Dramatic Grab Early 70's Bronx

[Capttomo]

This photo was taken by then dispatcher Ken Fisher (BxCO) in the 70's. Fireman Carmine Croce of Rescue 3 performing mouth to mouth on a teenager in either TL31 or TL44's bucket as it is being lowered to the street during a grab.

 

[68jk09]

^^^ CARMINE "BUDDY CROCE" was a FF in LAD*31 & R*3 then back to LAD*31 where as the Chauf. the side siamese intake on the TL blew off hititng buddy in the knee putting him out of The Job....after that on those rigs there was a steel strap installed in the yoke of the siamese to restrain it if it blew off.....Buddy was a really cool guy & great FF ..... before his time in R*3 there were two Croce brothers there ....one was his Uncle & the other either his Dad ...... when i went to Chauf. School March '72 Buddy was in the Class with me.