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1900's 2nd sections: Engine 005-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 007-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 013-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 016-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 018-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 026-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 030-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 031-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 033-2 Disbanded 1939 Engine 246-2 Disbanded...

Horse drawn era 2nd sections: Engine 003-2 Disbanded 1892 Engine 034-2 Disbanded 1894 Engine 028-2 Disbanded 1900 Engine 012-2 Disbanded 1909 Engine 030-3 Disbanded 1911 Engine 080-2 Disbanded 1915 Engine 017-2 Disbanded 1918 Engine 072-2 Disbanded 1918 Engine 208-2 Disbanded 1918 Engine 215-2...

Not necessarily. The majority of their fire protection is with fixed systems.

http://fdnysbravest.com/Div7NewsletterOctNov2018.pdf

Boston split its 5th alarm running card assignments so that a 4 engine 2nd alarm became the 2nd and 3rd alarms with 2 engines each, the 3rd alarm became the 4th and 5th alarms, 4th alarm became 6th & 7th, and 5th alarm became 8th and 9th, each with 2 engines. Overall, it is the same number of...

1544 426 New Britain Avenue E15, E9, (E10), (E11) L2, (L5) Tac1 DC1 1546 E8, E1 L6 1548 Working Fire E11 DC2 1600 2nd Alarm E10, E5, E2 L5

1472 Bergen St was the original firehouse for Brooklyn Engine 34 (234) until 1979. Battalion 38 was also there for almost 30 years.

243 Lafayette and 87 Lafayette St Present address 253 Lafayette

In January 1991, Ladder Companies 7, 14, 15, 27, 42, 45, 47, 77, 84, 86, 117, 126, 131, 136, 146, 169, and 175 were designated as Rescue Support Ladder Companies carrying certain rescue and extrication tools beyond that carried by other ladder companies. They could be special called to...

In the evolution of pumping apparatus, the hand tubs did not have an operator but a Foreman. Steam engines had an Engineer to operate the engine with less emphasis on the pump. Motorized pumpers had a Motor Pump Operator, emphasis on the motor to keep the pump running. Only later did the...

Think about lighting a charcoal grill. The steamers were already belching smoke as they were leaving the firehouse!

And a horse hospital in Brooklyn.

You can see the crews riding the hose wagon in the videos Mack posted. Also, Chief and Driver riding in the chief's buggy. Hostler drives the steamer with the Engineer on the back step.

Close up, the 55 could easily be 65, considering the angle of the shot and the film clarity. Or the shot was staged.

243 Lafayette Street, at different times had: Engine 13, Engine 20, Rescue 1, Squad 8, Squad 22, Division 1, Division 2, Battalion 3, Air Compressor 1, Tank Wagon 1, and Searchlight Engine 1

Specifically, it was cannel coal, an easily ignitable, hot burning coal. Steamers had a fuel box as the rear step, in front of the firebox. If you have ever seen a fire engine steamer pumping or a steam railroad engine pulling up hill, you will see the fireman shoveling coal like crazy...

243 E 233rd Street, Bronx Built 1899 Quarters of Combination Engine 69 1899 - 1916 Quarters of Ladder 39 1916 - 1981 Renovated 1982 Quarters of Ladder 39 1982 - 2006 Demolished 2008 New Building 2011 EMS Station 27 2011

https://nycfire.net/forums/threads/9-8-10-staten-island-box-3613-5th-alarm.6977/ https://nycfire.net/forums/threads/9-08-2010-sixth-alarm-originally-box-3069-box-8480.6983/ 9/8/2010 Staten Island, Arden Heights Box 3613 Location: in Arden Heights Woods at approx. Ilyssa Way and Woodrow Rd...

Jersey City had six engines and a BC in Richmond on mutual aid. Then JCFD had a fire in a block long warehouse, fully involved, requiring a general alarm. They requested mutual aid from FDNY but Manhattan already had 29 engines in Richmond and could not spare any more companies. The NJ...

04/23/1962 Staten Island Pleasant Plains 15 engines and 10 ladders already working E151/L76, E152, E153/L77, E154, E155/L78, E156, E157/L80, E158, E159, E160, E161/L81, E162/L82, E163/L83, E164/L84, E165/L85, L79 0930 88-100 South Ferry Terminal Manhattan – Respond by ferry to Richmond...