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At the PFD Fire Academy today from 0900-1400: http://phillyfiremuster.org/index.html

At the Philadelphia Fire Academy on October 20th, 900A-400P: http://www.phillyfiremuster.org/

I know there are more than a few Bulldog fans out there, so you might want to visit the Mack Trucks Historical Museum at Allentown PA. I visited there last year, and I thought it was fantastic. Although the exhibit and customer center are not specifically targeted toward the old Mack fire...

What is your all-time favorite FDNY rig? Maybe I should break this question down as follows: 1. Engine 2. Truck 3. Rescue 4. Other

How long did R1 run with their '07 Pierce rig?

How does FDNY decide which type of rig (i.e. RM, TDA, TL) to assign to various truck companies?

Photos of some FDNY Seagrave rearmounts from the mid-70's show the presence of a small "telephone booth" enclosure located near the middle of the body on the officer's side. Were any members regularly assigned to this position?

http://www.firehydrant.org/pictures/nyc.html

http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=448003 For those responding to an LIRR emergency, watch out for other trains, the 3rd rail, and intense heat.

Are the riding positions on FDNY rigs assigned according to the function of each specific rider? For example, on an FDNY engine, are the nozzle, backup, door and control FF assigned specific riding positions? Similarly, on truck and rescue rigs, are the riding positions also assigned by function?

How many enginemen normally rode the back step of FDNY engines years ago? In some engine shots in Wheels of The Bravest, there appear to be 4 or 5 "subway straps"; other than the chauffeur and officer, did everyone else ride out back?

Interesting marine website about fireboats (including FDNY Marine Div.): http://www.capecodfd.com/PAGES%20Special/Fireboats_FDNY_01.htm

When did FDNY rigs last have bells? When FDNY rigs did have bells, when were they used? I seem to remember as a kid hearing E315's old WLF's pumper ringing its bell when returning to quarters from a run.

Does the FDNY term "in-line pumping" mean the same thing as "forward stretch" or "forward lay" in departments other than FDNY?

Did FDNY firehouses have vertical towers in which to dry hoses? If so, when did they stop using them? I ask this because some of the older Mayor Walker-style houses (my local E315/L125 house comes to mind) had tall, shaft-like enclosures atop the rear section of their roofs.

The following link provides very extensive info on AUCs, evolutions, etc: http://firetesttaking.com/books/auc.php

Members and visitors of this forum undoubtedly are familiar with the various publications sold by Fire Apparatus Journal (FAJ).  The FAJ bookstore now includes 12 titles, mostly FDNY related. Their most recent book, added to the collection earlier this year, is titled Mack CF Fire Apparatus of...

From the Woodmere NY FD website, an operator's manual for a Ferrara Igniter 1500 GPM engine: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=d29vZG1lcmVmZC5jb218d2ZkfGd4OjZiNjhiYmZjZDIzNzUwMmU

Excellent online reference about FDNY Rear Mounts: http://ltquestions.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/app_l7.pdf

Excellent reference found online: http://www.firetesttaking.com/pdfs/trainingbulletins/apparatusp3.pdf