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~2005

Phonetic alphabet (1st names) for 1st due engine boxes A = E1 C = E3 D = E4 etc

Wonder if E15 moved at all since Boston Ave was covered.

Originally known as Hydrant Service Units One per Division numbered 1 to 15. No #6 and no #9 as those Divisions did not exist at the time In service 1934/1936 to 1957 In 1957 replaced by Thawing Apparatus 61 to 65.

29-31 Elliot St 2237 Box 395 E1, E10, E15, E8 L6, L2 Tac DC1 2241 Working Fire E9 E7 (Rehab) DC2 C6 2250 2nd Alarm E2, E5, E11* L3 *redirected to another call Relocations E16-1 L4-6

20715 Riptide Square Ln 0107 Box 618-06 E618, E439, E611 Twr624, L611 RS624 BC601, BC401, Safety601, EMS601 M425 0110 Working Fire E425 RS401 BC402 M439, M615c 0114 2nd Alarm E404, E412, E442 L606 BC403 AirLight436 Rehab623, Rehab Support609 0120 3rd Alarm E622, E431, E606 Twr436 BC603...

11 engines, 5 ladders, 1 heavy rescue each with 4 staff minimum

Fire Engineering

The late 1920's proposal was for L13 with E21 which was going into a new station on 18th Ave in 1932. Instead L12 and E26 joined them. L14 was proposed for E19. In the 1960's, a ladder was again proposed at E19. This time it was L13, and again, it didn't happen.

L13 and L14 were proposed in the late 1920's but never organized

2025 1934 E9, E23, E4, E15, E22, E2, E7, E28, E13, E11, E20, E3, E1, E5, E6, E12, E10, E8, E14, E16, E27, E17, E18, E29, E21, E26, E19, E24, E32 T2, T7, T6, T3, T11, T1, T5, T8, T4, T9, T10, T12, T14, T13 BC3, BC1, BC2, BC5, BC4

Newark established Salvage Co 1 in 1951 when the Underwriters Protective Association was discontinued. The apparatus was listed as Engine 38. Salvage Co 2 was established in 1957 and the apparatus was listed as Engine 39. On 4 engine 1st alarms, Rescue responded on the 1st. On 3 engine 1st...

First due E13 and T16 did not respond. Second due E8 is temporarily relocated in a station nearly three miles away. Within the area of the units assigned to this fire, 8 engines and 4 ladders have been disbanded.