPS when they're on. looks really good IMO, none to the front or sides, only to the rear. PERFECT

 

[mjw357]

I'm guessing they are turn signals...like the big trucks

What I meant to ask was, who makes that marker light behind the front wheel wells?

 

[ff168577]

What I meant to ask was, who makes that marker light behind the front wheel wells?

They look like Whelen os clearance marker lights.

 

[mjw357]

They look like Whelen os clearance marker lights.

No that was the first one I looked at, OS is square 4-LED that is flush with the mounting bezel. These look to be a 2-LED and the lense seems to protrude from the bezel.


On another note, I noticed that some of these units have a vertex behind the front turn/marker light, some do not.

 

[RobK]

Anyone know what year the chassis are? I didn't see the DEF fill between the cab and the box. Also, any idea on the dimensions of the interior?


Our Dodge (while not an extended cab or whatever the FDNY rigs use) have it between the cab and the box. This leaves a 6" gap for this stupid thing.

Hopefully they'll figure out a way to relocate the fill (slightly) so the cab can be right against the box. I'll take every inch I can to make this thing shorter, lengthwise...

 

[ems60]

Does it have two fuel tanks or is that for a "clean diesel fluid" I see a fill behind the "e" on ambulance, but you would think they could have done a better job on design.

 

[Shawn L]

I'm not a dodge expert but a buddy of mine bought a 2012 with the cummins and his truck does not require the diesel exhaust fluid, apparently it met emissions with out, now I don't know if that applies to just civilian class trucks, or if commercial chassis also. ?

 

[RobK]

Does it have two fuel tanks or is that for a "clean diesel fluid" I see a fill behind the "e" on ambulance, but you would think they could have done a better job on design.

The fuel goes next to the "E". Between the cab and box is the DEF fill.

 

[RobK]

I'm not a dodge expert but a buddy of mine bought a 2012 with the cummins and his truck does not require the diesel exhaust fluid, apparently it met emissions with out, now I don't know if that applies to just civilian class trucks, or if commercial chassis also. ?

I'm not an expert either. This is a 4500 chassis. Maybe his has a smaller motor that doesn't need it?


Could also explain why I don't see it on the FDNY rig.

 

[5309]

looks good with blue