oh man 1971 that was 1 year after i joined the FD. man i loved the 70's it was a great time in my life. just retired this year with so many more great memories of the greatedt fire department on the planet!!
WOW! Amazing piece of history and the time!!! I was born in '77 and came on the job in 2000 (LAFD). When I decided I was going to be a FF, I read my first real book ever; Report From Engine Co. 82 by Dennis Smith, based around the same time as this clip!!!! I couldn't stop reading it! The stories, the guys... I wish we could just be "normal" in the fire station like those guys were. FDNY and that era will always have a very special place in my heart. Great stuff!!!
I love these classic Firefighter Videos Just look at the Old Macks,ALF's,& Seagraves Those were awsome trucks The truck they have today don't even come close.
I most certainly agree. A lot of today's rigs do not even come close to these old school beauties. Where I grew in Northern Missouri, the pumper that covered the area I grew up in was an ALF 700 Series. That piece of art was in front line service from teh late 1940s to around 1980 or 81 when replaced with a comercial cab pumper. I hear that this rig, Engine 10 of St. Joseph, MO eventually ended up in their fire museum, after serving as a parade piece for the Shriners.
This was a pivitol time for FDNY and NYC as a whole. We called the burning of the Bronx Urban Renewal. I was an Auxiliary FF out of Eng 229 then I wrote a proposal to the Commissioner Robert O. Lowery which got me promoted to Lieutenant and transferred to the Community Relations Bureau. You will note the wooden covers on some of the rigs. In those days people use to bombard the firefighters and rigs and even take shots at them. Vut those were the good old days!
Nice video doc. I used to work in 54 Engine. I can see 4 Truck and 23 Engine in the video. There are pictures of that ALF tiller that 4 Truck had hanging up in the firehouse. Thanks for sharing! Marc D. 46 Engine F.D.N.Y.
Great video. I mean, just awesome! And to Wrestlersr90, read Report From Engine Co. 82. Great explanation of why it is so dangerous to ride the backstep, even though it does look cool.
If you haven't read it yet check out Braving the Flames by Peter Micheels. It's a collection or narratives from FDNY firefighters who got their start in the 50's and 60's...about the same timeframe some of the guys from this video might have started. Reading those stories, you learn real fast that these guys were some bad MF's
Are you sure you have the right city? "tiller like fire truck" I don't know what you mean. I have never heard of FDNY using a tiller for any except an aerial. Are you thinking of the Super Pumper System's tractor drawn super huge pumping unit, but no tiller man.
oh man 1971 that was 1 year after i joined the FD. man i loved the 70's it was a great time in my life. just retired this year with so many more great memories of the greatedt fire department on the planet!!
Back around 1976 I got to ride with 31 Truck for a night. I'll never forget it
That was the year my Father got on the job in Holyoke, MA. I laughed when I saw the red snake! Efficiency of a bygone era.
Ah, rubber coats, 3/4 boots, Mack pumpers with the covers over the hose bed and back step.. relics of a bygone era
WOW! Amazing piece of history and the time!!! I was born in '77 and came on the job in 2000 (LAFD). When I decided I was going to be a FF, I read my first real book ever; Report From Engine Co. 82 by Dennis Smith, based around the same time as this clip!!!! I couldn't stop reading it! The stories, the guys... I wish we could just be "normal" in the fire station like those guys were. FDNY and that era will always have a very special place in my heart. Great stuff!!!
I love these classic Firefighter Videos Just look at the Old Macks,ALF's,& Seagraves Those were awsome trucks The truck they have today don't even come close.
Im entering my time machine to go there, anybody else comin with me???
Definitely
good old Macks with the Ahrens Fox Cab Over
awesome video. what a difference it was back in the day. I still miss riding the back step
awesome to watch this old vid
Famous ¨War Years¨ for the FDNY in the sixties and seventies... Good footage
Fantastic video, many thanks for shring it with us
OMG - I live on that street!! Great footage!
I most certainly agree. A lot of today's rigs do not even come close to these old school beauties.
Where I grew in Northern Missouri, the pumper that covered the area I grew up in was an ALF 700 Series.
That piece of art was in front line service from teh late 1940s to around 1980 or 81 when replaced with a comercial cab pumper.
I hear that this rig, Engine 10 of St. Joseph, MO eventually ended up in their fire museum, after serving as a parade piece for the Shriners.
Awesome historical footage.
This was a pivitol time for FDNY and NYC as a whole. We called the burning of the Bronx Urban Renewal. I was an Auxiliary FF out of Eng 229 then I wrote a proposal to the Commissioner Robert O. Lowery which got me promoted to Lieutenant and transferred to the Community Relations Bureau. You will note the wooden covers on some of the rigs. In those days people use to bombard the firefighters and rigs and even take shots at them. Vut those were the good old days!
Very good video. I enjoyed watching it.
Salty FDNY at it's best.
Nice video doc. I used to work in 54 Engine. I can see 4 Truck and 23 Engine in the video. There are pictures of that ALF tiller that 4 Truck had hanging up in the firehouse. Thanks for sharing!
Marc D.
46 Engine
F.D.N.Y.
Excellent footage.
classic!!!!
COOL footage!!! I LOVE it!!! Be well!
Retro- fitted roofs on the open cabs because of the riots. Guys riding the back step / tailboard. Those were to days!
Cool video,from nearly 38 years ago!
Nice video love to see all them Tiller rigs!
yeah most of the time when i see rigs at a junkyard they have these allover the glass that why i figured that. btw lovely video
Nice footage, thanks for posting.
Great video. I mean, just awesome! And to Wrestlersr90, read Report From Engine Co. 82. Great explanation of why it is so dangerous to ride the backstep, even though it does look cool.
Fantastic footage!! If only there was sound...
If you haven't read it yet check out Braving the Flames by Peter Micheels. It's a collection or narratives from FDNY firefighters who got their start in the 50's and 60's...about the same timeframe some of the guys from this video might have started. Reading those stories, you learn real fast that these guys were some bad MF's
That was a sweet video! Do you know if some of the older trucks in this video are currently in museums?
Do any of you guys remember those tiller like fire trucks? One was a giant rescue and the other was a giant pumper?
Are you sure you have the right city? "tiller like fire truck" I don't know what you mean. I have never heard of FDNY using a tiller for any except an aerial. Are you thinking of the Super Pumper System's tractor drawn super huge pumping unit, but no tiller man.
@zaffdoc Fun in the summer maybe, but in cold rain and snow not so much. Not to mention dangerous as hell.
compared to emergency vehicles now you don't really notice the lights flashing in this video.
I don't know about drinking out of the Hudson!
Please don't remove this!
at 1:22 the engine with the XXX on the windsheild did that symbolize that they are running a spare?
The X's were tape applied to the glass to provide some strength in case of flying objects.
does anyone know whereabouts in new york this was?
THERE ALL JUNKED MAYBE MAYBE 1 OR 2
too bad there's no vids of the super pumper
y tailbored ride if u have a nice cab 2 sit in