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Offline rdm258

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Field Comm
« on: July 07, 2010, 10:00:51 PM »
Call me crazy, but it seems NY being as BIG as it is and busy with multi fires and unusual Rescue's on a daily basis, Why don't they run at LEAST 2 Field Comm Units?   They run 2 TSU's, Field Comm usually gets assigned on their job's as well. Was just wondering has this ever been brought up before. Thank's.
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Offline anesti

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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2010, 10:06:22 PM »
they used to run 2 back in the 70's but budget cuts hit. Also technically there is fc 1 and 2 but the sprinter is a back up and special events.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2010, 11:12:13 PM »
If memory serves, for the longest time (until the $$ cuts in the 70's) FC01 was @ 39 Engine and FC02 was @ 259 Engine.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2010, 11:51:00 PM »
Correct & at that time BN*45 was in with ENG*258.........both houses had walls with separate kitchens & separate housewatches at the time........i was in LAD*108 then & we interchanged with both LAD*128 & LAD*115 at different times. 
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Offline mack

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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2010, 07:54:22 AM »
As I remember, FC 1 covered Manhattan/Bronx.  FC 2 covered Queens/Bklyn/SI.  Responded on all-hands "doubtfull" or when special called.  They were staffed with two firefighters.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2010, 03:19:53 PM »
Quote from: JJFLOOD on July 07, 2010, 11:12:13 PM
If memory serves, for the longest time (until the $$ cuts in the 70's) FC01 was @ 39 Engine and FC02 was @ 259 Engine.

  I could be wrong, but in the 70s I wasn't FC # 1 with E59/L30 in Harlem. I think I remember getting apicture of the rig from there.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2010, 08:33:02 PM »
The original SQUAD*1 was in with 59&30 before going to the BRONX for a few years till disbanded in '75.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2010, 09:00:57 PM »
Quote from: 68jk09 on July 09, 2010, 08:33:02 PM
The original SQUAD*1 was in with 59&30 before going to the BRONX for a few years till disbanded in '75.

  Thank you. That's correct. It was Squad 1. In fact I remember an advertisement in magazines like Fire Engineering showing a picture with the Mack of Squad 1 outside of 59/30s qtrs. Anybody remember that or know the picture I'm talking about. It was a nice color ad. I don't even remember what they were advertizing though. It had to be in the early 70s.
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Re: Field Comm
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2010, 10:50:58 AM »
Bill: here's all the Field Comm stuff:

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT MANHATTAN
ORG. Foot of Grand St. At E-66 (Apr. 13, 1956)
RELOC. 223 E. 25th St. At E-16 (Apr. 3, 1957)
RELOC. Welfare Island At CEC-49 (Sep. 21, 1958)
RELOC. 215 W. 58th St. At E-23 (Dec. 9, 1961)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT QUEENS
RELOC. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Apr. 22, 1964)
DISB. To Org, Field Communication Unit 2 (Mar. 5, 1965)
REORG. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Dec. 16, 1974)
RELOC. 30-89 21st St. At E-262 (Oct. 12, 1978)
RELOC. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Nov. 2, 1978)
RELOC. 30-89 21st St. At E-262 (Jul. 20, 1979)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT BROOKLYN
RELOC. 172 Tillary St. At E-207 (Jan. 2, 1980)
RELOC. 25 Rockaway Ave. At E-233 (Oct. 11, 1991)
RELOC. 172 Tillary St. At E-207 (Mar. 16, 1998)
RELOC. 25 Rockaway Ave. At E-233 (Aug. 14, 2002)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT 1 MANHATTAN
ORG. 157 E. 67th St. At E-39 (Mar. 5, 1965)
DISB. (Dec. 16, 1974)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT 2 QUEENS
ORG. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Mar. 5, 1965)
DISB. (Dec. 16, 1974)
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