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Where was Patrol # 1?

I only remember relieving at jobs. We were on the Staten Island Box that came in every morning in the spring and fall. On some days the day crew would be held on the island and we would get in a car and relieve them. They would get back to Bed Sty after 8 PM with no overtime. I remember my...

You can add The House of Pain on Knickerbocker Ave. numerous times in the 1970s, the worst when they chased a local into the apparatus floor and ruined a row of boots sitting on the rack.

Eddie was a lieutenant in Ladder 112 in the 70s. His brother was also in the truck as well as a father son combination.

Either 291 or 218 are probably 3rd due.

That was also about the time that they introduced the computer assist dispatch which figured in a time delay between Brooklyn and Queens. Engine 277 was on the second alarm at Wycoff and Putnam while Engines 291,286 and 288 were on the initial alarm. Capt, do you remember Engine 319 responding...

Is the firefighter assigned with the TAC unit full or light duty?

It was a tag team. I would drop him off on Jefferson Ave and Larry on 68 Ave.

Engine 215 was also disbanded, basically on their way to their new quarters.

gym wrote: Back in the early 50's my dad was with L140. Occasionally when he picked up his paycheck at the firehouse, he would take my twin brother and me to purchase sneakers on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. Every time we passed E206, the firehouse doors were closed and it had to be...

Eng. 206 was one of the last engine companies to have 2 pieces of apparatus. A Deputy in the 11th Div. saw to that. I think that they were a 7 man company at that time because out OT went up quite a bit when they were moved to the 28 Batt. from the 35.

Does anyone have access to an old video of E 305 responding along Queens Blvd. with their 1938 Ahrens Fox pumper, followed by L 151 with their 1938 FWD?

If the rig is over the shutoff and the hydrant has a split ring at the ground level, you may hit the hydrant with a heavy maul and it will fall off its base with no discharge of water. Disconnect, call for the water company and take up.

I was on watch one afternoon and I turned the truck out to a 1300 number on Jefferson St. near Knickerbocker Ave. The Engine would be fourth or fifth due. I realized that the numbers on Jefferson St. are not that high so I looked to the right up towards Jefferson Ave. and see a column of smoke...

They are either still in the 37 Batt or in the 39 Batt. E 291 and L 140 are in the 35 Batt.

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Frank was a fireman in Eng. 209 and possibly Ladder 102, a lieutenant in Engine 222 and a captain down Ralph Ave in Engine 227. A good boss to work under.

B.C. Harry Coughlin was acting B.C. many times while Captain of Engine 277. He was known as 2 and 2 Harry because he didn't want a Deputy Chief on the scene. One, two, or three floors of fire were all treated the same, 2 Engines and 2 Trucks at work. Excellent boss to work for.

Queens 4000 numbered boxes along Wycoff Ave. from Halsey St. to Putnam Ave. and a few St. Nicholas Ave. boxes near Myrtle Ave. have all original first alarm units responding from Brooklyn. Ladder 140 would be fast truck on some of those boxes and the first Queens unit to respond.

The staff Chiefs rotate the citywide tour commander post with the exception of the Chief of Safety. I'm not sure if it is still that way but he used to be assigned to a deputy fire commissioner. I was told that the reason was that the Safety Chief critiques incidents and would know that no...