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The other side of the city line is the Mount Vernon FD that has an Engine 205.

Broad Channel or West Hamilton Beach on the call?

Fire pumps are tested at 100% and at 150% flow.

The operation of Rescue 5 when it was staffed by Ladder 78 is explained here: (scroll down the page) https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/fdny-and-nyc-firehouses-and-fire-companies-2nd-section.50639/page-27 Note that Ladder 78 was located with Engine 155, not Engine 160.

From their own website https://burned.journalism.cuny.edu/ About the Project CUNY Graduate School of Journalism students, in conjunction with non-profit investigative news site City Limits, have delved into the past, present and future of arson in...

Lumber yards are limited to 20 feet in height because of the exposure problems. Seven story lumber yards are allowed if you just call them buildings under construction. Workers still get trapped on upper floors (remember the Houston L18 rescue?) and tower crane operators still need rescue...

In 1966, Los Angeles station 9 was one of three original 'super houses' combining multiple houses and companies into one central station. The 9's were formed from Engines 9, 23, 24 and Ladder 24. The area also lost Engine 7 and 30. The additional EMS units were placed here because the station...

Kittery Maine is Department 26 of the Seacoast Regional Mutual Aid System consisting of Rockingham and Strafford counties from New Hampshire, Essex County Massachusetts, and York Country Maine.

Updates with the name changes over the years. Structural Collapse Utility Unit 1 Organized 511 W 181st St, Manhattan 4/5/1988 with Rescue 3 Structural Collapse Utility Unit 1 Relocated 453 E 176th St, Bronx 7/1/1992 with Rescue 3 Structural Collapse Utility Unit 1 Redesignated as Rescue...

At approximately 1030, Squad 61 was special called to Box 55-9998. Squad 270 was special called to Box 55-8087 at approximately 1100.

Liberty Island is part of NYC.

https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/wtc-9-11-related-info.16151/page-12#post-221554 See 6th post down the page

From 1995 to 1997, all Divisions were numbered consecutively. Division 1 - 8. Box 77 - 55 - 461 51 Clark St. Box 77 - 22 - 462 80 Pineapple St. Box 77 - 33 - 478 111 Hicks St. E204, E209, E212, E278 are disbanded

How did the three elements of the fire triangle come together at one particular point and cause ignition? What are and in what form were the fuels that were ignited, how was sufficient heat energy provided or produced, and what were the conditions for sustained ventilation? If the coexistence of...

Stairwells are required to be 'smokeproof' in new construction high rise buildings. There are multiple ways to achieve this - mechanical positive pressurization, vent shaft, or exterior balcony access. Fire doors have self closing hardware and positive latching to close and remain closed...

Ridgefield and Greenwich are Connecticut departments. Byram (Greenwich Station 3) is 3500 feet from the incident location, closer than half of the Portchester stations. Most likely that they were there also. They are closely tied to Portchester and initially were incorporated as the East...

Does anyone have the rundown for the initial jobs and multiple in Union? Were any of the Mutual Aid companies on Jane St already in town covering for the earlier fires and multiple in Union? No mention of FDNY, even though they are much closer than Bayonne, Elizabeth, Belleville, Bloomfield, etc.

That is how the locations were counted. It might not be how they are officially counted but the total matches. The Shops, for example, were not counted.

225 FDNY buildings house active fire companies 37 FDNY buildings house active EMS units 2 of the above house both fire and EMS units 260 Total buildings with responding units

Sheffield Ave was designated for E296 and L145 and lettered the same. In 1915, E290, which was scheduled and delayed for Woodside, was assigned in place of E296. L145 was deferred until 1932. During this time, L103 was active in downtown Brooklyn. In 1932, L103 in downtown would have been...