Recent content by dave

Thanks. I knew FDNY requests companies keep their company journals for 20 years. But I was more interested in the journals from 20-25 years back (pre-9/11), rather than ones from 50-100 years ago. Would it be up to individual companies to decide what to do with them once they are no longer...

What happens to old FDNY housewatch journals? Are they archived somewhere? If so, where?

Yes, thanks, that does help. Would anyone know how much interaction there is between a LCC (ladder chauffeur) and the incident Battalion Chief?

What does a typical FDNY Battalion Staff consist of? How many battalion chiefs? How many aides? How many fire officers (not including chiefs)? When is a battalion chief called to an incident? At a building fire what is the relationship between the incident battalion chief and a truck and/...

Got it. Thanks. How about the following scenario: Ladder Fireman Bill's 3-year-old son Mickey is visiting the firehouse. Fireman Bill wants to show him where he works including what the inside of his truck looks like. So Fireman Bill lifts little Mickey up and puts him into "the back of the...

Would any of you say, as scoobyd suggested, the firemen jumped into the back of the truck (meaning the crew cab)? Also, if you were to put something into the back of a Ladder fire truck, where exactly would you be putting it? Or would you ever say something like "put it in the back of the...

This is probably going to sound like a really dumb question but what is that part of a fire truck (or fire engine) called where the firefighters sit while heading out (or coming back from) a run? The chauffeur and fire officer sit in the front cab of the truck (or engine) but where do the...

Any more examples of FDNY firehouse dogs that go on runs with the guys? Especially from the 1990s and early 2000s, love to hear anything you got. This is Nick the formerly abandoned pit bull adopted by the Newburgh, NY fire company, who goes on runs with the guys:

Do firehouse dogs ever go on runs with their firehouse humans? Any examples?

Agreed. Can you think of any Rescue or Squad scuba divers who also dove as a hobby or as a way to make extra money on the side? late 1990s (2000, pre-9/11 2001).

For example, for the 1980s and early 1990s Rescue 1's lead scuba diver Paul "The Duck" Hashagen would be on the list. But what about for the 1990s (2000. 2001 prior to 9/11)? Any names?

Thanks. I know that FDNY/ SOC used internal department Scuba instructors to train fire rescue and squad members. Can anyone come up with any names of these instructors from the 1990s (2000, 2001 prior to 9/11). These would have been active fire rescue and squad members who knew scuba diving...

Who were the Best FDNY SCUBA Divers pre-9/11 late 1990s? Can anyone suggest any names?

bunker gear or turn-out gear. what do nyc firefighters call their PPE? or is it 6 of one, half dozen of the other (ie., basically both are used interchangeably).

Was this true pre-9/11 (1990s) as well? Just subtracting the 1985 build for FDNY fire rescue trucks from the new 1996 build I get 11 years.