this film footage is priceless - the guy who filmed it wouldn't believe that over 50 years later thousands of people would be watching it on something called the internet

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2 жыл бұрын

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@hounddog946

Жыл бұрын

I heard about the internet

50s-60s was the best time to be alive ngl

Tailboard riders! So nostalgic. I learned this back in the days. Ford. Mack apparatus. Good times. Hey, I learned the ropes with wooden ladders, three section extensions, swaying on the climb! American La France truck, Detroit 12v71. Tailboard riders ended in the 1990s. Still, I learned this method. That fireboat likely had a group of 6v71 Detroit diesels. Beautiful. Smoothbores, at least 500GPM There is a brief shot. Pulaski Road. Former brush monkey here. Once a monkey, always a monkey. Spent my fair share of time on structures. Jumping from a Huey is fun indeed. Miss it. The joke I shared with my brothers? Structure fire? If you don't like it, you can step outside for a smoke. Not the case with a vegetation fire. To this day, I have a shining Pulaski hanging on my wall. Best wishes from an old fire captain, and crew boss. Take care, brothers!

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Жыл бұрын

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Some of those rigs are from the late 1930's and STILL in service in 1969!! WOW!!

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Жыл бұрын

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Real fire trucks and real firefighters! I got in the tail end so I got to appreciate a bit! 3rd generation LYH VA. My great uncles drove horses and shoveled coal to steamers!

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2 жыл бұрын

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The days of wooden ladders and iron men. My mentor in the fire service was working for CFD in '69. He retired in the late '70s, moved to FLA and joined our little FD. Learned a TON from that man!

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2 жыл бұрын

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@MIKECNW

Жыл бұрын

Was that Robert Quinn?

I’ll tell you what….anyone that’s ever had to train with a wooden 12’, 24’ or 50’ ladder knows just how hard and heavy that process was. And taking care of those ladders was so labor intensive! While I thought they looked beautiful on an Engine, I was sure happy when aluminum replaced them😂

I love these old videos. This is the time of my life that I fell in love with the fire service.

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2 жыл бұрын

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SOME REALLY BEAUTIFUL TRUCKS!!!

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2 жыл бұрын

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I love the older vehicles

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2 жыл бұрын

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I believe so. I also have the same thoughts. Thanks for watching. Please tell your friends and family about the channel and tell them to subscribe, thumbs up, and smash the notification bell. Enjoy your weekend.

Here's a non-fire fact about this old footage: the bells in the background at around 2.55 are actually playing the hymn tune called "St. George's, Windsor" which is usually sung to the hymn, "Come Ye Thankful People, Come" !!!

Love the old fire trucks

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2 жыл бұрын

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LEGENDARY Footage!

Amazing how far Fire Protection equipment has advanced since then.

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2 жыл бұрын

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This was when firefighters fought fire and fought fire only!! There were no heroin od’s and Narcan runs, no heart attacks 10 times a day. Maybe once in a while there was a “resuscitator” call, but mostly just fires day and night. Most firefighters nowadays hate working the ambulance and only do it because they only hire paramedics now. If it wasn’t for the stipend most wouldn’t even have gotten their EMT license.

@Stargazzer811

8 ай бұрын

You aren't wrong.

Milwaukee Road!

Great footage of some really classic apparatus! Thanks for sharing!

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2 жыл бұрын

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Love those Mack Bull Dogs. We had a 58 Mack pumper and a 64 Mack Pumper/Tanker. Both Thermadyne engines. 800 gallons and 1600 gallons respectfully. No power steering and the 58 no air brakes.

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2 жыл бұрын

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What more could you ask for, split rims, turnout gear that look like hip waders, but the kept those rigs shiny! The good old days!……..

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3 жыл бұрын

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this reminds me of the movie backdraft

Love those Aurora Borealis

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3 жыл бұрын

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@happyjack880

3 жыл бұрын

I think that even today they would still clear traffic.

@MrIMBECILE1

3 жыл бұрын

@@happyjack880 they sure would!!

@cockula776

2 жыл бұрын

@@happyjack880 you aren't lying! Kinda reminds me of the Code 3 MX lightbars, I always thought the intersection sweep lights on the bottom deck reminds me of the Aurora Borealis. Question - Did any other departments use the Aurora Borealis or was it pretty much a Chicago thing? Ive always loved the Mars Light products, they looked classy and can get everybody's attention

@happyjack880

2 жыл бұрын

@@cockula776 they were used outside the Chicago area. I saw a web picture or youtube video of some department no where near Chicago that used them. It surprised me. Of course I can't remember where I saw it. I'd love to get my hands on one. Talk about the Holy Grail.

Kind of eerie / a premonition to see the Zimmer Box Company in the background of The Joseph Medill / Engine 37 during minute 10. Engine 37 battled a 5-11 there in 1966.

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2 жыл бұрын

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@bear4955

2 жыл бұрын

No, Robert, Zimmer was up on Elston Ave, up the North branch of the river. We have/had a lot of those style buildings in Chicago.

