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Engine 215 LODDs
FF GEORGE W. HAIGHT BFD ENGINE 15 (BECAME FDNY ENGINE 215)
Brooklyn firefighter killed, along with Acting Foreman (Lieutenant) Jonathan Tyack (who is also buried in this plot) under a falling wall in the Herseman Bakery Fire of June 22, 1884. 292 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Lt. Jonathan Tyack, Fireman George W. Haight and Fireman Stephen Allen were ordered to add another section of hose to the line operating in the rear of the burning bakery. The three men had just entered the alley between the bakery and the adjoining building, dragging their extra line, when the wall of the bakery came down on them.
The body of Lt. Tyack was found under six feet of bricks and was badly bruised and discolored. Fireman Haight's body was next to be discovered and was badly burned. Fireman Allen was injured but escaped with his life when he was thrown into, and through, the door into the next building.
The inscription reads:
"In memory of George W. Haight of Engine Co. 15 BROOKLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT Who was killed in the discharge of his duty as a fireman at a fire on Graham Avenue, corner of Powers Street on June 22, 1884. Aged 37 years, 6 months. Erected by his brother firemen of the Brooklyn Fire Department as a token of respect to a departed brother, who nobly perished in the discharge of his duty" (NOTE THE STONE FIRE HYDRANT ON THE PLOT)∼The fire started when a hot brick from one of the ovens on the second floor of Herseman's Bakery dropped to the floor below. It landed in the stable, igniting some hay. The fire gained headway before it was noticed. Workers went into the stables to release the forty-four horses but were driven back by the flames. Thirty-three of the horses were released, eleven were killed. Acting Foreman Jonathan Tyack and Fireman Stephen Allen and Firemen George W. Haight were ordered to add another section of hose to the line operating in the rear of the bakery. The three men entered the alleyway between the fire building and the adjoining building with the extra hose. The four walls of the building swayed before the roof fell in, pushing the walls out and burying the helpless firemen. Acting Foreman Tyack was found under six feet of bricks with his skull crushed. Fireman Haight was found badly burned. Fireman Allen was injured but escaped with only a broken leg when he was thrown into a doorway and through the door of the next building. Acting Foreman Tyack and Fireman Haight both lived on Meserole Avenue in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. Acting Forman Tyack was forty-five years old, was married and the father of four children. Fireman Haight lost his wife several weeks earlier; they left three children orphaned. The fire from the time it was discovered until the building collapsed was less than fifteen minutes. (from The Last Alarm, by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn)
FF ANTON JIRANEK, ENGINE 115 (BECAME ENGINE 215)
RIP. Never forget.
| FIREFIGHTER | GEORGE W. HAIGHT | ENGINE 215 | JUNE 22, 1884 |
| FIREFIGHTER | ANTON JIRANEK | ENGINE 215 | January 7, 1911 |
FF GEORGE W. HAIGHT BFD ENGINE 15 (BECAME FDNY ENGINE 215)
Brooklyn firefighter killed, along with Acting Foreman (Lieutenant) Jonathan Tyack (who is also buried in this plot) under a falling wall in the Herseman Bakery Fire of June 22, 1884. 292 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
Lt. Jonathan Tyack, Fireman George W. Haight and Fireman Stephen Allen were ordered to add another section of hose to the line operating in the rear of the burning bakery. The three men had just entered the alley between the bakery and the adjoining building, dragging their extra line, when the wall of the bakery came down on them.
The body of Lt. Tyack was found under six feet of bricks and was badly bruised and discolored. Fireman Haight's body was next to be discovered and was badly burned. Fireman Allen was injured but escaped with his life when he was thrown into, and through, the door into the next building.
