Engine Co. 329 - All Terrain Response Vehicle (ATRV)
Assigned as the second piece of Engine 329, the ATRV operates as a mobile manifold unit. Located at the western end of the Rockaway Peninsula, its’ response area includes many former summer bungalows that have been converted to year-round residences. As they are located on the sand hundreds of feet from paved roads accessible only by narrow sidewalks or across the sand, the SOP calls for Engine 329 to secure a hydrant on the nearest paved road while the ATRV stretches a 3 1/2” supply line near the building. Firefighters then stretch handlines directly from the ATRV thereby reducing a manpower intensive hand stretch across the sand. In addition to the ATRV, the neighboring volunteer fire departments of Roxbury, Rockaway Point & Point Breeze protecting the Rockaway Point/Breezy Point communities operate several 4WD equipped front mount pumpers.