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Post by fdbuster on Sept 22, 2008 21:38:27 GMT -5
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Post by tumbler on Sept 22, 2008 23:51:56 GMT -5
What events were run in this? A one time deal i'm assuming.
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Post by Danger on Sept 23, 2008 1:21:38 GMT -5
Umm, we're gonna need to check the sanction on this one....
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Post by SR870 on Sept 23, 2008 4:55:54 GMT -5
The Jackson 5 called they want thier hats back. ;D
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Post by SplatterLadder on Sept 23, 2008 5:55:29 GMT -5
Looks like a new event for Nanooks
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Post by bravestracing on Sept 23, 2008 6:43:12 GMT -5
The West Islip "Jiffy Pop Top Raiders"
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Post by GuardrailGeek on Sept 23, 2008 7:56:48 GMT -5
Great photos. Where is the beach this was held?
What month? Looks like the people are dressed pretty warm.....
Man, I got questions! Looks like inch and a half hose, right?
Where did the water pressure come from?? What was feeding the dummy hydrant?
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Post by Riverhead on Sept 23, 2008 8:43:02 GMT -5
Could this be from Saltaire or Fair Harbor? I recall reading(when their websites were up) that they used to hold drills(Something like the "Fire Island Invitational") after "season". Did they run buckets too?
I remember an Uncle of mine(from E. Moriches)telling me that Davis Park used to host Beach drills back in the 70's sometime in late September and they used to Ocean to fill buckets.
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Post by fdbuster on Sept 23, 2008 8:56:03 GMT -5
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Post by Riverhead on Sept 23, 2008 9:31:17 GMT -5
That's what I was thinking too Vin.
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Post by unclekevie on Sept 23, 2008 9:40:52 GMT -5
The location of this drill was at Sunland On The Beach in Bluepoint. I believe it year was 1976 or1977. It was then an annual drill. The day of these pictures was just an overcast, about to rain any minute, but never did summer day. It was one of those cold overcast days we seem to experience a lot at Lindenhurst lately. The contests run were individual ladder, 3 man ladder, cart ladder, cart hose, cart hose replacement, efficency and buckets. The Geek is right it was run with inch and a half hose. Each team provided thier own double jacket 1 1/2 " fire hose and what ever kind of nozzle they could find in thier fire house. The host provided the 3 specially equipped carts that were built for the competition in the sand. They had wide "balloon" tires instead of the bicycle tires used on old fashioned carts. As a team ran, they would bring the cart back to the starting line area for another team to use it. In cart ladder you just spiked the ladder into the sand as there was no "soft patch" to spike into. The ladders did seem to get a little short, as they went 6 inches to a foot deep into the sand. As you can see in the pictures as the tide comes in, the hydrant starts to get covered with water, as it is in The Great South Bay !! When running buckets, the bucket carriers went into the bay to fill thier buckets as the ladder team got set on the ladder. There was no bucket trough. I don't remember where the water source for the dummy hydrant came from. I am thinking it was just a single supply line slightly buried in the sand crossing under the course from a real hydrant. On a hot summer's day this would be a fun tournament. The day was started off by a rather informal parade down the course, followed by the drill.
The "Burger King hats were custom made by one of the guys wife. Burger King people wore similar hats in orange and yellow. Jocko still has his "hat". Everyone should ask him to wear it at Lindenhurst !!!
The old fashioned drills at Fair Harbor, Saltaire etc. were held on a more normal course. Those drills have only recently died out. I know they were still running them at the end of the summer in the early 2000's.
A special note to Mike Heller. This is why I could never find these pictures for you. Vinnie has them. I am glad to see Vinnie must have a little spare time on his side now with the season over, to post more of my pictures. Thanks Vin !!!!
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Post by Riverhead on Sept 23, 2008 9:46:23 GMT -5
Thank you for the info Unclekevie!Guess my memory is going to pot because, now that you mentioned it, this is what my Uncle told me about(but he was also adamant about the Davis Park drills too).
C'mon Jocko, break out the hat!!!!!
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Post by Alumni on Sept 23, 2008 13:01:36 GMT -5
There were drills at Davis Park in the mid to late 70's. We have trophies in the firehouse to prove it.
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Post by tumbler on Sept 23, 2008 13:28:22 GMT -5
It seems like stuff like this keeps it fun. Maybe something the OF teams can organize for next year.
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Post by unclekevie on Sept 23, 2008 13:49:34 GMT -5
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