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It's great to see these pieces of firefighting history preserved. The Superpumper was a very impressive unit to see in operation and the whole system was something else. I wonder if they will ever get a Satellite to go along with the Superpumper and Supertender.

May he Rest in Peace and may his family at home and on the Job be comforted. Another gone too soon. If I'm not mistaken, he was the 15th Division representative for the WNYF "All Hands" column for a while.

How are the other XR units doing with their respective Rescue units?

May those we lost that day continue to Rest in Peace. May we Never Forget their sacrifice.

Good choices. I'm also partial to 1970 - 1974 Seagrave rearmounts.

A real shame since American La France built some good rigs through the years before 1980. An example was the rearmount assigned to 732/176. One of the chauffeurs in the Tin House said it was the best rig he had ever operated.

And to you as well. Take care and stay safe.

Thanks, Cap for the photos. Interesting to see the block came out of the War Years fairly good. Probably a lot of rehabs and renovations from then until now, certainly more upscale cars and trees. When I went back to my old neighborhood in Brooklyn for the 280/132 Centennial (2013), there were...

In this day and age I wonder how many people know what a "checker cab" is.

I do.

TL 9, TL 18 and E 23 are three that I know of.

Great shots! Liked the update photo. Thanks.

38 has a new (2023) Seagrave and so far, except for the chrome bumper, they have not customized the rig. If anyone has the latest pictures, please post them.

I remember an article in Life magazine about this fire and one of the side stories was a father whose daughter was killed in the fire. He had had eye surgery the day before, his eyes were heavily bandaged and he could not cry for fear the tears would harm the surgical repair. The saddest thing I...

May they all continue to Rest in Peace.

I believe Engine 58 and Ladder 26 are gold leafed as well as Engine 23.

They had character.

Rest in Piece, Chief. May your family at home and on the Job be comforted.

May he Rest in Peace. May his family be comforted. Thank you, Sir, for your service and sacrifices.

Unconscionable. There should be a special place in Hell for anyone who withheld this information and further imperiled the members of the FDNY and others exposed to that mess.