Front row left to rightN. Bello, J. McLean, E. Hession, Wm. Walsh, Lt. Metz,Wm. Will, S. Urban, T. Pagano, N. Winarsky, S. Mendel.
Second row left to right
C. Taubner, A. Rapperport, J. Dwyer, S. Forest, B. Kiernan, J. Rinck, J. Markowitz, T. Malone, H. Dunne, R. Bruckner
Subject:
Re: eeng co 46
Date:
Sun, 23 Feb 1997 00:34:40 +0000
From:
Don Van Holt
Organization:
Command Technoloiges
To:
joe42932 @cs.com
References:
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joseph rinck wrote:
Hi Don, I can't believe I am looking at a photo of the rig I used to
ride the back step of!! I was appointed to 46 on July 1,1946, and
retired on a disability in April of 1958. I'm not sure, but that almost
looks like MPO John McClean working on it. At that time, 46 was on
E176St. between Washington and Park Ave., and Hook and Ladder 27 was
right next door.The kitchen was a seperate small building to the rear
of the fire house, and the floor of the apperatus floor was made of
white brick and you could see indentations in it from the horses
hooves up near the front door where the watch desk was.I notice that
the Fire Dept. has shoulder patches, and was wondering if I could buy
one or two.Looking at that picture sure brought back a lot of
memoreis!! Joe Rinck
Subject:
I'm Back!!
Date:
Sun, 23 Feb 1997 14:45:40 -0400
From:
joseph rinck
To:
donfdny@i-2000.com
Hi Don, Sorry I didn't thank you for a;ll that information about the
job, I guess was just excited to see the old rig after all these
years. I certainly appreciate all you have done. Yes Don, I'm still in
New York, I live in Hyde Park. I did live in Wappingers Falls for over
30 years, but as usually happens, the house and grounds just kept
getting bigger each year, so we moved to a smaller place.
Whrenever I think back to my days in Eng. 46, I feel like something
out of the stone age. Those were the days when hydralic ladder trucks,
fog nozzles, Scott airpaks and 2 way radio were just being
introduced.When I was hurt in 1956, we had 2 Scotpaks--one for the guy
on the nozzle and one for the officer.Every Sasturday, we used to
clean the fire house and wash the windows. The apperatus floor was
actually scrubbed! We,had a large milk can that was filled with water
and put on the kitchen stove.We put in a couple of bars of Kirkmans
soap and a little lye. When it was boiling, it was spread on the floor
and we scrubbed using large stiff push brooms. It was then rinsed
using a garden hose. For the rest of the day, water was trickling
between the bricks.
The windows were washed also, using a pail of water with some kerosene
in it. We sread this on the window, then dried them using newspapers.
Something else I'll bet they don't do today---after every run we had
to wash the wheels with Murphy's oil soap, and if it was raining, the
rig had to be dried off. Each length of hose was numbered, and there
was a brass tag in the office for each length. After use, the wet hose
was hung in the tower, and replaced with dry hose.By looking at the
brass tags, the officer could tell which hose were on the rig, and
which were in the tower. It always seemed funny to me that you guys in
Truck companies were always the big ones, while the guys in an engine
company were usually smaller. we had to change all that hose after a
worker, and you big guys wiped off your ax!!!
Well Don, as usual, once I get started talking about the job, I
never know when to shut up. Take care Joe
