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Has the new Mayor had a chance to see his Fire Department in action protecting his citizens yet? Has the new Mayor checked on or visited his injured Firefighters?

I think this right down the road from the old Quaker Meeting House.

Crowded occupancy, no sprinklers, alcohol, young people, sparklers (1000 degrees F). Who thought that was gonna end well? When I posted John Davidson's biography here several weeks ago, I didn't think the next episode would be so soon.

This used to be part of Allegheny City (now the North Side) until annexed into Pittsburgh in 1907. Then on Sandusky Street, Engine 6 and Truck A became PBF Engine and Truck Co 46 in the Fifth Battalion. In 1952 they moved into new quarters at 507 Union Avenue at East Ohio Street. My good friend...

https://abc13.com/post/2-firefighters-driver-hurt-critically-high-speed-crash-gulf-freeway-clear-lake-hpd-says/18346549/ https://abc13.com/post/1-person-injured-metro-bus-flips-crash-vehicle-sh-288-mcgowen-officials-say/18347843/...

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/01/01/fireworks-blamed-for-new-years-day-apartment-fire-that-displaced-dozens-in-west-houston/ And the first multiple shooting of the New Year-...

Last Job- E34/L21 First Job- Sq 1/L105 First Multiple-Brooklyn/Crown Heights

In 1900: Ladder 17 (with Fuel Depot 21) - 589 East 143rd Street Ladder 18- 84 Attorney Street Ladder 19- 886 Forest Avenue Ladder 17 Boundaries- Harlem River, 144th Street, Willis Avenue, 138th Street, Alexander Avenue to Harlem River. Ladder 19 Boundaries- East River and Cabot Street, to...

Let me talk you in off the ledge Hoss. - This spill was at least 8 to 10 miles from Galveston Bay. - The environmental crazies and their friends in the news media were disappointed with the facts. - It wasn't in the DuPont rat poison plant in LaPorte, - Never trust water that doesn't have an...

https://abc13.com/post/galveston-man-helped-rescue-survivors-deadly-plane-crash-visits-hospital/18331349/ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-tT5mF-Sfs

Your story of the Jennings Street Collapse (33-2739 6/6/1974) shows the collapse of the telegraph system It is said that the capacity of the system was three signals per minute. Consider an alarm where two companies on the box are unavailable. The dispatcher has to look at the assignment card...

In 1900, Engine Company 50's quarters are listed as 749 East 166th Street. Engine Company 50's boundaries are: 165th Street, 3rd Avenue, 173rd Street, Park Avenue and 173rd Street and Clay Avenue, Belmont Avenue and Jerome Avenue, to 165th Street.

The computer assisted dispatch system (Starfire) was activated citywide on 10/13/77. In general, this eliminated the need for the boro call procedure. CAD had the ability to rapidly identify available companies nearby (at least those AIQ) and dispatch them in conjunction with the voice alarm...

I don't know who came up with the concept of the "Blue Hulk", but the great Pete Ortell did the graphics for "Big Blue" on the rig at least for the 1979 Mack R and the patch. Pete also did the graphics of Hagar the Horrible running with a burning candle on the 7th Division rig when Deputy...

Bloomfield...I used to live two blocks away back in the day! The home box was 573- Liberty Avenue and South Winebiddle Street. although they could have used 558- Osceola and Cypress Streets. Then, the running assignment was Engines 6, 8, 28, 8 Truck, BC 3, and Squads 3 and 8. Depending on who...