Recent content by jkal

Warren & George were Hall of Famers. When Warren was retiring, we, TL-120 took a ride to the Brooklyn Dispatch Office, along with the 44 Battalion. We presented Warren with a fire alarm bell, that was in each quarters and would bang out the box numbers. I told him it was from one 120, to another...

TL-120 has Never relocated to TL-31. It’s like the Battle of the Titans, besides being a hike for 120.

That’s all we needed…

Eddie Sweeney just died.

I was LT in 150 Truck (The Hollis Hogs), and was looking to go up to Harlem. I had a good idea of what I wanted. Called all the Captains, they told me what they had in mind. There was an unusual amount of LT spots available. Called then Captain, Dennis Collopy, of 26 Truck. His words to me were...

Aggressive, well trained Firemen + good Officer Leadership = a quick operation.

Don’t think I ever saw 8 Truck in Hood???

Until they have 3 PD’s on fire. Then the DC will ask the brilliant BC, did you consider the exposure??

It was a Friday night, middle of the summer. At least 15 years ago and we are working a 6X9. Get called to SI for a foam drill at their training facility, forget the name. Right at the change of tours. Since everyone in the NY creation is looking to exit to the NJ Shore, we are part of the...

Blue Devils…

Nice positioning by TL-120. Backing In. Fire blows out on the 2nd & 3rd floor. The Chauffeur of 120 was ready to enter the second floor window and it exploded. He then took the members off the roof, it was untenable. The density of the smoke is indicative of it lighting up. The gases rolling...

I do NOT like the new(er) relocation policy. What brainiac thought this up. Changed 150 years of response policy.

Blue Devils, Ladder Company 59, First Due…

Wonderful Job by the Boys on Watkins St. 231 & 120, side by side for 118 years...

That was my Uncle’s gas station many decades ago. Cal‘s Service Station. It was a Texaco station back in the day.