[quote name='ChiefHank' post='198478' date='Mar 20 2008, 20:32 '][color="#FF0000"]Photo by Hank Przybylowicz Sr.[/color]
[color="#0000FF"]Opps... sorry... I have to stand corrected. The first-out rig was a GMC, with bodywork done by Wendel & Son, an Irvington firm.
Yes, Mike, guys did ride in back. There was an open deck on the back with a closed crew-cab that could seat four men comfortably. We rode the back deck most of the time. On the rare occasion we would transport victims to the hospital, they would ride in the crew-cab.
The crew on duty manned first-out Rig 602, which was a lieutenant, a driver, and anywhere from one to three other men. They rode in the back. When the lieutenant arrived at the scene, he would determine if the big truck (Rig 601) was needed, and he would call the base and tell them what to roll, as far as additional manpower.
Here is a head-on shot of Rig 602... it was taken at the Squad BBQ on July 4, 1971, as was the first picture I posted.[/color][/quote]
Another great pic from the past! I see the white "hard hat" on the rear of the rig--I have a great picture of the Seaboard Plastics and Roofing fire from the Irvington Herald which shows a group of IFD firemen and a Rescue Squad guy wearing that type of helmet while manning a deluge gun. The Rescue guy has a big thick dark mustache. If I can, I'll scan it an post it.
[color="#0000FF"]Opps... sorry... I have to stand corrected. The first-out rig was a GMC, with bodywork done by Wendel & Son, an Irvington firm.
Yes, Mike, guys did ride in back. There was an open deck on the back with a closed crew-cab that could seat four men comfortably. We rode the back deck most of the time. On the rare occasion we would transport victims to the hospital, they would ride in the crew-cab.
The crew on duty manned first-out Rig 602, which was a lieutenant, a driver, and anywhere from one to three other men. They rode in the back. When the lieutenant arrived at the scene, he would determine if the big truck (Rig 601) was needed, and he would call the base and tell them what to roll, as far as additional manpower.
Here is a head-on shot of Rig 602... it was taken at the Squad BBQ on July 4, 1971, as was the first picture I posted.[/color][/quote]
Another great pic from the past! I see the white "hard hat" on the rear of the rig--I have a great picture of the Seaboard Plastics and Roofing fire from the Irvington Herald which shows a group of IFD firemen and a Rescue Squad guy wearing that type of helmet while manning a deluge gun. The Rescue guy has a big thick dark mustache. If I can, I'll scan it an post it.
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