Maxima 2012, The fire was on the 4th of July night tour in 1969 just pass midnight. The box was transmitted on orders of Car 5 Chief of Dept. O?Hagan for a fire in vacant 6 story ?H? at Westchester and Home St. He was traveling on the Sheridan Exwy to one of the multiplies...
Worked with Peter for quite a few years when he was in L33. Hell of a fireman, always with a smile on his face. Our prayers are for you and your family. The world has lost a great fireman and human being. Rest in peace my friend.
I was told during that period, that when they built these houses, there was a city law stating a house could only have one Captain even if it contained two companies. So to beat this law, they built two separate houses with a common wall.
These were the signals that were in the communications manual when I started the job in 1968. In early 1969 we stopped using the telegraph key for in service signal and went to the department phone
Signal Meaning
2 Time Signal, 12...
The building next to 23's quarters was once a carriage house for the wealthy living on 5th Ave. The firehouse was built in 1906. I don't know when the carriage house was erected. I believe that it is a mix use occupancy. I really never knew much about it.
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