4/21/23 Brooklyn 10-75 Box 1344

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Signal73

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Fire Location: 78 4th Pl

Fire 1st floor 4 story 20x50

E-279,239,224,202,220s/c
L-131,101,122(Fast),118s/c
B-32,31
R-2
Sq-1
D-11
Rac-1
 
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GeoC

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jtsjc1 said:
Thats a tight block.
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When I was at TL-131 many of us felt L101 should have received a Tower and keep 131 a Tiller.
Responses from Hicks St (BQE) to Bond St ( Gowanus canal) any response on a cross street can be a daunting effort. I remember many times we were delayed due to trying to make ‘the turn’,
 
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GeoC said:
When I was at TL-131 many of us felt L101 should have received a Tower and keep 131 a Tiller.
Responses from Hicks St (BQE) to Bond St ( Gowanus canal) any response on a cross street can be a daunting effort. I remember many times we were delayed due to trying to make ‘the turn’,
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I drove a large VZ van through Carroll Gardens for years and it was a tight fit sometimes. I can't imagine trying it with a TL. Btw years ago probably early to mid 2000's I did an install at E279/L131. I was there for a half day and the guys made me lunch. They insisted I stayed to eat and were a great bunch of guys. I worked The Hook all the time and would stop by every now and then. I wish I could remember some names.
 
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airbusboeing said:
didn't 131 at one point have a 95 footer which would have made the turn worse then with a 75 footer
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I wasn’t there for the 95 TL years but you’re correct.
Not to belabor the point but I remember the Tower Ladder was a new toy to the company. The young guys liked it but to the old Chauffeurs it was a truck to be hated! Took a while to learn how to use/handle it, some never did.
 
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