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Here's a woman dictating that she knows who is better fitted to lead the best Fire Dept. in the world. I just hope it's not another...

Maybe you weren't aware that Homer Bishop also had a hand in that outrageous crime committed that night. Another fly in the ointment was...

During the gas crisis back in the mid 70's , we got a run for an order of smoke. We checked the building thoroughly for any fire or...

What a lot of people didn't realize that we were 4 blocks from 120 & 4 blocks from 123 before their move to St. John's Pl.. A lot of our...

According to Backdraft Eng. 17 was the busiest. I guess that's not the case today.

Actually you are spot on, a cold Bud had the necessary carbohydrates that was a much needed replacement. Back then, we were ahead of the...

Here's a picture of what a typical night in the Ghetto (can we say that anymore),and what Brownsville subjected the Firefighters to...

Here's where I was first assigned and spent 4 years there till they disbanded 2nd section 11/24/72.

I worked with Bill when he was a Lt. in 176. Nothing ever got him rattled and a real good Officer. Unfortunately didn't get to see him...

As a F.M. my partner and I investigated an arson of an ADV on N. Conduit Ave. in Queens right before the Bklyn. border. After the...

Seems like 227 is missing from the response and may have have been 1st due if available.

Meal time was just yelled out "It's on the table". Beds were frowned upon at the housewatch, and back in 68 no TV's allowed in...

In Brownsville they never bothered to use the blinds on the tinned up windows because nobody of any importance dared to venture there...

I remember 1 Christmas party in the firehouse I was working the 9X, so my wife had to bring the kids in. We were still living in the...

Between May, 1924 and June, 1934, The London Fire Brigade had eight line of duty deaths- five from falls while performing ladder drills.