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I've always said the Fire Dept. is like an insurance policy that you have to have but don't like to take advantage of. So they cut back and are paying the price to some degree now. It seems like when cutbacks hit usually the FD goes first, and in FDNY it's the Fire Marshals that go first, then...

Looks like the auto dealer may be able to expand.

Well looks like 169 knows how to get to 175's Quarter's now. The Tiller is needed North of Atlantic in Cypress Hills and Highland park area, but there not the busy boxes like East N.Y.. 2X in 2 days, but at least not 3AM this time.

169 was our busy night interchange co., more than 20 runs and a couple of jobs, we would go there next night. 168 was our every third night interchange. We would usually leave the Tin House around 6:30 and get there around 7:15 -7:30. Traffic was pretty heavy at that hour. Today with the 25 mph...

Nothing like a 3rd Alarm at 3 AM and in freezing cold weather. I sure miss that.

My Dad was off duty and went to the area where the crash was and assisted in any way he could. Being a young buck at that time was told to wait in the car. I went to Bklyn. Tech so I knew the area where it happened.

At one time was a working fire, not necessarily needing 3 & 2 at the fire.

Most of us here really don't know what the world situation was back then. Just like in 50 years from now will the people know how we lived thru the worst Administration ever. Inflation thru the roof, the supply chain drought, and along with the President & VP the worst Cabinet ever with the...

As someone who was exposed to mostly RM's in my career there was a time when the older RM's had trouble taking out windows in the many vacant buildings we encountered. The newer Rigs around the mid 70's started to have more power going to the aerial to vent windows. A lot of times we were...

It seems like we're always caught sleeping. Dec. 7th and Sept. 11th. The worst part of 9/11 was we taught those mutts how to fly. Talk about stupidity!

The big advantage with the older RM was 1 tormentor on the building side and aerial was able to be extended to the roof or wherever needed unless Life was a priority. TL had to have all tormentors extended to raise bucket. We all know speed is necessary for life saving operations. When I left...

BC Eugene Flynn age 89, Brother of Joe Fynn BC 39, after 36 years OTJ. Wake Denis S. Oconnor Funeral Home , 91-05 Beach Channel Dr. Rockaway, Dec. 1 2-5 & 7-9. Funeral Dec. 2 at 11:15 AM, at St. Francis DeSales Church, located at 129-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd. Belle Harbor.

A Happy Thanksgiving to all and especially the Brothers and Sisters working today, because Turkey frying is dangerous.

222 would be 2nd due. 227 is further away, and then especially trying to cross Atlantic Ave.

Chief you're right about 211. My Dad was assigned to 211 and I have that photo with all the members at that time, 1962. Paul Carosotto is in that pic with my Dad and eventually I got to work with Paul, Lt. in 233, when we both went to the new House with them.

Originally 285 was 3rd due in the rundown and then corrected with 308.

Was 308 busy somewhere else? Should be in that mix before 303.

The 11 PM news said FF fell 40 feet in a shaft in the building. Could explain the rapid extension to upper floors and the cockloft.

When I was in 233-2 and we ran in with120 they had a sign in the rig's window that said they did 1000 runs in May and I believe it was 1970. Back then they were called Super Truck because of the amount of runs and workers they were doing. When we interchanged with Squad 4 on Bristol St. we got a...

Well, if you don't mind responding to projects on a regular basis, then you can be crowned number 1 in workers. When we left the Tin House, 175 and 103 picked up what we used to respond to 2nd due. At the new house those projects became a thing of the past and we sure didn't miss them. The...