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It's FATHERS DAY - 2025 I hope all you DADs have a GREAT DAY.

A Happy Birthday Wish to "Atlas", aka Ken F., Administrator of this Great Web Site Thank you for what you do Now please enjoy the day and this one is for you.

As an FDNY buff, I noticed them in use. I asked a couple of guys about them and here in Connecticut, the Willy D family - my father, my brother, (both on the job in Bridgeport) and myself - out there in a place they call "The Rose of New England" all got our own Bourke Eye Shields. That...

GREAT TIMES, GREAT MUSIC and a GREAT FIREHOUSE on Bristol St between Sutter and Blake.

My niece is married to an FDNY member. He got on the job being assigned to a very busy Bronx Engine Company then about 6 months or a year later he got assigned to a Ladder Company within walking distance from where he lives. BUT - as soon as he got a chance, he went back to that Bronx Company...

The Firehouse Stomp will make you want to stomp your feet and clap your hands. We have here the Old and the New Version of it. At the firehouse kitchen table, you can discuss which one you like the best. Here is the OLD Version. Take it away guys. Or do you like the NEW Version.

On Tuesday, June 3rd '25, Retired FDNY Supervising Dispatcher Gary Greenbaum (Disp # 56) gave an EXCELLENT presentation of the FDNY Marine Companies on the monthly Nycfire Zoom Meeting. His presentation lasted about an hour and a half. Here it is. note - there is a period of time around the 35...

I worked with a WWII veteran (Army?) who was a captain in the fire dept where I worked. In the Blizzard of 1978 he went out to shovel the ramp by himself because he said he wanted the exercise. All while he told me, a young firefighter with only 2 years on the job to go inside and put the...

A few members and I from this site visited that firehouse with both FDNY and EMS units. In fact, I think it was "Atlas" that made it possible. Everybody seemed to be getting along well.

Wednesday June 4th the FDNY honors it's best. Congratulations to all and THANK YOU for the job you do.

Thank you Ray "raybrag". Ray - as you say, it is located in Norwich, Ct inside the main entrance of the Norwich, Ct Fire Headquarters at # 10 North Thames St. Also seen in back is the old switchboard for receiving and dispatching fire and some ambulance calls for 15 area departments. It was in...

Thank you very much "fdhistorian" (Iggy) for posting those pictures for us (myself and "68jk09"). As note - these "52/52" pictures were originally sent by Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herbie Eysser.

I remember when those FDNY members were laid off. Some of the busiest fire companies in the city were closed down. Firefighters outside of the FDNY thought if they could lay off firefighters in the busiest city in the country, during their very busy War Years - they could certainly do it any...

Here's the reason. Queens - Box 5259 ----originally listed as an All-Hands Fire, not a second alarm. Manhattan - Box 74 is listed in the Beyond the fires. Manhattan - Box 1561 is listed in the heading as an All-Hands fire. Brad, you are correct - it DID go to a 2nd Alarm as posted in reply #3...

May, 2025 Fire Activity: Staten Island: No Multiple Alarm Activity Queens: 5/2 - 2nd Alarm - Box 5259 Manhattan: 5/31 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1641 Brooklyn: 5/2 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1246 5/16 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1015 5/18 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1766 5/18 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2507 Bronx: 5/19 - 2nd Alarm - Box...

Here is a look back to the days of FDNY experimenting with Lime Green Fire Trucks. At the time this was starting to become a nationwide trend.

In Connecticut there is a very special breed of heroes that we seldom hear about. Yet they save thousands of lives from major injuries or sickness. They are the men and women who work on our Life Star Helicopters throughout the state. They are located in three hospitals Life Star 1 - Hartford...

As I understand it, this FDNY Proby Class should graduate on September 27, 2025 and then each will get their assignment.

His famous hit came out in 1962 and in February, 1963 it reached the Number 1 spot on the chart. But he is no longer with us. He passed away in August, 2023 at the age of 83. Here is Ray Hilebrand on the Ray Stevens Show singing his famous hit - "Hey Paula"

I remember that tragic day when New Haven Firefighter Richardo Torres died in a fire on Valley St.