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Thank you for that engrossing write up, being a former member of E 88 was particularly interesting for me. Vinny Dunn often writes about his time as a young Lt with E 33 at the 23rd St fire. He arrived at the command post with the Lt from E 18, the Chief randomly selected E 18 and not Vinny to...

Very beautiful, congratulations!

Trained on them early on...how to hold the poles, position the poles etc...it was more about reinforcing teamwork as it required 4 members. I can put that ladder up in my sleep, of course with three other sleep buddies....

Happy and healthy Birthday wishes to you John, hope you enjoy your special day...eat birthday cake, the secret of happiness and good health!

Hang in Ken, get well!

Tons and tons of best wishes for a very happy healthy birthday my friend. Join me buffing someday...in style!

Right on JK, eat Birthaday cake, and plenty of it, the secret to life, longevity, health and happiness...Best Birthday wishes Brother...

I took the test and was called in 1978 I was #4 on the list, went to NH for finger prints, etc. Next thing Chief tells me he can't hire me, nice man, almost had tears in his eyes. He told me the city's mayor (or someone like that) would not allow anyone from out of state to be hired. He took me...

And then there was the other...Happy Easter to all !

I think you are referring to Dave Russell, I worked with him as a FF in L 112, he got promoted and eventually worked at L 32 (maybe E 62) before he retired. (Dave in middle).

Thank you.

Where does the hose wagon respond from?

It's not the American flag...however, I cringe when I do see a filthy facsimile just the same, and many times it is mounted on the rig incorrectly.

Thank you, thank you, thank you my friends for your kind wishes! I had a wonderful day with my beautiful wife...we enjoyed a nice lunch together at our favorite joint and I knocked back a couple of Moscow Mules with shrimp tacos! Then home for a Junior Cheese Birthday cake!...a splendid day...

As a LCC, my first act before I took over the wheel was to walk around and tug on each compartment, followed up by my more thorough rig inspection. Concerning overhead doors, of course I made sure the door was fully opened by checking the required yellow marks on the door track and bottom edge...

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz made that point yesterday on Sid & Friends. If you allow applause and support to be voiced, you can not ban opposing voices from being heard. Its both or none at all

My bad, typo was supposed to be LJ, Latitia James...but hey, lets run Lt Q for commish anyway...

If you recall LJs name was floating around as the next Fire Commissioner only a short few years ago.

Follow the money.