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Thanks Goat, good find, thought I had everyone stumped...the ol' side saddle!

Came across this photo of a rig that once operated in Peekskill NY (Westchester Hudson Valley)...Good luck to whoever can identify it!...Winner gets a slurpee at 7/11.

Re: 2nd photo, makes sense. thanks JK.

I came across this old snapshot of E 258 with a skid pump. What I discovered was in 1943, 412 skid pump (500 gpm) trailers were delivered. They were towed by the engine hose wagon. During World War II, the FDNY used skid pumps to address specific firefighting challenges caused by the war...

4am call over the intercom from housewatch; "Chauffeur put the chains on".

Happy Birthday Dec...Here's to another year of making memories. Cheers!

I'm still searching high and low for Donny Osmond Jukebox hits...and they called it puppy love......

Interesting how the badge number was applied back then, free hand lettering?

Happy, healthy Birthday wishes today and everyday!

They are on Amazon, book holder.

Somewhat related, during my stint in NYC EMS back in 1979 my partner and I were performing CPR in the back of the bus, no FD on scene...Police officer volunteered to drive...HOLY CHRISTMAS! Did we go for a ride and a lesson learned, never again!.

Nothing new, per se, from my time we've always treated abandoned van fires as potential bombs because the local chop shops would pack the van with gas tanks removed from other derelict vehicles that were not always empty and then dumped in vacant lots. Secondly, once LPG bottles were permitted...

During the hot summer of 1977, NYC was in the middle of a fiscal crisis and residents were frightened by the random Son of Sam murders. At 9:27 p.m. on July 13, the city went completely dark due to an electrical blackout that lasted for 25 hours. All off duty firefighters were recalled. The...