Homestead on the corner of the Fire block..... data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4IkAZUHmc-n-6DZ8fUL7Mw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c260a4ac021fc5:0x98d18505b54f8378!8m2!3d40.7083178!4d-73.8305029
Yes the number indicates the size of the main & if there happened to be a white line painted under the number then it would indicate that the Hydrant was on the end of a main.
I recd this message concerning Don's Services..... "The family held a private funeral service earlier this week and Don was buried at the Calverton National Cemetery."......The Family Thanks All who kept in contact with Don & brightened his days.
I had a few jobs on Rikers always felt like someone might decide to take an FD Member hostage especially in a smoke condition when most regular correction Officers were not walking around like they were when we were conducting routine inspections or drills etc.
^^^^^Very true mack.....definitely under represented numbers....one example was during a night tour if the number of Runs exceeded 20 before midnight you had to interchange for the rest of the tour so after 18 or 19 Runs nothing was logged in.........also if you accumulated six hours of work...
It would not be a good thing if 70/53 were off the Island at Coop City on an upper floor for a compactor & a serious Fire occurred back on City Island.
RET FF DONALD VAN HOLT....LAD*103...LAD*108....
On 11-3-21 Don Passed To A Higher Level after a hard fought battle....an Excellent FF....LCC...FD Historian ....Author ....& Webmaster of a Great History Site nyfd.com/index2.html .....Mechanic.....Carpenter....Yachtsman (Don fully...
RET FF DENNIS REILLY ENG*156/ENG*245...WTC RELATED.....On 2-14-21 in Cary NC at 69 yrs of age....RET 2003 after 20 yrs OTJ.....REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.... Services already held.........PHOTO & OBIT...
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