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I think that may have been an old 3 story 200x100 Dutch mansion that the police chief bought when Flushing officially became part of Queens, and became the first police Pct. in Flushing. That closed up about 60 years ago when they built the new Pct. on Union St.

Must have been a good amount of fire on the 1st floor. Heard over the radio that mother and infant child were removed from the 2nd floor via portable ladd.er, rather than by interior stairs., followed by a 10-41 Code 1..

Seems a little strange that in the middle of the day, nobody thought to run downstairs and bang on the apparatus doors like in the old days.

That's a heck of a lot of fire showing. News media showed a large ball of fire mushrooming through the roof, probably at the collapse time. Unsealed windows were probably also contributory to fire spread to the exposures. how did this get so far out of hand

I have a neighbor that was interested in filing; but neither he nor I could find anything in the N.O.E. regarding minimum/maximum age to file, or for retirement. Is it there somewhere and we both missed it?

When are they going to educate the people responsible for giving radio reports. This is a block of 2 1/2 story balloon frame pvt dwellings. They are separated by 10 ft driveways, which means the exposures are SIMILAR, detached and not "alleys"

E-bike fire are looking to be as common today as the old mattress fires in the 50's and clogged incinerators in the 60's

How many children and adults have we lost in the last 25 years, being trapped in an attic bedroom with no way out? I like the idea of a mandatory 2nd mans of egress from an attic living space; (like the fire escape in the photos) but that would be a dog fight getting through the legislature...

I have to wonder what was the more irresponsible act here. The vehicle owner who willfully parked at the hydrant, or the non-thinking traffic agency that booted the vehicle at the hydrant, making it more difficult and time consuming to remove the car in an emergency such as this. If she was...

Seeing an increasing number of hydrant parkers in the Greater Flushing area, with the many asians moving into the area, The problem is also blocking the hydrant from view to companies unfamiliar with the area (relocators etc.) who could drive right past a serviceable hydrant because it remains...

It probably won't be verified until the helo is raised from the river; but could the crew have been wearing night vision appliances, and if so, are they monochromatic? Could this cause any confusion by aircraft lights blending with street lights etc. through those goggles, making the...

AA Commercial flight was below 400 ft. and clearly had the right-of-way in final approach airspace; could not see the Blackhawk approaching from behind.. Blackhawk approached from behind, could have/should have had AA plane clearly in sight, since coming from behind. Where was the Air Traffic...

Thanks Jack, wasn't sure since the aerial view didn't show a hose tower. I guess back then, most engines had hose drying racks on the side wall like E.213 had.

Thank you! While on the topic of old Brooklyn Engines, I couldn't find anywhere an active or disbanded Engine company that used to be qtrd. in the 1950's on Taaffe Place. I think they were somewhere behind the E.P.A. building on Flushing Ave.

Wow - So, that puts them back on Clymer St.

Just 3 short blocks north of E213's qtrs.. I guess E251 was still in Hooper St. with 211; otherwise it's along run from 254th St in Glen Oaks Queens Gone from that assignment from Brooklyn today are 213, BC36, 212, 215, 251, 209

It's amazing that in the opening of the video it showed fire out the Exp. 3 windows, and in a matter of 35 seconds, it blew out the front windows - almost as if an accelerant was used. I would presume that each window represented a room..... interesting.

I'm sure that we all have watched videos of fires started or involving Li-Ion batteries. Those injured including the FD member were indeed lucky they didn't wind up in a burn center. Luckily, just 4 short blocks north, there was a Level 1 trauma center at New York Presbyterian..

Lt.Don O'Leary and FF Joe Rodriguez worked together to establish the Legion and the accompanying medal. Two great firefighters.