Engine 16 and Ladder 7 throughout the years

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From the Main Menu of this website, select History, FDNY, Houses/Stations, FDNY and NYC fire houses and fire companies - 2nd section and go to page 31 to see a detailed history of E16 and L7 as accumulated by Mack.
 
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As a kid I recall my dad telling me about driving the Ahrens-Fox that 16 had and having to crane his neck to see around the vacuum ball on the front of the rig. What made it more interesting was the el pillars on the avenues.
What is a vacuum ball?
 
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It’s the big chrome ball or sphere on top of the pump. It helped subdue the pulsations on on the discharge side of the pump. IMG_9904.jpeg
 
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