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Chris also had a father OTJ in Engine 234 in the 40s.

RIP Chris. He started in Squad 3, followed by L123 on Ralph Ave. and then up to 56 Truck in the Bronx prior to Rescue 1.

The TCU's were treated as a truck company with the signal 7-box#-unit#. I don't remember if the bells were still being fully utilized when the TCU's came about. They were being used one morning a week at the end for familiarization. The TCU's didn't go into operation until mid afternoon. There...

The drawing for the current 233/176 quarters also included the then Engine 252 and the 17th Division. That drawing was at the rock for years after the school was opened there.

Ret. Capt. Eugene Drum, Lt. of Ladder 112 in the 70's and later Capt. of Engine 274 and Engine 251.

The early 50s Ward LaFrances were quite loud. I don't think that they had mufflers on the exhaust system.

Those midwesterns were good for taking tire patches. My rubber coat was like a goodyear advertisement.

Was  E 287's quarters the one with a steel band around it to hold it together?

We used to interchange with 288 and there was no wall, just a lot of noise from the LIE.

Several of the 3 story brick buildings on the exposures of 252's quarters had firemen's heads wearing helmets built into their front cornices. All of those buildings came down in the 70's.

The Queens Boro Command is now in one of the old homes at Fort Totten.

I don't remember Ladders 136, 140, 142, AND 146 having walls in their quarters.

I don't know if I'm stretching it but the few '69 R model Macks also had a seat across behind the front seat.

I thought that I recall a water tower in with Engine 260 at one time.

L 140 had a 1969 mack/1953 pirsh ladder

My dad also. And he stayed right there in 16 truck.

May he rest in peace. He was a big man on the job in plenty of ways and his colorful communications with the Brooklyn dispatcher as a 44 Aide will probably never be equalled.

Happy to see my grandfather's name listed on the fire report. Thanks for posting!!

Please don't forget E 217-2 !!

I remember coming in a few hours early prior to a night tour for OT as the extra person on the truck. There was also partial night tour OT during adaptive response hours. Somewhere around 3:00 PM through 12:30 AM.