FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies - 2nd Section

Manhattan Sideways - Engine 14

http://sideways.nyc/2013/01/engine-co-14/

It is impossible to miss Engine Co. 14 on a sunny afternoon. The ornate Beaux Arts design is simply eye-catching. Engine Co. 14 was erected in 1895 by architect Napoleon LeBrun, who was known for his decoratively designed fire stations. This style is typical of the earliest New York City firehouses. Today, Engine Co. 14 has been recognized as a historic landmark. For more than a century, firefighters have been working out of this building.

When my intern, Emily, walked past the fire station, the garage doors were wide open, and locals were wandering in and out to greet the friendly firefighters. One older veteran was smoking a cigar and chatting with a new member who had finished his training just six weeks ago. The two firefighters showed an eager little boy and his father into the front seat of their largest firetruck. The boy honked the loud horn, which all the firefighters exclaimed was ?quite impressive? for someone his age.

Engine Co. 14
14 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10003
 
Manhattan Sideways - Hook & Ladder 13

http://sideways.nyc/2016/04/hook-ladder-13/

Though no longer a working firehouse, the building marked as ?Hook and Ladder 13? is steeped in history. The Suburban Hook & Ladder Company No. 13 was formed in 1865, the same year that the cities of New York and Brooklyn were combined and the ?Metropolitan District? fire department was officially created. With the creation of the department, firefighting became a profession, and firehouses were no longer filled solely with volunteers.

The members of Hook & Ladder Company 13 are remembered for having helped during the deadly explosion on Park Place in 1891. It was referred to by the news as ?one of the worst disasters that ever happened in this city.? The firemen of Company 13 arrived on the scene on the third day to help reinvigorate the search for bodies. They also dealt with countless fires in the tenement houses of Yorkville, most notably a house fire at 60 East 87th Street filled with residents. The stories of the heroic deeds of the these firefighters could fill a book.

In the twentieth century, the Company moved to 85th Street and the little brick house stood empty. In 1962, however, Andy Warhol rented the second floor to use as his very first New York studio. Today, although empty, the ?Hook & Ladder 13? markings remain on the door, a reminder of the building?s storied past.

Hook & Ladder 13
159 East 87th Street
New York, NY 10128
 
Manhattan Sideways - Engine 80/Ladder 23

http://sideways.nyc/2017/07/engine-80-ladder-23/

Ironically, before this firehouse was converted, it suffered its own two-alarm fire back in 2008. The cause, I learned, was most likely from the 100 year old wiring inside the structure. The site of the former Hook & Ladder 23 is now used by City College of New York as the storage facility for their snow plows. However, the building?s time as a firehouse has not been forgotten by the longtime residents of the neighborhood. I had the chance to chat with a man who has lived across from the firehouse since he was a child, and he was eager to share stories about what it was like when it was still in operation. He told me that the firemen were glad to play with the neighborhood kids during their downtime on weekends, and even brought sandwiches and juice for everyone to share. There was always a sense of excitement when the door to the building opened up to reveal the fire truck and the fire poles in the back ? it was every kid?s dream to have the chance to slide down one of those poles. Now, even though the building has been repurposed, he told me it still thrills him to watch the door go up, revealing the fire poles that are still there, tucked away behind the snow plows. ?Always brings back good memories of good times,? he said with a smile.

Engine 80 ? Ladder 23
503 West 139th Street
New York, NY 10037
 
Manhattan Sideways - Engine 44

http://sideways.nyc/2015/12/engine-company-44/

When we were walking by the firehouse of the Fighting Forty Four, founded in 1881, we were thrilled to find the door wide open. Children on their way home from school were gaping wide-mouthed at the fire engines while smiling firefighters looked on. We joined the ogling children and met the men, Wayne, Kenny, and Bobby, who showed us around the house and spoke about the history of the New York Fire Fighters. Over the course of our conversation, an occasional call would come in to the men. Not knowing what it meant, I asked, ?Do you need to run?? ?Oh no,? Wayne replied, ?We don?t need to run. If we?re running, it means you should be running, too.?

