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Originally Posted by kaaskop49
Ladder 13, great photos. They're only plain-vanilla service revolvers, but I won't carry anything else.
I remember the Bronx back then, how FDNY had to install 1" armor plate (no joke) over the rear platform where firefighters would stand en route to a call. When newer vehicles had an enclosed cab for the firefighters to ride in, that also had an armored roof. Yes, people used to throw bricks from rooftops onto the firefighters who arrived only to help people and save lives. Some were grievously injured.
Folks of today would say we were lying if we related to them the gratuitous violence and abuse we public employees experienced in the Bronx (and other boros) on a daily basis over a 20+ year period.
Many thanks for your likes!
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Informative thread. I remember reading about those instances back then. I figured it would easily solve the problem if a few cops rode along in firefighter gear and shot a few of the brick throwers. The "practice" would have ended right there I bet.