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RIP Lad 731

My mother had 3 brothers and each of them rooted for a different New York team and would only drink their team's beer so she would have to buy all three brands when her family visited us.

Years ago they pulled out the second section of Engine 217 and tried to back in a rear mount. It was going to be Ladder 731. There wasn’t enough room.

The 15th Div. District Officer was on the 3rd fl. at Eng.277 before the truck came over. It had several old tImers led by a lieutenant. If you ever needed anything, they knew where to get it. Most of the offices are now at Metrotech with civilian inspectors. The 13 Div. District Office is still...

The shame of this is that one of them has nothing to lose and the other his job.

Just a quick question, back in the day the tiller company did BI on their associated Engine and the Engine Co. rode the truck from quarters. Does this still take place because of difficulties finding parking with a tiller rig?

That along with the fact that there is a very large main going out Bushwick Ave. to East New York.

Does L 102 have specialized equipment? There are several trucks that would normally be assigned before them.

I was the chauffeur driving a brand new lime green Mack rig. We were on building inspection or hydrant inspection and the compartment door swung open on a turn and scratched a car. We couldn’t blame the truck because we were the only apparatus in the area that was green. We had been told that...

Ladder 102 should be in the mix.

I would think that Ladders 101 and 118 run together all the way down the other end of Atlantic Ave at the water.

MFD1530 on Ebay has plenty of New Jersey apparatus photos from all over the state.

What about Squads 21 and 22 from WW2? They preceded the squads from the 50s.

That was Engine 217-2

Ladder 112 responded to boxes almost to Johnson Ave. and at one time went as far as Metropolitan and Scott Aves. They also responded as far as Sumner and Putman Aves. They probably picked up the most boxes.

What about the Philly fire frequency and Brooklyn during the war years?

In the mid seventies the shops ran a pipe from one of the discharges on the officers side pump panel into the compartment in front of the rear wheel. We had 3 or 4 lengths of hose connected but used it rarely. The also gave us several lengths of 4 1/2" super pumper hose in place of 3 1/2" hose...

I didn't think that it was April 1st.

Charlie transferred into L 112 and worked there with his father until the layoffs. There were also two brothers in the truck around that time.

I would think that we will hear from Capt784 on the subject of Manhattan traffic. He might have spent more time to reach the corner of 26 Engine than the time it takes to some of the longer runs in the outer boros.