FDNY Hook & Ladder 20 is a 2013 Seagrave Attacker HD 100' Tractor Drawn Aerial stationed in Manhattan. Ladder 20 is also known as a Tiller which helps them maneuver into tight and narrow streets that a Rear mount Ladder may not be able to, by keeping the 100' aerial. Just like every other Ladder company in the FDNY, Ladder 20 is staffed with a Officer and 4-5 Firefighters. (Chauffeur, Roof, Irons and OV which would be the Tillermen) All Ladder companies strictly do truck duties. They respond to all sorts of calls from Elevators to Subway Emergencies and from MVAs to Fires. Each FDNY Ladder Company has extrication Equipment, Air Bags, Forcible Entry Tools, Hydra Ram, Pike Poles, Hooks, Ground Ladders, Torch, EMS Equipment, Stokes, FAST Pak, Pak Tracker, Saws, Drills, Hand Tools.

The First Arriving Ladder is to always try to be Infront of the building when possible and operates on the fire floor, the chauffeur of the ladder most of the time stays at the pedestal. The 2nd Ladder will arrive and be behind the 1st due ladder ad less a better positioning point is found. The 2nd Ladder company will operate on the floors above the fire checking for extension, searching for victims checking stairs and hallways and then venting. The 3rd arriving ladder is the FAST Truck and is suppose to park outside of the fire area with exceptions. The FAST Truck is "Firefighting Assist and Search Team" They are ready at the command post if a firefighter may be in distress or missing they are activated. They provide immediate assistance to any firefighters in danger and rescue them if missing, lost or trapped, a Rescue Company and Squad Company will also assist in this.

Tillers just like Straight Sticks re equipped with hose for a ladder pipe operation. FDNY does not have pre pipped ladders, the reason for that is it will raise the height of all trucks. Another reason is it’s much safer to use a Tower Ladder. It is very rare to see a ladder pipe operation in the FDNY. Ladder 20 did use one in a fire in Chinatown.


There is 13 Tillers in the FDNY throughout the City (A few will be added in the coming years changing from straight sticks to Tillers)

Manhattan
L5 L6 L20 L34 L40

Brooklyn
L101 L104 L106 L118 L147 L175

Bronx
L39

Queens
L143

Staten Island
None

Ladder 20 responds to around 1,700 calls a year




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