Buffalo Fire Department - House Fire - 1961

Buffalo Fire Dept. mopping up at a house fire. Engine 9 & Ladder 1 returning to their station. From 8mm home movie taken by Norm Doc Zaffater in 1961 !express# !metadata#!version#v1.0.r291!/version#!format#1.001!/format#!totalTime#130964!/t­otalTime#!width#400!/width#!height#300!/height#!maxSceneSize#0!/maxSceneSize#!cl­ientPublishTime#Fri Oct 19 23:24:02 GMT-0500 2007!/clientPublishTime# !/metadata# !scenes#!scene/# !/scenes# !asset path="finished/045732F20371BE26-0A8C1FB3C81B8DA3.flv" type="VideoContent" desc=""#!stamp time="0"# !mute#false!/mute# !height#300!/height# !display#true!/display# !position#0!/position# !width#400!/width# !volume#0.75!/volume#!/stamp#!stamp time="130964"# !display#false!/display#!/stamp# !/asset#!/express#

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[BassmanII]

I'm referring to the ladder itself. Seagrave had three-33.3 ladder sections whereas all others used four 25 foot setctions. This is why the tillerman sits directly over the ladder. When the ladder is deployed, the tiller seat flips to the right.

[sethtriggs]

Yeah it looks good. This firehouse (now Leader All-Surface Printing) is just three blocks from me. The building across the street is still there (and I forget the name of the company but it's a printing company) and still in use.

[BassmanII]

Ahh yes, the good old days of long turnout coats, rubber hip boots, gasoline-powered apparatus, and open-cab conventional rigs. BTW, did you check out the overhang on Ladder 1??

[fire904]

no buffalo wisconsin andrewzy.

[BassmanII]

Yep. The rigs returning to quarters are Engine 9 and Ladder 1

[sethtriggs]

Oh wow this is great footage! Do you have any more footage like this? I see it got posted a few times though... well done in any event!

[andrewzy]

buffalo ny?