@rcor87

2 жыл бұрын

@@bear4955 ahhh ok. Saw the name and figured it was the same building.

i have driven a restored vintage fire engine from the 1960's like seen in this show and was surprised on how challenging they are to drive. I am impressed by those who could drive them in really narrow areas with success. the lack of modern power steering was the main challenge for me as I only learned how to drive a fire engine about 5 years ago as an emt.

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2 жыл бұрын

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@Top5cring

8 ай бұрын

Yeah the new guys have it real easy with the fancy hydraulic steering they have now.

Thanks

Thanks for posting!! Brought back found memories of when I was growing up in chicago! Plus in the beginning of my firefighting career. Some of the rigs were still in service when I first started!

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3 жыл бұрын

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@darrenoktavianus4285

Жыл бұрын

M

Watching the video and seeing how clean the rigs is ion think some of the firefighters in this time takes pride in having a clean rig they have the new ones looking any type of way

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Жыл бұрын

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Incredible footage from a great era. Being a Fireman, the thing I take away from this is that I see none of those companies staffed with more than 4 members back then. Now Chicago Engine and Truck Companies are staffed with 5. It is almost always the other way around; less manning the longer we go on. Every contract negotiation they struggle to keep 5.

@DCAFlyBoy

2 жыл бұрын

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@robertborchert932

Жыл бұрын

Five! Absolute heaven. In my agency, it was a three man crew on the engines, four on the trucks. I had the advantage of 12 in my crew, hehe. Brush monkey. We were also added on the second alarm on structure responses.

Engine 13 was the first due company at the Iroquois Theater Fire in Dec 1903, responding from that same house on Dearborne Street. Also, Engine 95 and Truck 26, shown at the end of the video, were on the box alarm for the tragic Our Lady Of Angels school fire, on Dec 1, 1958

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2 жыл бұрын

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Neat. Thanks for sharing

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Жыл бұрын

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This footage would be great if it could be used in a episode of CHICAGO F.D.

@DCAFlyBoy

2 жыл бұрын

If you can get that done, I will buy you the best dinner that Chicago offers. Promise!

Heh, atleast my favorite federal q siren is there.

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Жыл бұрын

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bro the fire trucks has a very good evolution litary i 90s fore truck and look at how the fire trucks look now

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Жыл бұрын

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This is some truly awesome footage!

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2 жыл бұрын

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Looks like the late Tony Correri on Engine 44 doing all the waving early on.

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2 жыл бұрын

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@rapman5791

Жыл бұрын

That does look like Tony C

Thank You

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2 жыл бұрын

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The Fire Boat had no station? I noticed the old school TV antenna on the red fire dept AC Power box. It appears with all of the lounge chairs at the rear of the Boat, that this was there station.

@Stargazzer811

8 ай бұрын

At the time, no station was assigned no. Same went for FDNY, Detroit Fire and Seattle Fire, they didn't have stations assigned to them for the longest time. Now the boats are typically staffed by engine companies. Seattle Engine 5 if I remember correctly is assigned fireboat duty.

@michaelmcmeel914

6 ай бұрын

Correct. The fireboat sister ships "Joseph Medill" (Engine 37) and "Victor Schlaeger" (Engine 58) were built in 1949 with bunk space on board, eliminating the need for a dock side building. Engine 37 spent summers at Navy Pier and winters at the Franklin Street Bridge/Wacker Drive. The slightly older "Fred Busse" (Engine 41), docked at the Throop Street Bridge next to Engine 28's house in Bridgeport, which had more bunk and locker space than normal to accommodate the boat crew.

Great

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2 жыл бұрын

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Some scenes are obvious but what street was it where the fire engine was racing down? How come we didn't see where they were racing to?

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Жыл бұрын

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@MIKECNW

Жыл бұрын

@@DCAFlyBoy Do you have any info I these? Including the exact neighborhoods?

@michaelmcmeel914

6 ай бұрын

Engine 44 - Lake and Kedzie / Engine 50/HL18 - 50th and Union / Engine 25 and the Fire Academy - Taylor and Clinton / Engine 13 - Lake and Dearborn / The gray white and yellow firehouse is Engine 42 at Illinois and Dearborn / The fireboat Engine 37 "Joseph Medill" was docked at the Franklin Street Bridge across from Wolf Point / back to the Fire Academy, unmarked training rig and several companies visiting for classes (HL43, E19, E29, E72 among others) / Engine 95/HL26 at Wilcox and Pulaski.

At 2:05, is that a vehicle inspection stamp/seal on the front left of the Engine's hood?

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Жыл бұрын

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I remover reading that those CFD ambulances in those days were for injured Firefighters and Police Officers? Any more info?

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2 жыл бұрын

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@michaelmcmeel914

6 ай бұрын

Earlier it would have been true but by 1969 it was not.

I bet all those guys are dead by now

This vid is the S**T!

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2 жыл бұрын

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@erichhitchcock3368

2 жыл бұрын

@@DCAFlyBoy I've shared it with some of my FF brothers and they loved it also. I'm in CT and always wanted to check out Chicago.

@DCAFlyBoy

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Love the fake sirens

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mention it is a real science

@erichhitchcock3368

2 жыл бұрын

Those were the real sirens! Today's digital BS...listen to today's FDNY wimpy fake Federal Q's. Analog days were the best.