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While I was working at the firehouse (Norwich, CT) on Saturdays about 11 am we would have our lunch and most of us would watch wrestling too.

For many years, I was a big wrestling fan Famous wrestlers like Rowdy Roddy Piper, Razor Ramon, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, The Rock (Dwayne Johnson), Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker (Mark Calaway), were some of my favorites, as well as wrestling managers "Bobby the Brain Heenan, Miss...

"8060" and 1261Truckie", this one's for you. Andy Devine of Andy's Gang with Froggy

Before he was Captain Kangaroo, he played "Clarabelle the Clown" on the Hoody Doody Show for a period of time The Hoody Doody Show ran from December 1947 to September 1960 Do you remember the Hoody Doody Show

How many of you remember this one way back from 1956 - 70 year ago. For me I was 7 years old. He ended the show by saying "remember say your prayers". I'm talking about Captain Kangaroo and Mr Green Jeans

A fund raiser has been set up for a young FDNY firefighter named Santiago Ruiz who suffered a serious medical emergency on Thursday October 8th, '26. Firefighter Ruiz is assigned to a Queens Engine Company but was detailed to a Truck Company in the Bronx The incident happened right after he...

This TV show ran on ABC from September 1975 to June 1979 for a total of 95 episodes. John Travolta played the character of Vinnie Barbarino

WOW Mr. Gage, where did you find them.? My favorite Micky D's never put those big juicy Big Macs on a plate like that for me.!!!

I can't believe L.A. City's Bravest and L.A. City's Finest are clashing over the budget. Both organizations risk their lives to save others. I always thought police and fire had an unwritten form of Brotherhood and Sisterhood. But now maybe those days are over.

October 2026 Fire Activity: Staten Island: 10/17 - 4th Alarm - Box 4739 Queens: Manhattan: 10/13 - 2nd Alarm - Box 1733 10/24 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0642 Brooklyn: 10/5 - 2nd Alarm - Box 0830 10/24 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2657 Bronx: 10/9 - 2nd Alarm - Box 3203 10/15 - 2nd Alarm - Box 2910 10/22 - 2nd...

September, '26 Fire Activity posted in reply # 43

In general, we are being monitored in everything we say on the phone or buy or look up, or if we are driving where we are.

Okay Thank you very much "Trooper473".

Was this in 2016 or currently in 2026 ?

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Chief Bob Manson, aka ******* (see "Another War Years Vet Passes" - page 138, reply # 2759") I had met Chief Manson several years ago in Bayside Queens where we talked about the very busy days of Engine Company 82 after reading the book by the late...