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BOX 42NEWSLETTER
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"Serving the fire community since 1942"
MEETING INFORMATIONThe April meeting will be at 1000 hrs on
Saturday, April 22nd,at DFD Engine 42, 6324 W. Chicago,
west of LivernoisLuncheon to follow at Los Galanes
3362 Bagley, DetroitPlease RSVP by Wednesday 4/12 to Nancy Lee
Box 42 began in April of 1942 with a group ofauxiliary firefighters helping out at the quartersof Engine 42 and Ladder 21 during WWII.Following the war, the group remained intactand continued to support the fire service invarious ways.Over the years Box 42, one of three buff clubsin Detroit, undertook projects such asrestoration of the DFD Engine 13, a 1908Ahrens pumper, for use as a show piece,repainting the fire boat, and maintaining the firemuseum at the quarters of Engine 11.During past Halloween busy times, membersassisted by checking locations of suspectedfalse alarms and providing a presence atquarters while companies were out working foran extended time.In recent years the club's anniversary meetingshave been held at Engine 42 to commemoratethe place where the club began, and from whichthe club name was derived.
Box 42 Marks 75 Years Such will be the case as the club gathers onceagain at Engine 42 for its 75th anniversary.Member Anthony Rzucidlo has prepared acommemorative history of the club which he willdistribute at the meeting.Following the meeting the group will convene atLos Galanes Restaurant for an annual luncheon.Although the fare will be on one's own, aresponse is requested of those who expect toattend as indicated above and, as usual, guestsare welcome at both the meeting and therestaurant.
Right above: Box 42 President Bill Rosenblum withEngine 13, a 1908 Ahrens, restored by Box 42
(photo by Steve Wilson, Michigan Fire Museum)Right: Box 42 members 10/6/1974
Kneeling in front are Mike Labourex, Rick Nestle,John Vereb, Tom Kniaz, and Mike Rosenblum. Inthe second row are Louie Feul, Ray Carle, GeneHess, Don Bullock, Ralph Koehler, retired ChiefClyde Nestle, Ed Sullivan, Ted Hanifin, and WaltMcCall. Behind the wheel is Rick Carter, and on theside step, Ken Coffey, Bill Kobylarz and BillRosenblum.
Highland Park FD On Nightline
Coming eventsSaturday, April 1, 9:00-3:00 Police-Fire Collectors' Show 876 Horace Brown Dr., Madison Heights. For further information [click here].Saturday, April 22, 10:00 75th anniversary Box 42 meeting at Engine 42 and luncheon following - see front pageSaturday, April 29, 8:00-2:00 GLIAFAA Swap and Sell, Jackson County Fairgrounds. For details [click here].Saturday, May 20, 10:00 Box 42 photo tour - Dearborn
Bat. Chief Docherty
Our meeting in March took members to theheadquarters of Sterling Heights FireDepartment at Sta-tion 5, where Bat-talion Chief MarkDocherty welcomedthe nice turnout.Chief Docherty de-scribed their oper-ation and spent timewith the members ashe led a tour of theirfacility.The department ser-vices 130,000 resi-dents and 36 square miles, and is currentlyhandling nearly 15,000 runs per year.
Josh Cobbett andDFD Deputy Com-missioner Dave For-nell were acceptedas new members,and we welcomeboth to Box 42.Following the meet-ing members vieweda video presentationon the Detroit devils'night of 1986.We thank Chief
Docherty for his time and effort, as well asChief Chris Martin and Mike Rumps forarranging the meeting, and Sandy Roegnerfor providing refreshments.
Josh Cobbett
Members TourSterling Heights FD
The Highland Park Fire Department lost athird of its fleet when Its Ladder 1 caught fireand burned on March 8th. The rig wasreturning from working on a Detroit fireduring the windstorm that day. The loss leftthe department with just two engines.This video report from WXYZ shows theextent of the damage.
To view the report [click here].
Highland Park Loses Its Only Truck
The 2017 Fight For Air Climb at Detroit'sRenaissance Center was held on February26th and raised over $416 thousand this year.The event is held in several cities around thecountry to benefit the American Lung Associ-ation.Among this year's top fundraising teams werethe Brighton Area Fire Department whichraised over $11,600, the Sterling Heights FireDepartment with $10,300, and the ClintonTwp. Fire Fighters Local 1381 at $6800.A sellout for the past several years, some1500+ participants climb some or all of the71 floors at the RenCen, raising a minimumof $100 each for the charity.
Successful Climb For AirFundraiser
Right: Troy firefighters from stations 1, 3,and 4 raised over $2600 this year.Front row: FF Al Soriano, FF Erjon Lakuriqi,FF Andrew Nicoletti, FF Randi Olson,FF David Hughson.Back row: FF Blake Wilcox, Lt Jon Roberts,FF Matt Adams, FF Donald Hudson Jr,Lt David Basile,
Highland Park's fire department was featuredin a segment of ABC News' Nightline in Aprilof 2014, showing the trying conditions thedepartment faces.This print article describes the segment:
[click here].
