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Can anyone advise which FDNY company is the oldest continuously serving company in the city and in Manhattan?  Is it also E-26 which is in the oldest continuously active firehouse in Manhattan?  Thanks. I did a search and saw oldest firehouses but not continuously active companies.

I have listened for years to both FDNY and NYPD SOD/ESU frequencies and the bad blood between FDNY SOC and NYPD SOD is legendary.  Still, I can't figure out why ESU is equipped and performs many of the same roles of FD such as auto extrication, collapse rescue, hazmat, etc.  The cynic in me says...

Hey guys, I'm coming to NYC this weekend to visit friends and would like to stop by both Engine Co. 5 and Rescue 5. Is E-5 in its own quarters or are they in temp quarters (L-3?) For some reason I was under the impression they are or recently were having quarters repaired like L-3 just had...

Happy Father's Day!  I am curious to know if anyone knows of any fire buff groups, websites, fire photography, or incident boards like this site, First on Scene, etc. for Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles?  I expect to have some Left Coast business trips this year and doing some advanced...

Quick Q: Other than the VHF Marine channels, what FDNY channel(s) do the fire boats normally monitor operate on when not responding to a box - Citywide or their respective borough?  (In other words which channel do I listen to to hear them the most?)

What is a "mark"?  Does that mean anything substantive to the company being told to go 10-8, or is it just a dispatcherism like "ERS all the way"?

1152: Manhattan to E-40 "are you available for a fire?" - Reported in apartment 4D on the 4th floor of 2166 Broadway (between 76th-77th Street) 1154: Manhattan to B-11: receiving a couple calls, 3&2, E-40 3rd due 1202: B-11 transmits 10-77, Size up per CIDS, Attack stairway "B" (later changed to...

Can anyone recommend or is aware of any books which chronicle the turbulent 1800s for NYC volunteer fire companies and the battles/rivalries with other vollie companies?  Boss Tweed was the foreman (captain) of "Americus Engine Company #6" on the Lower East Side (Ex E-15 quarters on Henry...

So I just heard on Manhattan frequency E-44 responding to a minor HazMat job which HM1 and the HM BC were also dispatched to and subsequently turned back. E-44 is continuing in. So, my question is is E-44 trained and equipment to serve as a Squad Company even though they don't have the title of...

I'm curious to know if there is any pattern to Bronx box numbers. For instance in Manhattan the boxes count up from south to north. Any similar rule of thumb for the Bronx?

Are they back in their primary quarters yet or still responding from 83 & 42 respectively?

Yesterday, while driving through Prince William County, Virginia, a DC Suburb, I saw TL-44's old Mack Aerialscope sitting in the back parking lot of the Dale City Vol. Fire Department Station #10 next to their cut-up cars.  It looks like 44's rig from either 1989 or 1998 (See fdnytrucks.com...

I know thebravest.com in the past streamed FDNY fireground but is it available anywhere else with any reliability?

I notice in a lot of FDNY incident photos from various web sites I see a lot of EMS personnel wearing bunker gear.  This strikes me as a bit odd since I didn't think EMTs and Medics--other than the EMS rescue units--went into dangerous/IDLH environments.  I left NYC before the merger and never...

Last night my vollie company drilled on Rapid Intervention Team concepts and it made me wonder what equipment and tools the designated FAST truck crews of FDNY ladder companies normally grab as they come off the rig.  I've seen in many videos of the FAST crew standing by with a Stokes basket...

Yet another question...thanks to those who've reponded to my previous question. On several video clips I 've seen taken of or near the officer/chauffer seats on FDNY apparatus a ringing bell, like that of an old phone, can be heard.  What is that?  Is it some sort of alert indicating there is...

Not sure if this an old question but what are the metal big metal diamondplate boxes that sit on the roof of the newer Seagrave Marauder II engines used for and what's in 'em?  Is it firefighting/rescue gear or something else for apparatus function like HVAC, etc?

388 Pearl St x St. James Place 0733: All hands on Arrival for 100x100 irregular MD, Fire in Apt 8B Could be: E7, E6, E4, E9, TL1, T6, L10 (FAST), SQ18, R1, BC1, BC2, D1 0745: D1 Transmitted 10-77:  On 10-77, no rundown provided but heard the following: E55, E10 (for HRN), TL18, BC4, Safety...

When is it permitted and how many floors below the fire floor must FFs stop the car and exit?

Looking for some assistance on FDNY helmet fronts.  For the Ben 2 helmet, can anyone advise where someone can purchase a custom made front from the same folks who make the ones for the FDNY?  I'm familiar with the Paul Conway, LeatherFronts.com, and The Fire Store but for some reason I get the...