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Post by slicks on Oct 21, 2005 22:24:31 GMT -5
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Post by unclekevie on Oct 22, 2005 12:50:04 GMT -5
These are some great historical pictures you put up here slicks. Since you have no captions one these pictures I am going to due my best to put captions to these pictures. I want historian to feel free to correct me as needed or fill in the blanks also as needed. #0. bethpage running pump, notice the hood propped up, to allow more air into the engine. #1 Plainview running C-hose #2 Unknown to me, take a guess historian, but it looks like someone is going for a ride in an ambulance. #3 Is this fire prevention at Deer Park in the old days #4 East Meadow running three man, is this track Lindenhurst? #5 Lindenhurst running B-ladder #6 Lawrence Cedarhurst running B-ladder #7 I believe this to be the West Islip Bar-X-Boys, question is what contest are they screwing up. #8 Saint James, look at the construction of the beam of the ladder #9 I have no idea who this is running buckets. #10 North Bellmore in ladders #11 Historian tell me who this is running three man in red. #12 Is this the water test? #13 Who are the guys in the blue shirts with the yellow down the sides that says euclid hose company racing team on the back? #14 Massapequa running B-ladder #15 Nozzle and breaker man, this ones for you historian. #16 Flukes running buckets. #17 Plainview B-ladder #18 Deer Park B-truck, look at that pump set-up. #19 Plainview pump #20 Blue Jays running hose, is that old Bill on nozzle #21 Deer Park B truck #22 East Islip running 3 man #23 Manhasset parading down the track #24 Ballantine Beer sign in Great Neck for Southern New York drill and parade June 16 & 17 1961 #25 Whose that running hydrant with no slack man? #26 Lindenhurst in ladders #27 Oyster Bay Rough Riders in ladders #28 Brentwood running C-ladder #29 I turn the screen upside down for this one, I think its the Oyster Bay Rough Riders running buckets #30 Hicksville running B-Ladder #31 Im guessing its Great Neck #32 Deer Park old fashion team from the late 70's #33 Tug of war, when did they stop running this contest after buckets historian? notice Patchogue Vanguards not wearing the stripes #34 Who is this running C-hose #35 Mr Softee trucks sure haven't changed much. That is Islip Terrace's B-truck back in its New Hyde Park Days, and the Brentwood Tigers. The red and white B-truck is West Islip Bar-X-Boys, Massapequa behind them, Plainview with the Door open, could be Amityville behind them, then North Bellmore. I think the next two trucks are West Sayville, Islip, then Syosset behind them. Is that North Babylons truck way back in line in the bushes with the blue & white roof? #36 Vanguard Forty Thieves running buckets #37 tug of war #38 Picture of a young Tom Broderick from Saint James, he was the announcer before Bill Rowse , they also split this duty at one time. #39 Centereach running 3 man ladder, this was a team that ran West Sayville's B-truck and when they folded the C-truck went to Islip Terrace #40 I think this trio is North Bellmore, I thought Coram was the only team to have a little person"Big Tom Tom" I guess someone beat them to it. The vast majority of these pictures had to have taken place between 1961 and 1963. Special thanks to my hydrant man Steve Ferrante for typing all this on here for me!
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Post by F-Man on Oct 22, 2005 15:10:08 GMT -5
I heard a story once that a team in Northern had a "Wee Man" on their team and he used to ride down the track hanging on the ladder and that is why there is a specific rung that must be stepped on first.....Sounds far fetched though.....Anyone know if there is any truth to this?
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Post by Historian on Oct 22, 2005 15:36:30 GMT -5
First we must all thank Slicks for putting some wonderful pictures up here. A great view of FDRacing from years gone by...
Another thanks to Uncle Kev for doing the ground work on identifying most of them! Excellent job!
Your first question for me was who was going for an ambulance ride? That was the hydrantman from the Roosevelt Rum Pointers, as a result of the shot in the picture that is described as #35 in this set.
That was the Bar-X-Boys having a very bad day in Motor Pump...Watch Out!!!
In #13, the guys in neat blue jerseys are from Patchogue's Euclid Hose Company.
#15 is the nozzle end for the New hyde Park Termites. Their old logo was a good one..
That small person pictured is Bunky from the Rinky Dinks!
He is carrying the adaptor for Efficiency, and also ran Motor Pump.
