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My maps from 1930 and c2011 for the NFDHANFD had its max of 32 Engines and 12 Trucks for a few years around 1930, when E32 was organized 1928 and Engine 25 disbanded in 1933. Many companies lost were around "downtown" E24. Engines 30 and 31 were Squad Engines, replacing the former Squad Companies.

As Mack posted earlier, here is my photo of a fire at/near Shooters Island in 1962. Pic from recreation pier foot of East Jersey St., Elizabethport. Bayonne Bridge and CNJ 4 track rail bridge across Newark Bay at left (removed c1981). Such fires were pretty common back then.

Signal 9 Special Units c1947 (9-Box-Unit). WWII squads already gone.

This past September, the Chicago PBS TV Station WTTW, broadcast an updated video of the fire titled "Angels Too Soon" It contains much of the original footage from the fire plus new interviews with a number of the grown survivors. Members of other PBS Stations (like Thirteen) are able to view...

Back in the day, one Brooklyn Dispatcher originated the very clever station I D starting with: "Your Scanner Has Stopped at KEB-525..."

Simialrly an old Brooklyn tale: Long ago "Jeopardy" came on at noon and many houses watched it. At the time housewatch calls out "Jeopardy!", but members think they hear "Deputy!". Thinking the Chief is at quarters cans and other contraband goes flying over the back yard fences!

And the weird part was you paid full fare for the bridge, while a Staten Island resident working in Brooklyn got a hefty discount

Ladder 103 is actually evolved from Brooklyn FD Ladder 3 at a former vollie house on Gold Street in 1869; moved to Concord Street in 1875, was renumbered as Ladder 53, then 103, and in 1932 moved to current house on Sheffield Ave.

Article on use of "Z IRONS" with illustrations is in WNYF 1964-1, pages 20 and 21. Partial illustration from that article attached.

From C 1961 FDNY Manual of Communications Have used this section when necessary, esp in case of a likely worker

How did the MPO make out?

Long gone, and a few other names or occupants since

January 25, 2003; My photo of Mutual Aid arriving to fire at South First Street near Third Ave Elizabeth. Ladders 87 and 149 acting? respond to the fire. FIRE FIGHTER and KANE also s/c, Larger boat couldn't access fire due to shallow water, smaller boat due to ice in Elizabeth River.

October 1959 WNYF; Got to Reply #257, August 20