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If you haven't read it, Paul Hashagen's book, "Rescue Squad: The Origins of Rescue Co. 1 Fire Department City of New York 1915-1925" is an outstanding history of Rescue 1's early years, with a lot of information about the equipment they started with and gradually added during their first 10...

1947 Mack L/Approved rescue built in Rockville Centre, NY. Ran as Rescue 1 1947- 1959, then as Rescue 2 1960 -1966. The purchase price of this unit, which was designated model LF, was $26,600.00. The body and compartmentation was designed by the members of Rescue Company 1 and was tailored to...

I certainly remember it. I took it in as a buff. I was a sophomore at St. Francis College when it was on Butler Street. That was just 9 blocks from the crash site, and several of my buddies and I hoofed it there. Closest we got was two blocks away, but we could see the tail section sticking up...

Here's a new Report From Engine Co. 82 from Herb Eysser through Willy D. who asked me to post it . . .

Credit to Mike Legeros for all of this: Rowan County working. [Eleven] firefighters were injured this evening at a house fire in Salisbury, after an explosion occurred during the early fire attack and while primary searches were underway. EDIT: Updating at 9:31 p.m. with details from tonight's...

Blackstone is about 35 miles west of Petersburg, roughly 25 miles west of the Five Forks Battlefield . . . Blackstone, Va. — Multiple fire departments responded late Saturday night to Mt. Nebo Road following reports of a church fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found Mt. Nebo Baptist Church...

Do any of the original Satellites still exist? Or were all three "refurbished" into those ComCoach abortions? Rumors exist that one was rebuilt by "New Lexington" (what/wherever that is), but I can't find corroboration. Anyone know?

I was in love with Annette (Funicello) (along with189 million other teenage boys).

Hanover, VA – Talk about a wild Saturday morning! Officers were called to the Ashland ABC store for something way more chaotic than a shoplifter… an extremely intoxicated raccoon who broke in, tore up the shelves, and then passed out in the bathroom. 😵‍💫🚽🦝 The responding officer safely scooped...

Loudoun County, VA — Multiple fire and rescue units from across Loudoun County and neighboring Maryland responded early Saturday morning to a major structure fire in the 13000 block of Loyalty Road. According to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, crews from Lucketts, Hamilton, Purcellville...

And nothing on Long Island Fire Wire . . . which covers most Nassau & Suffolk alarms . . . at least the workers.