One of my first questions was about the number ?44.? I learned that it is essentially arbitrary. It refers to when the squad was formed, long before the Brooklyn and Metropolitan fire departments merged. 44, however, is a designated specialty unit, meaning that only men who have a certain level of experience are assigned. This is because they are a Hazmat division. The men showed us the Hazmat truck, which has a big sticker that says ?Zombie Outbreak Response Team.? It matches a sticker on the main truck that imitates the ?Ebola Emergency Outbreak Response Team? symbol, only with zombies. Smiling they said that little children often ask, ?Is that for real? Do you really fight zombies??
Although full of good humor, the men became somber when I commented on a memorial for Michael Lyons, a firefighter who was killed while responding during 9/11. Wayne and Bobby began sharing stories about several of their friends who were present at the World Trade Center that day. One survived by diving under a truck, while The 9th Battalion lost all of its men. Many of the firefighters from 6 Truck in Chinatown also responded that day, but not everyone came back. Men who turned one way coming down the stairs lived, and the men who turned the other way did not. As Bobby said, ?If they had yin-ed when they had yang-ed, they would?ve have made it.?

We continued our tour of the house: There is the old hose tower, painted red, as well as the cubbies where the men keep their uniform. I was like a child, gazing at the two traditional firemen?s poles stretching to the upper floor. When I asked if they still slide down them, the answer was a definitive ?yes.? I appreciated the fact that they had photos of men who have retired. I never realized that even though there are about thirty men assigned to 44, they are frequently traded around to different houses. As a rule, this firehouse usually has six men present at any given time, and never fewer than five. Another interesting fact that I never stopped to think about, of which Bobby informed us as he showed us a map, is that on the East Side, there is a firehouse right by every subway stop.

Irish history is still deeply woven into the culture of the fire department. I noticed that along with the Leprechaun in the logo for the ?Fighting Forty Four,? there were many other references to Irish heritage scattered around the firehouse, including little Irish flags on the fire engine. Historically, there is a huge Irish connection to many service jobs in the city, including police work. As Bobby explained, ?No one else would take the shit jobs. So they?d send in the Irish.? There are no longer any Irish accents in this firehouse ? as Wayne stated, ?We?re all Bronx guys.? Coming from uptown, the men told us that they respect the fact that they can keep their firehouse open and wave to smiling children of the Upper East Side. As if to demonstrate this, Wayne?s daughter ran into the firehouse and skipped upstairs to do her homework before heading to a hockey game with her dad. ?It?s a good neighborhood,? Wayne continued, ?So we can keep the door open.?

Engine Company 44
221 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021

 
Manhattan Sideways - Engine 37/Ladder 40

http://sideways.nyc/2017/03/fdny-fire-engine-37-ladder-40/

Stopping into the firehouses on the side streets of Manhattan has continued to be a true joy for me and the Manhattan Sideways team. There is always an interesting story to be heard and warm, generous people to meet. When we visited the fire station on 125th, we were greeted by an apologetic fireman who told us that their trucks were out responding to a gas leak in the area. He did, however, show us the truck they had on loan, which some of the men were busy cleaning and which he called their Special Operations Command vehicle. We were immediately curious about the truck, and he explained that it is equipped with a dewatering shower unit intended for use after any kind of catastrophe that has potentially contaminated firemen or civilians. This was conceived following 9/11, but we were pleased to learn that in 2017 it had still only been used for training. It has never been needed in the real world. ?It?s something we hope we never have to do,? the fireman confessed.

FDNY Fire Engine 37, Ladder 40
415 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027
 
Engine 4/Ladder 15 firehouse 42 South Street Financial District, Manhattan Division 1, Battalion 1  "Wall Street Bulls" "High Rise Roof Team"

    Engine 4 organized 39 Liberty Street former volunteer firehouse                                      1865
    Engine 4 moved 73 Water Street at Ladder 15                                                                1893
    Engine 4 new firehouse 119 Maiden Lane                                                                        1900
    Engine 4 disbanded                                                                                                      1947
    Engine 4 reorganized 73 Water Street at Ladder 15                                                          1984
    Engine 4 reorganized 42 South Street w/Ladder 15                                                          1987

    Suburban Ladder 15 organized 10th Avenue & W 159th Street former volunteer firehouse  1865
    Suburban Ladder 15 disbanded                                                                                      1868

