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Additional info: Ladder 149 was organized 6 months after Engine 284 in 1914

Additional notes: Engine 326 in Brooklyn was originally organized from Engine 245-2 Engine 326 in Brooklyn was disbanded and on the same day Engine 251 in Queens was reorganized in 1952 Ladder 160 was originally intended for 5105 Snyder Ave, Brooklyn [Engine 310] - Didn't happen - unknown why...

Additional history: Search Light 1 relocated to 11-15 37th Ave, Queens [Engine 260] in 1972 Search Light 1 disbanded in 1990

Mack & 3511 - Another way of looking at the Bronx Divisions: Bronx has had one Division continuously since 1902.  That Division has had 4 numbers and 4 firehouses as follows: 1902-1904 at 3134 Park Ave as Division 4 1904-1906 still at 3134 Park Ave now as Division 5 1906-1907 still at 3134...

3134 Park Ave, Bronx Division 4 - 1902-1903 Division 5 - 1904-1906 Division 6 - 1906-1907 Division 7 - 1908-1948, 1949-1951  (Temp at 82/31 1948-1949)

Some dates on those events are: 50/19 new house in 1976 71/55 new house in 1989 DC6 - BC26 swap in 1991

The Fireboat Tenders were smaller boats than the Engine Company Fireboats and included the Velox, Captain Connell, Smoke, and Smoke II.  I don't think that the first Smoke was known as Smoke I because how could they have known that its replacement would also be named Smoke? Their were nine Boat...

Firefighter Kevin Bell Funeral October 13, 2014 Engine 1 ? Bridgeport Engine 1 Engine 2 ? East Hartford Engine 3 Engine 5 ? Manchester Engine 4 Engine 7 ? New Britain Engine 1 Engine 8 ? Waterbury Engine 4 Engine 9 ? UConn Health Center Engine 1 Engine 10 ? Southington Engine 51 Engine...

Ladder 25 BFD/FDNY was disbanded in 1898 at the same time that Engine 55 BFD/FDNY was changed to a combination company.

Mack, Have you ever seen or are you aware of any other firehouse photos taken on opening day that show signs for companies that never wound up in those houses? Ones that are known:  E72/L57, E160/L81, old E206/L133, E288/L138, E296/L145, (E251/L160, E45/L60 not sure of photo). Lots of...

The organization of Engine 287 was a unique situation in FDNY company history. Notice that two sections were established at the same time but in two separate former volunteer stations.  In the following year, both sections were moved to new and separate stations.  Engine 287-2 remained in...

Engine 244 was disbanded in 1968 (and Ladder 55 was organized on the same day) Engine 326 was disbanded in 1952 and Engine 251was reorganized in Queens on the same day. Side note - When Engine 326 was reorganized in 1984, it was in the adjacent neighborhood of Engine 251.  If Engine 251 is a...

On April 15, 1906 the 34 Battalion became the 44 Battalion, remaining at 107 Watkins St. Also on that date, the 24 Battalion became the 34 Battalion, remaining at 894 Bedford Ave.

Last one.  The "Sacking of 75"  Companies disbanded from 2 days to 2 1/2 weeks. The 1975 Budget Crisis Engine 015 Disbanded 7/2/1975 Reorganized 7/19/1975 Engine 026 Disbanded 7/2/1975 Reorganized 7/19/1975 Engine 027 Disbanded 7/2/1975 Reorganized 7/4/1975 Engine 044 Disbanded 7/2/1975...

Then there were some disbandings due to a renumbering that only lasted two years: Division Renumbering of 1995 to 1997 Division 03 Renumbered as Division 02 1995 to 1997 Division 06 Renumbered as Division 03 1995 to 1997 Division 07 Renumbered as Division 04 1995 to 1997 Division 11 Renumbered...

I think that you are correct.  The apparatus of the High Ladders were described on this site a couple of years back.  Search 'High Ladder' and it should come right up.

Some companies were disbanded and then were reorganized at a later time or location: Engines Disbanded and Reorganized Engine 331 Disbanded 1941 Reorganized 1966 Engine 332 Disbanded 1941 Reorganized 1970 Engine 251 Disbanded 1946 Reorganized 1952 Engine 004 Disbanded 1947 Reorganized 1984...

When Mack said disbanded second section companies, at first I thought, that's easy - all of them. Actually, many of them were organized and disbanded more than once.  These dates are for the last time that they were disbanded. Second Section Engines Disbanded (Most Recent Time) Engine 003-2...

24 Truck has never been disbanded.  High Ladder 1 was a separate unit.  They may have both been assigned the Mack Magirus at different times.

More for Mack's list of disbanded companies: Fireboat Engines Disbanded/Redesignated Engine 087 Fireboat Disbanded 1954 Engine 051 Fireboat Disbanded 1959 Engine 057 Fireboat Disbanded 1959 Engine 077 Fireboat Redesignated Marine 7 1959 Engine 078 Fireboat Redesignated Marine 5 1959 Engine 086...