VINTAGE FDNY WAR YEAR LIDS

In the photo one post above DC Friton the bottom photo is Howie's Son Bill's personal Fronts...Fire Patrol*2...ENG*235...LAD*111...LAD*4 (stepped up after their massive 9-11 loss) ....SQ*1....Bill prior to FDNY was also NYPD 83 Pct & is & has been heavily involved with the NY FFs Burn Center as well as the Summer Camp for burned youngsters....always giving...he learned well from his Dad my good friend Howie Carlson ....New York Fire Patrol....FDNY Manhattan Dispatcher...FF ENG*277....Charter Member LAD*175.... FF R*4....LT LAD*120 ....CPT LAD*124...BC BN*51.....CONTINUED REST IN PEACE ALONG WITH JAYNE (who always put up with us hanging out) .....In the video Howie is at 1:55 & again at 6:51........
 
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Willy D asked me to post these

Some of the helmet fronts Jack Kleehaas worn during his FDNY career
 

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Signal73 said:
Willy D asked me to post these

Some of the helmet fronts Jack Kleehaas worn during his FDNY career
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Thanks Brad.

Those helmet fronts are among Chief JKs, "68jk09" collection. There's a few more that might be missing in that photo. We know Ladder Co 108 and Rescue 2 are also part of his resume.

And of course we welcome our newest member, "Dan R" of the Providence Fire Dept here among us.
 
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In case you didn't know about "fire helmet fashion" (I sure didn't), here is a chart to help you with your design!
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If this is a "Bronx Bend".....
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Then what is this??
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I believe that second one is referred to as The Boston Crush
 
Here are more from the Herb Eysser Collection. Some frontpieces from disbanded units, also notice the 'short lived' E/L 131 Combo unit frontpiece.Eysser collection.jpeg
 
CFC 131 and CFC 121 fronts.
 

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Chicago Fire Commissioner Quinn - still one of my favorite helmets - he wore it for 50 years:

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Marty Cunniff was eventually promoted and was the Captain of Marine 2 when it was disbanded.
He retired about six months later.
 
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