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Just the beginning, wait a few more months when these businesses (especially restaurants) realize they can't continue. Should be interesting, to say the least.

Cummins diesel very loud could hear them from blocks away.

And with the city BILLIONS OF $$$ in the hole when the money runs out there won't be any replacements.

One of the 71'-72' tower ladders that went to Providence was from Tower Ladder 13.

If they want to defund the NYPD why don't they start with ESU? A major duplication of services.

Nassau County PD has been encrypted for a few years. The fire departments that are not dispatched by the County (Firecom) complained and were able to get two PD portables so that they could monitor the cops.

When the money gets tight (tighter?) they will bring out all of those other plans such as cutting the manning, eliminate Chiefs Aides, quints, just to name a few. All to save $$$$. Who knows, maybe the CFC's will make a comeback.

Looking forward I'm sure there will be many companies disbanded and other cuts made. It will be much worse than 1975.

If each Rescue is going to have it's own spare where will the ones for R.1 and R.4 going to be housed?

Car 16 = Staff Chief?

Most, if not all of the Newark lids pictured are copies. And no Newark never had a Ladder (or Truck) 13.

LAFD as well as most other departments in CA respond on Mutual Aid sometimes a distance of 150 miles or more. What kind of range would this rig have? It might be a modern version of the ALF Turbo Chief that San Francisco had in the early 60's and didn't last very long.

A lot of stories about John, a great guy, would do anything for the brothers.

The "Ladder 78" frontpiece is black so it is not from a ladder company. It is probably Engine 78, the fire boat that was at 90 St. & the East River before becoming Marine 5 in 1959.

Post 1171 refers to John A. Santino.

A number of departments such as Jersey City and Syracuse chose "chrome yellow" instead of "lime yellow". Both have gone back to red.

It was on 1st. Ave. around 38 St.

B.C. Edward Worth, 3rd. Batt. was the first due chief to the Triangle Fire in 1911.

Ladder 23 was only in their own house for 20 years (1898-1918). Is this is a record for the least amount of time in a permanent quarters? Also, a lot of companies were only combined in the 40's and 50's. I wonder what the reason was for moving the truck.

Also, Ladder 138 was to be with Engine 288 and Ladder 139 was to be with Engine 289.