Recent content by ta176

Just received word of the passing of Capt. Eugene Carlson on 8/20/2025 at the age of 87. He was a FF in E232 and was promoted to Lt.. There is a burial service on 8/25 at 11 AM at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Staten Island.

That may be true with the amount of fire duty in Queens, but for the most part the fires are mostly in 2 story buildings and garages from what I see. The other boros, other than Staten Island, have much taller buildings and more people per building and present a different challenge with...

In my 30 years in FDNY, as a FF & a FM, I've never seen so many garage fires as I have in the last few years. Is it Ebikes or that people are living in them? If it's the bikes why haven't people learned how much of a serious problem they have become.

6999, If we were still counting bells that's a lot of 9's to be counting.

May need more trucks for window bars and search several floors above the fire. Especially in projects that may have 22 floors.

I guess I picked the wrong Brother. Thanks for the reply. RIP Brother!

Jack was Mike involved in the UFOA? I think he might have been related to Lt. Frank Lenihan in 232.

You foreigners not from Bklyn., the correct spelling is Truxton St.. The quarters of 233 was around the corner from that fire.

Did you get that 111 story first hand? Because our busy night interchange was 169 and there was a similar story with us, but the bar was in Sheepshead Bay. The other problem with the interchange was a 2nd alarm on Coney Island Ave. and it was us, 111 and 123 at the job. Needless to say...

Back in the mid 70's, 168 was our third night interchange company. I caught some good work there, not a lot, but a few 2nd alarms. On one particular night we got a run about 5 AM to the South Shore Apt. complex right off the Belt Pkwy.. I was assigned OVM that night and ascended the fire escape...

Good thing 75 didn't block the bike lane. Cops might have written them up.

Back then FDNY was a step child that never got the money they needed to do the job. Hurst tools were only given to co.s near hiways. You needed anything for the Firehouse we all chipped in. So although we were the best and busiest Fire Dept., it was the brothers work efforts that made us what we...

Years ago it was luck of the draw. Usually not, living in Queens and assigned to Staten Island. I lived in Queens and sent to Brownsville, my car pool buddy from proby school living in Queens went to Astoria Queens. Living upstate maybe the Bronx or Manhattan. My 24 years in Brownsville, I...

Bob was until recently a regular at Columbian Meetings, CSU and Brooklyn breakfast. He missed last 2 or 3 and heard his health was going down hill. We had a few nice conversations about old times at the Rock. He will be missed. RIP Bob and condolences to the Family.

I lived at 107Ave. and 107 St.. I attended the school dedication to Capt. Fowler on Tuesday, because my kids went there and I worked with Vinnies brother John. The school put on a nice show and FDNY presence was very good. I'm out of there 46 years which gave me a 20 year commute. I see a lot...