j2106

God bless the Joyce family-may they be strong and continue on- with the heartfelt thoughts of all Brother Firefighters.

" HUMBLE-is he who puts others first HERO- be thy name"

From the members of the Palm Coast Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Florida, who have also served in the fire service in Westchester

Nice to see old pictures of the fire house. I was the Facality Engineer for Camp Smith in the late 1990's. Also the post fire marshall until 1999.

We supported the ESMA Training that went on every summer along with supporting the West Point Training every summer. The fire house

was manned every weekend by a full time Peekskill firefighter. We also had an Amertec Engine similar to the one at West Point for a few years.

I worked with the FDNY fighters who worked very hard making the NYS Training site a place to be proud of. It replaced the old RNCB-13

compound that was there for years.

This brings back memories. I rember how it was to move the large painted washers on the board which showed, who was were, who was out of service, etc. It sure made a difference when compouters were finally used. Also I learned how to use a lot of index cards

Disp # 509

Very sorry to see the untimley end to an old firehouse. Was glad to have seen the efforts to save. Having servered as a Captian in the old firehouse when it was closed, I have fond memories. Hope some of the old sand stone "4-Centennial Hose" is found so it can be placed in the new station.

Thanks for posting those memoirs j2106. Please feel free to share more. I love the local/regional historical value, which seemingly gets lost to the interests of "progress", but its really the memories and stories which are valued the most!!

Their was a mention of the Centennial Hose Members trying to purchase the building, but a private invested did purchase the building. Sat empty for a while. We had many a good time in this firehouse. I was Captain of Centennial Hose when it was closed in 1979. Sure miss the old members and the many memories. Do not miss the flooded conditions when ever we had a major rain storm. Had to move everything to a higher level and move the Engine to higher ground, until the flooded street returned to a normal level. Then put every thing back and waited for the next heavy rain storm. When trucks would pass overhead on the bridge the building would shake a little, but everyone was familiar with that feeling. Need a lot more room to post all the great events and happening that went on in it"s almost 100 years of history