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Hey Greg! Hope all is well, my friend. Thought of you a few days ago when I asked a Met fan friend of mine if I’d be a bad person if I wished a cough on Jacob deGrom...lol. Nothing serious, of course...just a little cough. He reminded me of you when he told me to go eff myself along with all the...

Hmmm....second due huh? Fly around the bend on 180....past Bricktown....right on Liberty. Sounds like first due to me...lol. Just sayin'.

Off the top of my head, I’d say I worked 25 July 4 night tours. Always made myself available for a mx that night...always among the busiest of the year. Many, many memories..great times. I do have a question for Chief K. I believe it was my last 4th in 11 Truck...so probably 98. Things had...

Thank you, Mack.  Great job, as usual.  Proud to play a small role in the history of a storied firehouse.  Humbled by some of the guys that broke me in...proud to have worked alongside all of them.  Tell ya what though...they sure did have a few handsome Medal winners....lol.  Stay safe.

Great point TEM217!  Working with the scaling ladder back then was beneficial in so many ways.  As you said, it required upper body strength.  But it also quieted any discomfort guys may have had with heights or operating off a ladder.  I'm sure you'll remember hooking onto the gooseneck of the...

If I recall correctly, whether it was the 1st...or 30th...run of the tour....he would always acknowledge it...."Engine 45, with pleasure". Legend.

Chief....Allow me to add my thanks and appreciation for your posts. I?m an Astoria boy myself and you and I actually exchanged messages on the ?other site? a number of years ago. Incredible insight you bring with your memories...especially the story about the ?slow house old timer?. I?ve always...

Great house!  At one time loaded with serious seniority.  They had a dog, a big ole guy who never bothered anyone, unless you touched his rubber toy.  Then he bit you.  Needless to say, every young detail we sent over there, we'd tell them how much the dog loved it when you played with his toy. ...

Sad news.  Gary was an interesting guy...passionate about the job and dedicated to being the best fireman he could be. One of the physically strongest men I ever met. He had a different take on things....spent many hours talking to him during my years in L133 and learned a lot from his...

As with so many of our tragic LODD's over the years, fate played a role in Marty's death.  As has been mentioned, there was a multiple going on for a pier fire on the West Side.  Engine 28's rig had a flat tire...and so they were OOS.  When the box came in...initially for rubbish in a vacant...