To view the Nightline video report[click here].
Do You Know?Bill Kobylarz was Box 42 president in 1972and 1973 and is now living in New Mexico.He raised a question for the old-timers, whicharose while listening to the DFD recordingsfrom the 1967 riot.He asks, What / Who was Disaster Rig 1?The reference to this unit, which wasevidently manned by an engine crew, can beheard in this short clip:
To hear it [click here].If you have an answer, or any informationabout that unit, please let us know.
Reader CommentsDFD Deputy Commissioner Dave Fornell sentthis update on rigs:The two light and air units have been deliveredand are at R&R getting upfitted, which we thinkwill be within 30 days. The department had tworelatively unused SCBA fill trailers which wedecided to upgrade to mobile air fill and rescuesupport vehicles. They will have on board aMako diesel powered compressor and 6000-PSIfill system to service companies on the scene ofa fire. A Smartpower 8000-KW hydraulic gener-ator will power a Command Light LED light toweras well as a 200' cable reel. A Super Vac 24"exhaust fan is provided for clearing Haz-Matsituations and providing positive pressureventilation for high-rise and other fire scenes.We are working with the Q-line officials and itappears that they will help us install a 150-lbABC dry chemical system on each rig to provideprotection to the lithium-ion battery powered
street cars. In addition, air lifting bags will becarried to safely raise the 88,000-lb. cars torelease anyone trapped underneath. Final de-ployment locations and SOPs are now in theworks.These rigs are the first to have a complete PowerArc sweep lighting system. These lights weretested on Engine 30 and Engine 33 withoutstanding results. While the rear lights haveamber covers, the sweep is amber but the rearflashing lights show up as red. The folks love thenew system, developed in coordination with theDFFA 744, Joint Health and Safety Committee.From Steve Wilson, manager of the Michigan FireMuseum at YpsilantiThanks much for your newsletter ... great storiesand photos! Please find attached our humblenewsletter for Jan Feb Mar 2017. REALLYappreciated having you folks with us! (To see their newsletter [click here].)From Ted MainGreat Newsletter as usual. During my career withTravelers Insurance in Detroit, I inspectedseveral companies in the Russell IndustrialCenter. The building was originally built in the1920s by Murray Body Company, a majorsupplier of car bodies, fenders and other autocomponents to the major auto manufacturers.The interesting part of the inspections was thatby the time I did the work, Murray had vacatedthe site and various other businesses nowoccupied the structure. A major problem was thatsome of the tenants had occupancy exposuresgreater than the metal working operations ofMurray Body and a fire in those tenants couldexceed the capabilities of the sprinkler systems.Also, the facility maintenance was not up to par.There is an interesting article on Murray Body inGoogle.
From Sharon JeurgensGlad to see the new engines on the road!From John HeppnerThanks for putting me on the Box 42 list. Greatinfo as always.From Greg PearnExcellent as usual. Thank you.From Len WilliamsThanks for another great issue.We also appreciated comments from NancyLee, Carol A. Rosenblum, Richard Story, andJohn Kaled.
Rig photos: Dave Fornell
On Sunday, March 12th, several members ofthe Detroit fire community gathered toremember three Detroit firefighters who werekilled while working on a warehouse fire 30years earlier. The gathering took place at thesite of the fire, which was at 4584 Jeffries atHancock. Lt. David Lau and Trial FirefighterLarry McDonald of Engine 26, and Lt. PaulSchimeck of Engine 10 lost their lives fightingthe 5-alarm fire.The video in this WDIV newscast from the dayof the fire shows the challenging nature of thatsad day.To view the newscast [click here].Following the fire an in-depth investigationwas undertaken into the circumstancesleading to the fatalities. The investigation wasconducted for the U.S. Fire Administration by
Remembering the HancockWarehouse Fire of 1987
The memorial service at Jeffries at Hancock (DFD photo)
Jeffries at Hancock - March,12, 1987 (photo by Bill Grimshaw)
J. Gordon Routley, then an assistant chief ofthe Phoenix Fire Department. Chief Routleyhas fire administrative experience in threestates and is currently a division chief inMontreal.
To view Chief Routley's 30 pagereport, [click here].
The Box 42 Newsletter welcomes all ideas for inputand features and we would be happy to hear fromany interested persons who have job stories,historical information, newspaper clippings, photos,or other material that you would like to share withthe Box 42 community. Please send all news andinformation to the address on the front page.
Editors: Bill and Mike Rosenblum
Below: Attendees at a 1974 regional meeting hosted by Box 42, from left:Ted Hannifan, George Szeman, Cliff McLeod, Garry Roy, and Rick Carter
(photo by Mike Rosenblum)
Box 42 -- Through The Years
Below: An early meeting of Box 42 membersat the home of Ken Wrenn, 12/4/1946
Right: At a PR event on 10/7/1979, Box 42 members mannedthe 1908 Ahrens steamer that the club had restored .Seated is Lou Feul, with Ted Main, Carl Mayfield,and Bill Rosenblum (photo by Bill Eisner)
