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That area was once known by the FD as "Hell's Hundred Acres" due to all the commercial loft buildings in the area. Wooster Street was also the site of a 1958 fatal fire that killed Firefighters and members of the Fire Patrol in a collapse.

"I Believe" was also recorded earlier by Frankie Laine, for those of you old enough to remember him. (Frank Paul LoVecchio)

Back in the day, the boro dispatchers knew their boro inside out, backwards, forwards and upside down without all this computer stuff. They could practically tell you where the nearest hydrant was at the location.

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And he has the xxxxx to keep mentioning how he came up through the job. Yeah right!

Yes Ken that's correct. I knew it was one of them. lol

I believe the remains of the "Mills" is in the water at the end of Rossville Avenue in Staten Island.

See, if E296 was still around they would have been first due with 297 and 295 coming in 2nd and 3rd due. Oh, for the days of yore.

EMS moved into the Rossville house in February of 2004. I was on duty the night that we started "business". It was at 2100 hours and the Division Commander Deputy Chief of the 8th Division and the Chief of EMS were there to cut the ribbon, so to speak. E168 went into service in June of 2005.

Thank you for the update Historian.

Thanks Ray

Engine 51 was a Fireboat. Can't recall the name of the vessel.

Yes, it does but no truck was planned. It is just E168 and EMS Station 23.

One would think (Oops, did I say think?) that I have more to lose in the long run than just toll money. I've said it before and I'll say it again..Common Sense Is Just Not Common!

Of course, the $$$$ means more than the tribute to those lost that fateful day. It shows the values and patriotism of some cretins.

Back in the mid 80's an EMS tow truck was towing an ambulance from the Bronx back to the Maspeth Central Repair shop. The operator of the truck was told he had to pay the toll for the truck and the ambulance was free. He said no and finally a TBTA Sergeant told him just go. That was when EMS...

That's an oldie but goodie!

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Dan, as you know it's been that way seemingly forever and probably will never change. It's the proverbial jig-saw puzzle with missing pieces.

That's usually the way it goes.