billyfromhill

It's actually been four and a half years since the LA mod came out. Many things have changed since then, and a fair amount of the fire vehicles are out of date. Here's what I've been thinking that would bring the mod up-to date. I'll list what is incorrect and why, and what I think needs to be done with it 1. The BLS RAs in the mod (white over red) have not seen front-line service for at least a year now. They are all reserves now and even then most of them have been disposed of. I would take the white over red RA completely out of the LA mod altoghther. 2. In place of the white-over-red, BLS RA I would put a 2008 model RA like the one below. It would be given an 800 number and function as the BLS RA. The current ALS RA in the mod would remain as the ALS RA. You could also forgo adding a new model and instead copy the current model of the ALS RA, give it a skin without the high-viz on the back, and use it as the BLS RA. 3. The battalion chief SUV should be replaced with the current model shown below. 4. The LAX RA needs to be completely redone with a new model. The unit portrayed in the LA mod actually was outdated from the day the mod first was released. Below is a photo of the current RA 51, and they've had this rig for 4 or 5 years now. 5. The tiller needs to be redone. Currently there are only one or two Simon/Duplex tillers left. All the rest are American LaFrance/LTI. Below is a photo of one of the newest ALF/LTI tillers. It was put into service a few months ago. The numbers on the grille and on the bumper are part of a test. Eventually only one or the other will be on the rigs. 6. A Seagrave engine needs to be added as an additional engine. One of the new 2007 ones would be the best. The new engine would replace the ALS engine at FS2. The ALS engine at FS1 would then become a BLS engine, while the current BLS engine would become the light force pump. 7. Replacing the current USAR is arbitrary because 3 of the 6 USARs in LA city are in one of the older models as depicted in the mod. I would generally lean away from replacing the USAR.

I honestly don't remember at this point. See if you can get them to send you a CD. I told them I wasn't a firefighter and they sent me one at no charge anyways.

Try redownloading them.

You have to edit the "tofirestation" script.

Is the first page up to date? Is everything posted there?

Try a different browser such as IE 8 or Chrome.

The LA mod is crafted after the real life operations of the LAFD. The LAFD does not use paramedic squads (light equipment truck) like LACoFD. njboy13 is absolutely correct when he said that the truck carries the extracation tools. I believe heavy rescue 56 and the USARs carry extracation tools also, but they are rarely called out to a traffic accident unless it's bad. Besides, only one USAR in addition to HR56 is staffed 24/7, and thats USAR 88. All the other USARs respond with the task force in their station and someone from the TF will drive the USAR to the scene. It's pretty much the same deal in the LACoFD. A truck (or quint) will always respond in addition to a paramedic squad even though the squad carries extracation tools.

You obviously didn't do your research because your 3rd siren has the priority tone and the 4th siren has an electronic air horn. Any siren in California has to be under 400 cycles per minute (this means that the priority tone is actually illegal) and the LAPD does not use electronic air horns on their patrol cars.

What do you mean by this? Xplorer, I've always thought it would be cool to change the model of the stretcher to one representative of the Ferno models that LAFD uses. I don't think it would be that hard. You would just change the model. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikesphotos_us/3534524456/

The department of health services oversees all EMS and paramedics in Los Angeles County, not just LACoFD.

Technically an assessment engine is not considered an ALS unit in Los Angeles County. For a unit to be considered ALS, there has to be two paramedics assigned. Assessment engines don't carry as much paramedic gear (drugs, etc.) as a paramedic RA. http://ems.dhs.lacounty.gov/policies/Ref400/416.pdf

In LA city, a BC is dispatched to all "A" and "B" assignments. The task force captain (captain II) is only is the IC until the BC arrives, which is not that long. Keep in mind that the task force will arrive together, which is 10 firefighters total arriving all at once in addition to any resources already at the incident.

I recommend CCleaner. Good stuff.

Xplorer, I've confirmed from multiple sources that engine 88 is not an assessment engine. I'm not sure how this effects your plans.

That's impossible. It can't be done. Back in the day, 64 bit support was a selling point on many processors. Nowadays, any processor you buy is 64 bit. I believe W7 enterprise can support up to 128 GB of RAM. Theoretically, a 64 bit OS can support about 16 exabytes of RAM, but obviously that's impossible to do.

I don't know how you're running DX11 with 9800 GT SLI. None of the 9-series cards support DX11.

What I'm saying is that are you sure that E88 is an assessment engine in real life? I didn't think they were an assessment engine but I could be wrong.

You'll have to run most games at the lowest settings. I couldn't even max out Mafia II with a GTX 460 1GB with PhysX on.

So both stations are going to have a task force and a paramedic RA and assessment engine? Is E88 an assessment engine? Don't forget that RA88 is in one of the new 2008 RAs with the darker hi-viz striping as compared to the 2007 RAs.

Battalion 2 was pulled out of the mud. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lafd/sets/72157623253024604 Xplorer, I think B4 and B13 got new suburbans also because both EM4 and EM13 are running in old BC rigs. EM4 EM13

County always seems to have something on order. Every time you turn around they're buying new engines. City buys stuff every year but nowhere near the volume of County. The last major purchase by LAFD was 19 new RAs on a Dodge RAM 4500. Before that it was 4 TDAs from ALF and the two KME engines. http://www.braunnorthwest.com/popup.php?id=492&pid=14939

The funny thing is that both the KME engines replaced fairly new engines. Both E27 and E98 were in 2005 Pierce rigs. Those 2005 rigs were bumped down to E298 and E227. I'm not sure where the old E298 and E227 went.

LAFD currently has two new KME pumpers assigned to E98 and E27. I believe they're part of a trial so if City likes them they'll buy more. LAFD also took delivery of four new 2009 ALF TDAs a few months ago. Only one has been assigned so far and that is T98. I believe the other ones are going to 29's, 39's and 88's. All three of those stations are running old Simon Duplex LTI trucks. http://www.flickr.co...lafd/5242720879 98's has a new enigine and truck. LAFD also has 41 new RAs on order from Braun Northwest. A side note, County just ordered 12 new engines, 2 new trucks, and a fuel tender, all from KME.

The Thunderbolts aren't really used much anymore, they were installed from the 1950's to the 80's. Most have since been replaced. Any still in use are at least 20 years old. Mechanical sirens tend to rotate, while electronic sirens tend to be stationary and omni-directional. My town uses Federal Signal 2001 sirens which rotate. However, the place where I work in the summer uses Whelen electronic sirens, primarily for their voice notification capability. Electronic sirens are much more versitile because they allow for a range of tones and voice notifications (think giant PA system), but mechanical sirens tend to carry farther and penetrate buildings better due to the unique sound waves they produce (similar to a mechanical Q or rumbler).

Naw, the old Federal Signal Thunderbolts are the best. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1iWFDuZdb4