Yes those very busy days in Brooklyn. Williamsburg, Bed-Sty, Bushwick, Brownsville, Flatbush, I remember buffing a few jobs there. And I also remember seeing that kind of equipment that is now on display at the firehouse (216/108), actually being used.
Where did the time go ? A year or two ago I went to a fire musuem in Rhode Island. The kind of equipment that I remember using was on display there. For many now, their grandfather was on the job, their father was on the job, and now "they" are on the job.
From those busy War Years till now, three generations of firefighters have passed through those firehouse doors.