PCFD ENG58

Night shift working Engine 58 with my partner Tom Z received a call over the house phone from a 80 year old woman it was midnight. She lived in the former Life Saver's factory building now Condo's on north main street. It was late October and was a cold night. She tried the super she tried the police who told her to call the fire dept. there not doing anything so she called us. My partner talked to her and calmed her down and gave me the thumb's up [meaning were going somewhere] as I was the operator of the rig . The problem that night is she was cold , in fact freezing as the 5x 8 foot factory windows were to much for her to close. 3 minutes later we where there, we closed the big windows for her and got a big kiss and a hug from her. One of my best nights on the job a simple helping hand for some one unable to do a simple task. I always new I can count on the Firefighters to come to my call for help she said. As we left the call we did not say a word to each other all the way back to the firehouse as the grin on our faces would not allow it. The next night we got a call again on the house phone and again it was her. She asked if the guys that came out last night were still on duty and if so can they come to my house again, well we did thinking this might be a problem starting to happen [freaquent flier] we rang the door bell and was meet buy the best apple pie you ever saw. We have the greatest job in the world guy's don't mess it up .

And at sta.2 it [ 1957 American Lafrance left without a tiller man ooop's

Carl Tuege from the 50's till the 80's, a reel stand up guy NOT!

You shouldn't have anything in the cab that is loose.

I think they made a mistake. It should read 125,000 GPM yea that's right !

did I miss the first page of this ! , away for the weekend what happened other than a few are dead ? ok found it in Rockland

It's serving beer now !

Paul helped me paint my living room in 1978 , he did a good job then to !

If they do anything to this man, we will have his back! Trip to Boston anyone ?

for 38ff

1 more with trailer

from the back

What a way to ruin a perfectly good Mack truck by putting a turd on top of it !

Marty I don't know you personaly but known who you are. Good luck in your future and maybe we will meet up some day soon as I will be right up the road in Little River with my boat .

1960'S Port Chester VAC going good for years covering PC, Town of Rye, [ now Rye Brook ] then City of Rye.Then paid staff day times when it started to get tuff to cover shiffs then again the Volunteers fell off they went fully paid. No problem. Join as many vacs in your area to make it work ! Wake up over there. NEXT !

Enjoy ! not going .

Seagrave

photo by Rescue 40

Ok you got me !

Date:7-8-13 Time:2052 hrs Location: 49 Poningo st Units:Engine 58,60,61,Rescue 40 Tower Ladder 2 2391,2,3, Description:Walk in to fire hq to me [watch desk] with a report of fire with no address but flego on Poningo st Engine 58 on location 2 blocks from HQ with smoke showing in street until the front blew out with fire. 10-75 at this time with Engine 64 and U-69 added to call , Engine 59,62,63, ladder 31 on stand by . channel 12 has home video from location.

Port Chester hired 3 off that list.

Sleepy Hollow has donated there used surplus engine full of supplys to the Broad Channel F. D. who lost everything in Sandy. Hats off to them for taken care of fellow New Yorkers and NOT sending that like new engine to South America !

39 years ago I pulled up with Patrol 4 [ now Rescue 40] to find Gullevers fully invovled with engines 58 and 62 ingaged in a full atack on a bad fire. 24 died that night but little was told how over 100 were saved. Many firefighters went down that night going above and beyond the call. Most of us old guys think about this every day of our lives and wished we could have done better with our 3/4 boots two airpacks to a rig and red fireball gloves. There were no paper firefighters and keyboard firefighters that night! .

I did writing this.

Old guy I'll show you a old guy , somebody pass me a " tab" !