^^^^ In the above photo of 256 ( right across DeKalb Ave from the BKLYN Hosp E.R. ) to the right of the FH a Drugstore still exists & to the left on Fort Green Place (corner visible ) is BKLYN Tech HS ....256 was disbanded in 1974...around 1979 the old FH was sold to Spike Lee for...
RET DC RICHARD FANNING.....
On 1-7-22 at home in Pawleys Island SC after a long illness..... Appt 1968 ..RET 1999 after 31 yrs OTJ.....Rich was a NYC Transit Cop (pre merger) then Appt to LAD*19 (old Qtrs)......LT ENG*255...... Commisioner's Exec Assistant to FC Spinatto (Rich always...
Continued Rest In Peace Brother....since that sad event every time a Box is transmitted for that stretch of the Highway along that Bridge an announcement is made warning of the gap between the East & West bound roadways.
Sad news ....another name now only in the memories....Cookie was a poster on The Rant since 2006 https://fdnyrant.proboards.com/user/1861/ & had recently joined this site nycfire.net earlier this year ..... "cookster701" ....REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
OLDEST LIVING WW2 VETERAN DIES AT 112......REST IN PEACE SIR....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES......
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Continued Rest In Peace Brother.....Jim was from an FDNY Family.....His Father Ralph was a FF in SQ*4....His Brother Kevin was a LT in R*3 & his Brother Ralph was a FF in R*4...... www.scribd.com/document/64076378/FDNY-report-on-fatal-fire-January-5-1996
Back in the '80s when there was only one Spare Rescue Rig Citywide
& if it was being used or broken you got a Pumper
& the Spare Pumper fleet was pretty shabby back then also.
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