BEFORE THERE WAS A 9/11 - FDNY APPARATUS 1958-1980 (DVD) 

BEFORE THERE WAS A 9/11 - FDNY APPARATUS 1958-1980 (DVD)

Product Code: EH-BTW911 Price: Check Latest BEFORE THERE WAS A 9/11 - FDNY APPARATUS 1958-1980 40 years Before There Was A 9/11, Bill Hass used his 8mm color movie camera to film FDNY fire apparatus in action. Most units are filmed during training evolutions. Some historic fire apparatus contained on this DVD include FDNY's "Super Pumper" when it was new in 1965 and FDNY's last two "Water Tower" units, a 1929 Seagrave and 1930 American LaFrance. Also shown in this DVD are old American LaFrance, Mack, Seagrave, FWD, Maxim, Hahn and Ward LaFrance pumpers, aerials, elevated platforms, tower ladders, rescue and squad apparatus, including - FDNY Water Tower 4, Manhattan (1958) - FDNY Fire Boat "Harry M. Archer" (new), Manhattan (1958) - FDNY Water Tower 6, Brooklyn (1958) - FDNY Ladder 116, Queens (1959) - FDNY Tower Ladder 14, Manhattan (1966) - FDNY Tower Ladder 13, Manhattan (1971) - FDNY Rescue 1, (brief clip) Manhattan (1975) - FDNY Engine 34, Manhattan (1959) - FDNY Ladder 24, Manhattan (1959) - And much, much more FDNY apparatus - Hand-drawn and horse-drawn apparatus are also included Scene Description From the 8mm Color Movie Films of Bill Hass, this DVD runs for 57 minutes and 28 seconds. Scene 1, Opening Titles Scene 2 Start Time: 34.53 seconds Super Pumper System, Brooklyn 1965 1965 Mack model F, Super Pumper, 8800 galons pere minute 1965 Mack model F, Super Pumper Tender, carries 10,000 feet of hose 1951 Ward LaFrance quad converted to super pumper hose tender 1965 Mack C-85 Super Pumper Satellite 1 1965 Mack C-85 Super Pumper Satellite 2 Scene 3 Start Time: 04 min 18.72 sec Training Drill, Manhattan 1958 1929 Seagrave 65-foot #54435, Water Tower 3, Manhattan quartered with Engine 1 at 142 West 31st St., Manhattan 1958 Mathis fireboat "Harry M. Archer", Fireboat 6, Foot of Grand St, at East River Also at this drill were a Mack Model L pumper, and a 1956 American LaFrance 700 Series 85-foot tillered aerial ladder truck, no doors, vertical windshield, possibly Ladder 18. Scene 4 Start Time: 15 min 12.04 secs Training Drill, Brooklyn 1958 1930 American-LaFrance 65-foot #6662, Water Tower 6, Brooklyn quartered with Engine 211, 26 Hooper St., Brooklyn Scene 5 Start Time: 22 min 13.09 secs Response Ladder 116, 37-20 29th St., Queens 1959 Mack C-85 Maxim 85-foot steel aerial, open cab Scene 6 Start Time: 22 min 40.96 secs Training Drill, 1966 Tower Ladder 14, 120 East 125th St., Manhattan 1966 Mack C-85 diesel, 75-foot aerialscope Scene 7 Start Time: 23 min 57.03 secs Training Drill, 1971 Tower Ladder 13, 159 East 85th St., Manhattan 1971 Mack CF, 75-foot aerialscope Scene 8 Start Time: 24 min 16.48 secs Backing into quarters Rescue 1, 33 West 43rd St., Manhattan 1971 Mack model R, Providence body Scene 9 Start Time: 24 min 32.73 secs Engine 34, 440 West 38th St., Manhattan parked on street 1959 Mack C-85 750-GPM pumper Scene 10 Start Time: 24 min 53.05 secs Training Drill Ladder 24 and Engine 1, 142 West 31st St., Manhattan Ladder 24 1959 Mack C-85 Magirus 100-foot steel aerial, open cab Engine 1 1954 Mack L pumper, open cab Scene 11 Start Time: 27 min 04.12 secs Training Drill Ladder 106, 124 Greenpoint Ave., Brooklyn 1938 FWD 85-foot