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Enables them to operate in a contaminated atmosphere or traverse a contaminated area to get to an uncontaminated area of safe refuge and address the medical needs of members or civilians. They don't travel independent of a fire company at the scene of an incident. If memory serves they are...

" A doctor, who lived next to the firehouse, was summoned and he tried to save Fireman Bradley but to no avail" Likely Doctor Phillip Vetter from 188 Schofield St. Only Doctor on the block in the 1950's.

Prisoners no longer bury the dead on Hart Island. OCME still delivers bodies several times a week. The city under DeBlasio early in covid hired a private company to do burials. Its actually quite organized. Hart Island had an actual fire house on its south end. It was pretty much an unheated...

20 Year Active Service lapel pin from my friends father in law. He retired in 1949-1950.

You are correct that units have been moved around both voluntary hospital and FDNY units. Many reasons why that happens but mainly operational needs are the driving force behind those moves. I have also heard that the COD is riding the bus to gain insight. Total Respect for the man.

Number 1 above is an inaccurate statement. There is no bidding process. As I recall if a hospital wants to participate in the 911 system they contact the FDNY who does an analysis to determine areas of need. If the area of need as identified by the FDNY is agreeable to the hospital asking to...

Heres a different take on things .... Change takes time, Its been 25 years but in the grand scheme of things its a drop in the bucket. Growing pains during and after the merger, yes they existed. Growing pains always exist with change. Some people could not manage the change and they left...

From what I can recall that is a Long Island College Hospital Medic bus. Very distinct design and I think it was the only one of its type in the system.

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Found a little history....

Thanks, I figured it would be extremely rare on a regular Engine. The last time I actually saw one in "action" was when I was a kid watching 70 & 53 getting water out of their cellar. It seemed to work well.

Great photo. Drafting in NYC is a rare event, I would have thought more along the lines of the Dewatering unit or Eductor for this type of event. Are Eductors even still available at the Company level or is that something on the Dewatering Unit ?

Interesting the PA feels they don't need the FDNY when they actually might. The PA conveniently forgets the CFRD Engine Company is a link in the chain of survival. While they may not need the Firefighting services of the FDNY they most certainly need the EMS part of the FDNY (evidenced by the...