E60 L17 14Bn relocation
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I believe the 14 BN is headed to SQ.41
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17 to 42 is a hike.
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Yeah, why not 17 to 71/55?scamall dubh said:
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Could they have used the former Engine 36 house? Wasn't that property deeded to the city on the condition that it always be used for a firehouse?
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I'm sure alterations were made when it opened but the 3 bay E71/L55 house's original proposed plans back in the day were for two engines (41 & 71) and a truck (55). Could the chief could park behind the engine and free up the 3rd bay or have they put something in that part of the apparatus floor? ???
The R4 and E292 relocation is supposed to take about a year. They are redoing the apparatus floor. Not sure what else is involved. They set up an enclosure outside of 316 facing Astoria Blvd. And there is a cage set up in the lot next to E259.
They are supposed to move in, in a few weeks.
They are supposed to move in, in a few weeks.
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E60 and L17 are both in cages in the street. Last night was supposedly the first tour in temporary qts.
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billybob said:
New firehouses?!?! Many of us have the privilege of working in century old LANDMARKS and we have a great deal of pride in that fact. These old firehouses with their brass poles and tin ceilings have more quality and character than any of the pieces of junk they're building today. Have you seen the ugly firehouses that have gone up in the last decade? Have you witnessed the debacle that was 75/33's quarters? How could a building that new need to be surrounded by scaffolding.
We don't need new firehouses. We love the storied buildings that we work in. We love the remnants of horse stalls and the vents in the ceiling for the old steamer. We love the fact that 100+ years of firemen passed through those doors responding bravely and some never returning. What the city needs to do is repair these beautiful firehouses the way they deserve to be repaired, not replace them with some soul-less, ugly, poorly built fire"station".
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AMEN! 8)JohnnyBopp said:
"New firehouses?!?! Many of us have the privilege of working in century old LANDMARKS and we have a great deal of pride in that fact. These old firehouses with their brass poles and tin ceilings have more quality and character than any of the pieces of junk they're building today. Have you seen the ugly firehouses that have gone up in the last decade? Have you witnessed the debacle that was 75/33's quarters? How could a building that new need to be surrounded by scaffolding.
We don't need new firehouses. We love the storied buildings that we work in. We love the remnants of horse stalls and the vents in the ceiling for the old steamer. We love the fact that 100+ years of firemen passed through those doors responding bravely and some never returning. What the city needs to do is repair these beautiful firehouses the way they deserve to be repaired, not replace them with some soul-less, ugly, poorly built fire"station".
Very well said, Johnny Bopp.
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We don't need new firehouses. We love the storied buildings that we work in. We love the remnants of horse stalls and the vents in the ceiling for the old steamer. We love the fact that 100+ years of firemen passed through those doors responding bravely and some never returning. What the city needs to do is repair these beautiful firehouses the way they deserve to be repaired, not replace them with some soul-less, ugly, poorly built fire"station".
Very well said, Johnny Bopp.
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Older is better. The firefighter proved that time and again. It had another boat fall on it and still worked. Older is better. End of story.