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We are currently building our apparatus and equipment pages. These pages will be divided into two categories
We welcome members of he community to send us photos and information about past apparatus to include in these pages.
General and Historical Information:
Unit Numbers: Unit numbers represent the radio identifier for the unit. You will note that our unit numbers are formatted as 5-22-##. This represents a standardization across Suffolk County NY.
- The "5" represents the Town of Brookhaven Town. Each Department in Brookhaven Town starts with the number "5".
- Those departments along the north shore of Brookhaven Town start with "5A".
- The "22" represents the Ridge Fire Department. Each Department in the Town has its own designation.
- The last number represents the the radio identifier within the departments. There is some standardization but each department may have its own variation of this. The following is the common radio assignments across Suffolk County.
| 0 | Zero is always left as the base station or headquarters radio identifier |
| 1 - 29 |
Fire and rescue apparatus 11 - 12 Typically brush trucks 14 - 18 Typically Ambulances All others vary by department |
| 30 - 33 | Chief Officers |
| 40 - 49 | Fire Inspectors or Safety Officers |
| 50's | Company and Squad Captains |
| 60's | First Lieutenants |
| 70's | Second Lieutenants |
| 80's | First Responders or First Responder Units |
| 90's | Fire District Commissioners and Fire District Vehicles |
| Others may be assigned as needed. For example, a member may use a badge number when operating independent of a unit |
Truck Colors: As we post photos, you will note some variations in truck colors and painting schemes. The Ridge Fire Department used all red trucks, typically MACK Truck Red with a few exceptions up until around the early 1970's when the tops of the trucks were changed to white. Beginning around 1976, the department switched over to green or lime green with white roofs as did many fire departments across the nation including our neighbors in Middle Island and Brookhaven National Laboratory. This green and white configuration continued until the late 1990's and early 2000's when a gradual change was made back to red and white. Today, all Ridge Fire Department vehicles are Red and white with the exception of a few Chief cars, district vehicles and first responders which are all white.
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Admin Apparatus
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Specialized Apparatus
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