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Signal 9 Special Units c1947 (9-Box-Unit). WWII squads already gone.

This past September, the Chicago PBS TV Station WTTW, broadcast an updated video of the fire titled "Angels Too Soon" It contains much of the original footage from the fire plus new interviews with a number of the grown survivors. Members of other PBS Stations (like Thirteen) are able to view...

Back in the day, one Brooklyn Dispatcher originated the very clever station I D starting with: "Your Scanner Has Stopped at KEB-525..."

Simialrly an old Brooklyn tale: Long ago "Jeopardy" came on at noon and many houses watched it. At the time housewatch calls out "Jeopardy!", but members think they hear "Deputy!". Thinking the Chief is at quarters cans and other contraband goes flying over the back yard fences!

And the weird part was you paid full fare for the bridge, while a Staten Island resident working in Brooklyn got a hefty discount

Ladder 103 is actually evolved from Brooklyn FD Ladder 3 at a former vollie house on Gold Street in 1869; moved to Concord Street in 1875, was renumbered as Ladder 53, then 103, and in 1932 moved to current house on Sheffield Ave.

Article on use of "Z IRONS" with illustrations is in WNYF 1964-1, pages 20 and 21. Partial illustration from that article attached.

From C 1961 FDNY Manual of Communications Have used this section when necessary, esp in case of a likely worker

How did the MPO make out?

Long gone, and a few other names or occupants since

January 25, 2003; My photo of Mutual Aid arriving to fire at South First Street near Third Ave Elizabeth. Ladders 87 and 149 acting? respond to the fire. FIRE FIGHTER and KANE also s/c, Larger boat couldn't access fire due to shallow water, smaller boat due to ice in Elizabeth River.

October 1959 WNYF; Got to Reply #257, August 20

Legend is that Tex said something like:  "Rape is impossible, Woman with skirt UP can run faster than man with pants DOWN".  Roger Grimsby was also banished for some sort of remark - can't quite recall what it was.

Smacked up vehicle may be a '57 Chrysler

missing last words same in both cases

Hint:  "Loose Sweaters Mean ___ _____"

Little late here, my email was OOS; but on your original photo of Liberty & Bradford note the round sign on pole on right "STOP Here on RED SIGNAL"  I think this was a short-lived experiment in the city (1960s?) where on intersections without traffic lights, you were to STOP or GO based on the...

Fireboat Engine 85 also became a land engine; and, like 232, in a Tin House

From the archives...WNYF 1947