    Ladder 15 organized 10th Avenue & W 159th Street                                                        1868
    Ladder 15 new firehouse 1907 Amsterdam Avenue w/Engine 38                                        1874
    Ladder 15 disbanded                                                                                                    1881
    Ladder 15 reorganized Old Slip & Pearl Street                                                                  1882
    Ladder 15 new firehouse 73 Water Street                                                                        1885
    Ladder 15 moved 119 Maiden Lane at Engine 4                                                              1930
    Ladder 15 new firehouse 73 Water Street with Engine 10                                                1931
    Ladder 15 moved 113 Liberty Street at Engine 6                                                            1961
    Ladder 15 moved 73 Water Street with Engine 10                                                          1962
    Ladder 15 new firehouse 42 South Street w/Engine 4                                                      1987

    Battalion 1 located 39 Liberty Street at Engine 4                                                      1870-1874

    Decon Support Manhattan organized 42 South Street at Engine 4                                    1988
    Decon Support Manhattan moved 750 Main Street at SOC                                    Unknown date

    Mobile Medical 1 located 42 South Street at Engine 4                                                      1991

    SOC Decontamination Unit D4 located 42 South Street at Engine 4


Pre-FDNY volunteer companies:

    "City" Hose 8 - 1836-1865 ?39 Liberty Street

          - LODD Firefighter John A. Keyser killed by collapse and falling wall ? Jennings fire on Broadway

          -  Quarters became firehouse for Engine 4 of the paid department

    "John Decker" Ladder 17 - 1860-1865 - 10th Avenue 159th Street

          ? Named after John Decker NYC Fire Chief (volunteer department) 1860-1865 

          -  Quarters became firehouse for Suburban Ladder 15 of the paid department


Suburban Ladder 15:

    5 "Suburban Engines" and 3 "Suburban Ladders" were organized in outlaying areas of the city when the paid Metropolitan Fire Department was established in 1865. All of these units were established in former volunteer firehouses. 

    Suburban" companies operated differently than the regular "full time" paid units. Hoseman and ladderman in the suburban units were paid less than their counterparts in the regular units but they were permitted to work at their former occupations. They had to conform to all other rules and regulations of the new department, were required to sleep in the firehouse, attend all alarms and be present in quarters two afternoons per month for drills and committee work. The suburban engine companies were equipped with hand drawn pumpers and the suburban ladder companies were equipped with ladder trucks similar to the regular ladder companies except that they were hand drawn.

    Suburban engine and ladder companies were disbanded in 1868 and regular companies were organized.


Engine 4 and Ladder 15 former firehouses:

    1907 Amsterdam Avenue:                                                   

         

         

    Old Slip & Pearl Street:

         

         

    119 Maiden Lane:

         

         

    113 Liberty Street:

         

    73 Water Street:

         

         

         


42 South Street:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
 
Engine 4/Ladder 15 (continued)

Engine 4 - Equitable Fire - 1912:

   


Engine 4:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Ladder 15:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Ladder 15 - WTC - 2001:

   


Decontamination Unit:

   


SOC Decontamination Unit D4:

   

   
 
Engine 4/Ladder 15 (continued)

Engine 4/Ladder 15:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnG0is6aoqE

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCDxE-2AzMw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfWPww4Y1Y4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbrN10z2zRQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azxQsXLQkU4


Engine 4/Ladder 15 medals:

    JEREMIAH HAGGERTY FF. ENG. 4 MAY 6, 1900 1902 HUGH BONNER

         

          Manhattan Box 44-39  Mallory Line Pier 30 East River ? fire involving two warehouses and 2 steamships ? FF Jeremiah Haggerty rescued of 5 persons under trying conditions 

    JOHN P. HOWE FF. LAD. 15 JAN. 2, 1894 1895 PULITZER

         

         

          The first time Howe?s name was placed on the Roll of Merit was for his actions at a Pearl Street tenement fire on Jan. 10, 1894. It was 4:30 in the morning when firemen pulled up to the old double tenement. Howe made trip after trip into the blazing building, returning each time with a person pulled from the furnace-like third floor. Howe single-handedly saved the lives of 14 people in 15 minutes. His actions on the upper floors of this building, particularly the rescue of two women, gained notoriety for the young fireman. Conditions became so severe that Howe was badly burned.

