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    A LOOK BACK.

    he 1st Tower Ladder was Ladder 1, 2nd was Ladder 14, 3rd was Ladder 119.
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    A LOOK BACK.

    8060 you are on target with the location. It's East Fordham Rd btw Bathgate Ave & Lorillard Pl. Looking into the photo I see what appears to be a rig from the Fire Patrol (left side of photo). Also showing is the Fordham Rd station of the 3rd El. The clock belonged to the Dollar Saving bank up...
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    Happy New Year

    Happy, Healthy, safe, & an enjoyable New Year to all.
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    A Gift from NYCFire.net

    John, Please enjoy i in good health. Ken
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    A Gift from NYCFire.net

    That you Willie. I just checked 25 members received their packages today. Several more packages still have to be delivered today or tomorrow. This is a small token between the Bendick family (I can't forget the Commissioner or I am in trouble when I see her) and the volunteer staff. The crew...
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    FDNY-EMS response to fires

    The way city hall management thinks is if you don't use them, you will lose them. So give the LSU something useful to do. Today FDNY is sending 5 Engines, 4 Ladders, a Squad, a Rescue, a RAC unit, 2 Battalions, & a Deputy Chief to each All Hands. And nothing stops the 'IC' from requesting...
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    Merry Christmas

    A Fireman's Night Before Christmas It was the night before Christmas and all through the town, the fire siren echoed blaring its sound. The firefighters came running from far and from near, and raced to the trucks quickly donning their gear. And I in my bunkers, my boots...
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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night. I would like to wish those who celebrate the lighting of the candles, a Happy Chanukah. And thank all of the members of the NYCFire.net family for the wonderful job that you do all year. Just be safe out there.
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    DECEMBER - 2024 ZOOM MEETING - 2 DEC 2024 @ 1930 HRS, NYC TIME.

    YOU ARE INVITED: We started 2024 monthly Zoom meetings with a guest speaker who has been connected over 50 years to the fire service. This time, Wayne Powell from Maryland is returning to talk about a recent trip that he took last month with some friends to two fire related museums in the...
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    10-60 Process?

    The answer to your question on the 10-60 is to fill the assignment. I spent the day researching the topic since been retired for a few years and was not 100% sure that the policy was changed.
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    10-60 Process?

    Entering the radio signal 10-60 causes the computer to fill out the assignment to the proper level and also generates notifications that have to be made. It also calls attention to the incident on monitor screen throughout system. Most important it makes an entry in the incident history...
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    11/12/24 Bronx 3rd Alarm 10-86 Box 3231

    The facility years back was a major repair shop for the New Haven Railroad. it was taken over by Con Ed & known as the Van Nest Yard.
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    NOV - 2024 MONTHLY ZOOM MEETING

    WHEN: TUES EVENING, 12 NOV, 2024 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. SPEAKER: Glenn Usdin SUBJECT: Fire Apparatus - Glenn is the owner of a Pennsylvania company that manufactures and rehabs fire apparatus. Glenn Usdin Mr. Usdin has been a published professional photographer for over 50 years, as...
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    HAPPY 85th BIRTHDAY RET BC LARRY HATTON.

    Happy Birthday Larry!!!
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    11/1/24 Manhattan 6th Alarm / 10-66 Box 1622

    This thread has been reviewed resulting with several unprofessional messages being deleted
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    11/4/2024 Bronx 2nd Alarm Box 3596

    Engine 81 has additional adapters in their quarters for others units to use who might be called to Yonkers on Mutual Aid. Equipping units on the border with the proper fittings is a smart idea,
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    Difference in Chief rank

    Same unit.
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    Difference in Chief rank

    There is a difference between rank & title within FDNY. So lets talk about the fire side because there is a difference with EMS. Start off as a Prob. And upon completion of the Fire Academy a new member is assigned to either an engine or a truck co. Unlike some fire departments, in FDNY there...
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    2024 nyc marathorn

    Normally there is an emergency plan that calls for the MTA to shut down the lower level - Brooklyn Bound - of the VZ bridge to all traffic with the exception of FDNY in case of a serious incident. This is done just in case there are back-ups on both levels of the bridge that is Staten Island...
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    11/2/24 Bronx All Hands Box 3596

    The location is East 233 St (Woodlawn area) and not West 233 St near Albany Crescent.
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