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Having Rescue Medics Respond with the Rescue Companies is a great idea. I am also a great believer that a Rescue Medic Unit should respond with the F.A.S.T. Truck to every 10-75 and that that Rescue Medic Unit should generally ONLY be used for Firefighters. Dedication to Firefighter use only in...

At one time my former unit Manhattans TL-21 was a CPC Unit. Does anyone know if that is still true? Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 2 retired

I had the honor of working as a Lieutenant in FDNY Tower Ladder 21, when Rescue 1 was quarters with TL-21 & E-34. There firehouse on W. 43 St. was destroyed in a 10th alarm fire and so they were temporarily quartered with us. Lt. Jim Curran R-1 and many of the other Rescue 1 members became...

In recent videos I have noticed that Tower Ladder Tormentor have not been fully extended on both sides of the Tower Ladder. Tower Ladders ARE designed to have all the Tormentor and Jacks extended in such a way that the all the rigs' tires are off the ground if at all possible. If they are not...

I have responded to fire on Harts Island working in Engine 17 and we were sent to man Marine 6, that was then located at Grand Street and the East River. We responded on Marine 6 but by the time we got there the building on Hart Island had burned to the ground. I also responded to...

There is great book about Americas fighter pilots called "Lords of the Sky" it covers everything from WW 2 until Iraj and Afghanistan. I served for a short while on the Old U.S.S. Essex while it was stationed out of Chelesea Mass. in the mid 1960s at that time it was an Anti-Submarine Warfare...

Best of luck John on your retirement. Please give all the knowledge you have to anyone that asks. You earned this enjoy. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 I retired July 17, 2000.

Happy Birthday Tom thanks for all you do, brother. Also Smokie the Bear resides at the Washington D.C. Zoo. I think he is about the 12th Bear with the same name. The 1st Smokie the Bear was found by U.S. Forest ranger at a large Forest Fire out West, nursed back to health from severe burns and...

The truth is Ferris= Iron Containing metals are the real danger around MRI machines even when they are turned OFF. Many FD Tools contain iron in some form. Leave your tools and SCBAs outside of the room and area of ANY MRI Machine. Even a member's radio can be pulled into an MRI device. FD...

I believe you are correct above, but I am not sure about Satellite 1 and the Satellite Officer being in Eng. 31s old quarters on East Broadway. When I was laid off on July 1st. 1975 Engine 27 was closed for a short time and later reopened only to be closed again "Sadly for Good". I was laid off...

I believe that the Squad 5 quarters on East Broadway were once the quarters of Engine 31 that was closed in the late 1960s. The quarters of Engine 30 on Spring Street were, the FDNY Medical Office, the quarters of Department Ambulances (For the use of FDNY Firemen only) and later also the...

Note Squad 5 was never quartered with Eng. 17, TL-18 & Batt. 4. Squad 5 had it own quarters, on East Broadway, I think. The current quarters of Eng. 15, TL-18 & Batt. 4 was built to be occupied also by Squad 5, but Squad 5 was closed before the firehouse on Pitt. Street was ready for use. BUT...

Please take a look at the fine articles about this fire by *Now Retired FDNY Deputy Chief Vincent Dunn. He describes how the collapse took place, and the search & rescue operations conducted to try to recover our brothers. My fiend the late Lt. Jim Curran FDNY Rescue 1 spoke about this fire and...

Tom Tracy was a neighbor of mine and a friend. The last time I saw Tom was when we both were at a command post for the New Year's Eve "Y2K" preparedness for the year 2000. Tom was in charge of the Haz. Mat. team positioned the Quarters of Eng. 3, TL-12 and Batt. 7. I think I was an...

Does anyone remember "Fire Pal" Radios from the 1960s 7 1970.s A Brown colored radio that allowed you to tune into all FDNY Frequencies? There was a time when almost every FDNY firehouse had a Fire Pal at the House Watch Desk. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

I have seen photos of CFD YELLOW Airport units operating at fires outside the Airport grounds, including Squad units. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

Good stuff brothers. I did not drive a lot in FDNY. But I did fill in from time to time in Satellite 1 when they were located at the then old Medical Officer on Spring Street. (Former Quarters of Engine 30 and Now the FDNY Museum) when I was a fireman in Engine 27. One Sunday I was detailed, and...

I had always heard that when the FDNY ordered new pumpers in the 1960s if the new pumper had NO POWER STEERING the FDNY got a free Partner Saw with each new pumper. I wonder how many extra parked cars were scraped due to no power steering in those Engine Companies. Knowing the FDNY of the era...