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Companies in Battalion 19 1905 - 1908 Battalion 19 Marine FB51 FB57 FB66 FB77 FB78 FB123 FB132 1908 - 1914 Battalion 19 Marine FB51 FB57 FB66 FB77 FB78 FB85   FB86   FB87 FB123 FB132 1914 - 1915 Battalion 19 Marine FB51 FB57 FB66 FB77 FB78 FB85   FB86   FB87 (FB223) FB232 1915 - 1927...

Battalion 19 has been organized twice.  It was the original Marine Battalion, placing all of the fireboats in the same command.  "Up until 1905, the fireboats were attached to the Battalions in whose districts they lay.  Special Order No. 6, of June 16, 1905, established the 19th Battalion. ...

Companies in Battalion 3 Manhattan 1869 - 1879 Battalion 3 E13 E20 E27 E30 L8 1879 - 1882 Battalion 3 E13 E20 E24 E27 E30 L8 1883 - 1884...

The 3rd Battalion was one of the original battalions established when the department was organized in 1869.  For 87 years it served in the Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan area.  Commercial, mercantile, industrial buildings and densely spaced and populated loft and tenement buildings posed...

Rest in peace, Jack.  May you live on in the memories of your friends.

Battalions in Division 8  Staten Island Division 8 Battalion 21 1907 - 1975, 1990 - present Battalion 22 1907 - 1975, 1990 - present Battalion 23 1930 - 1975, 1990 - present Battalion 33 1995 - 1997 Battalion 40 1995 - present Battalion 42 1995 - present Battalion 43 1995 - present...

Staten Island Division Staten Island has always had only one Division.  However, that single Division has had several numerical identities and has included a portion of Brooklyn in more recent times. From 1898 to 1906 Division 8 was a Brooklyn division.  Staten Island Division companies were...

The house was built in 1864 by the Howard Engine 34 volunteer fire company.

There are a few hints, other than the age of the apparatus. The building was moved during 1939. The original location had a vent in the sidewalk between the apparatus bays and there was a fire hydrant at the curb to the right of the bays. Neither is present in those places at the new location...

Brooklyn 1906 - 1913 Battalion 49 E113 E130 E137                             L58 1913 - 1915 Battalion 49 E213 E230 E237                             L108 1915 - 1922 Battalion 49 E206 E213 E230 E237                       L108 Queens 1927 -...

A handful of battalions have served in two boroughs. Battalion 49 was originally organized in the eastern part of Williamsburg up to the Newtown Creek in Brooklyn.  It was disbanded along with Battalion 33 as part of a Brooklyn battalion reorganization in 1922.  Battalion 49 was entirely...

With interboro responses, Battalion 28 can cover much of 286 and 291's neighborhoods. Historically 286 was part of the 37 and 39 battalions into the 1960's, and 291 was in the 35 into the 1950's.  The 28 at 271 is about one mile closer to 286 than the 51 at 294 would be. The 28 is also much...

Queens 1938 - 1939 Battalion 55 E331 E331-2 E332 1939 - 1941 Battalion 55 E331 E331-2 E332 E333 Bronx 1969 - 1970 Battalion 55 1971 - 1974 Battalion 55 E41   E41-2 E73 L42 1974 - 1976 Battalion 55 E41   E73           L42...

Battalion 55 was among the battalions that were organized more than once, each time for a specific purpose and for a limited time. Battalion 55 was organized for the first time to cover the 1939-1940 Worlds Fair in Queens...

Companies in Battalion 59 1970 - 1975 Battalion 59 E275 E302 E303           L126 L155 1984 - 1989 Battalion 59 E286 E291 E294 E305 E319 L135 L140 L143 L151

Battalion 59 was organized at two separate times to share workload with busy battalions in Queens Battalion 59 Organized   111-36 Merrick Blvd, Queens         1970 at Engine 275, split of Battalion 50, 54 Battalion 59 Disbanded                                                   1975...

The pumpers of the wagon/pumper engine companies (34 at their peak number in 1987) attritioned out by their apparatus not being replaced.  The last one ended January 31, 1992. Six 'water supply' engines were created (one in each battalion) about 10 years later to address water supply issues...

Battalions assigned to the Upper District Battalion 7 1869 - 1883 Battalion 8 1869 - 1883 Battalion 9 1869 - 1883 Battalion 10 1874 - 1883 Battalions assigned to 2nd Assistant Chief Battalion 5 1883 - 1884 Battalion 7 1883 - 1897 Battalion 8 1883 -...

Division 2 had its origin in Mid Town Manhattan in 1869 as the Upper District, coming under command of the 2nd Assistant Chief in 1883. It was moved to the Lower East Side/East Village in 1906, splitting Division 1, while its previous battalions went to Division 3. With the closure of five...

This is Mike Boucher's original work.  It is being updated and enhanced with additional new research by 'mack' and 'fdhistorian' and posted on this thread.