Fire Engines Photos

Fire Engine Photos

No: 39562   Contributor: Phil Gilson   Year: 2015   Country: United States of America

E329 departing Floyd Bennett Field at end of Haz Mat drill on Nov 3 2015. BTW, This is a week after the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy)
Airport Control tower is in background. Note fourth section of suction hose (to increase reach), surfboard (the firehouse is about 1,000 feet from the Atlantic Ocean and suffered major flooding from Hurricane Sandy) and the change on the colors in the stripes - now it's orange and blue - left over from 1684 when New Amsterdam was ceded to the English and became New York.
Additional reading at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Bennett_Field

http://www.scoutingny.com/exploring-new-york-citys-ghost-airport/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam

http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/superstorm-sandy-lens-daily-news-gallery-1.1196779