wood aerial with 1948 Ward LaFrance tractor Scene 12 Start Time: 27 min 53.77 secs Chauffeur Training Spare Ladder 102, 894 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn Heavily-modified 1931 American-LaFrance wood aerial with 1947 Ward LaFrance tractor Scene 13 Start Time: 28 min 17.13 secs Inter-Borough Training Drill Engine 210, 160 Carlton Ave., Brooklyn 1954 Mack L 1000-GPM pumper, open cab Spare Ladder 6, 77 Canal St., Manhattan 1941 Seagrave 75-foot wood aerial Scene 14 Start Time: 28 min 54.13 secs Training Drill, 1959 Engine 259, 33-51 Greenpoint Ave., Queens 1959 Mack C-85 750-gpm pumper on hydrant Ladder 128, 33-49 Greenpoint Ave., Queens 1937 Seagrave 85-foot wood aerial Scene 15 Start Time: 29 min 55.66 secs Fire on West 63rd St., Manhattan Engine 74, 207 West 77th St., 1946 Ward LaFrance 750-GPM pumper, 200 gallon booster tank, open cab, top booster reel Ladder 25, 205 West 77th St., 1953 American-LaFrance 700 series, 85-foot aerial, no doors Engine 40, 142 West 63rd St., 1947 Mack L pumper Ladder 35, 142 West 63rd St., 1938 FWD 85-foot wood aerial Scene 16 Start Time: 31 min 35.56 secs Fire on Pearl St., Manhattan Engine 32, 49 Beekman St., 1954 Mack L pumper Engine 12, 243 West 20th St., 1953 Ward LaFrance 750-GPM pumper Engine 7, 217 East 28th St., 1954 Mack L 1000-gpm pumper Ladder 6, 77 Canal St., 1941 Seagrave 85-foot wood aerial Ladder 1, 104 Duane St., 1956 American LaFrance 85-foot steel aerial, no doors, vertical windshield Scene 17 Start Time: 33 min 24.60 secs 3-alarm fire, Penn Textiles, 401 Broadway, Manhattan Patrol 2, International Harvester (IH) truck Engine 7, 100 Duane St., 1954 Mack L 1000-gpm pumper Ladder 1, 104 Duane St., 1956 American LaFrance 85-foot steel aerial, no doors, vertical windshield Ladder 20, 155 Mercer St., 1937 Seagrave 85-foot wood aerial Scene 18 Start Time: 34 min 26.83 secs Training Drill, Manhattan Engine 5, 340 E. 14th St., 1954 Mack L 1000-gpm pumper Engine 16, 225 East 25th St., 1954 Mack L pumper Ladder 7, 100 Duane St., 1937 Seagrave 85-foot wood aerial Squad 5, 1940 Mack L hose wagon with 3-man cab, converted to squad in 1955 Battalion Chief 76 Ford Patrol 3 Gas mask drill Squad 5 responding to box alarm Scene 19 Start Time: 37 min 38.79 secs Washing apparatus Ladder 18, 185 Broome St., Manhattan 1956 American LaFrance 85-foot steel aerial, no doors, vertical windshield Scene 20 Start Time: 38 min 23.06 secs Training Drill at North River Ladder 24, 142 West 31st St., Manhattan, 1959 Mack C-85, Magirus 100-foot steel aerial Engine 23, 215 West 58th St., Manhattan, 1947 Mack L 750-GPM pumper Ladder 24, 124 West 31st St., 1959 Mack C-85, Magirus 100-foot steel aerial Engine 23, 215 West 58th St., 1947 Mack L 750-GPM pumper Engine 26, 220 West 37th St., 1954 Mack L 1000-GPM pumper Engine 34, 440 West 38th St., 1959 Mack C-85 pumper Gas Mask drill. Using pier pipe, cellar pipe, foam generator, and foam liquid mixer. Scene 21 Start Time: 41 min 19.07 secs newly organized ladder company in 1960 Spare Ladder 85, 3067 Richmond Road, Staten Island 1941 Seagrave 75-foot wood aerial with 1948 Ward LaFrance tractor Scene 22 Start Time: 41 min 39.33 secs 1971 fire, location and companies unknown 1971 Mack CF 75-foot Tower Ladder 1968 Mack CF pumper Scene 23 Start Time: 41 min 56.38 secs