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If you were appointed on Sept 14, 1968 you are being invited to attend a virtual class reunion via ZOOM on Sunday, Sept 14 at 1800 Hrs, NYC time. The best part is that this gathering is free! You don't even have leave the comfort of your favorite chair. So if you were a member or know a class...

WHEN: TUES EVENING, 2 Sept 2025 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. WHERE: ZOOM SPEAKER: Glenn Usdin SUBJECT: Fire Photo – 50 years of experience. This coming Tuesday night, the 2ndt of Sept, we will be holding the monthly Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. I am honored to announce that Glenn Usdin has...

On behalf of the members of this group I would like to wish a SPECIAL Happy Birthday wish to Tommy, our founder. How lucky was he to be born on Smokie the Bear birthday . Smokie turned 81 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to both of them.

Your seat has been reserved tonight for our monthly meeting. the fee has been waved and your in the Front Row. If you don't receive it within the next hour please reach out to Atlas@NYCFire.net before 1930 Hrs. Thank you. Atlas

Come & join us this Tuesday night, 01 July at 1930 Hrs. for the monthly Zoom meeting. The subject will be a 50 year review of the Bureau of Training. A mailing with additional information will go out tomorrow. Try to -mail Atlas@NYCFire.net prior to 12 Noon so you can be added to the list...

Inside look at FDNY Floating Engines (aka fireboats) by our own 'Professor' Gary Greenbaum. FDNY Marine Companies Introduction: The Genesis of NYC Fireboats  The need for "floating engines" in 1865.  The first leased fireboat, the John Fuller (1866-1875), detailing its...

Join the group at the monthly Zoom Meeting on Tuesday evening, at 1900 NYC time, May 6th. The guest speaker will be "Professor" Gary Greenbaum, retired Supervising Dispatcher. Over his career, Gary has spent time in each of the 5 boroughs besides several year assignment to Headquarters. Mr...

FDNY MEDAL RECIPIENTS 2025 Chief of Department Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Medal/NYS Honorary Fire Chiefs Association Medal ........................ FF. Michael D. Kotzo, L-28 Christopher J. Prescott Medal ............................................................................ EMT Amber M...

This coming Tuesday night, the 1st of April, we will be holding the monthly Zoom meeting at 7:30 p.m. I am honored to announce that Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker has been invited to be the guest speaker. Commissioner Tucker has been on the job for the last six months but has been exposed...

This coming Tuesday night gathering will feature an inside look at how FDNY Dispatchers handled the War Years fire traffic. 40-year veteran, who had worked in all 5 borough offices, Gary Greenbaum had put together an extremely interesting presentation with over 100 slides showing the equipment...

WHEN: TUES EVENING, 4 Feb 2025 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. SPEAKER: William Jones, Industrial Telecommunications Manager. SUBJECT: Inside review of the Feb 27, 1975, Telephone Building Fire that occurred in NYC Our guess speaker will be providing an inside look at a major telephone switch...

How many of old fire service tools & equipment do you remember? Was the life net still in use when you came on the job? How about a power saw? Our guest speaker will be Tom O’Connell is a retired Division Chief from Broward County Fl. Fire Rescue. He was born and raised in the Bronx and later...

Meetings take place on the Zoom platform on the first Tuesday Starting time is 1930 Hrs, NYC time. In case you don't receive an invite and you would like to attend, please reach out to Atlas at: Atlas@NYCFire.net These meetings are open to all registered members of this website. Jan 7th Feb...

YOU ARE INVITED: We started 2024 monthly Zoom meetings with a guest speaker who has been connected over 50 years to the fire service. This time, Wayne Powell from Maryland is returning to talk about a recent trip that he took last month with some friends to two fire related museums in the...

WHEN: TUES EVENING, 12 NOV, 2024 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. SPEAKER: Glenn Usdin SUBJECT: Fire Apparatus - Glenn is the owner of a Pennsylvania company that manufactures and rehabs fire apparatus. Glenn Usdin Mr. Usdin has been a published professional photographer for over 50 years, as...

What are your plans for Tuesday night, October 1st? Come on and join the NYC Fire.Net Monthly Zoom Meeting. You are not going to want to miss this quest speaker. Background on the speaker: Is a member of this website. He is a paid firefighter within the city of New York, but not FDNY. He...

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WHEN: TUES EVENING, 3 September, 2024 at 1930 HRS, Eastern Time. WHERE: On Zoom. For information - E-mail: Atlas@NYCFire.net SPEAKER: William Dennis, Retired Norwich, CT., Fire Captain (ret) aka WILLY, Uncle Willy, besides NFD2004 will be telling his story. SUBJECT: A view from a...

The following was written today by one of our site members about his former boss and close friend, another site member, Jerome Hauer, former Commissioner of NYC Emergency Management. Today we commemorate the one year anniversary of the passing of Jerome Hauer Ph.D., MHS, the first Director of...

MESSAGE FROM THE FIRE COMMISSIONER It has been the joy and honor of a lifetime to lead the greatest and most resilient Fire Department the world has ever known. I have spent the last few days in the same way I started at the Department 10 years ago, sitting with members in the field and...