Back in the 60's and early 70's a 10-75 was 3 Engines, 2 Trucks and a BC (or 2 Engines, 1 Squad, 2 Trucks and a BC). Transmission of the "All-Hands" brought a Deputy Chief and a Rescue.
Even though deck pipes and ladder pipes are "almost never used" these days, there is still a place for them in modern day firefighting, and not just as defensive weapons in an IC's playbook. Whether it is a quick shot with a deck pipe before an interior attack, protecting a rescue from a floor...
There was a period of time back in the late 60's/early 70's when 3700 series boxes were used to fill in "gaps" in coverage. The boxes mentioned above are an example as is 3762 at Bedford & Montgomery (in the Ebbits Field Houses) area. So you will see these boxes all over the place.
From another site:
RETIRED BC WILLIAM CESARK
WILLIAM J. CESARK FF. LAD. 122 APR. 2, 1967 ....1968 DOUGHERTY MEDAL.....
REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY (US NAVY) & FDNY.
CHIEF JK
William Cesark became the Captain of Ladder 132 during 1973 and brought some...
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