And others had a folding rear step in able to fit in the elevator. I searched for folding rear step in this website and came up with the following in the Houses/Stations forum. "The Ahrens Fox pumpers modified with a folding rear step to fit in the Queensboro Bridge elevator in 1941 were: E...
I did a search for matron on this website and and came up with nothing but I do recall reading an article possibly 20 years ago that the last matron was retiring from E291 & L140.
From the Main Menu of this website, select History, FDNY, Houses/Stations, FDNY and NYC fire houses and fire companies - 2nd section and go to page 31 to see a detailed history of E16 and L7 as accumulated by Mack.
If anyone is looking for this, there is a Code 3 F.D.N.Y. Scuba unit on Ebay for $50.00 plus $13.00 shipping. I've seen many go for $100,00 or more so the price seems good. You must use the periods in the F.D.N.Y. to find it.
According to the NYC Fire Alarm Assignment and Reference Guide, which is quite accurate, E243/L168 are first due but it was written in 1996 and who knows if the assignment has since been changed.
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