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RIP Patrick Brady, Tower Ladder 120.

Nice Job My Brothers. With all the DEI & political garbage being thrown our way, the Brothers Always rise to the occasion and perform heroically. Always proud & honored to be part of it!!

Billy was a Watkins St Alumnus before going uptown to “The Factory “. Don’t know too many Members who worked in Both Legendary Shops!

Nice Job Watkins St. Water on the fire from the 10-77 signal in 6 minutes.

Cellar, not the Basement.

Great loss to his son, who is on the Job and his immediate family. Great loss to all that worked with him. He was a Great Fireman. Isn’t it strange that the real Fire guys always find the busy places to work in. That was Gary. We have lost a half dozen plus members from my generation of working...

Heard that the original FAST Truck was able to remove the trapped Members!

Donnie, before 133 was born, 150 was second due in Bricktown. Down Jamaica Ave to 176 St and go south. You guys, 133, changed the landscape for our entire area. We, 150, would go down to the City line. Go up into northeast Queens and we were on the Cross Island Parkway. It was lateral, not vertical.

When I was in TL-111, 1989 to mid 90’s, we were always down Albany Ave into Crown Heights. 2nd due at the Albany Ave Projects. I remember hammering cinder block windows with the maul via the Bucket on Eastern Pkwy in that area. Had many serious Jobs with 111, and then with TL-120, in that area.

Used to be a second due box for L-150, before the birth of Ladder 133!!

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.

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.