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What about the Philly fire frequency and Brooklyn during the war years?

In the mid seventies the shops ran a pipe from one of the discharges on the officers side pump panel into the compartment in front of the rear wheel. We had 3 or 4 lengths of hose connected but used it rarely. The also gave us several lengths of 4 1/2" super pumper hose in place of 3 1/2" hose...

I didn't think that it was April 1st.

Charlie transferred into L 112 and worked there with his father until the layoffs. There were also two brothers in the truck around that time.

I would think that we will hear from Capt784 on the subject of Manhattan traffic. He might have spent more time to reach the corner of 26 Engine than the time it takes to some of the longer runs in the outer boros.

Doesn't PSE&G still supply electricity to the Rockaways?

The 1981 green Mack's were limited to about 42 MPH. It was embarrassing to drive them on a highway.

An easy way to get your company officer pissed off at you was to have a dirty house watch or to greet certain Chiefs disrespectfully (no salute etc.) Many Chiefs were not looking for trouble and if things went well when they came through the door, they would assemble the men, take a mark in the...

There was one house that had 2 desks on the apparatus floor without a wall between them,298 and 299 using one, 275 and 127 using the other. The Patrol had housewatches but the ma n on house watch in numbers 1 and 3 remained in quarters to record alarms for insurance purpose. Everyone responded...

The worst part of house watch was when you were in the cellar at 4 AM stoking the coal furnace and a response came over the bells or even worse, three rings on the telephone and you were nowhere near it.

I remember a job on Jefferson Ave. in Bushwick years ago. There was one line stretched and the company was making a push on reports of residents trapped. I was the chauffeur and was busy getting additional lines into operation when a car, which was parked well closer than the legal 15 feet from...

Prior to the mid seventies the new apparatus was given to the busiest units and their used rigs were passed down to the slower units. I think that all units in the city now receive new apparatus that is replaced in about 10 years, in accordance with the officers union contract.

Most members from the bell era knew most of the first alarm box numbers that the units were assigned to. I remember coming off the 12 by 3 early morning housewatch and while laying in bed a box would come in over the bells. Most of our first alarm boxes were 6 and 7 hundred numbered. If the...

That is if the Metropolitan Ave. drawbridge is down.

We used to carry 2 hooks on our apparatus for use if we were ordered to stretch a line into the exposure. This was before all of the extra units were assigned on the 10-75. Not that it did much good. By 1977 the firehouse was the only building left on our square block. It's tough to stay ahead...

Most even numbered streets run east. E and E

We used to respond to Myrtle and Central Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn and Myrtle and Central Avenues in Glendale, Queens. They were a few miles apart. Two different Central Avenues!!

The 75s were the first with power steering.

It must be a long time for Engine 299 to arrive at Engine 260 in order to pick up the apparatus. The Long Island Expressway is horrible, especially in the AM rush hours.

We used to respond certain expensive apartments but not very often.