FDNY All Hands Fire
- 1943
YouTube 2/20/10
This All Hands
building fire took
place sometime
during the fall or
winter of 1943, and
shows the Fire
Patrol arriving on
the scene and
carrying tarps in to
protect property.
The engine that took
the hydrant first
was perhaps an
American LaFrance,
made in the early
1920's. Note, the
neat looking rig
that the Fire Patrol
was using. The rest
of the engines on
the scene all appear
to be Macks, some of
which had open cabs
while others had
enclosed cabs. Note
the gasoline tanks
were located behind
the cabs. On the
enclosed cab engines
you can see what
looks like a Federal
Sign and Signal
Model l8 emergency
warning light. This
video was complied
and edited from
movie film in the
Stillman Fire
Collection Archieves.
The original movie
was silent. We added
the sound track, and
if you want to view
it as it was taken
then turn off your
computer speakers.