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I've often wondered if a tower ladder basket can be placed in the water a bit to facilitate a removal like this one. I'm not sure if the Canarsie pier can support the weight of a tower ladder.

Engine 251 is a solid 4-man engine.

Hasn't Engine 296 been gone for over sixty years?

A more recent view: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7122648,-73.9452598,3a,75y,331.44h,96.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s1wD-gLmIbWF7LG7Qa_x9Aw!2e0!5s20190701T000000!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205409&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDgyOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Nice hookup by Engine 94. From a past video I figured it wasn't the third due engine that did that.

Less than 2 blocks from the quarters of Engine 294 and Ladder 143.

In the 23 years before Engine 235 was established Engine 214 was definitely first due.

All 6 cars were ADVs?

How wide are those rigs with the mirrors extended?

As I recall it was WNBC that was 660. WMCA was 570.

Apparently the recent fire on Morgan Avenue contributed to the line-of-duty death of Supervising Fire Marshal George E. Snyder Jr. Rest in peace, Brother. https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/8-8-24-brooklyn-all-hands-box-0281.84012/...

A similar fire at the same location last November: https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/11-9-23-brooklyn-all-hands-box-0281.80323/ Apparently the recent fire contributed to the line-of-duty death of Supervising Fire Marshal George E. Snyder Jr. Rest in peace, Brother...

Engine 71 did the right thing by not wasting time going through the windows.

That's the way to get around a car blocking a hydrant. Going through the car windows is rarely necessary.

She's irreplaceable.

Parked on a hydrant.

It's from a 1940's era tax photo. I couldn't just copy it so I took a camera shot of it and somehow posted it here. I can't remember how I did it.

199 East 109 Street in better days:

Old law was pre-1901. New Law was 1901-1929 The Tenement House Act of 1901 was passed in April, so 1901 may have had some Old Law buildings constructed before then.