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The southern reaches of Brooklyn are in the 43rd Battalion.  The well known Coney Island (which is no longer an island but a peninsula, since the Coney Island Creek was filled in about 100 years ago) contains the communities of Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Manhattan Beach and Seagate.  The...

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Ladder 139 was planned with Engine 289.  When Ladder 138 was placed there instead, 139 was never reassigned. 288's and 292's were originally intended to have ladder companies. Ladders 133, 145, and 160 were all planned for Brooklyn houses.

Right you are, on all counts.  Thank you for catching that.  (Slightly larger 'bungalows' in Belle Haven?)

Companies in Battalion 47 1905 - 1906 Battalion 37, Queens E164c E165 E166 E167 E168     L71 1906 - 1913 Battalion 47 E164c E165   E166 E167 E168               L71 1913 - 1927 Battalion 47 E264 E265   E266 E267 E268               L121 L134 L137 1923 - 1939...

Battalion 37 Battalion 37 Organized     88-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd 1905 with Ladder 71 Battalion 37 Renumbered as Battalion 47                   1906 Battalion 47 Battalion 47 Organized     88-03 Rockaway Beach Blvd 1906 with Ladder 71, from Battalion 37 Battalion 47  New Station...

The Rockaway Peninsula creates challenges for the 47th Battalion (originally 37th Battalion) in virtually every respect. Located to the south of Jamaica Bay, it is physically remote from the remainder of Queens and Brooklyn. It is accessible by only three routes by land on the eastern end...

Companies in Battalion 48 1906 - 1907 Battalion 48 E120 E139 E140c               L59 1907 - 1908 Battalion 48 E120 E139 E140c               L59   L72 1908 - 1909 Battalion 48 E120 E139 E140c E169       L59   L72 1909 - 1913 Battalion 48 E120 E139 E169              ...

Battalion 48 was the first new battalion established in Brooklyn subsequent to the consolidation of the Brooklyn Fire Department into the FDNY in 1898.  It has been in the Park Slope neighborhood west of Prospect Park since 1906.  It was organized as Battalion 38 for a brief two weeks before...

October 17, 1966 7 E 22nd St, 6 E 23rd St & Broadway, Manhattan, Wonder Drug Store 12 Firefighters killed 2136 Box 598 E14, E3, E16 L3, L12 BC6, DC3 2158 All Hands R1 BC7 Field Comm1 2203 7-598-7 L7 2206 9-598-41 MSU41 2209 2-2 598 E1, E5, E18, E33 DC1, Car 17...

Companies in Battalion 33 1869 - 1886 District Engineer 2 E3   E4     E5 1886 - 1889 District Engineer 2 E3   E4     E5     E23   E24 1889 - 1891 District Engineer 2 E3   E4     E5     E24   E26 1891 - 1892 District Engineer 2 E3   E4     E5     E24   E26          ...

Organized as Battalion 23 in Downtown Brooklyn, the Battalion was renumbered 33 in 1906,  (The original Battalion 33 was renumbered 43 at the same time.)  A reorganization in 1922 caused the closing of Battalion 33, along with Division 10 and the original Battalion 49. During the late 1920's...

There was a comment, some time ago on this site, that suggested that E225/L107 were given the option remain in place in the original firehouses, or move to the new Lincoln Ave firehouse as new companies (E332/L175), or move to Lincoln Ave with their original identities.  The latter was chosen. ...

Battalions in Division 11 (7), (6) Division 7 Battalion 4, Brooklyn 1898 - 1898 Battalion 5, Brooklyn 1898 - 1898 Battalion 6, Brooklyn 1898 - 1898 Battalion 7, Brooklyn 1898 - 1898 Battalion 8, Brooklyn...

Tracing its origins to the Eastern District of the Brooklyn Fire Department, Division 11 has covered northern Brooklyn and Queens.  Initially numbered as Division 7, it was renumbered as Division 11 in 1906.  Under the original ten division organization in 1906, it covered the Williamsburg...

Battalions in Division 5   Battalion 19 1903 - 1904, 1941 - 1968   Battalion 20 1903 - 1904, 1949 - 1950   Battalion 14 1904 - 1906   Battalion 15 1904 - 1906, 1948 - 1950   Battalion 17 1904 - 1906   Battalion 18 1904 - 1906   Battalion 10 1906 - 1930   Battalion 12 1906 - 1930, 1969 - 1975...

Land fire suppression divisions have been relatively stable with respect to area and number through their history.  Manhattan has typically had three divisions - Lower, Midtown, Upper;  Bronx had two - Southwest and Northeast;  Staten Island had one;  Brooklyn had three - North, South, and...

Battalions in the Marine Division   Marine Battalion 19    1905 - 1925   Marine Battalion 25    1937 - 1944, 1948 - 1958   Marine Battalion          1964 -

Fireboat companies were originally considered as floating engine companies.  As such, they were organized in geographic land battalions along with land engines and ladders.  As the number of fireboats increased, they were separated into their own Marine Division and Marine Battalion.  Over their...

Battalion 25 has had numerous assignments city wide.  It began as a land battalion in the former Brooklyn Fire Department.  It moved to Manhattan after the Brooklyn battalions were renumbered.  It was then assigned as the Marine Battalion (25) when the Marine Battalion (19) number was  assigned...