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White Plains, May 17, 1969 County Optical at Post Rd and Lexington Ave

Main St Port Chester mid '70's

July 28, 1983 One alarm fire at the abandoned Eng 8 quarters

Photo by Ron Frehm of YFD Engine 8 operating at 88 Buena Vista Ave 2 alarm fire on Feb 1, 1970

I took a closer look at the original negs from 1841 CPA and now I'm pretty sure the firefighter with the 4 on his helmet is in fact George Drosdowich. I wasn't sure, but when I enlarged the image, it gave a better view. Also the award documents include him.

This was almost 40 years ago so many of the names escape me….I spent most of my time on the west side of town and at Eng 8 so I knew the guys in Bat 1. I think the nozzle man on the balcony of 1841 CPA might be Lt Karsinski but not sure.

April 1975 Two Alarm high rise fire at 1841 Central Park Ave. When residents abandoned their attempt at fighting the fire with the standpipe line, they left the apartment door open allowing the fire to take over the public hallway. Yonkers firefighters went over the 19th floor roof to attack the fire from the balcony.

Yonkers Ladder 75 operating at a multiple alarm fire at Riverdale and Herriot St in Sept 1982.

April 1975 Two alarm high rise fire at 1841 Central Park Ave Yonkers firefighters go over the 19th floor roof to attack the top floor fire.

The parade was in 1946

YFD 50th Anniversary Parade….Rescue 1 and Truck 4 on South Broadway

YFD Ladder 69 operating at 3 alarm fire 35-41 Hawthorne Ave on Oct 5, 1983. The red American LaFrance truck was purchased used from the Great Neck Fire Dept in 1979 and later converted to a Compac and painted lime green.

Truck 1 had a 1934 or 35 American LaFrance 75ft wood aerial, Truck 3 had a straight frame American LaFrance wood aerial, not sure of the year, Truck 4 had a 1938 American LaFrance 85ft wood aerial and Truck 5 had a 1929 American LaFrance wood aerial, not sure if it 75 or 85ft. Truck 2 did not have an aerial, just a 1936 or 37 American LaFrance city service rig. The photo of Truck 5 is from the YFD Web page. The photo of Truck 2 is mine from 1960.

Yonkers purchased a used 85ft American LaFrance tiller from the Great Neck L.I.'s Alert Hook and Ladder and Hose Co 1 on Feb. 28, 1979. Richard Smith and Joe Kelly drove the truck back to Yonkers from Long Island with Sam Locatelli on the tiller. The truck went to Station 12.

This is YFD Station 8, late 50's and early 60's. Eng 8's rig was later used as Rescue 1 between the old 1937 American LaFrance and early 60's Mack.