Wetting-down ruins of demolished building Mack CF pumper Scene 24 Start Time: 42 min 12.36 secs Parade of antique fire apparatus down 5th Avenue at 42nd Street, Manhattan FDNY reserve Mack C-85 pumper Shady Grove Antique Fire Dept., Brookhaven, NY: Mack L pumper American-LaFrance wood aerial American-LaFrance pumper Ford T chief’s car Freeport, NY 1906 Nott steamer with 1916 American-LaFrance tractor Scene 25 Start Time: 43 min 53.26 secs Fire in Jersey City, NJ Truck 6, 1967 American LaFrance 90-foot Aerochief elevating platform Engine 6, 1961 American LaFrance 900 Series pumper Scene 26 Start Time: 45 min 48.54 secs Engine 6, Hoboken, NJ Maxim pumper with Santa on board Engine 3, Hoboken, NJ Maxim pumper backing into quarters on Jefferson Street Scene 27 Start Time: 46 min 25.15 secs Response at Newark, NJ, 1975 Spare Engine 21, Mack B pumper Engine 4, Mack B pumper Engine 1, Mack R pumper Ladder 2, then-new Seagrave cab-forward 100-foot tillered aerial (lime yellow) Scene 28 Start Time: 47 min 45.96 secs Hand-drawn fire engines on parade at Newark, NJ 1966 Nutley, NJ four-wheel parade hose carriage Resolution Hose Company #3, Millville, NJ 1855 hand pumper Hand-drawn two-wheel chemical with copper tank Hand-drawn two-wheel hose reel Hackettstown, NJ rotary hand pumper Scene 29 Start Time: 48 min 33.41 secs Dover, NJ 1885 Clapp & Jones steamer on parade with horses Scene 30 Start Time: 49 min 07.18 secs Maxfield Engine Company #1, Boonton, NJ 1915 American-LaFrance Metropolitan steamer on parade with horses Scene 31 Start Time: 49 min 59.86 secs Lyndhurst, NJ 1917 American-LaFrance pumper on parade Scene 32 Start Time: 50 min 11.71 secs Finderne, NJ 1968 Hahn/75-foot Snorkel on parade Scene 33 Start Time: 50 min 38.57 secs Horse-drawn fire engines on parade Belmar, NJ 1862 Silsby steamer Exempt Firemen’s Association, North Plainfield, NJ 1863 Amoskeag steamer Bloomsbury, NJ 1907 Waterous horse-drawn gasoline pumper Scene 34 Start Time: 51 min 41.00 secs Response at Bristol, PA Hahn pumper Maxim aerial Mack model E pumper Scene 35 Start Time: 52 min 22.04 secs ex-Troy, OH 1938 Seagrave aerial changing hands from former owner Jerry Voisinet, Piqua, OH to new owner Bill Darrow, Xenia, OH, about 1977 Scene 36 Start Time: 53 min 02.41 secs Last run of fire horses (black-and-white) St. Louis, MO 1927 Ahrens steamer and Robinson hose wagon respond 1926 Ahrens-Fox model P-S-2 1300-GPM piston pumper takes their place John P. Ahrens, vice president of Ahrens-Fox, is in this scene Scene 37 Start Time: 53 min 34.88 secs Winfield, Kansas 1931 American-LaFrance V-12 pumper Closing Credits Start Time: 53 min 52.89 secs End Time: 57 min 28 secs The Hass family has been collecting history, documents and photographs about fire apparatus since 1911, starting with Grace Hass, then her son Bill Hass (water towers), grandson Ed Hass (Ahrens-Fox), and great-grandson Jason Todd (Seagrave). Ed Hass, author of numerous books and articles about fire apparatus, was one of five founders of the Ahrens-Fox Fire Buffs' Association (AFFBA) in 1970; he was editor/publisher of AFFBA's quarterly magazine, the Silver Sphere, from 1970 to 1990, and currently serves as their webmaster. Since 1979, Ed has owned a 1953 Ahrens-Fox pumper (ex-Milford, NJ). NOTE: All DVD's are non-refundable.