Garden State Oldies

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[color="#0000FF"]Engine 7's Mack "R" was repaired and returned to the company. The rig had been back in service only a few days when it was involved in a major collision with a bus at Sussex Avenue and Hudson Street while reponding to an alarm, on September 3, 1978. The rig was broadsided by the bus, forcing the pumper to jump the sidewalk and plow into the foundation of a dwelling. The driver of the pumper was injured, as well as two other firefighters who were thrown from the back step. The bus driver and eight passengers were also injured in the crash.



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[color="#FF0000"]Photo by Hank Przybylowicz Sr.[/color]

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[color="#0000FF"]The bus that struck Engine 7.



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[color="#FF0000"]Photo by Hank Przybylowicz Sr.[/color]

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Chief Hank...



GREAT to see you here!!



Scott

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I LOVE THIS RIG!

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[color="#0000FF"]Engine 7's heavily damaged Mack "R" was repaired and returned to them after a while. The rig remained assigned to Engine 7 until 1981, when it was placed in reserve as a spare.



It was then scrapped some time around 1988.



The photo below shows the Mack "R" after being repaired from the bus crash.



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[color="#FF0000"]Photographer Unknown

Mike Martinelli Collection[/color]

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and I love that fishbowl!

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and that is funny! we're thinking alike!

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Terrific history, Hank! Keep it comin!

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[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' post='205779' date='Apr 16 2008, 21:05 ']I LOVE THIS RIG![/quote]



Mike, What's the old piece in the right rear background? I am referring to the engine that appears in the rear of the first pic showing the damage to E7.

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must defer to Hank on that one.

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[color="#0000FF"]Thanx, Scott!



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I believe the the rig in the background was an old ALF that was donated to the NFD Historcial Association from West Orange. A guy restored it and stored it with his other rigs, but I don't know whatever happened to it, or if the NFDHA got it back.[/color]

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Thanks Mike and Hank, you guys are terrific! Those R Models were beasts!

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[color="#0000FF"]Oh, Mike... I bet you say that to all the boys!! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



It was my pleasure <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> [/color]

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Thanks for the DETAILS on Engine 7. Hank could you do a history of other Newark rigs (How about Rescue 1 and the accidents they had with both their Fords)??? Maybe start your own Thread??? I for one would love it... Maybe you can get Mike to tag along for help.....



NEWARK - Your NOT in Kansas anymore!!!

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[quote name='Fireman5230' post='205843' date='Apr 16 2008, 23:03 ']Thanks for the DETAILS on Engine 7. Hank could you do a history of other Newark rigs (How about Rescue 1 and the accidents they had with both their Fords)??? Maybe start your own Thread??? I for one would love it... Maybe you can get Mike to tag along for help.....



NEWARK - Your NOT in Kansas anymore!!![/quote]



He has it already done. It's in the MSN groups



Try this [url="http://groups.msn.com/newarkfirehistory"]http://groups.msn.com/newarkfirehistory[/url]



Newark Fire History at msn dot groups



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[quote name='Fireman5230' post='205843' date='Apr 16 2008, 23:03 ']Thanks for the DETAILS on Engine 7. Hank could you do a history of other Newark rigs (How about Rescue 1 and the accidents they had with both their Fords)??? Maybe start your own Thread??? I for one would love it... Maybe you can get Mike to tag along for help.....



NEWARK - Your NOT in Kansas anymore!!![/quote]



Hank dont need my help! lol. I need all his help with this stuff!

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[quote name='Bklyn Phil' post='205899' date='Apr 17 2008, 07:49 ']He has it already done. It's in the MSN groups



Try this [url="http://groups.msn.com/newarkfirehistory"]http://groups.msn.com/newarkfirehistory[/url]



Newark Fire History at msn dot groups



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Phil...

I know and saw that (I belong to the group) on the 59 Ford. Hoped he could do it here and do one on the E\-One when it went into the Pizza joint in the 80's

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