Recent content by nfd2004

A fund raiser has been set up for a young FDNY firefighter named Santiago Ruiz who suffered a serious medical emergency on Thursday October 8th, '26. Firefighter Ruiz is assigned to a Queens Engine Company but was detailed to a Truck Company in the Bronx The incident happened right after he...

This TV show ran on ABC from September 1975 to June 1979 for a total of 95 episodes. John Travolta played the character of Vinnie Barbarino

WOW Mr. Gage, where did you find them.? My favorite Micky D's never put those big juicy Big Macs on a plate like that for me.!!!

I can't believe L.A. City's Bravest and L.A. City's Finest are clashing over the budget. Both organizations risk their lives to save others. I always thought police and fire had an unwritten form of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. But now maybe those days are over.

October 2026 Fire Activity: Staten Island: Queens: Manhattan: Brooklyn: 10/5 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0830 Bronx: 10/9 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3203 Total number of All Hands Fires - Staten Island - Queens - Manhattan - Brooklyn - Bronx - Note - Numbers to be edited/updated on November 1st

September, '26 Fire Activity posted in reply # 43

In general, we are being monitored in everything we say on the phone or buy or look up, or if we are driving where we are.

Okay Thank you very much "Trooper473".

Was this in 2016 or currently in 2026 ?

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Chief Bob Manson, aka ******* (see "Another War Years Vet Passes" - page 138, reply # 2759") I had met Chief Manson several years ago in Bayside Queens where we talked about the very busy days of Engine Company 82 after reading the book by the late...

I am so sorry to hear that. Chief Bob Manson had been the captain of Engine 82 when the book "Report from Engine Co 82" was written by the late Dennis Smith. Chief Bob Manson had stopped into Maggie Mays in Bayside Queens were many of us used to get together. It was right after I started...

Tom Jones is 86 years old and still performing live shows This was September 20, 2026

From the one and only Mr "fdnyqueens_buff" himself.

Happy Birthday Brad aka "Signal 73" - from Willy D

Great group of guys that certainly saw their share of work during those very busy FDNY War Years and into the 80s as well. Besides "Lt.Q L112", other guys were "jbendick" and "68jk09" from this site. A former neighbor of mine nicknamed "mufti", I enjoyed visiting talking about those busy...