5 Years Ago This Weekend

[Truck4 48]

The Nodine Hill Fire (3-14-03) and the 85 Bronx River Road Fire (3-16-03) killed 5 and left over 500 homeless. The day after the Nodine Hill Fire, Ossining had a row of stores burn.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A9659C8B63

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A9659C8B63

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A9659C8B63

http://www.metrofireradio.com/pictures/2003/031703.html

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...750C0A9659C8B63

http://www.onthejobny.com/gallery/F-D-N-Y-On-Scene/brrd/

I'll post some 'new to the web images' from these jobs next weekend.

[JBE 328]

I remember BRR. I was working in the Bronx and we had a brush fire going on the Amtrak line right by the office on Tremont Avenue. One of our big bosses, who at the time lived right by the BRR fire called and asked if we had something going.

Inside of a few hours we got the mutual aid request. I remember giving companies directions to originally relocate up to E-313/L-73 and then giving other companies directions right into the job. Wasn't too hard, right up Webster Avenue and keep going, you'll run right into it.

I'm going to see if I can remember the assignment we sent off the top of my head.

Engines 62,63,75,69(should have been a relocator, but that's another story)

Ladders:39,41,51,30(Same thing as 69, but Lt. Mc Cluskey was happy)

Rescue 3, Sq-61, E-72/Sat-2 (Who had 5 inch stretched along Nereid Avenue supplying 63)

Field Comm, Battalion 19,15 and Division 7.

If I remember right this fire went up a dumbwaiter shaft into the ****loft. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. There were also MA units up the wazoo from Westchester.

[JohnnyOV 2]

If I remember right this fire went up a dumbwaiter shaft into the ****loft.

apparently, the "roosterloft" is a dirty word

[JBE 328]

apparently, the "roosterloft" is a dirty word

Self-censored, actually.

[Oswegowind 17]

Those were some jobs...

[bob803 1]

I remember being in Savanah for the parade when the CNN news crawler told of a large fire in Yonkers. Most of us could not believe it until we got a call for recall and 15 of us had to turn it down.