Recent content by johnd248

Happy Birthday, Chief.

Drive time for SQ288 to S8??

Apparently E 248 missed this one.

I imagine E 240 operated by themselves for quite a while.

Correct Captain Bob. I grew up in Flatbush and rode with Engine 248 and Battalion 41 in the 60s and early 70s. Rode with the chief to the 12th many evenings to pickup the bag and then deliver to the companies. Back when E 249, 250, & 310 plus L 113 were in the battalion.

L 35 must have been unavailable for L 4 to respond first.

Probably R 3 instead of E 3.

E 26 must have missed this one.

Where were B 41 and B 33?

Truckless triangle: all four engines from single houses.

Very unusual assignment. Companies from five different houses.

Change heading to Groton, not Norwich.

Back in my day, when Martin Scott was Chief Fire Marshal and then Commissioner, his car was kept at Engine 248 as their house was close to where he lived. The aides for that car washed and polished it every day;.

Definitely two female firefighters promoted to Lieutenant, possibly a third. Can't remember when that happened before. Congrats to all.

Hang in there Doug, from one old guy to another.