  Buyamerican Member Username: Buyamerican Post Number: 820 Registered: 02-2007 |
Tony_box_42... Bob Grandy was a fire alarm box tester and worked out of Communications in the old building on Macomb...I remember him well. | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 184 Registered: 12-2006 |
Birwood, you are correct.Do you remember his name ? Buyamerican,Bob had to be the longest serving city employee.Did you know Joe Castille? | ||
Buyamerican Member Username: Buyamerican Post Number: 821 Registered: 02-2007 |
I think you're right about Bob. Yes, I knew Joe, he was an electrician. I think the spelling of his last name was Castill(i)? | ||
Chuckjav Member Username: Chuckjav Post Number: 998 Registered: 09-2007 |
Speaking of DFD E49: http://www.smugmug.com/gallery /6227631_UrM6q#393050027_P4ag6 | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 185 Registered: 12-2006 |
You are correct on Joe's name.Joe was a wizard. I learned a lot from him.At the time of his death he was in a court battle with the City over an alert system he devised for C.A.D. Joe,Jimmie D ,Don Koch,Charlie Ziegenbein and Jim Mc Donald help us in making a video of the real Central Office.before the move to 1300 Beaubien. Chuckjav: Stay away from E.49. We have a superstition called "Kaled's Kurse".When John would mention a extra alarm there would be one.You mentioned 49. They had two working fires back to back.A little more trivia.Why is D.F.D. dispatch called Central Office ? Easy one. | ||
Buyamerican Member Username: Buyamerican Post Number: 824 Registered: 02-2007 |
I have the video. Charlie is doing well, I talk to him two, three times a year. | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 186 Registered: 12-2006 |
Please give Charlie and his wife my regards. Did he ever tell you the "Riot Stew " story ? | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 846 Registered: 09-2004 |
Tony, LF, can you provide some data on the "Detroiters should be embarrassed! " thread? They are asking about numbers of fires and such. | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 189 Registered: 12-2006 |
D.F.D.: Very busy for the past few hours. | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 849 Registered: 09-2004 |
Do you have a scanner? | ||
Lansingfire Member Username: Lansingfire Post Number: 127 Registered: 07-2007 |
It sucks that the feed goes down half way through the month. I wish the person would just run it from like 6pm to 1am. | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 190 Registered: 12-2006 |
I just left a fire at Jefferson and Alter road. Occupied Dollar Store.Owner transported with hyper ventalation and elevated blood pressure.Second alarm Thursday morning at Jefferson and Coplin.Just counting on my fingers and toes, busy three day period. Third alarm last night at Harper and Rohns. | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 894 Registered: 09-2004 |
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Maddog Member Username: Maddog Post Number: 27 Registered: 04-2007 |
Tony, Was it the storeowner that had hyper ventalation and elevated BP or was it You ????? Could have fooled me !!!! | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2390 Registered: 04-2008 |
I found this story in a 1970 Detroit "The Fire Fighter" I thought it was pretty funny and one that will never happen again.  | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2391 Registered: 04-2008 |
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Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2392 Registered: 04-2008 |
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Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2393 Registered: 04-2008 |
I found the key to my firebox. Here is the inside workings. It would be hand wound and the notched wheel matches the box number, in this case it would be box 7-36. I believe it would act like a morse code and from what I recall watching it work on the firehouse end a tape would run a printout with the notch holes matching the 7-36, and then they would know which location the box was located.  | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2394 Registered: 04-2008 |
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Buyamerican Member Username: Buyamerican Post Number: 879 Registered: 02-2007 |
It is with deep sadness that I report the death of my friend Charlie Ziegenbein, Chief of Communications (Ret.) Detroit Fire Department. There will be a memorial service for him at St. Mary's Church, Port Sanilac, Michigan, Saturday, 11/29/2008 at 11am. Charlie was a wonderful husband to Nancy, a great father and grandfather. He will be missed. | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 918 Registered: 09-2004 |
Sorry to hear about the recent deaths. Those are great pictures Zitro! Can you hook it up to a battery to operate the little bell inside? | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2397 Registered: 04-2008 |
I can manually trip it without a battery as it is coil wound. We used to keep it mounted on the back of our house and one time my mother saw one of my friends come in the yard through the alley and sneak up and pull it. She laughed so hard when it went off and he ran like like hell. I pass along my sympathy also to the recent passings. | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 193 Registered: 12-2006 |
Buyamerican,sad news indeed.Thank you for posting. I don't think the Fund has it yet. Zitro: That box is in great shape. When a box was pulled, The circuit in C.O. would ding,flash and punch out the time and number on a large paper tape. The dispatcher would enter the number on the transmitter and send it out to the stations.I have my box mounted on my back door and connected to my door bell.People are afraid to pull it thinking it is active. I am having a devil of a time finding a picture of your dad.I knew him. Retired as Lt. of E.47. | ||
Zitro Member Username: Zitro Post Number: 2398 Registered: 04-2008 |
I'm in the process of pulling together his Fireman career stuff and will be posting it on Facebook. I'll post a link to it when I'm done. (Message edited by zitro on November 22, 2008) | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 194 Registered: 12-2006 |
Thanks. I know there are pictures of your dad. I can't find them in the usual reference sources. I received an e-mail.This is the 50th. anniversary of the Our Lady of the Angles fire.Here is the link. http://www.crimenews.com/2008/ 11/our-lady-of-angels-fire-50- years-ago.html | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 924 Registered: 09-2004 |
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Stay safe. | ||
Ocean2026 Member Username: Ocean2026 Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2008 |
Sometimes an old firehouse can make a good residence. Any for sale at reasonable prices? | ||
Dfd Member Username: Dfd Post Number: 931 Registered: 09-2004 |
The DFD dispatch link is back up! http://detroitfirefighters.net / | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 3950 Registered: 01-2005 |
Just got my November issue of Unity, the publication of the RDPFFA. I noted that an old DFD friend, John Elliott, died in October. Any of you smoke eaters know him? There was no death notice in the Freep or News. John would have been about 72. He usually went by his middle name, Don. (Message edited by Ray1936 on December 06, 2008) | ||
Tony_box_42 Member Username: Tony_box_42 Post Number: 195 Registered: 12-2006 |
Sorry to hear about John. I didn't know him. He had a short career with D.F.D. 16 years. Had the second best job in the Department. F.E.O. of Eng. Co. 39 . |
