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Good job on the pic's Seth.......

Was there on the box....8087......joe krasko fire patrol-2  NEVER FORGET

Was there on the box....8087......joe krasko fire patrol-2  NEVER FORGET

Was there on the box....8087......joe krasko fire patrol-2  NEVER FORGET

Seth.....I'll admit it...you were right,hat's off to you....all the best...joe (ps...i hate snow)

Seth.....I'll admit it...you were right,hat's off to you....all the best...joe (ps...i hate snow)

Batt1-4 is One of the Deputy Chiefs. Car2 is the car the DC utilizes and also the radio designation of the DC's Aid. Sometimes they shorten Battalion blank to Battalion because usually there is only one working at a time.
Signal 211 is the National Standard Signal and is used to signify Flag Raising and Lowering (more or less)
Signal 2-2-2 is the pay signal and is not used anymore.
Signals 123 and 124 are snow chains on and off respectively.

I agree....GET OVER IT...just something for the weather guessers to talk about no need to clear the shelves at the local Stop and Shop....

Don't forget in the 70's Mount Vernon had a good size volly force in addition to the paid force..

Thank you Peter...we need it....joe fdny/usn ret.

Thank you Peter...we need it....joe fdny/usn ret.

Glad to see it's return... remember Yonkers had one engine 2..not to mention the infamous engine 51 LACFD.....joe

Seth...do you know if anybody has close up photos of mount vernon's 1936 Ahrens Fox? i'am looking for a good shot of the lettering,i'am doing a model of it....thankss...joe

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

I can see maintaining the siren to use in a civil defense fashion or as a backup for times like you mention where power is out for an extended time period, but using it on a daily basis for all calls just isn't necessary. Additionally, if your means of notification goes down, you staff your station to ensure a response.
The fact that some companies don't use sirens and some companies only blow the siren during certain hours shows that the siren simply isn't essential for member notification or for the public for that matter.
If they were, every station would have them and use them every time there was a call.

And don't forget that there are times when we can go days or more without power during / after a storm. Or God forbid if cell /radio networks get damaged or attacked. What happens when members can't charge their cell phones and pagers or get service for days? It's easy to say "ah that will never happen", but in our modern world if there's one thing we all should have learned by now it's that yes it can. Just because a technology is old doesn't mean it doesn't work. And I'm sorry but if an FD has been using a horn/siren for as long as you've been alive (whether you lived in town or not) you'll just have to suck it up snowflake and deal with it.
Horns /sirens (and pull boxes too, remember them?) - Antiquated? yes, obsolete or useless? no

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

sounds like someone who buys a house next to the airport then wants the planes to go away because it's too loud...if i had to guess i would say he was new to Delmar..by the way,been to Delmar many times...love the crab house,my 2 cents....

Glad to see the day means more then a sale at Macys........thanks to all who have served and who serve now.....JK USN

Glad to see the day means more then a sale at Macys........thanks to all who have served and who serve now.....JK USN