High Ladders

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Before going in service they were testing the two at the old rock (Welfare Island) and one of the elevators went into a free fall. Luckily no one was on it at the time. The elevators were promptly removed from both rigs.
 
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I actually saw 119 on operation stretched to the extreme limit. There was a seagull stuck at the top. 119 pulled up put the tip to its fullest ext and somehow the member fit it free. It was a Catholic Church on Catalpa Ave and Woodward Ave in the Ridgewood section of Queens New York.
Saint Matthias RC Church
 
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Wasn't there a fire in Brooklyn where the High Ladder was fully extended and It.Chico and a firefighter were on the tip trying to save a woman from a fully involved apartment..she was trying to save her cat and may have jumped or fallen Steve
 
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Wasn't there a fire in Brooklyn where the High Ladder was fully extended and It.Chico and a firefighter were on the tip trying to save a woman from a fully involved apartment..she was trying to save her cat and may have jumped or fallen Steve
Yes you are correct. Once again from the book “The Bravest”. 6E1DB65D-9BC4-49A5-94B1-B38EA379B2D3.jpegD2ADB9B7-C579-4A46-A4F6-7B47ED7B335D.jpeg
 
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I remember reading about a fire in Harlem, where every type of truck on the job, at the time, was in use at this multiple. Mack CF 75' and 95' Towers, Mack CF/LTI 100' RM, Seagrave 100' RM and Tiller, one of the Sutphen Towers, maybe ALF RM and Tiller, possibly one if the High Ladders or the Grove remount. Steve
 
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I remember reading about a fire in Harlem, where every type of truck on the job, at the time, was in use at this multiple. Mack CF 75' and 95' Towers, Mack CF/LTI 100' RM, Seagrave 100' RM and Tiller, one of the Sutphen Towers, maybe ALF RM and Tiller, possibly one if the High Ladders or the Grove remount. Steve
 
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Were the high ladders or the grove reamounts still around in 1984 or after if the ALF / LTl rearmounts were there?
 
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In the process of unpacking after a move, and found my copy of The
Bravest. Just re-reading the story of the High Ladder rescue attempt in Brooklyn. Steve
 
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