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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 work was in the vacant tenements all over Brownsville. We realized that if we were now 1st due, we were on the fire floor not the floor above. So that was our...

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

Here's a picture of what a typical night in the Ghetto (can we say that anymore),and what Brownsville subjected the Firefighters to. That's a vacant on St. Johns and Buffalo about 3 AM. There was a major fire either in downtown Bklyn. or Manhattan and all the local engines were relocated. The...

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 much anymore after his move down south.

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 investigation of the burnt vehicle, I noticed an Acura about 20 feet away on cement blocks. As I approached the car I noticed it was still running, so figured after...

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 housewatch. My first firehouse had an open area with a desk on the apparatus floor. Company journal where runs were recorded, multiple alarms, people entering Quarters...

In Brownsville they never bothered to use the blinds on the tinned up windows because nobody of any importance dared to venture there. That's why during the war years Brooklyn got very little press, although we were as busy as the Bronx. The buildings along the Cross Bronx Expressway that were...

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 City so only a 15 -20 minute drive to the firehouse, Tin House. Of course it was a Saturday but us doing 10 runs that day didn't really give me any time with the...

My Dad was a chauffeur in 211 at that fire and he was impressed at how the trucks improvised in the operation there. At the plane crash he was off and he drove us downtown to assist in any way he could. Me being 14 years old, whatever other info he may have told me about went right into the...

Just a reminder of how dangerous the little things we do in this job. RIP brother and Prays for the Family.

Where do you fit 90 apparatus at a fire in a residential area? Do they drop FF off at the scene and go look for a spot to park or do they have Valet service?

I think that 143 should be St. not Ave..

To put things in perspective today, I have the watch chart in the wheel configuration from the Tin House and offered to the new house and was told they don't use one anymore. It seems everything is done electronically today? You mean I got the 3x6 tonight again.

The 2 above pictures are from Watkins St. with the buff answering the phone. A/C is what made everybody enclose the HW area. The Tin House in Bklyn. had 3 enclosed sides and when we went A/C we used a heavy plastic drape, identical to a butchers door to keep the cool air in.

Since these same people voted for Bragg and Holchul, do you think they care about any thing. Fighting fires is not always cut and dry and that is why you need people that can solve a problem. Forcing people to take a job without any incentive or know how puts FDNY on the losing end. So glad I'm...

If the candidates passed the written test would they need a diversity bill?

They still do have a paid F.D., and the Northport F.D. also responds there

When travelling from Long Island, Nassau & Suffolk, to the City as soon as the road was full of potholes I knew I was in Queens. Now with the 25 miles per hour you really know you left civilization and are in the City. Who knows were the schools are and the speed cameras. Big Brother is watching...