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I'd like to congratulate all the Medal Day recipients today. Job well done. I hope you and your families enjoy this truly special day...

I have a kinda "off the wall" question. When an FDNY rig reaches the end of its in-service life, some go into reserve, some get auctioned off, and some go off to a junkyard somewhere. Does anyone know the whereabouts of the junkyard(s) where these old rigs go???

For all of you that enjoyed the book 20,000 Alarms, today (October 16th) marks the 45th anniversary of that incredible rescue on Adelphi St. made by Lt. Hamilton and F.F Polera. I'm sure many of the firefighters on scene that night are long gone, but there's probably some who are still with us...

I had a buddy who had a friend in R-2 and got invited to ride with them on the night tour during July 4th. This was back in the mid-eighties. He told us how it got crazier as it got darker and that they went from fire to fire until things finally cooled down around daybreak. For years after...

I was thumbing through my (very old) copy of 20,000 Alarms yesterday. One of the chapters was "October 16, 1970". It was about 2 firefighters who were rescued by Lt. Richard Hamilton and F/F Lou Polera at a cellar fire on Adelphi St. Just wondering if any of you older guys were there that night...