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Before New York’s bravest adopted the bunker gear they’ve worn since the early ’90s, they donned “turn-out” coats, a term that refers to the act of responding rapidly to an alarm. This one, worn in the ’80s by Lieutenant Pete Casey of Williamsburg’s Southside firehouse (home to Engine 221 and Ladder 104), bears an insignia designed by firefighter Jack Acierno and hand-painted with flame-retardant paint by a neighborhood kid for $30. It pictures the Williamsburg Bridge, Ladder 104’s first priority in an emergency, plus leather pockets designed to hold a pry bar, a “K-tool” for forcible entry and first-aid equipment. The FDNY coat is on view at City Reliquary (370 Metropolitan Ave at Havemeyer St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; 718-782-4842).
—Erin Clements
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