BillyO
02-03-2006, 17:23
FROM BILL NOONAN Firefighter/Photographer - BOSTON
FEBRUARY 1 was the 30th anniversary for the PLANT SHOE Fire in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. The weather was rain with temps above freezing, this changed during the early morning when the temps dropped. The alarm was sounded from Box 2411 at 2129 hours, the additional alarms were sounded at 2136, 2153, 2240, and 2258 hours..numerous Special Calls brought the following apparatus:
Engine Companies 14, 12, 28, 37, 24, 42, 26, 3, 53, 9, 43, 21, 34, 2, 55, 8, 51, 32, 10, 25, 20, 18, 30, 50, 40, 49, 33, 16, 29, 22, 52, 7, Brookline Engine 7, 17, 45, 11, 5, Malden Tower, Cambridge Tower, 36, 4, 56, 48, Newton Engine 3 and Cambridge Engine 4, Ladder Companies 10, Aerial Tower 2 (running a spare truck), 30, 4, 18, Aerial Tower 1, 23, 11, 29 and 13 along with Rescue Co. 2.
The all out for Box 2411 was sounded at 2304 hours, Feb 3, 1976......Box 2411 was re-transmitted at 1734 hours on Feb 4, 1976 and remained in effect until the all out was sounded at 2238 hours on Thursday, Feb 5, 1976....the detail remained until Sat, Feb 7, 1976 at 1100 hours when it was finally terminated.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/Plantshoe.jpg
Engine 7
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/engine7icefront.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/eng7icerear.jpg
FEBRUARY 1 was the 30th anniversary for the PLANT SHOE Fire in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. The weather was rain with temps above freezing, this changed during the early morning when the temps dropped. The alarm was sounded from Box 2411 at 2129 hours, the additional alarms were sounded at 2136, 2153, 2240, and 2258 hours..numerous Special Calls brought the following apparatus:
Engine Companies 14, 12, 28, 37, 24, 42, 26, 3, 53, 9, 43, 21, 34, 2, 55, 8, 51, 32, 10, 25, 20, 18, 30, 50, 40, 49, 33, 16, 29, 22, 52, 7, Brookline Engine 7, 17, 45, 11, 5, Malden Tower, Cambridge Tower, 36, 4, 56, 48, Newton Engine 3 and Cambridge Engine 4, Ladder Companies 10, Aerial Tower 2 (running a spare truck), 30, 4, 18, Aerial Tower 1, 23, 11, 29 and 13 along with Rescue Co. 2.
The all out for Box 2411 was sounded at 2304 hours, Feb 3, 1976......Box 2411 was re-transmitted at 1734 hours on Feb 4, 1976 and remained in effect until the all out was sounded at 2238 hours on Thursday, Feb 5, 1976....the detail remained until Sat, Feb 7, 1976 at 1100 hours when it was finally terminated.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/Plantshoe.jpg
Engine 7
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/engine7icefront.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/BillyO1/eng7icerear.jpg