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Battalion 55 disbanded 1988

Engine 154/254 at 2310 Ocean Parkway from 1911 to 1924

The original Brooklyn divisions were 6,7,8 and 9.  SI was 10.  In January 1906, 10 renumbered as 6, placing a 6 on SI.  In November 1906, Bronx Division 5 renumbered as 6, so 6 was in Da Bronx. In 1907, 6 went to 80?s house in Manhattan. The 6 reappeared in Da Bronx in 1956 and has remained...

Also interesting that Marine 4 was skipped until 1962 when the John Glenn was delivered.

Lineage is a great description for following company histories.  A genealogical analogy might be: Eng 208 becoming Eng 167 ? descendant, as in father-son or mother-daughter; TCU 712 to Lad 59 ? descendant, but slightly different, as in father-daughter or mother-son; BC21 to BC31 ? name...

Thanks Mack. The most difficult part when researching a renumbering is to determine what the ultimate change was.  Units might be relocated, replaced, or redesignated, usually a combination of all.  The only thing that does not happen is a unit existing in two locations or with two designations...

Brooklyn District Engineer/Battalion 7 became Battalion 27 in 1898. In 1906, Battalion 27 was renumbered as Battalion 37, remaining with Engine 118/218 until 1949. Battalion 37 was renumbered 47 as part of the Brooklyn and Queens renumbering of Chiefs, which preceded the 1913 renumbering of...