Firehouses - Bronx: E82 L31

RCL said:
Its amazing looking at that picture, that according to Dennis Smiths book, 2 engines and 2 tillers were parked in there during the war years.
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TCU712 was a rearmount (1961 Mack/Magirus with a retro-fitted Grove aerial) and don't forget the 27 Battalion. Yes, the building was amazing. I'm sure it had a character all of it's own.
 
1261Truckie said:
TCU712 was a rearmount (1961 Mack/Magirus with a retro-fitted Grove aerial) and don't forget the 27 Battalion. Yes, the building was amazing. I'm sure it had a character all of it's own.
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Was it? For some reason I thought it was mentioned as a tiller.
I do remember the 27 there but it was mentioned somew here they parked out front.
 
RCL said:
Was it? For some reason I thought it was mentioned as a tiller.
I do remember the 27 there but it was mentioned somew here they parked out front.
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RCL,
You're right. I'm sure they parked on the apron as there was no room inside until 85 and 712 moved to the Bronx Tin House.
 
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1261Truckie said:
RCL,
You're right. I'm sure they parked on the apron as there was no room inside until 85 and 712 moved to the Bronx Tin House.
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I remember excerpts from the book at the moment. Have to find it again and reread it. Its kind of like Emergency! from the 70s. The more that has changed, the more that stayed the same.
 
t123ken said:
I thought I remembered a photo of all five units in the house.
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Yes, L 31 (tiller) was parked solo in the engine bay, angled in front of it was B 27 car in between bays...The ladder bay was deep, E 82 / E 85 was stacked side by side...in front was TCU 712. Most of the time one of the rigs were hanging out outside the firehouse so as not to jockey around. In this famous photo you can see all 5 units.
 

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In the mid 1950's there was only one Deputy Chief of Department in the Bronx- the Seventh Division. Division Headquarters were at 1215 Intervale Avenue.
 
JohnnyGage said:
Yes, L 31 (tiller) was parked solo in the engine bay, angled in front of it was B 27 car in between bays...The ladder bay was deep, E 82 / E 85 was stacked side by side...in front was TCU 712. Most of the time one of the rigs were hanging out outside the firehouse so as not to jockey around. In this famous photo you can see all 5 units.
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Memories of My Younger Buffing Days.
I was sure a lucky guy to be able to see it all for myself.

Every year that went by I was able to watch and learn more about fighting fires from the Best in the World - the FDNY aka "The Bravest".
It was the place to be if you were into it.
It helped me throughout a firefighting career in a small Connecticut city of about 45,000 people.
 
JohnnyGage said:
Yes, L 31 (tiller) was parked solo in the engine bay, angled in front of it was B 27 car in between bays...The ladder bay was deep, E 82 / E 85 was stacked side by side...in front was TCU 712. Most of the time one of the rigs were hanging out outside the firehouse so as not to jockey around. In this famous photo you can see all 5 units.
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That's the photo!
 
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