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Engine 290 and Ladder 141 would have been in the firehouse presently home to Engine 292 and Rescue 4. Construction delays and changes in organizational policies disrupted the original company numbering plan for four engine companies and four ladder companies. The engines were eventually...

Independent EMS service is common in Canada, a few US cities, and many southeastern county-wide services. Independent Rescue companies, separate from fire companies, are common in Virginia, although many are now merging with fire companies. Bethesda Chevy Chase and Wheaton Rescue Squads in...

While not exactly the same, Virginia Beach, Richmond and Henrico County in Virginia have independent Rescue Squads. Newark NJ is University Hospital served. Austin TX is separate 3rd service but share some firehouses. Very common in large Canadian cities.

Definitely a typo. Hook & Ladder 145 is among a handful of planned companies that were not organized. Some of these phantom companies were organized many decades later in different locations or pre-empted by existing companies that needed their original new firehouses. In some cases, those...

7/18/1977 484 Knickerbocker Ave & Bleecker St, Brooklyn, 5 story vacant 100 x 100 knitting mill & 23 other buildings 10 alarms 1335 Box 767 Knickerbocker Ave & Menahan St E271 E277 E237 L124 L112 R2 BC28 1342 2-2 767 1344 3-3 767 1358 4-4 767 1404 5-5 767 Special Calls - 7...

This fire pre-dated the full implementation of the original computer system.

Does anyone recall when Binghamton Engine 5 was disbanded? (early 2000's?) They were the last Engine to operate from the closed City Hall station. Ladder 2 at this station, was renumbered as Ladder 1 at about the same time.

Scroll down to post #680 on this page. https://www.nycfire.net/forums/threads/vintage-fdny-war-year-lids.57037/page-34

House was built in 1913 - numbers lasted a long time. House closed in 1976. Was it numbered for 206 also?

Thanks for nailing that down - great picture! Stretch question - Who covered Harvey during their 79-81 overhaul? (Wagner? Smith? Smith was a spare w/Harvey, but Wagner was a spare at that time too.

Was originally scheduled for E285/L133. E206 got it instead and L133 didn't get established until generations later, in Queens.

Fireboat Harry M Archer MD was replaced at Marine 6 by Fireboat Governor Alfred E Smith between 1985 and mid 1987. Can anyone help narrow down the date?

The little building with the cupola, to the right of Central Station by the flag, is actually the original station. It is attached. It last housed Hose Company 10.

Except for all of the continuously manned stations in Michigan and other states that are older . . . . . Laurel/Rex does not make the claim because they are not the oldest.

Turn Out - Winter Spring 2023 issue is now posted on the IFBA website. https://ifba.org/turnout-magazine

The ID sign on the ladder doesn't identify the department or fire emergency services?

Not only hose threads but hydrants, sprinkler and standpipe connections would have to be changed.

The installation is on the Side 3 and 4 area of the roof, where apparatus do not have easy access?

Original thread for this fire. https://nycfire.net/forums/threads/5-alarm-home-depot-fire-san-jose-ca-04-09-22.70272/#post-236096