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Back in a really big snowstorm in the 1990's I was the Captain of Engine 26 in Midtown. The plow trucks kept burying the hydrants over and over again, so it was hard to find hydrants to dig them out. Someone came up with the idea of taking 1" by 3", 10 foot long, boards and wiring or Duct Taping...

I am saddened to hear that Mack has slipped in quality. I guess that the slip in quality is especially true with all other brands of fire apparatus. I am also a 50+ year Volunteer firefighter, and the Pierce apparatuses we have have many problems, especially with the Departments 95 ft. Tower...

Someday I hope Mack will start making fire apparatus again. In my first few years in the FDNY every Engine and every Tower Ladder and Every Rescue rig was a Mack, and they were truly work horse's. The Seagrave were also good rigs, but nothing looked as good as a Mack. Below is my favorite of...

The old photo of the FDNY "Car 6 4 Stars 2 sirens" is an Assistant Chief of Department's car It appears to be taken in Manhattan near the old FDNY Headquarters on Broadway near City Hall. I think the old H.Q. address was 250 Broadway. I also think that at that time the title of Chief of...

When I was 1st on the job I was assigned to, the now, long-closed Engine 27. Most of the members of E-27 at that time, were at the Wooster Street collapse. You could see in their eyes that it still bothered them and very few would talk about it. I did hear from them that after the collapse the...

I have the FDNY Squad Co. Book it is a good one. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.

Doug brother. Get better quick we need you to do all can to get well. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

In truth a senior Battalion Chief that is upgraded to an Acting Deputy Chief can be as capable as a regular Deputy Chief. The people making the decision as to who remains in command at an incident often know fully who is capable of command and who is not. College Degrees can indeed be factor but...

Interesting the number of EMS units assigned to this D.C F.D. 2nd Alarm. I firmly believe that all working fires MUST include the response of EMS unit dedicated to firefighters ONLY. FDNY at one time had "Department Ambulances" for use by Firefighters, and one responded on all multiple alarms...

Note the Scaling Ladder mounted above the hose bed. Captain Bob Rainey FDFNY Engine 26 retired.

I am also a railfan and have visited the York. England "National Railroad Museum", were I saw a 55 series Napier Deltic railroad locomotive. I spoke to the museum dooced and he was very interested in the facts about the FDNY Super Pumper, that I had some contract with. I would have loved to see...

The Napier Deltic prime mover was used in Railroad Locomotives, Ships including Submarines and in the FDNY as the Pump Engine in the trailer of the FDNY old Super Pumper 1. I was trained in how to operate the Super Pumper. in the FDNY because I was a diesel mechanic in the U.S. Navy during the...

When will the good people of greater Los Angles, and other areas, wake up and see that the problem is with the state and city officials who failed to plan and react to a well expected dry and windy fire danger. I have studied Conflagrations since my time in Fire Science in college, including the...

Battalion Chief's and ranks above, in the FDNY Do Not make Overtime. If they work time above their normal work schedule the get "Comp Time'. Comp Time is Compensation Time = equal hours with pay OFF duty. Acting Battalion Chief's get A.B.C. deferential above they regular pay as a Captain, plus...

Batt. Chief Artie Meadows Battalion 4 was the Captain of Ladder 56 in the Bronx when the company was formed, I think, in the mid 1960's. as the South and Mid Bronx , Brooklyn and Manhattans Harlem became more and more fire active in the mid 1960s more, and more units were opened up to deal with...

I was often Acting Battalion Chief in both in Manhattans 3rd and later 1 St. Divisions. While it think the change to replace the I.C, with a Regular Post Promoted Batt. Chief is a good idea; but the Deputy Chief often made the decision as to who was in charge of what a fire where an A.B.C. was...

Thank you for the information. I had the honor of visiting a London Fire Brigade Station near Saint Paul's Church a few years ago. When if told them I was a retired FDNY Captain they gave me a tour of the station and introduced me around. The Brotherhood is indeed alive and well on both sides of...

There have been fire apparatus with tracks, Philadelphia FD had one years ago, I have a picture of it somewhere. After World War II alot of Half tack were available on the used Military Market. Some half tacks were used for Brush/Forest Fire work, some for Tow trucks in remote areas, and to...

Rest in Peace Brothers. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired