Greetings and thanks for looking. I have been involved with the fire service as long as I can remember and I have been taking photos longer than that. I was a dispatcher for the American Red Cross in New York City, from there I went on to be a member of the New York Fire Patrol for 5 years and then to being a FDNY dispatcher from 1977 till 2006 when I retired with the rank of Borough Supervisor in charge of the Manhattan Communications office. I have attended many a big fire or incident in the greater NY City area, from Jersey to Boston I always have my camera on hand. I will, time permitting, add galleries for your viewing as often as I can. Photos shown can be purchased through this web site or if your really, really beg, I can makes arrangements. I have been called many things over the years,(some can not be published here) a spark, a fire fan, a buff. I am all of that but mostly a historian, for what I have seen through my camera is a history of the fire service. The rigs, the houses but mostly the members and friends that have left us all too soon. These pictures hopefully will last longer than I am on this earth so that future generations of the fire service can see where they came from. (by the way, I didn't put a picture of me here because if you saw it, you will never come back. LOL :-)
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