Members of the Department pose for a photo. That year, they were led by Walter Kaufman, Chief; Emmett O'Brien, Jr. '53, 1st Assistant Chief; and John E. Jolliffe '52, 2nd Assistant Chief. Originally founded by George Blackstone in 1942, the...
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Everett "Smoky" Wanamaker talks about Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Upper Nyack and the role of the Wanamkaer family in the department. The origins of "The Goosetown against the World" slogan of the department are discussed as well as some of...
Sitting atop the engine company's truck, Governor Rockefeller tips his honorary "chief's" helmet. Written on the back: "Richard Kendall, driver. Governor Nelson Rockefeller. Chiefs Everett Wanamaker, George DeJong, and Raymond Munn." The picture...