My Dad John Reilly was assigned to E-65, he arrived for the 6X9 and the members told him Farragher was missing. A FF. turned on a flashlight and started panning around the room. Something shiny caught their eye. It was the D Ring for the MSA Cannister Mask. The ceiling collapsed above FF...
My Dad John Reilly was assigned to E-65 which housed R-1. Paul Geidel was in his Probie Class. He arrived at quarters for the 6X9 and new something was wrong by the looks on the members faces. The floor above FF. Farragher collapsed and a safe landed on him. It took forever to find him...
Engine 65 had a fire next door in 79-80 my Dad was working that night, another story altogether :p and the firehouse was flooded. They had a kitchen fire in late '80s while company was out, & in early 2010s, less than a month after moving back in after quarters were renovated they had a fire in...
I don't know if a private collector bought it or not yet. Some phone calls will be made today. I thought it might be Engine 7. You can see a 7 on the door, but it wasn't the gold buffed out 7 the members put on. The front bumper says 510 its reserve assignment. It has not been restored yet...
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