Photo page 24 of FDNYs Bravest.com

[nfd2004 750]

Once again, another page of photos has been added to the fdnysbravest.com web site.

 

This is Page 24 of a very busy 1980s for the members of the FDNY. Second only to their prior so called: "FDNY War Years" of the earlier 1970s.

 

I think it's safe to say, "some pretty impressive photos" to say the least.

 

Click on the link below.

 

www.fdnysbravest.com/page24.htm

 

 

[mfc2257 464]

I love seeing pics of the old ALF rearmount TL14.  Pictures of that thing are about as rare as unicorns.

[vodoly 535]

1 hour ago, mfc2257 said:

I love seeing pics of the old ALF rearmount TL14.  Pictures of that thing are about as rare as unicorns.

That was a real low rider ALF Rearmount tower ladder 14's had back then Seen it staged at a few of the big jobs in Washington Heights

[mfc2257 464]

42 minutes ago, vodoly said:

That was a real low rider ALF Rearmount tower ladder 14's had back then Seen it staged at a few of the big jobs in Washington Heights

 

Its twin was L163 in Woodside.  FDNY only had 2.

[vodoly 535]

44 minutes ago, mfc2257 said:

 

Its twin was L163 in Woodside.  FDNY only had 2.

Almost forgot yes it was twins they ordered  2 ugly twins too LOL

[nfd2004 750]

I have no idea how the operators of those two HUGE rigs were able to get them through some of those streets with cars parked on both sides.

 

 Then once they got there, came the job of being able to get that bucket up. That required the use of those outriggers to be come out and put down. The distance of the overall spread was much more than other aerials or tower ladders.

 

 What a GREAT JOB those guys did operating a truck of that size on some of those NYC streets.

[fdalumnus 165]

lots of "short" jacking