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Post by unclekevie on Oct 22, 2005 16:30:45 GMT -5
These pictures are intrigueing me to look closer now. Question for Historian, the first picture on the second page with all the B trucks, what track is it? Is it a state drill? I don't recognize the plant in the background. I have to correct myself on this picture a bit. 1st truck is New Hyde Park, 2nd isBrentwood, 3rd is West Islip Bar-X-Boys,4th is Massapequa, 5th is Plainview, 6th unknown 7th isnorth bellmore, 8th unknown 9th Islip  What I thought might have been North Babylon is just a car. There is a early sixties ford back there that looks like it might have a roof on it. who's truck is it?? |
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Post by unclekevie on Oct 22, 2005 16:36:13 GMT -5
In response to F-man I've been told by old timers of how men tried to ride the ladder going down the track while they were half way up it. Also teams tried to run with the ladder straight up on the tailboard and would spike it in the patch already up with the climber on the ladder and as you said rule changes stoped all that.
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Post by Historian on Oct 22, 2005 16:51:36 GMT -5
Uncle Kev: Corrections made to your original!
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Post by Riverhead on Oct 22, 2005 23:41:25 GMT -5
I believe the B truck line up is from the 1962 SNY @ Deer Park. Go to fdarchive and check the scoresheet from that day to the trucks lined up. Looks like it to me.
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Post by unclekevie on Oct 23, 2005 8:13:22 GMT -5
Great detective work Riverhead. I guess we all had nothing to do after the Nanooks drill got cancelled due to the rain. I agree with your assumption. Some interesting facts to look at for this drill. There were 53 teams entered and 41 teams ran. C.I. ran away with the win garnering 24.5 points. The other winners were in a close pack, Elmont 13, North Bellmore 12, Great Neck 9, and East Meadow 8. Elmont went on to win the state that year, with North Bellmore and East Meadow in the top 5. C.I. had a bad day at the state that year. It is good to see of the 53 teams entered at this S.N.Y. drill in 1962 that only 12 dept's have dropped out of competition. Another interesting drill that year was the Far Rockaway Inter -Community Drill (read that old fashioned). 51 teams from Nassau entered the drill and 41 actually ran that day. Hempstead Drill- 48 entered 40 ran. Nassau County Drill -42 teams entered -33 ran. They must have put a LLLOOONNNGGG day in, back then, with a parade in the morning that you paraded your "B" truck in every week. I dought it discouraged the fans back in 1962. They didn't go home to air conditioning. They only had 6 or 7 channels on a black and white TV. Probably only had 1 TV at best with no VCR or DVD or video games to plug in to it. You couldn't even go to the Mall for Labor Day sales. Malls weren't invented yet. The good old days. you went to a Tourny and drank your Schaefer/ Riengold/ Ballentine beer, sweated it out and you were happy to be there. And thats the way it was in 1962.
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Post by SplatterLadder on Oct 23, 2005 11:47:17 GMT -5
# 15 is the Termites. They ran with a white long sleeve t shirt with red sleeves.
There was a picture of a ladder on the back (You can see part of it in this picture) Also, you see the "ES" at the end of Termites.
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Post by west on Oct 25, 2005 9:31:25 GMT -5
#19, looks like it says Flower Hill (Port Wash) on the hood - did they also have this model Ford?
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Post by unclekevie on Oct 25, 2005 10:24:29 GMT -5
No west, it says Plainview Vol. Fire Dept. You are correct in that the Rowdies from Port Washington had the same year Ford that went to Point Pleasant. the picture of that truck can be seen on the B truck thread.
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Post by Historian on Feb 2, 2006 15:52:39 GMT -5
Now this is an oldie! Now before you smack me around.... We are the PARADE and drill teams, right? So, here is a picture from the 1939 N.Y. State Parade in Flushing. That is Manhasset-Lakeville F.D. marching past the hydrant. Nice Drum Majorette!  |
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Post by justAfan on Feb 4, 2006 9:44:28 GMT -5
Wow nothing like the parade i saw there this past saturday. The chinese new year parade.
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Post by JIBBACAT on Jan 28, 2007 19:41:09 GMT -5
Uncle Kevie: The whole climbing on the ladder while riding it down the track is true.
Ed Wider of St. James tried it in 1947 a few times as well did others.
It was quickly stopped with a rule change.
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What I thought might have been North Babylon is just a car. There is a early sixties ford back there that looks like it might have a roof on it. who's truck is it??
