Recent content by 1261Truckie

9pm While I can see your reasoning. If you have a fire which should be a 2nd alarm, transmit the second alarm. At the end of the year or during budget negotiations you can justify keeping what you have manpower and company wise or even ask for more members or companies. The days of "keeping the...

Happy Birthday, Cap! Best wishes for a great day today and many more.

As well as any special calls and relocations

Ah......Brownsville.......da good old days. Thanks Chief

Happy Easter to all members and their families.

Happy Birthday, Willy. Have a great day and hopes for many more.

It was listed in raybrag's "Beyond the Fires" as a non-fire incident

Happy Birthday, Chief. Best wishes for a great day today and many more.

Steve, Hope you have a good recovery.and return to full.health Jim Boyle (aka 1262truckie)

May Officer Cardillo continue to Rest in Peace and may his sacrifice Never Be Forgotten!

The once greatest city in the world. I grew up here and now sad to say I'm glad I don't. There is no respect for the city's institutions nor for its uniformed forces. No respect for the law. When I was a kid the police officer on the beat kept watch over the neighborhood and his word was law. I...

The Mack's of old, not the new ones.

235, 111 and BC57 for a watch line? Looks like a little bit of gambling there that Bed-Stuy will be quiet.

My grandmother would go to Grand Army Plaza frequently and I would keep her company. We would often see Ladder 15 traveling out Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway on their way to the quarters of 103 to become Ladder 193 for a few hours. I believe 15 was later replaced by Ladder 10 and this kept...

I rode with 132 truck from 1968 to 1975. During that time we relocated to Brownsville quite a bit, all three of the truck companies mentioned above, we even relocated to TCU 732 one night. It was an experience every time we went out there. The engines also did a lot of work as did Squad 4. You...