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Who rode the tailboard?
Started by Chris Weber. Last reply by SMOKEnPipesJim Jun 27, 2016. 28 Replies 3 Likes
Who all rode the tailboard?
Howe Fire Apparatus
Started by Chris Weber. Last reply by Rob Wesley Sep 12, 2014. 8 Replies 2 Likes
How many of us had/have Howe apparatus?We still have our first new truck,a 1964 IH Howe heavy 1 ton,that is currently our brush truck.
Navy nozzles
Started by Chris Weber. Last reply by SMOKEnPipesJim Mar 15, 2014. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Anybody else remember using navy nozzles w/applicator pipes?We still have one on our brush unit.
"Keeping Tradition Alive" Pride in ownership, and other fancy College terms
Started by SMOKEnPipesJim Jan 25, 2013. 0 Replies 0 Likes
The Yellow Oak was hose bed from Engine 4 in the house all the tools Came from Truck 3 which was Closed in 1995 the Company was…Continue
rules n regs circa 1907
Started by SMOKEnPipesJim. Last reply by SMOKEnPipesJim Jan 25, 2013. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Heres a couple of Pages from The Rules & Regulations as set forth BY The Board of Fire Commisioners City Of Bridgeport Connecticut
Jet Axe
Started by Russ. Last reply by Timothy John Dodson Jan 24, 2013. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Anybody rememeber the jet axe?...(and do you still have it?)...."and do the feds know-LOL"did you use it?i saw the episode of emergency when they used it on a ferry fire- cool to see it after all these yearsContinue
nice to see that somebody remembers the old days
Started by Russ. Last reply by larry cooke Jun 25, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Likes
I first got into the fire service on long island in 1979. i was hired as a full time dispatcher by my volunteer department-(good because i had a job-bad because i missed some calls). we had a trunking telephone system between our 5 firehouses and if…Continue
John Bean High pressure pumps
Started by Chris Weber. Last reply by Russ Jan 12, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Who had the John Bean high pressure units?We had an FMC Ford pumper but it wasn't a John Bean.Would like to hear any opinions.
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Comment by Chris Weber on December 16, 2011 at 6:00pm
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Awesome rig!I agree.It would probably keep right up with the new ones.
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Comment by Bill Carlisle on December 2, 2011 at 8:38am
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Jim, Very nice looking truck , great pic
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Comment by Bob Allard on December 1, 2011 at 5:08pm
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That is cool, great pic, not many of them around and I will bet it still pumps and maybe even out pump some of the newer pumpers, yea/na
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We just put a new radio in our old brush truck.The old one we took out was a old Motorola low band ,Adam 12 radio.They thought I was nuts when I kept it.That baby is going back in when we retire that piece to our parade truck.
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Like it Bob.
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Steel Helmet, Rubber boots and you can see the handles and the reubber coat.
Sorry for the size of the pics and the coat being sideways.
Bob Allard
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I will take a pic of the rubber set, steel helment
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I had two of our young guys look at me like I was from the moon last week when a bunch of us were talking about wearing long coats and hip boots.Guess I'm going to have to dig them out and show them.I honestly think that they think I'm full of BS.
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Comment by Tim Pochron on March 17, 2011 at 11:31pm
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How many guys remember going to parades every sat night starting on Memorial Day and going till sept also having musters
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