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Engine Company 209....159 Taaffe Place

Actually, the firehouse was within the Wallabout Market which was torn down at the beginning of WWII and allowed expansion of the adjacent Brooklyn Navy Yard. You can see that the firehouse was built in the Walloon/Belgian/Dutch style of architecture to match the neighborhood. On February 26...

Back in the day those boys did know how to move a lot of water on the fire ground. Although back in the midst of the industrial era in New York City it seemed they had a lot more opportunities and need to do so.

Back in the day, how did they manage to put out fires with such a small amount of battalion chief level supervision?

I can only do so much.

At least this time they didn't burn down the block.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/01/21/who-wins-houston-police-firefighters-have-friendly-snowball-fight/

The Barbecue Editor of Texas Monthly magazine has been able to find only five (5) "joints" in the entire northeastern United States that serve decent Texas-style barb-b-cue. So, to bring lightness to all the members in the midst of another bleak winter; 1) Buffalo Southern Junction 2)...

FDNY has more snow plows than the entire City of Houston.

From the Regulations for the Uniformed Force 21.5 Matrons Fund 21.5.1 Company Commanders shall be in charge of the linen supply of all units under their jurisdiction, and shall be responsible for all laundry arrangements, assignment and distribution of linen supply. Laundry Allowance...

In New York City, fire matrons were instituted in 1865 by the members of the department to employ the widows of deceased firemen. The last fire matron, Georgiana McMenamin (widow of J. McMenamin Engine Co. 75) was appointed in 1932, retired in 1991 and died in May of 2004. She did the linen at...

I've never seen an oilfield spouse sticker. Those folks will have a large Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbs) peeing sticker in the rear window of their pick-up truck. Also, the hunter emblem will mean that the homeowner is well armed and knows to aim center mass.

Perp just put down in last twenty minutes at the other end of the shopping center- couldn't get to momma's. US Marshal K-9 flushed him out from underneath trash in a dumpster. Unfortunately, the K-9 was shot before his handler took care of business. K-9 air-evacuated by DPS helicopter...

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/01/15/officer-shot-at-sw-houston-shopping-center-fugitive-on-the-run/ They're still looking for the perp

Although there are clearly many important variables, the only one under the control of the homeowner (and the insurance company) is home construction and adjacent landscaping. Like hurricane roof straps in Florida, I'm sure the State of California will have a say too. After the Great Fire of...

Very nice job presenting the data. It will be interesting to see an analysis of the construction characteristics of structures that survived, particularly ones that were surrounded by those destroyed.

LAFD has money coming out its' ears. Last year the average LAFD firefighter pay was around $200,000 per annum plus $90,000 in benefits and with retirement at age 55 with a pension of 90% of final salary. Last fall a new union contract netted another $20,000 in pay and benefit costing $76...

In the early 1960's Baltimore City FD had a regular pumper replacement program. At the time they had 54 engine companies. Every year, like clockwork, they bought two new pumpers.

Then we have the other Los Angeles brush fire extreme: It was windy and dry with a temperature of 110 degrees on the afternoon of October 3, 1933. LAFD Westlake Signal Office received calls at 2:26 p.m. from the Glendale Fire Department and a worker in Griffith Park reporting a fire near the...

This is still a relatively small disaster compared to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Hurricane Harvey in Houston (620 square miles- 15 times the size of the Bronx), or the 1900 Galveston hurricane (8,000 to 12,000 fatalities). Also, from what I know of these neighborhoods, or have seen on...