South Bronx Battalion
The growing FDNY began establishing companies in the Bronx in 1874. Two engine companies, two ladder companies, and four chemical engines were organized as the 10th Battalion of what is now the South Bronx.
As companies were added in Manhattan, two new battalions were organized. In order to retain the south to north numbering, Battalion 10 was renumbered as Battalion 12, keeping the high number in the Bronx.
A 12th Battalion was needed Manhattan in 1893, so the South Bronx Battalion was renumbered Battalion 13.
In 1896, a new battalion was established on the east side of the Bronx, numbered as Battalion 14.
Two years later in 1898, another battalion was established in Manhattan, so the original Bronx Battalion 13 became Battalion 14, while the east Bronx Battalion renumbered from 14 to 15.
By 1899, the South Bronx Battalion had been renumbered three times and the practice of sequential, geographic numbering for battalions was discontinued.
In 1968, a second section was established due to the War Years workload. Within a year, Battalion 14-2 became Battalion 26.
South Bronx Battalion 10
Battalion 10 | Organized | 2801 (501 N) 3rd Ave, Bronx | 1874 | with Engine 41 | |
Battalion 10 | New Station | 491 E 166th St, Bronx | 1882 | with Ladder 18 | |
Battalion 10 | Renumbered | as Battalion 12 | 1884 | | |
South Bronx Battalion 12
Battalion 12 | Organized | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1884 | with Ladder 17, from Battalion 10 | |
Battalion 12 | Renumbered | as Battalion 13 | 1893 | | |
South Bronx Battalion 13
Battalion 13 | Organized | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1893 | with Ladder 17, from Battalion 12 | |
Battalion 13 | Renumbered | as Battalion 14 | 1898 | | |
South Bronx Battalion 14
Battalion 14 | Organized | 61 White Plains Rd, Bronx | 1896 | with Combination Engine 62 | |
Battalion 14 | Renumbered | as Battalion 15 | 1898 | | |
Battalion 14 | Reorganized | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1898 | at Ladder 17 | |
Battalion 14 | Renumbered | as Battalion 11 (temporary) | 1903 | at Ladder 17 | |
Battalion 14 | Temporary | 209 Elizabeth St, Manhattan | 1903 | at Ladder 9, former Battalion 17 | |
Battalion 14 | Relocated | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1904 | at Ladder 17 | |
Battalion 14 | Temporary | 142nd St & Alexander Ave, Bronx | 1906 | with Ladder 17 | |
Battalion 14 | New Station | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1907 | with Ladder 17 | |
Battalion 14 | Temporary | 330 E 150th St, Bronx | 2013 | with Squad 41 | |
Battalion 14 | Renovated | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 2014 | | |
South Bronx Battalion 14-2
Battalion 14-2 | Organized | 341 E 143rd St, Bronx | 1968 | at Engine 60 | |
Battalion 14-2 | Disbanded | to reorganize Battalion 26 | 1969 | | |