1953 Seagrave pumpers assigned to Engine 2 and Engine 8. Engine 2 is equipped with a makeshift roof for the open cab to protect crews during the race riots of the 1960s. This was a common practice in many cities.
The PATERSON FIRE JOURNAL is a web log - AKA ``blog'' - written and edited by Vinny Del Giudice, who served as a volunteer fireman and EMT with the Arlington County (Virginia) Fire Department from 1985-1992. Your editor was born at the old Paterson General Hospital. E-mail: wb2kqg@arrl.net or Tel.: 571-212-4120 (This is a hobby. Suggestions welcomed.)