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Memory jogger..didn't ladder 173's original tiller have red lancers hanging off the rear of the rig? Steve

Bill Bokelmann.. If my memory serves me, Bill served in the Marines, prior to the FDNY. He had quite a sense of humor and on the side was an exterminator, hiring quite a few FDNY members. He was also a member of the Wantagh FD,and then the Centerport FD. I will miss him. Steve Tellis

One more back to back..at one time didn't Engine 26 have a spare tiller backed in? This was in the 1960's. Steve

Whoops..I meant Ladder 112..Steve

I remember Engine 277 and Ladder 123 back to back...Steve

In the process of unpacking after a move, and found my copy of The Bravest. Just re-reading the story of the High Ladder rescue attempt in Brooklyn. Steve

Someone with more knowledge of the rigs is needed. Steve

I remember reading about a fire in Harlem, where every type of truck on the job, at the time, was in use at this multiple. Mack CF 75' and 95' Towers, Mack CF/LTI 100' RM, Seagrave 100' RM and Tiller, one of the Sutphen Towers, maybe ALF RM and Tiller, possibly one if the High Ladders or the...

Wasn't there a fire in Brooklyn where the High Ladder was fully extended and It.Chico and a firefighter were on the tip trying to save a woman from a fully involved apartment..she was trying to save her cat and may have jumped or fallen Steve

My favorite FDNY engine..American LaFrance Century..took a licking and kept on pumping. Steve

Yes, P.S.94...K thru 1st half of the 5th. Steve

Great memories of that one block..we spent the whole summer on the street. None of us had a watch, but at 6 p.m., Mrs.Podolsky would yell HARVEEEY, and Harvey would come running, just like Anthony, in the Prince Macaroni commercial. And, if we were out late, someone would call the 52, and one of...

My father's haunt during the horse-drawn era. Also, he attended the school next door.

Tillers followup:From Norwood, The Bronx, our family moved to Akron, Ohio..1st due Engine 9 ran with 1940's vintage Seagrave with the Sweetheart grill, and equipped with a screech whistle. 1st due truck, Ladder 3, ran with an Ahrens-Fox Bascule tiller. Quite the rig. Then we moved to Cincinnati...

I just jogged my memory bank..The explosives were stored in a masoleum in Woodlawn.

Correct name was Corps of Sappers and Miners of the Fire Dept. From a New York Times article dated Jan.26, 1883.

As a kid in the 1940's, I remember H&L 39, on E.233rd Street..the last few rungs stuck out the rear window of qtrs. Also sharing the house was a yellow truck, which if my memory is still good, was assigned to the Miners and Sappers unit.

Thanks, Steve

Years ago, while on the Interboro in the Forest Hills area, I saw a Mack C95 tower heading over a bridge, painted black and green, belonging to a tree trimming service. Was this rig one of the FDNY towers?