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December 2025 Fire Activity Staten Island 12/10 - 3rd Alarm - Box 1126 Queens 12/1- 2nd Alarm - Box 7897 12/1 - 5th Alarm - Box 9628 12/16 - 2nd Alarm - Box 9344 12/24 - 3rd Alarm - Box 1464 12/25 - 3rd Alarm - Box 7715 12/25 - 3rd Alarm - Box 6088 12/25 - 3rd Alarm - Box 7689 12/28 - 3rd...

Thank you Dan, aka "8060rock", that is the one. It was just unbelievable how busy some of those War Year Nights were. Certainly, worth saving.

"tperez102", I DO remember that - "any units in the Bronx available". I think a CD was produced which included that. Hopefully it can be found and someone post it.

As they say, "Teamwork makes the dream work".

I'd like to just take a moment to say, "THANK YOU" to "Capttomo" for posting all those pictures of firehouses, along with the companies, their nicknames, patches, locations, maps, and closest box number. For me there is an entire collection of some of my favorite buffing/firehouse areas when I...

My niece is married to an FDNY member who loves it there.

One of my buff hangouts

Thank you Chief "68jk09", I remember that picture.

I am very saddened to hear of the loss of FDNY Retired Lt Gary Howard of Rescue 2. I had met Gary and had been to his home where we would sit down and talk about the FDNY War Years. I had buffed most of the companies he worked in. He was always a true gentleman to me. As the years passed by, his...

Additional info with company rundown. https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/norwich-ct-house-fire-12-25-25.91714/

On this Christmas Eve (2025), Ralph and Alice Kramden, along with Ed and Trixie Norton would like to invite you to join them The show was one of my favorites (runs about 25 minutes)

Today December 24th, 2025 is Christmas Eve day. Santa has been seen over New York City and here's a video to prove it. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all. Thank you to all of you who contribute to this site in a positive way with photos, stories, rundowns and videos. A Happy, Healthy New Year for 2026...

"So This Is Christmas" sung by Celine Dion.

My favorite rig It was my first introduction to the FDNY way back almost 60 years ago. Thank you Ray,

I can't answer the question of what equipment the Rescues carried back then, but the picture sure takes me back to my first introduction to the FDNY way back almost 60 years ago riding with Rescue 2. They were on Carlton Ave then with Engine Co 210.

I remember it too, seeing it on the New York nightly news.

Here is the very talented Crosby Family during this 2025 Christmas Season with; "Oh Come All Ye Faithful". If you check it out, I think you'll like it.

I got a copy of the book "We're Loading Up the Box" by Matt Daly too. A very special THANK YOU to the individual that I received it from. It is "Top Shelf Stuff". Going up there with the best of them. A great color photo collection of those busy FDNY War Years and into the 1980s etc. The...

According to the FDNY, a tax-payer type building is commonly a two-story, mixed-use structure with commercial occupancies on the first floor and residential apartments above.

Thank you very much "raybrag" for posting that special Christmas/New Year wish from when we were a few years younger. Of course sent to us from Herb Eysser retired FDNY Dispatcher