Recent content by 1261Truckie

Happy Birthday, Doug. Hope you had a great day.

There's a good discussion on another post regarding Tower Ladders vs Rear Mounts. Here I was wondering what your thoughts were regarding FDNY type Tower Ladders vs Ladder Towers (i.e. buckets mounted on aerial ladders on either rear mounted or mid mounted apparatus). Just wondering what you think.

Happy Birthday, Mike. Hope you had a great day and best wishes for many more. Thank you for all the images you have shared with us over the years.

Happy Birthday, Rev Elwood. Best wishes for many more.

I think the FDNY realized early on (probably after TL 1 and TL 14 showed their capabilities) just how valuable tower ladders were. The original plan was one tower per division, but after they "proved themselves" that changed to almost one per battalion and in some cases two per battalion...

Except for the short trailer, which really bounced the tillerman around, those 85ft Macks were good rigs. The tormentors were quick to set up and the aerial was quick to get into operation. They could take a beating and keep going.

Rest in Peace, George.

Old school !

Happy Birthday, Ken. Hope you had a really great day and best wishes for many more.

May they continue to Rest in Peace.

When I first started in Texas, face shields were exclusively in use. After I had some time on the Department, I convinced the Chief to obtain several pairs of Bourkes and try them out on a "trial" basis. Mixed reaction to them, some members liked them and switched over while some did not. I...

Brownsville is more enteraining!

Thanks Lebby and Signal73.

What companies are part of this task force?

Chief, Did he also serve in L-102?