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So who was the fast truck....L38 or L27? E88 assigned ahead of E 46. Something amiss. Street miles says 88/38 closer.

A TL to Woodlawn? Another first?

E88 on the All Hands (5th due)?...musta been a bunch of companies out elsewhere... L43 to L37... East Harlem to Bedford Park... Love that one...gotta be a first. And a TL(23) to Woodlawn?

First frontline rig (other than Rescues) that came from the factory with an air horn. Black in color. See it mounted to the right of the Mars light on top of the windshield.

Ok, I see you mean L49 and L45. My bad.

49?

I have long had this thought... What genius in the 1930s woke up one morning and said, "I have a good idea. Let's have the city build all our residential housing."

First photo is a Seagrave 1929-30 hose wagon. How to tell?...no hose line outlet on passenger side of the rig, only a siamese to feed the deck pipe; also, the bell located directly behind the passenger seat, often connected by a rope to the back step. Firefighters in the jump seat went near deaf...

A family friend. He was the second youngest man to ever be promoted to battalion chief in the FDNY. Only Hugh Halligan was younger. His father, Thomas, retired as a battalion chief in the Lower East Side and the former captain of E28 during the war years. His sister was a West Point graduate...

Uncle

0k, DMA, i respect that you are so sure. But before I launch into any boring discussion, may I ask if you ever lived in any of these buildings on the streets of New York?

Nope. It's a five story fall and then you hit the ground. All depends on how you look at it... Including CIDS.

That's a five-story walk-up, not six story... Just saying. NYC Department of C... Lot Frontage: 114.85' Lot Depth: 105.00' Number of Buildings: 1 Number of Floors: 5 Gross Floor Area: 54,048 sf (estimated) Residential Units: 52 Total Units: 52 Land Use: Multi-Family Walk-Up

Great story 114. Reminds me of friends on the Bridgeport, CT, FD at the time. The BFD was on the same frequency as the Queen's CO. Late at night Bridgeport Engine 4 would be roused out to respond to a box in Queens until they figured it out.

Okay guys we need some clarification here. Original box 3612 assignment 62 38 63 79 32 51 39(F) Bn 15 After that probably 97 48 66 37 56 Nolan Cart at Engine 92 So... First due 62/32 out elsewhere? Then they return to quarters and operate a hand line from their rooftop? 79, 97, 48 All...