PCFD ENG58

First off, I've been collecting and restoring fire apparatus for over 30 years and was in awe of what I saw on Sunday. Great bunch of guys that are the Catskill Fire Cats local chapter of SPAAMFAA. For those of you young guys who don't know what this is I will spell it out, Society for the Preservation and Apprication of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America, (SPAAMFAA). First photo's taken are of some local rigs and if you guys want more let me know. First photo - Former Port Chester Engine 60 1958 Ward LaFrance [attachmentid=2908]

New England Uniforms main street DANBURY CONN

Thanks tim for filling in a lot of blanks. one of our PCFD rescue 40 members hal bruno [firehouse politics ] drove in one of the CHEVY CHASE rigs and filled us in on his end of that day.

NEW ENGLAND UNIFORM in DANBURY HAS BEEN OUR SUPPLER FOR YEARS. GREAT SERVICE

self contained unit, no supply line I say about 1000 gal tank looks about right. where are there hydrants out there?

mid 90's white/volvo not a autocar

engine 5 is where it served

Eastchester RESCUE 5 BROCKWAY 1974 361 with a 671t m644 , very powerfull 2 cy deisel motor. bought threw willow motors [the local brockway dealer] in Port Chester NY.

If you give it a chance it will fall apart before you get to like it!

LOOKS LIKE YONKERS COMPACTS AND PROBABLY BUILT LIKE THEM E- ONE JUNK, OOPS POP RIVET ON THE GROUND

Is that the new fire hq that the comissioner wants?

The rig I go to work with, the "midnight special'' Well worn, like me!

WOW same day as the LINNFILD MASS. muster, sure makes a hard pick. with gas prices going up I may redirect the old ward to your show.

AFTER SEEING THE FOOTAGE, IT WASN'T THAT BAD ,BOOM OVER THE BED AND ONLY UP MAYBE TEN FEET , STILL A RISK BUT A GOOD CALL.

How about a video shot of the Fairview fox in a port chester parade in 1954. some body show me how to do it. [TIM] plus just about every dept in area.

IT's easy, after they blow them up then they will move them and not allow them to park there. how about a car /truck running into them, non terrorism!

I have been responding in to airport for 35 years now. during the day you have Rye Brook down the road now who can get to any call on or off the airport grounds and eng 58 or eng 59 5 min. behind them . throw in all the volly rigs coming from three depts.plus greenwich at the bad one's you have more then you need. after 1900 eng 59 moves to cover Rye Brooks sta.. what we all need is more training at the airport, at least twice a year hands on training. when this can get done then we will see about the next move.

the lights are rescessed so they will have them next week.

lWho the hell goes bowlling anymore!

IF you look, the front small compartment door is open. thats were the controls are for the jacks.

The nose that BLAUVELT has/had is in fact the nose of patrol 4, one of the buisest rescue's in westchester in it's day. any one from blauvelt that can hook me up I wood like to buy it from them to add to my inventory

THEY WERE 4900 CABS, WITH A FIBERGLASS NOSE.

The continenal compac's were a nightmare from the start. frame rails, motors 6v53 det. allason643 automatic all from GM. Then they bought cabs from INTERNAITONAL, They were the only one making the crew cab, same cab as RYE'S U39/PATROL 3 ?. with out the front end on. They pushed the cab up front and made a new fiberglass nose to make it look like a cabover. T hey made there own wireing harrness which caught fire many times. all the rigs that went to YONKERS passed threw PORT CHESTER as we were replacing the B model mack in 1980. They were slow and there workmenship was like crap. we bought a new mack[still in service as eng 62]. They were very cheap and that is why citys like YONKERS who were in deep money problems at the time bought.

PORT CHESTER ENGINE 58 1988 GRUMMAN FIRE CAT 1,000 G.P.M. 3 STAGE WATERRUS PUMP AND ENGINE 59 A 1994 PIERCE ARROW ALSO A 1,000 G.P.M 3 STAGE PUMP BOTH RIGS HAVE 800 GALLON TANKS AND SET UP FOR ATTACK ENGINES. ENGINE 58 COVERS LOWER PORT CHESTER AND ENGINE 59 COVERS UPPER PORT CHESTER AND RYE BROOK AND IS FIRST DUE TO THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT.

OK, WHO HAS HIGH PRESSURE PUMPS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY?