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Can anyone provide the exact model number for the leather helmet frontpiece used by FDNY?  They list several models as "FDNY" (both Paul Conway and Cairns) and I want to replace the helmet given to me as a gift from the FDNY while here in New Orleans during Katrina. Just want it to be the same...

What is the black post or handle immediately next to the front bumper discharge, usually a gated wye configuration, on the new(er) Seagrave pumps and squads?  I thought it may be to keep it from swiveling too far, but there isn't one on the other side.  Any chauffeurs here?

Can anyone here please post pictures of the new Squads? More specifically, close ups of the pump panel, compartment layout, and cab features.  There are pics of the squads out there, but nothing showing close ups of the gauges, drivers area, inside compartments, etc. Engines and Ladders would be...

Can anyone here please post pictures of the new ladders? More specifically, close ups of the pedestal/ control panel, compartment layout, and cab features.  There are pics of the ladders out there, but nothing showing close ups of the controls, drivers area, inside compartments, etc. PLEASE HELP!

Can anyone here please post pictures of the new High Pressure Engines OR standard engines? More specifically, close ups of the pump panel (markings of each valve, control, etc.  Also, compartment layout, and cab features.  There are pics of the engines out there, but nothing showing close ups of...

Can anyone here please post pictures of the new Squads? More specifically, close ups of the pump panel, compartment layout, and cab features.  There are pics of the squads out there, but nothing showing close ups of the gauges, drivers area, inside compartments, etc. PLEASE HELP!

I have a question re: Squad 61's front stang / deckgun.  I noticed that the other squads have 1 stang over the pump panel, while 61 has 1 over the pump panel and 1 on the roof near the lightbar. So, is it removable and is it prepiped? While I am here, does anyone know why the have the additional...

Hello All! It's Paul, from New Orleans, again. My curiousity is piqued regarding the panel or compartment between the front and rear cab windows on FDNY apparatus. It is about even with the windows, over the wheel well on the chauffeur's side and appears to be brushed stainless or aluminum.  It...

  Hello!  Can anyone provide a picture of the helmets of the Bureau of Training staff?  I am a New Orleans area instructor and wanted to know if their helmets are black or white, and are the the shields leather or goldleaf?  Also, what color are the shields and what is written on them; do they...

  Good day from New Orleans!  Can anyone tell me what the purpose of the modification is this Seagrave apparatus?  The pump is assigned to the Bureau of Training and marked "P.S.S. 1" on the front bumper. I noted that the monitor has been removed and there is iron or galvanized pipe in the area...

Can anyone here (that is familiar with the waterous 3 stage pumps) answer a basic question? What are the 3 large gauges on the pump panel, or what do they represent? In New Orleans, and everywhere else that I've seen, we have 2 large gauges high on the pump panel. Obviously, they are for Master...

  Can anyone here (that is familiar with the waterous 3 stage pumps) answer a basic question? What are the 3 large gauges on the pump panel, or what do they represent? In New Orleans, and everywhere else that I've seen, we have 2 large gauges high on the pump panel. Obviously, they are for...