Michael Prendergast
Michael Prendergast
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Відео

Chicago's Very own WGN. Mt. Chicago
19 годин тому
Steve Sanders. Rock Climbing Wall
Wkgt Vs Rampage Gordon Tech Chicago
Переглядів 42 години тому
1970
Life at Engine 69 Chicago Fire Dept.
Переглядів 8124 години тому
Life at Engine 69 Chicago Fire Dept.
The Search For The Elusive Flower. WGN News
Переглядів 44 години тому
Early 1990s.
Chicago Fire Dept. 1994 alley fire with E91
Переглядів 2857 годин тому
Chicago Fire Dept. 1994 alley fire with E91
Chicago Fire Dept. Strike 1980
Переглядів 179 годин тому
Channel 7 WLS edited coverage of the CFD strike.
Chicago's Very Own WGN. Roessers Bakery.
Переглядів 29 годин тому
Aired 8-13-86
Danger Zone Gerry Anderson
Переглядів 412 годин тому
Video played before a convention.
Space City Gerry Anderson
Переглядів 312 годин тому
Presentation video before a convention.
Live On 15 Columbia College Chicago 1984 Teri Hemmert
Переглядів 212 годин тому
Lisa Haufschild interviews Terri Hemmert of WXRT for this student project back in 1984.
Chicago Fire Dept. Engine 69 Brush Fire
Переглядів 34212 годин тому
Brush fire at cemetery on Pulaski Rd in Chicago. Rig used was in Backdraft. Circa early 1990s.
Firefighting In Chicago 1965
Переглядів 3812 годин тому
Fires and rescues.
Airwolf Behind The Scenes
Переглядів 18612 годин тому
Airwolf Behind The Scenes
AH 64 Apache Helicopter Performance
Переглядів 214 годин тому
AH 64 Apache Helicopter Performance
Chicago Fire Dept. Overview Early 1990's
Переглядів 6219 годин тому
Chicago Fire Dept. Overview Early 1990's
Ghosts of Chicago Richard Crowe
Переглядів 2619 годин тому
Ghosts of Chicago Richard Crowe
Talking Walls Uptown Chicago 1984
Переглядів 419 годин тому
Talking Walls Uptown Chicago 1984
Chicago Fire Dept Engine 69 100th Anniversary
Переглядів 1919 годин тому
Chicago Fire Dept Engine 69 100th Anniversary
Firefighting In Chicago 1965 Chicago Fire Dept.
Переглядів 4419 годин тому
Firefighting In Chicago 1965 Chicago Fire Dept.
WGN 9 Chicago's Very Own. Milk Duds. Robert Jordan
Переглядів 319 годин тому
WGN 9 Chicago's Very Own. Milk Duds. Robert Jordan
Squad 2 Chicago Fire Dept. 1994
Переглядів 210День тому
Squad 2 Chicago Fire Dept. 1994
WGN 9 Chicago's Very Own. Inner City Sports Hall of Fame 1-24-90
Переглядів 4День тому
WGN 9 Chicago's Very Own. Inner City Sports Hall of Fame 1-24-90
WGN Ch 9 Chicago's Very Own. Hologram Museum. Aired 3/25/87
Переглядів 3День тому
WGN Ch 9 Chicago's Very Own. Hologram Museum. Aired 3/25/87
Easter Columbia College Chicago news class project 1984-85.
Переглядів 1День тому
Easter Columbia College Chicago news class project 1984-85.

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @starbuckcylon
    @starbuckcylon 9 годин тому

    Wonderful

  • @The_Intrepid_Alice_Draven
    @The_Intrepid_Alice_Draven 9 годин тому

    Holy smokes this is amazing new

  • @RiderRated18
    @RiderRated18 День тому

    Never seen this before 😱 thank you for posting

  • @pwaffle
    @pwaffle День тому

    graduated in 1991, I recognize all these people in the video!

  • @cfd335346
    @cfd335346 2 дні тому

    Don centennial great guy would eat ice cream with potato chips mixed in

  • @johnboyd1247
    @johnboyd1247 2 дні тому

    This is awesome! Thanks for these videos of eng 69!

  • @cfd335346
    @cfd335346 3 дні тому

    Mike , if you have more videos like that, please post them I love to watch the old school stuff

  • @cfd335346
    @cfd335346 3 дні тому

    Yeah This is what we want to see

  • @johnboyd1247
    @johnboyd1247 5 днів тому

    Hey i know that old balding guy with the glasses! Earl!

  • @cfd335346
    @cfd335346 5 днів тому

    Don centennial nice guy was the boss on 125 met him there real nice guy

    • @michaelprendergast8241
      @michaelprendergast8241 5 днів тому

      Yes he was. Was this before 69?

