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And you are correct that I did say that L19 was “originally” with E96. I meant to say the firehouse originally included L19. My mistake for writing it that way. I created the confusion.

Actually, no. Ladder 19 was originally organized on Ogden Ave in 1880 but was disbanded to form E68 in 1898. Some months later L19 reorganized and occupied its own single house on Forest Avenue in Morrisania. In 1929 it relocated with the new E96. This firehouse was built in anticipation of...

Between Croes and Feely Aves. 1684 Bruckner Blvd. I believe you can still see the empty lot as you travel South on Bruckner boulevard. Prior to getting this 1951 ward LA France quad E96 operated as a 3 piece (pumper, hose wagon, city service ladder truck) combination company. Ladder 19 was...

A close friend of my parents, who always spoke highly of him years after his death. His widow Ann remained close to my mom. They lived close to or on Parkside Place in the Bronx if I recall correctly. I write this just to add context to the life of a long gone firefighter. Still not forgotten...

Good guess Mack. Looks like the old Bronx Box numbers before the 1920 revamp of them, and some streets in their response area (Webster, Valentine Aves).

Lookin’ at the numbers on the chalk board (Es 5- xxxx-268, 304, 294), that would be a Queens circuit? I ain’t so good on those triple digit companies.

Cynical me, I’m bettin’ that is a staged photo...

75/33 moving south plus BARB put 81/46 instead on some of these Bedford Park boxes.

GeoC, That is a fascinating description of the situation on a fireboat. Please provide more details on your experience there. If any other FFs with marine company stories please join in the discussion. I believe it's a world unknown to most of us yet just another aspect of the FDNY.

The separation of companies within a firehouse derives from the military Principle of War, "Unity of Command". Most of the original units of the Metropolitan FD and the FDNY inherited the quarters of the former volunteer companies. They were stand alone engine, hose, or truck houses. As the...

As a kid in the 1950s I remember my father explaining to me that the Washington DC Fire department handled its relocation program differently than the FDNY. Upon receipt of the report of a working fire the DCFD began jumping units forward as relocators towards the incident. They not only...

Uncle

Oddly, both members lived in Parkchester. Coincidence, or could they have been friends and FF Wynn infiuenced FF Bassman to join him at L26 in Harlem? L26 was the busiest truck company on the job at the time. But L27, the house from which FF Bassman transferred, was no camp. They ran 1st or 2d...

Why don't you compare the densest sections of Brooklyn (where historically all the fire activity is) to those in Delhi. Apples to apples.

Density, the concept is density, meaured in number of people per square mile, not total population of a particular city. Track where the most people are crammed in and that's where you will find the most fire activity. Try it for Brooklyn over the years.

It is simply a matter of population density. The more people the more incidents of crime, fire,, etc. There are other contributing factors that lead to the conditions Mack pointed out. But the bottom line is density. Chart the FDNY R&Ws since they began publishing them in which ever format in...

I believe it was in the fall of 1958 that a new kid showed up in my class at our lady of refuge grammar school. His name was Richie MacClave. A nice, quiet kid, I befriended him and then found out that his father was an LODD firefighter. My father later informed me that he knew LT MacClave as...

Did you see my inquiry about Bridgeport no longer on Broadcastify?

Any one know what's happened to the Bridgeport FD feed on Broadcastify? It's been unavailable for a while and now it's not even listed as one of the choices on the feed menu.

My God! LT McDermott was only 35 years old and he left behind 6 children! I wonder whatever happened to them all?