The inscription reads:
"In memory of George W. Haight of Engine Co. 15 BROOKLYN FIRE DEPARTMENT Who was killed in the discharge of his duty as a fireman at a fire on Graham Avenue, corner of Powers Street on June 22, 1884. Aged 37 years, 6 months. Erected by his brother firemen of the Brooklyn Fire Department as a token of respect to a departed brother, who nobly perished in the discharge of his duty" (NOTE THE STONE FIRE HYDRANT ON THE PLOT)∼The fire started when a hot brick from one of the ovens on the second floor of Herseman's Bakery dropped to the floor below. It landed in the stable, igniting some hay. The fire gained headway before it was noticed. Workers went into the stables to release the forty-four horses but were driven back by the flames. Thirty-three of the horses were released, eleven were killed. Acting Foreman Jonathan Tyack and Fireman Stephen Allen and Firemen George W. Haight were ordered to add another section of hose to the line operating in the rear of the bakery. The three men entered the alleyway between the fire building and the adjoining building with the extra hose. The four walls of the building swayed before the roof fell in, pushing the walls out and burying the helpless firemen. Acting Foreman Tyack was found under six feet of bricks with his skull crushed. Fireman Haight was found badly burned. Fireman Allen was injured but escaped with only a broken leg when he was thrown into a doorway and through the door of the next building. Acting Foreman Tyack and Fireman Haight both lived on Meserole Avenue in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. Acting Forman Tyack was forty-five years old, was married and the father of four children. Fireman Haight lost his wife several weeks earlier; they left three children orphaned. The fire from the time it was discovered until the building collapsed was less than fifteen minutes. (from The Last Alarm, by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn)
FF ANTON JIRANEK, ENGINE 115 (BECAME ENGINE 215)
RIP. Never forget.
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Some current pictures of the inside of 272’s former quarters on 38th Ave. Showing what is still somewhat recognizable since they were disbanded in 1974. The apparatus floor used to extend all the way to the back wall in the room where the washer and dryer (inside an old pole well.) are today. Also found a little 272 history still there after all these years 
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In regard to the second photo in reply # 4521 above of the ALF with the VW logo on the front.....it is the original Rig of 103-2 which became their original Rig in 1968
(when it was taken from 128 who then got an older Wooden Aerial)....in 1970 103-2 got a new. Rearmount & not long after the First Section got a new TL ......when the Second Section was disbanded in 1974 the First Section got rid of the TL & got the RM that 103-2 had.......in the mid 1960s I knew a Girl who lived right near the intersection pictured & I often walked up Schenk to Jamaica Ave. to the Bus Stop.....in the next ten yrs or so many of these bldgs in the areaburned down.
(when it was taken from 128 who then got an older Wooden Aerial)....in 1970 103-2 got a new. Rearmount & not long after the First Section got a new TL ......when the Second Section was disbanded in 1974 the First Section got rid of the TL & got the RM that 103-2 had.......in the mid 1960s I knew a Girl who lived right near the intersection pictured & I often walked up Schenk to Jamaica Ave. to the Bus Stop.....in the next ten yrs or so many of these bldgs in the areaburned down.
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Engine 172 organized 135-16 38th Avenue former quarters volunteer Empire Hose 1 1908
Engine 172 became Engine 272 1913
Engine 272 moved to former volunteer quarters 1927
Engine 272 moved to new firehouse 135-16 38th Avenue w/Ladder 129 1928
Engine 272 disbanded 1974
Note: 135-16 38th Avenue was original quarters of volunteer Empire Hose 1 1856-1908.
38th Avenue formerly called Lincoln St in Flushing.
38th Avenue former quarters volunteer Empire Hose 1 and E 272
135-16 38th Avenue
Engine 172 became Engine 272 1913
Engine 272 moved to former volunteer quarters 1927
Engine 272 moved to new firehouse 135-16 38th Avenue w/Ladder 129 1928
Engine 272 disbanded 1974
Note: 135-16 38th Avenue was original quarters of volunteer Empire Hose 1 1856-1908.
38th Avenue formerly called Lincoln St in Flushing.
38th Avenue former quarters volunteer Empire Hose 1 and E 272
135-16 38th Avenue