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The Mack tractor, big Bertha Intelligiant monitor, and Tender 1 all arrived in Bay City Michigan today and are finally back together for the first time in over 40 years. A tip o da helmet to everyone who made this happen. Photos provided by antique toy and fire apparatus museum

We set ourselves up for overregulation via NFPA decades ago, and ISO, etc. many paid departments use these software platforms as well. Venture capitalists/ private equity are viewing the fire service as a gold mine...

The bread vans.....before the days of Paramedics. A driver and a Corpsman. Notice the front bumper. It was a rubber bladder filled with water. If they hit something the plugs on the top would pop out.....supposedly dampened low impact hits. Some of the Taxi Cabs had those bumpers back...

Members of Ladders 33, 37 and 46 along with NYC EMS Corpsman remove a 10-45 Code 1 from a fatal fire at 80 West Strong Street sometime around 1973. Does anyone know the name of the EMS Corpsman seen here. The word on the street was that this guy was among the best and if you got hurt you would...

This photo was taken by then dispatcher Ken Fisher (BxCO) in the 70's. Fireman Carmine Croce of Rescue 3 performing mouth to mouth on a teenager in either TL31 or TL44's bucket as it is being lowered to the street during a grab. Ken received an award from the UFA for this.

This was an official FDNY photo from the photo unit. May 14, 1967, 931 Southern Blvd. Box 4-4-2373. Tower Ladder 14 (one of the few at that time) special called.

Photos by Grant Johnson

Photos found on internet by unknown photographer

Efforts are underway to transport the Super Tender from California to Michigan where the Super Pumper resides.

Until one of their own ratted them out. https://nypost.com/2025/12/06/us-news/nypd-brass-scam-by-using-work-cars-to-commute/

https://nypost.com/2025/12/05/us-news/ex-nj-cop-arrested-on-allegations-he-handcuffed-groped-firefighters-during-fake-trainings/

Just another example of the slow collapsing of society. No one wants to address the mental illness epidemic we are experiencing.

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/region/baltimore-county/baltimore-county-fire-employee-allegedly-masturbated-in-public-spaces-at-multiple-firehouses

https://www.firerescue1.com/police/firearms-found-in-baltimore-fd-trainees-car-after-police-respond-to-threats-made-against-classmates

Engine 75 standing fast at Webster and Ford Street for a 10-26 Bronx Box 4756 365 Ford Street ( Twin Parks West)

TL44, E41 L27, and Batt 26 visible working an all hands at 150E Clarke Place box 2710 in early 70's. And as the block looks today over 50 years later

Members of Engine 75 and Tower Ladder 33 working a rollover and pin job involving a checker cab at box 3380 Kingsbridge Road and Grand Concourse. Early 1970's

Photos I shot with a little 110 instamatic camera in December 1976. All Hands at 128 W Fordham Rd in a Laundromat. Ladders 33 and 46 opening up the roof. This was two doors down from the old Mannion's Bar. The laundromat is still there 50 years later. Mannion's long gone.

This is Willy’s former department. Prayers to the injured members for a full and speedy recovery...