old school FDNY

MM .....Thanks.....it has been up before but always interesting to see it again......excellent site....a few that jump out...in order viewed but no #s.....LAD*14 w/the 100' Ladder Tower LTI its like having an Aerial w/a Volkswagon attached to the tip....the lone FF at the tip of the aerial is at the St. Anns School Fire 12-1-80 in BKLYN Heights where FF Phil D'Adamo of LAD*118 made the Supreme Sacrafice....RIP PHIL........shot of R*2 going up an aerial shows J.Lopez wearing the "Golden Fleece" which was a test coat around '77 ..it was not accepted by the Job but was a good coat (note the "Star Of Life" stickers on the left rear side panel of the helmets....trained EMT s at the time had this sticker & a N.Y. State EMT Patch w/an FDNY rocker on the right turnoutcoat sleeve & the right uniform shirt sleeve)..........shot of a 144' Mack Magirus marked LAD*13.....there were 2 of these that were retrofitted w/100 ' Grove Aerials & initially assigned to TCU 712 & 731.......shot of LAD*103-2 carrying a victim shows the rare second section Frontpieces.....a shot of ENG*310 operating thier "Squirt" there were only 2 of these also...........some good FDNY history .
 
Those are some great shots, both fire and apparatus from "the war years". With today's technology and the skilll of those photographers can you imagine how much info would be out there. I have had about 15 photos published in Firehous magazine using film and negatives whick kinda limited your shots, being more selective. With a memory card like we have today there would have been more great shots of great guys doing a great job in bad conditions. Kudos to the photographers from the war years. :)
 
grumpy grizzly said:
Those are some great shots, both fire and apparatus from "the war years". With today's technology and the skilll of those photographers can you imagine how much info would be out there. I have had about 15 photos published in Firehous magazine using film and negatives whick kinda limited your shots, being more selective. With a memory card like we have today there would have been more great shots of great guys doing a great job in bad conditions. Kudos to the photographers from the war years. :)
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  Once again Grump, I agree. Taking pictures during those days was at sometimes a real challege. I had friends that would carry two cameras. One had film called Etechrome, and another named film that I forget. Then came setting the camera and focusing. It was much too diffucult for me so I really didn't take too many pictures. And the guys that did during those busy years, certainly did a Great Job. Buying the proper film,(Day or Night), use a Flash,  getting it developed was a project in itself. That's why I give credit to guys  like "mikeindabronx" etc. They preserved FDNY history for us all in posting these kinds of pictures.

  And Thanks Chief for giving us the rundown on some of these pictures. And of course my good friend, Zack (MGM), thanks for posting these. I think its Great that we all have so much in common, and through this site we can all share this information.
 
Some outstanding photos. The one shot of the apartment house in Fort Apache look like it could have been an "All Hands O'Reilly Fire"  Those were days & fires to remember.
 
I think the other film was Kodachrome. One was for slides, one was for prints. My film was  ASA 200  changing a film roll in cold or bad weather was always a pain in the butt. :)
 
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