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    VINTAGE FDNY WAR YEAR LIDS

    ^^^^Some good firsthand FDNY History....many Fireground photos in the old WNYFs by this fellow.
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    High Ladders

    ^^^^ Yes gg there initially was an elevator type basket installed during the initial demonstrations.
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    FDNY - radio encryption

    I heard the same thing from another reliable source today.....DARs & the admin channels are out (as the recent 65-2s stated )....how ever Boro Frequencies will NOT be encrypted (at least not in the foreseeable future) .....i think too big a deal to change ALL the Rig radios.
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    OUR MILITARY.

    PREVENTING VETERAN SUICIDE.... https://coffeeordie.com/spartan-pledge-boone-cutler/
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    RET BC KENNETH SUNSHINE BN*31.... On 7-4-21 .....Appt 10-10-59 ....RET 3-18-91. Sorry to hear about Ken.....FF 269...LT 146...CPT 106...BC BN*31.....i first met Ken when i came OTJ & was assigned to 108....he was a Cov LT & he would often work on Seigel St while covering .....when he walked...
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    7/4/21 Brooklyn 10-75 Box 1809

    Yes......are you asking for Willy D.?
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    Surfside,FL Partial Condo Building Collapse 6/24/2021

    ^^^^ I believe they are also Structural Engineers.
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    High Ladders

    There were 2 Hi Ladder Mack Magirus Rigs in the FDNY they were assigned to a few Units until the TCUs were established & then they both had their Aerials replaced with 100 Ft Grove Aerials ......one went to TCU*712 in the BX & one to TCU*731 in BKLYN.....the other TCU Truck ..TCU*732 in BKLYN...
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    7/4/21 Brooklyn 10-77 Box 3523

    One 10-45 no code.
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    7/2/21 Queens Unusual Incident Box 7390

    Yes BN*49 was 1st Due but the 46 was the IC later on after the 49 was relieved.
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    7-3-21...BKLYN FATAL COLLISION.

    fatal car crash on the belt parkway yesterday 7-3-21
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    7-3-21...BKLYN FATAL COLLISION.

    Around 0950 hrs .....Belt Parkway bet Pennsylvania Ave & Erskine St ......
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    7-4-21... QNS AH UC BOX 4188.

    0110 hrs .....Box location Metropolitan Ave & Rene Court..... Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court, Queens, NY
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    JULY 4 2021.

    HAPPY 245th BIRTHDAY AMERICA.
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    Helmet camera

    Anybody interested in viewing Helmet Cams there are some non FDNY ones in these short morning "cup of joe" segments from Gettin Salty..... gettin salty cup of joe & some fuego
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    FDNY DIVE TEAMS.

    Chief Massett's Son that was in my proby class in '68 was Artie Massett.
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    OK t123ken you are 100% correct Thanks .... i am sure i knew that when Kenny came to 108 but like many other things they get lost in the overfull brain file I will update my posts.....i see Rich Casta on there also... i forgot about him being in 233-2....he was later in 140 when we worked...
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    ^^^^^ I do not remember that .......i know Buddy Greaney who also came to 108 was from 233-2 & Ken wound up moving to Rockaway near Buddy.
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    ANOTHER WAR YEARS VET PASSES.

    In regard to reply # 1764 above RET FF KENNETH E. GREEN..... This is an email from a 216 BROTHER regarding Kenny Green... QUOTE I have a great memory of a top floor fire in a 6-story tenement on Melrose Street where we took a terrible beating extinguishing five rooms of heavy smoke and...
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    FDNY DIVE TEAMS.

    Chief Massett's Son was in my proby class ....he was assigned to LAD*2.
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