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Hi-Risers also called McDermott Lights because they were (are?) made by McDermott Light & Signal Co in Queens.

Chicago's 135' Truck 1 appears several times in my video here: When was the elevator ever used? I believe it was used to bring FF Wally Watroba (LODD 11/22/76) down from the roof of an electric generating plant after the FD Surgeon amputated his leg to free him from a massive structure collapse.

That's outstanding info. Thanks! I was trying to make sense of bell placement, front bumper, and Rapid Water or lack thereof, none of which seemed to be fully reliable spotting features.

When looking at photos of the easrliest FDNY CF Macks, if you can’t read the shop number then what spotting features tell you what model year the rig is? For example, E-82 went through a quick succession of 1968, 1971, and 1975 CF Macks. Is there a reliable way to tell which is which in old...

Hello, all, Can you educate me on these - Questions about some characters I have seen appended to company numbers on the MDT display: - If MDT shows "E021P E065P E008P E026P" what does the "P" indicate? _____? - If MDT shows "T021F", what does the "F" indicate?  Maybe FAST truck? - If MDT shows...

Does anyone have a cross-reference that shows the Shop Numbers AND the "Bus" numbers (EMS vehicle numbers) for the FDNY 1997 Ford/Horton ambulances?  (Most interested in vehicles that were assigned to Brooklyn EMS stations 39 and 44.) Thanks, Bill E.

Who manufactured the push bars (with siren and lights) mounted on the front of the Chevy and GMC Suburbans used by Chiefs and EMS conditions cars in the late 1990s?  Anybody have drawings or dimensions for these? Thanks, Bill E.

Anyone have a copy of the FDNY Operational Reference 4th Edition (1999?) or 5th Edition (2003) that they would like to be rid of?  I would like to acquire a copy of each and can reimburse you as necessary.  You can contact me off the message board: firemann57 at gmail dot com. Thanks, Bill E.

In support of my modeling efforts, what ambulances - vehicle bus numbers, not radio numbers - are usually running from Brooklyn EMS Sta. 44? Seems like the vehicle numbers on the Conditions Cars change as new vehicles are acquired, but do bus numbers change or are they more like fire apparatus...

Signal 10-80 includes dispatching a "Haz Tac Officer." What level of officer will that be, what do they drive, and how is that  vehicle marked? Thanks, Bill E. In Chi-town

On most radio systems a call from the field starts like this: "Engine 123 to Central." and the Dispatcher answers that call. But on the FDNY system it often seems that I don't hear the field unit initiate the conversation.  is it because of MDT or some other means the dispatcher knows the field...

What kind of rigs are the operations chiefs like Car 4, 4C, 4D using now?  What were they using around the time of 9/11? Thanks, Bill E. In Chi-town