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Responding companies were; East Great Plains Vol FD Norwich FD Battalion 1, Engine 3, Truck 1, Car 10 Asst Chief Training/Safety Mohegan Tribal FD FAST Co Added to assignment. Norwich FD Squad A Yantic Vol FD Also: Norwich Public Utilities - burning wires down in front of building Norwich...

This song was written back in 1958 and recorded by the Elegants. Members Vito Picone (lead singer) and Arthur Venosa co-wrote the lyrics. The song became a big hit and was called: "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". Here is lead singer Vito Picone and the Elegants singing "Little Star" - live...

Here we look back to the busiest days of the "Animal House" - that being the quarters of Engine Co 75 and Ladder 33 in the Bronx. These were the days when our nycfire.net website owner "jbendick" worked there.

There were volunteer units that responded to this fire. I know that Preston FD and Montville FD responded to this, both unmanned on weekends. I believe they were called for their ambulances and staged near-by. At that point Command considered this a 5th Alarm with all 5th alarm companies...

I can tell you that New London FD relies more on departments with on duty personnel. That’s why a place like Norwich FD is called on the 2nd alarm for a FAST Co. They are assured of 3-4 on duty firefighters even though it’s about a 12 mile run

4 residents taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation, with 2 more evaluated at the scene. 1 firefighter taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Fire appears to have started in the rear 2nd and 3rd floor area. Estimated that 20 apartments have received damage and residents cannot return to...

That is correct. Fire was located at 35 Union St known as the Crocker House Apartments. The building is a five-story brick and contains 81 apartments At 5:33 pm the Norwich Fire Departments Battalion 1 and Truck 1 was requested as the FAST Co on the 2nd alarm. However, the fire quickly...

I don't know if this will help but the book "First Due" (paperback) might be available through AbeBooks.com Click on this. https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/fdny-books.73967/page-3#post-307306

"Lt. Q" - is this that Popeye guy with those "Popeye Arms" you are talking about?

Singer Connie Francis passed away on July 16, 2025 at 87 years old. Her hits from 1957 - 1964 included: "Pretty Little Baby" "Who's Sorry Now" "Don't Break the Heart that Loves You" "Follow the Boys" "Stupid Cupid" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" "Lipstick on your collar" "Where the Boys are"...

I remember that too. I lived in Bridgeport, Ct then and I remember tuning in the Bridgeport Fire Department and Bridgeport Police Department. The fire department was on 153.77 mhz., and the police department was on 154.725 mhz. If I got it tuned in just right, I could hear them both...

When crystal-controlled radio scanners came out I remember going to a Radio shack Store on the Grand Concourse near Fordham Rd in the Bronx and buying FDNY and NYPD crystals. And EMS too. Like you say "tperez102", they were 154.25, 154.19, 154.37, and NYPD ESU was 470.8375 (?). I had a few...

Detailed Greater Alarm Activity from Retired FDNY Dispatcher Herb Eysser - UFA Staff June 1 - Manhattan - 2nd Alarm - 450 West 49 St - 4 Bk Residential June 4 - Brooklyn - 3rd Alarm - 926 Lafayette Ave - 3 Fr Vacant Residential to Occupied Exposures June 6 - Bronx - 2nd Alarm - 3133 Villa Ave -...

The lead singer of the 1960s group "The Toys", Barbara Harris is still performing although the original group disbanded in the 1960s. Do you remember this song titled: "A Lover's Concerto" from back in 1965. Here is Barbara Harris as she still performs live shows singing this 1960's hit song.

Back in November 1965 there was also a NYC Blackout. However, in that blackout there was very little violence or looting. In fact, 9 months later, there were reports a baby boom In the case of the July, 1977 Backout I remember taking a ride down to NYC about two days later. I went to Broadway...

I would NOT want any Fire Chiefs job these days. Anything that goes wrong - "YOU OWN IT". In my local area (fire was posted on this site by EMSR1) a mother and her daughter died due to a malfunction in the fire station alert system. That Chief of Department is now the guy answering the...

Tom "Captomo" as many know I was a U.S. Letter Carrier from 1970 - 1975, and even way back then, they were talking about doing away with Saturday delivery. So, what you say is a plan that was discussed many years ago. The wear and tear on vehicles (Nationwide) as well as the fuel savings is...

Those Great Days of Doo Wop. The music, the cars, the dances, the drive-ins, the hamburger stands - such a different happier time. Maybe some of you remember these. Hope you enjoy all four of them. Bobby's Girl The Diamond's - "Little Darlin" "Runaround Sue" Paul Anka -...

What I forgot to mention was that Dan's wife Jean Potter is the author of an excellent book titled: "By the Grace of God" in which describes the day America was attacked. Both Dan and Jean thought each other had been killed on that horrible day of September 11, 2001. Jean was working for the...

I spent many days and nights hanging out across the street from that firehouse. It became famous when the late FDNY Firefighter Denis Smith wrote the book "Report From Engine Co 82" in 1972 as the busiest Engine Co in the City. The FDNY War Years had begun.