Vintage FDNY Videos

R1SmokeEater · Dec 2, 2010

Courtesy the "nfd2004 Collection" comes Rescue-3 from 1985, Part-1 of 2, THANX Bill D. !!!

FDNY Rescue-3 1985 Part-1

(I'll get part-2 up over weekend after editing the commercials out)

nfd2004 · Dec 2, 2010

Thanks very much Jamie. I'm glad you were able to post that video (pt 1). I know there was a little problem at first, but you did a Great job.
I'm sure there's a lot of familiar faces to some on there. Sadly, some we have also lost since then.

firstdue2dq · Dec 6, 2010

"clip on snots"

R1SmokeEater · Dec 6, 2010

firstdue2dq said:
"clip on snots"

;D

mikeindabronx · Dec 7, 2010

Bill & Jamie....thanks for the coordinated effort.

R1SmokeEater · Dec 7, 2010

Part-2 was being a pain in @ss to copy, edit & upload, but finally got it up..... Thanx again to Bill D !!

Rescue-3 from 1985 Part 2 of 2:

FDNY Rescue-3 1985 Part-2

nfd2004 · Dec 8, 2010

Thanks "R1SmokeEater", you did a fine job. Anybody in there we know ? "69mets" maybe !
And just a few miles to the North is a place called Yonkers. That's where "R1SmokeEater" also works on a Rescue Company similiar to what we see in the above video. I notice that the South End of Yonkers is just an Extension of the Bronx. Other than being called a "Yonkers" Firefighter, he (R1SmokeEater) does the same job that these Bronx Firefighters do. Maybe we should call Yonkers, The Sixth Boro of NYC.

CFDMarshal · Dec 8, 2010

Any of the McTigue kids on the Job? I'm wondering now, which one were you 69mets?

nfd2004 · Dec 8, 2010

CFDMarshal said:
Any of the McTigue kids on the Job? I'm wondering now, which one were you 69mets?

Elwood(CFD), I wasn't sure if "69mets" was on that video or not. But I know he worked Rescue 3 and probadly around the time that the video was made. I think in "mikeindabronx" photos (www.fdnysbravest.com) there is a photo of him in that collection. And if I was to guess, although not ever meeting him, maybe the guy at the very end saying "don't worry about it". Just a guess though CFD.

mikeindabronx · Dec 8, 2010

Yes there is a photo of "69Mets" on my site but before he went to R-3.

69 METS · Dec 9, 2010

nfd2004 said:
CFDMarshal said:

Any of the McTigue kids on the Job? I'm wondering now, which one were you 69mets?

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Elwood(CFD), I wasn't sure if "69mets" was on that video or not. But I know he worked Rescue 3 and probadly around the time that the video was made. I think in "mikeindabronx" photos (www.fdnysbravest.com) there is a photo of him in that collection. And if I was to guess, although not ever meeting him, maybe the guy at the very end saying "don't worry about it". Just a guess though CFD.

When that video was done, I was still working in the same house with John Bendick. I did eventually work with some of those guys in later years.

mikeindabronx · Dec 9, 2010

69 METS said:
nfd2004 said:

CFDMarshal said:

Any of the McTigue kids on the Job? I'm wondering now, which one were you 69mets?

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Elwood(CFD), I wasn't sure if "69mets" was on that video or not. But I know he worked Rescue 3 and probadly around the time that the video was made. I think in "mikeindabronx" photos (www.fdnysbravest.com) there is a photo of him in that collection. And if I was to guess, although not ever meeting him, maybe the guy at the very end saying "don't worry about it". Just a guess though CFD.

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When that video was done, I was still working in the same house with John Bendick. I did eventually work with some of those guys in later years.

Was he not the "BOSS" of one of those companies ?

nfd2004 · Dec 9, 2010

Mike, John Bendick became a Loo at Eng 68 and later Captain of Eng 23. He drove for the 19 Batt. and also worked Squad 2, Eng 75 and 96. (Ain't that right Cap).

mikeindabronx · Dec 9, 2010

I knew a Loo that worked in E-68 in the late 70's and rode with them numerous times.

R1SmokeEater · Mar 2, 2011

Added one from Westchester, 1993:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4o8YReNkeo

R1SmokeEater · Mar 3, 2011

Redid this classic Boston one to better quality........

Boston FIre : 48-Hours *Redone*

grumpy grizzly · Mar 3, 2011

I remember this show. About halfway through this you will see Engine 10's Lowry Hydrant. Boston downtown engine companies carry a Lowry Chuck hydrant. There are connections downtown that are covered by what appears to be a manhole cover. Take the cover off and there is a threaded male coupling leading to a water scource independent of the high pressure system. Only problem, the Lowry weighs about 80 pounds and is a bitch to hook up, it is a 2 man operation, but when it is operational it is the blue stuff on the red stuff. Many thanx for posting this, coincidentally today I was reading Chief's Stapleton's book "Commish" where he re-hashed this fire. 8)

grumpy grizzly · Mar 3, 2011

A litle more "Lowry info". It had 2 4 1/2 connections and 2 2 1/2 connections.

vbcapt · Mar 3, 2011

Thanks for that info grump !! It's been driving me nuts trying to remember what those hydrants were called. For some weird reason I thought thay were called Murphy hydrants

R1SmokeEater · Mar 4, 2011

I have a vid showing the Boston Lowery being hooked up also.