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And someone will buy it. Shows you how low this society has become.

Just a side note, Booth Memorial Avenue was once named North Hempstead Turnpike which ran from Lawrence Street to Horace Harding Blvd. The name was changed to Booth Memorial Avenue once the Booth Memorial Hospital (at Main Street) was built in the 60's. It is now known as N.Y. Presbyterian...

Possibly 316

Willy, regarding the other "combo" house, it is Rockaway, Queens. EMS Battalion 47, Engine 265, Ladder 121 and the 47 Battalion quarters.

Just prior to the merger, a Chief who is now the FC, rode an ambulance for a few days in Queens on a 1000x1800 shift to "get the feel of things." Subsequently a "suit" from the FC's office came to visit each EMS Station promising untold changes for the better would be forthcoming upon merger...

That was it. Thanks Ranger

I confess to be computer operationally deficient so I'll throw this out there. Today's NY Daily News has a guest editorial regarding the paltry salaries of FDNY EMS personnel and the idea of making EMS a stand alone City agency. I don't know if this is something that can be found on line, but...

Many happy returns of the day.

I thought so. Thanks Chief.

Did Long Island College close a few years ago?

Right in the middle of the "Frozen Zone" for the U.N. General Assembly

Years ago when EMS was under the auspices of the Health & Hospitals Corp. if an ambulance had a front flat the patrol Lt. had to go back to the station, load the floor jack, lug wrench and spare tire into his vehicle and bring it to the unit to change. If it was a flat on one of the rear duals...

If the "back step" had a combined 78 years otj, I can only imagine what the Officer and MPO had.

Yes but I was referring to the tractor in photo one as being Pirsch.

The first tda pictured looks like a Pirsch if I'm not mistaken.

Feel better soon Doug so we can talk about the Middle Village area.

On this evening's tv news it was reported that 400 hundred employees will lose their jobs in Nesquehoning. Pa. Politicians are up in arms about the company not letting the employees know or making arrangements to help them.

Me too!

Just the poor souls who loose their livelihood.

Lead story on the 4 PM tv news (Pa.) KME will be closing their plants in Pa. and Virginia by April of 2022. No word on how many employees will be affected by this. Any pending apparatus orders will be handled by other manufacturers.