I've several, here's My First -
I was probably 12 or 13, so that would be either '69/70...
Brooklyn: Flatbush Ave. &Ave. L, (actually Hubbard Pl- 1block N. of Ave. L/just S. of E.38 & Flatbush).
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Where the Auto Zone now sits was at the time, an abandoned Lumber Yard. I lived at the time at E.36 St. & Kings Hwy. (4 blocks West).
The massive cloud of billowing smoke made it appear as if all of Flatbush Ave. was ablaze (approx. 4PM on a clear June(?)
afternoon.)
I ran as fast as my legs could go and 'Got In' w/ 1st Arriving Units E.309/Lad159, quickly followed by 255/157,
then E..323 and then Btn.33.
I DNK for certain but believe they had to Transmit a 2nd on Arrival, for Fire fast-consuming a 3-Story L-shaped probably
100 x 50 completely old, dry Wooden Structure.
After arriving Units initially stretched/operated 3-4 Handlines, that Attack was gradually replaced by Monitors & Deck Guns,
lifted & carried by hand into the Yard by FDNY Crews, and eventually supplied by the Super Pumper & Satellite.
It was just fascinating to watch the arrival & deployment of the Super Pumper/Super Tender (from Tillary St,/E,207 at the Downtown Brooklyn end of Flatbush Ave.),
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along w/ the Satellite located at that time w/ E.330 on 65th St. And of course, Rescue2 (at 160 Carlton Ave. & Myrtle then),
Squad (?), Field Com.
I DNK how high the Alarms transmitted for this Job, but I'm certain it went at least 3rd, and maybe to 5th.
Some of the Units I remember there, somewhat in order of Arrival/Assignment: E.309,255,323.276,248,330,321,249,310,257.
L.159,157,156,147,172,174,113,170,120.
At the time I was interested & curious about FDNY, after that Fire, I was completely hooked as a 'buff', which led eventually,
after a series of NYC Security Jobs, (including Stuy-Town/Peter Cooper Village, then NYC World Financial Center). to NY State
EMT in Binghamton, NY (Broome County EMS and Binghamton General Hosp. ER).