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Fireboat Engine Co. 87

Gage, Inserts came about 1959, illustration from Oct 1959 WNYF.  Boats got green inserts, prior to that they were black, same as any other Engine Company,

Recently dug up my pic of Artie Connelly R2 RIP with Chief Skillings, fire was probably late 1970s around Ralph & Prospect. I see the Rapid Water logo below 234, does anyone know what the logo above the number is?

Also looking at the 2 O'Hagan pix, scrambled eggs on the visor for Staff Chiefs and above may have also happened after 1970.

Here's another of John T from WNYF 1970-4

Switching to another type of Lid for a moment. At one time FDNY Officers used white dress caps in the warmer months, and blue topped caps in the cooler months. The change date was published on the Orders. Then uniform specs were changed to use white caps all year round. Can anyone tell when this...

Box 491 was transmitted at 1025, Friday, March 6, 1964.  Full story by Assistant Chief Francis J. Love is in WNYF 2/1964.

The rounded cab Macks starting in 1958 with Multiversals on roof were the C Models, the squared cab CF Macks didn't come till 1968 or so.  Here is a 1957 Ad for the original Mack C's

Rheingold Beer had a number of fire-themed posters in their Miss Rheingold series. Here is 5 Truck's '53 ALF in their 1955 poster.  Multiversal not yet on the tractor, and windshield with MARS light not visible

NORMANDIE RUNDOWN ? MANHATTAN BOX 852 ? FEBRUARY 9, 1942 TIME SIGNAL ENGINE                 LADDER CHIEF OTHER 1449 3-852- 2  34  54  85*         4    21  B9  B25 1500 75-852 40 (SPECIAL CALL) 1501 22-852 23  26  65  8  86* 35 B8  D3 MD R1  WT3 1502 33-852 19  74  1  21  3  57*   2...

Fire Patrol 9, Stagg Street, Brooklyn

Fr. Kenavan's E228 death (Reply 108) was a long open stretch beside Green-Wood Cemetery. HQ took no specific action on responses afterward, however Brooklyn Chief Dispatcher Ramsey did issue orders that any further responses to that area (Box 1488) would require a minimum of 1x1.  Interestingly...

Jamaica Gas Explosion Borough Call.  Box 4758 1/13/1967.  Story in WNYF 2/1967

Reply #828 on previous page highlights the 1936 Buster Keaton film "Blue Blazes". It is interesting to note that in the opening roll call scene at Engine 261, the Officer has a pentagon-shaped presentation plaque on the rear of his helmet.  This was similar to FDNY badges of the time.  More...

154's 1953 ALF is used in the FDNY Video Signal 9-2 shot about 1953.  Most scenes they are coming out of E287 quarters, probably because L136 at the time did not have a photogenic rig.

In the 1970s, maybe 1980s Brooklyn's Fountain Ave landfill also had a small Sanitation fire engine

1905 Battalion Chief John Kenlon assigned to 19th (Marine) Battalion. Dec 7, 1908. Three new boats added to fleet: JAMES DUANE, THOMAS WILLETT, and CORNELIUS W. LAWRENCE, and organized as Engines 85, 86, 87 respectively.  At that time I believe the 10 [Marine] Engine Company numbers became...

Mack, Staten Island's 88 Club also ran the canteen service and also published a pretty thorough newsletter (as did the TAA - Third Alarm Assn of Manhattan).  In later years 88 members preserved some older apparatus. A lot of information on Buff Clubs and Organizations can be found in Badges of...

77 Club was always a social buff organization, never operated a Canteen, but did maintain a respectable Fire Museum at their quarters. They may have originated near Engine 269, but were then on Bridge Street Brooklyn, and finally 326 Livingston Street until they were dissolved c 1980.  WNYF...