FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies - 2nd Section
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Chief - I just noticed that the 60 Battalion also worked last tour with 35 Battalion at Seigel Street.
The 60 Battalion was formed in 1970 at Engine 218 but it operated as an additional battalion to share the workload in the busiest Brooklyn battalions. It was assigned to different locations as an operational BC and had no administrative companies assigned. As best I remember, it was a good assignment for new BCs to pick up fire duty experience rapidly in busy battalions. The 60th was disbanded in 1975.
The 60 Battalion was formed in 1970 at Engine 218 but it operated as an additional battalion to share the workload in the busiest Brooklyn battalions. It was assigned to different locations as an operational BC and had no administrative companies assigned. As best I remember, it was a good assignment for new BCs to pick up fire duty experience rapidly in busy battalions. The 60th was disbanded in 1975.
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^^^ Yes the 60 who came every third night to the 35 was there on the last night but may have been out on a Run when the photo was taken...BC George Shumacher (former CPT of ENG*216) was the 35 Chief & i think Carmine Mendolia 218 may have been driving him....Dick Tauber 237 was a Detail to 108 that night....Dick was was a Senior FF in 237...his Son Paul Tauber FF ENG*75...LT ENG*225 later became the CPT of 237 & is currently the BN*50 Commander.
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My father liked working the 60 when he made BC. He would say - lots of fires, good firehouses, no paperwork.
Siegel Street (once called Marshall Street) in named for Major General Franz Siegel (1824-1902) of the Civil War Union Army. The street was opened in 1852 from Broadway to Bushwick. Siegel had been born in Germany, came to this country and played an important role in engaging the sympathies of German immigrants to the Union cause. His military skill helped save St. Louis from the Confederates. Possibly some Germans from Williamsburg served under him and honored him with the street. He was later a customs agent and an editor of the “New York Monthly.” A commemorative statue was erected in 1901 on Riverside Drive in New York City.
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The longest street in Brooklyn and the road that runs through the heart of Williamsburg is Bedford Avenue. The 10.19 mile-long street got its name from the village of Bedford, […]
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Engine 239 firehouse 395 4th Avenue, Gowanus/Park Slope, Brooklyn Division 11, Battalion 48 "Gowanus Gators"
Engine 39 Brooklyn Fire Department organized 395 4th Avenue 1895
Engine 39 Brooklyn Fire Department became Engine 39 FDNY 1898
Engine 39 became Engine 139 1899
Engine 139 became Engine 239 1913
Engine 239 moved 1309 Prospect Avenue at Engine 240 2007
Engine 239 returned to 395 4th Avenue 2007
Engine 239 moved to 530 11th Street at Engine 220 2008
Engine 239 returned to 395 4th Avenue 2010
Battalion 48 organized 395 4th Avenue at Engine 139 1906
Battalion 48 moved 530 11th Street at Engine 220 1930
Battalion 48 moved 1309 Prospect Avenue at Engine 240 1978
Division 10 organized 365 Jay Street at Ladder 68 1906
Division 10 disbanded 1922
Division 10 reorganized 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1930
Division 10 disbanded 1948
Division 10 reorganized 365 Jay Street at Engine 207 1951
Division 10 moved 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1951
Division 10 disbanded 1990
Ladder 122 located 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1996-1997
Squad 1 located 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 2003-2004
Engine 39 Brooklyn Fire Department organized 395 4th Avenue 1895
Engine 39 Brooklyn Fire Department became Engine 39 FDNY 1898
Engine 39 became Engine 139 1899
Engine 139 became Engine 239 1913
Engine 239 moved 1309 Prospect Avenue at Engine 240 2007
Engine 239 returned to 395 4th Avenue 2007
Engine 239 moved to 530 11th Street at Engine 220 2008
Engine 239 returned to 395 4th Avenue 2010
Battalion 48 organized 395 4th Avenue at Engine 139 1906
Battalion 48 moved 530 11th Street at Engine 220 1930
Battalion 48 moved 1309 Prospect Avenue at Engine 240 1978
Division 10 organized 365 Jay Street at Ladder 68 1906
Division 10 disbanded 1922
Division 10 reorganized 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1930
Division 10 disbanded 1948
Division 10 reorganized 365 Jay Street at Engine 207 1951
Division 10 moved 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1951
Division 10 disbanded 1990
Ladder 122 located 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 1996-1997
Squad 1 located 395 4th Avenue at Engine 239 2003-2004
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Engine 239 (continued)
395 4th Avenue firehouse modernization 2008:
ENGINE COMPANY 239
Modernization and expansion of a three story, 7,000 sf brick and limestone 1895 firehouse along 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
Typical of the firehouses serving these low-to-medium density residential neighborhoods, the building houses an apparatus room for the fire engines, an office, a dormitory, kitchen, and lounge area. The interior spaces were modernized and expanded for the new program requirements of the engine company. The modern extension at the back of the building with a brie-soleil and large glass openings integrate the exterior courtyard to become part of the firehouse. Daylight was introduced through the new skylights over the main stairway, and the dining area enhancing the quality interior workspaces. The front façade was altered to accommodate the size of the new fire engines.
https://www.beyhankarahan.com/engine-company-239
395 4th Avenue firehouse modernization 2008:
ENGINE COMPANY 239
Modernization and expansion of a three story, 7,000 sf brick and limestone 1895 firehouse along 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.
Typical of the firehouses serving these low-to-medium density residential neighborhoods, the building houses an apparatus room for the fire engines, an office, a dormitory, kitchen, and lounge area. The interior spaces were modernized and expanded for the new program requirements of the engine company. The modern extension at the back of the building with a brie-soleil and large glass openings integrate the exterior courtyard to become part of the firehouse. Daylight was introduced through the new skylights over the main stairway, and the dining area enhancing the quality interior workspaces. The front façade was altered to accommodate the size of the new fire engines.
https://www.beyhankarahan.com/engine-company-239