    • @cfd335346
      @cfd335346 5 днів тому

      @ he was on 125 before 69 he floated too I think and would go to 44s house relief lieutenant

  • @cfd335346
    @cfd335346 5 днів тому

    Love all the fire videos Mike please post more

  • @cfd11236
    @cfd11236 8 днів тому

    Awesome

  • @jacobkeppler1984
    @jacobkeppler1984 15 днів тому

    I have this movie

  • @vettebecker1
    @vettebecker1 16 днів тому

    Awesome ❤❤❤

  • @stephenhanneken3041
    @stephenhanneken3041 17 днів тому

    At the beginning it looked like the one member was annoyed after the white shirt dropped the hose.

  • @Scousefire
    @Scousefire 17 днів тому

    I am pretty sure the chauffeur in this video is the same guy who was in a video posted about four years ago called 'Chicago Fire Alarm Office'. They pick up a run to a fire in a basement.

    • @michaelprendergast8241
      @michaelprendergast8241 17 днів тому

      You are correct. Stu Warren was with the CFD for 29 years and passed in 2004. He was assigned to E69 as Engineer until his retirement.

  • @fieldtaro
    @fieldtaro 18 днів тому

    There is about 500 years of firefighting experience around that rig Outstanding !

  • @1f5sda
    @1f5sda 18 днів тому

    That's awesome!

  • @fredcsensits4476
    @fredcsensits4476 22 дні тому

    Some truth but great entertainment

  • @james8156
    @james8156 23 дні тому

    That is so awesome that he is reunited with his old rig❤️

  • @pedrovision6987
    @pedrovision6987 24 дні тому

    Fred Ward ("Tremors" 1 & 2)...yep!! 1980's...yep!! Thank you for the upload!! And let's not be forgetting the great Raoul Julia...this is a great little movie!! (Hey Huggy Bear!!)

    • @Dude54-g1t
      @Dude54-g1t 21 день тому

      Ward . . . don't forget Remo Williams.

  • @pauljames5914
    @pauljames5914 28 днів тому

    The engine was running before the starter was disengaged!

  • @matthewheinze1231
    @matthewheinze1231 28 днів тому

    Awesome to hear Engineer Novak talk about the stories on this rig!!!

  • @korrinaaniansnowball3012
    @korrinaaniansnowball3012 Місяць тому

    Most the time we can’t see in a fire

  • @korrinaaniansnowball3012
    @korrinaaniansnowball3012 Місяць тому

    And glowing light and heat

  • @korrinaaniansnowball3012
    @korrinaaniansnowball3012 Місяць тому

    We go into this shit blind we can’t see it all by feeling

  • @UNIDADB8
    @UNIDADB8 Місяць тому

    Muy buen video, gracias por subirlo, vi esta pelicula en 1992 cuando era aspirante a bombero

  • @jerryhughes5380
    @jerryhughes5380 Місяць тому

    I worked with Mike Kovak. Great Enginner. Great man.

  • @firebpm4977
    @firebpm4977 Місяць тому

    That poor motor..... Turbo gone? Is it even a turboed engine?

    • @Engine201
      @Engine201 12 днів тому

      Cummins NTF 365 Turbo-Diesel

  • @rgs4x
    @rgs4x Місяць тому

    I miss driving code 3!

  • @gustavosantin5544
    @gustavosantin5544 Місяць тому

    That's awesome

  • @portlandmainefirememories9484
    @portlandmainefirememories9484 2 місяці тому

    I loved the old Wards. They had a lot of cab room

    • @nursinghomeman8687
      @nursinghomeman8687 Місяць тому

      When I started volunteering are firehouse had a 1971 and 1977 that was back in 1978.

    • @rp1645
      @rp1645 28 днів тому

      Remember when Emergency Station #51 got the Ward - Lafrace 😊 to replace the Crown. My first ride as a volunteer ( Resident ) was riding sailboat on a crown. 😊 Our second engine was an older, very "Square geared" mack. Both were OPEN CAB The crown was so much easier to shift. I understand that when the production crew with some of the actors from Emergency drove the Ward across county to LA County They promoted the Paramedics programs to different States they drove through

    • @rp1645
      @rp1645 28 днів тому

      Speaking of the fuel starving 😊 I just bought 1989 Spartan Gladiator pumper 😊 The first thing I looked at was DATES on filters marked in sharpy 😊 All fuel and lube filters we marked 2023. The Air filter big box, the sharpy markings were real faded. I could barley make out 2014. First place I went to order new $ 225 Air filter box. Yes clean fuel and air is needed. On a old JD 450-C dozer I worked on. It started starving for fuel. Just like that small. Filter on pump for injection pump. The JD dozer has a small screen filter under seat at tank supply to fuel pump. Just like this guy did, I cleaned that filter of being moved from junk from the fuel tank. The dozer ran great, with full power. I looked through the Detroit Diesel manual for the Spartan, and sure enough, on the blow-up view of the injection pump, it's shows that screen. 😊

  • @-.SweetBaby.-
    @-.SweetBaby.- 2 місяці тому

    Very interesting; thanks for uploading!

  • @jrobbin24
    @jrobbin24 2 місяці тому

    I wish they had this stuff all across America nowadays. Police athletic League needs to be brought back. Community centers need to be brought to the forefront of every community. We need to get people back together doing things instead of sitting on the phone and allowing our country, communities and lives to be torn apart

  • @ndaguanno
    @ndaguanno 2 місяці тому

    This is beyond cool! I am so happy this came up on my page for me. Absolute fan of the movie and it is very neat watching him talking about the truck when he used to run it! I’m not even halfway through as I write this comment and I am in heaven watching this

    • @michaelprendergast8241
      @michaelprendergast8241 2 місяці тому

      Glad you are enjoying it! Lot's of great history and knowledge being dispensed. He loves that rig!

    • @ndaguanno
      @ndaguanno 2 місяці тому

      @@michaelprendergast8241 I know I’m blown away! I won’t even lie. I’m watching it again tonight. Like I could’ve listened to Mike talk about that truck forever! Like I said, Backdraft is one of my favorite movies. I just didn’t know the history of this truck prior to the movie. So it is really neat to hear firsthand from the guy that used to operate it back when it still was in service and a working truck. I don’t know if there’s anything else from him about this truck cause I would be delighted to watch that too! The only thing I didn’t understand is the movie and again it’s a movie I get it the truck out of Detroit I would’ve sworn or they just use the Detroit sound! I heard them start this up and I was so expecting to hear a two stroke and it wasn’t. I don’t know what it is, but it did not sound like a Detroit! I was laughing and smiling when he told the story about how he hammered right by the fuel screen trying to get that out and how him doing that made that truck run so much better. When he told the part how the guy in the other truck couldn’t keep up with him I’m laughing right now. I mean I’m never ever glued to a video like this. This video has my undivided attention. It’s always amazing getting to talk with people who had first hand experience how many years ago. The wealth of knowledge is unbelievable.

  • @reptalien_music
    @reptalien_music 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful Iceman

  • @fieldtaro
    @fieldtaro 2 місяці тому

    Wow those men must have 400 years of firefighting experience all together. Huge Respect !

  • @Scottwilkie18
    @Scottwilkie18 2 місяці тому

    Remember this

  • @mr.giovanicorsi8355
    @mr.giovanicorsi8355 2 місяці тому

    Does anyone know who is playing and the name of the song? I loved the song...

  • @yuliayulia5586
    @yuliayulia5586 3 місяці тому

    where's the truck ?

  • @Glosoli4
    @Glosoli4 6 місяців тому

    That big factory!!! And the fire station! This makes me so happy. I’m on a Google maps hunt of all these buildings and sadly both were torn down and Google maps street view doesn’t go that far back in years to see them. This is awesome. Thank you for this video

  • @TrevorHarris-xh9se
    @TrevorHarris-xh9se 10 місяців тому

    TREVOR HARRIS

  • @noeljokait
    @noeljokait Рік тому

    Class of 1978. Bring back so many memories. The late Mr. Derendal and Mr. McLean's Calculus class and Mr Papaleo's homeroom class.

  • @rp1645
    @rp1645 Рік тому

    Very neat Looking YES the great movie ( Back draft) bought a 1971 SeaGrave Engine with 8V-71 Detroit Diesel, 5 speed Transmission. Just because of the Movie and manly because I Remember ( Mike Stoker) as Driver for Engine 🚒#51 on TV show. Granted my Engine 🚒 is a SeaGrave. Growing up looking at Fire Engineering Magazine. I Loved the SeaGrave cabs. I was able to get BIG bell for her. Added TWO electronic SIRENs, she only had the Federal "Q" on nose. I put a shiny crome siren speaker on drivers side bumper. Other speaker under that one below bumper. I can do ( YELP & WAIL) at same time. Only in Parades😊 I am slowly adding more Surplus Old Hose on beds. I have surplus Ladder on side, all donated to my Engine, by local Fire Cadet program, when they have to surplus Hose that wont pass hose test. I put the big old school (Federal #184) back on mount on Roof. The Department before they sold her. Had upgraded to a ( twin sonic) just like squd #51s.

  • @johndamenillusionist4342
    @johndamenillusionist4342 Рік тому

    Class of '87 ...Had all the teachers shown here. Brings back memories.

  • @np1000
    @np1000 Рік тому

    I graduated in 1988, wow

  • @ElectrickSoundz
    @ElectrickSoundz Рік тому

    Cool

  • @chrisgemmell2742
    @chrisgemmell2742 Рік тому

    Was this just after the movie was made ?

  • @ericsamuelson5656
    @ericsamuelson5656 2 роки тому

    Linda Yu looked so much like Connie Chung

  • @RobK1001
    @RobK1001 2 роки тому

    This video was made the I graduated from Gordon