    FRANK G. ROWE FF. LAD. 15 OCT. 7, 1915 1916 HUGH BONNER

         

    DAVID J. OLIVER FF. LAD. 15 OCT. 7, 1915 1916 TREVOR-WARREN

          FF Frank Rowe and FF David Oliver, Ladder 15, rescued a stevedore from the hold of a burning ship filled with sulphur fumes.

    RAYMOND J. LUSTIG LT. LAD. 15 SEP. 14, 1944 1945 LA GUARDIA

         

         

    WILLIAM L. CASEY LT. LAD. 15 E-6 OCT. 31, 1951 1952 TODD

         

         

          LODD Capt. William L. Casey - Engine 218 - 15-year veteran He died as a result of injuries sustained while operating at a Brooklyn fire on February 1, 1955.

    GEORGE BROWN FF. LAD. 15 OFF DUTY OCT. 1, 1962 1963 BROOKMAN

         

    JAMES G. FENN FF. LAD. 15 MAR. 4, 1992 1993 SCOTT

    WILLIAM P. BRESNAN FF. LAD. 15 FEB. 26, 1993 1994 FDR
 
Engine 4/Ladder 15 (continued)

Engine 4/Ladder 15 LODDs:

    FIREFIGHTER THOMAS IRWIN ENGINE 4 DECEMBER 2, 1865

         

          The fire was in a warehouse used to store cargo that was to be shipped out of or into the harbor. Engine 4 was operating a hoseline in front of the building. Inside, multiple bales of cotton were being stored, they began soaking up the water being used on the fire. Some of the bails expanded to the point of knocking down the front wall of the building. FF Irvin was struck by the debris and pounced dead at the scene.

    FIREFIGHTER DOMINICK SICOT ENGINE 4 DECEMBER 14, 1865

         

         

          Fireman Dominick Sicot of Engine 4 fell from the roof of 16 Water Street. He was with his company on the roof using a hose, throwing water into the fire building. He fell in the rear of the building and was taken to City Hospital where he died a month later. Born in Ireland and thirty-one years of age, Sicot was a member of the fire department for only two months when he died. (From "The Last Alarm")

          While operating on November 9, 1865 in the 7th District at 14 Water Street, Engine 4 had stretched a line to the roof of the adjoining building at 16 Water Street. While operating on the roof, FF Sicot fell off the rear of the building. He was taken to City Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

    FIREFIGHTER EDWARD BURKE ENGINE 4 JUNE 29, 1872

         

          Manhattan Box 36 18-20 Liberty Street

          On June 22, 1872, Engine 4 had just finished extinguishing the main body of fire and overhauling the building had just begun. Chemicals which were in the building reacted to the heat and exploded. 21 members of Engine 4 & 6, Ladders 1, 8 & 10 were burned in the explosion. Fireman Burke Succumbed to his injuries on June 29, 1872.

    FIREFIGHTER DANIEL F. MULLEN ENGINE 4 May 4, 1900

          While ascending a ladder with hose, the hose was charged before FF Mullin could maintain a secure grip on the ladder. He was thrown to the pavement below fracturing his skull.

    FIREFIGHTER JOHN J. McCONNELL ENGINE 4 February 4, 1908

         

          Firemen Thomas P. Eglinton, of Ladder 10 and John J. McConnell of Engine 4, were killed when the second and third floors of 43 Worth Street collapsed, carrying fourteen firemen down with them in this three-alarm fire. Engine 4 was operating on the third floor and Ladder 10 was on the second floor. The fire had started around 4:00 p.m. on the third floor. A heavy safe located in the front part of the third floor went crashing into the basement around 5:40 p.m. Both firemen killed were not dug out and removed until after midnight. McConnell reported to the fire from his meal break. He returned to the firehouse to find his company out and then went to the fire. He removed his helmet and coat from the hose wagon and followed the hose from his engine up to the floor where his company was working. As he entered the third floor, the floor broke under the weight the heavy safe. McConnell?s body was found crushed and burned. He was thirty-three years old, married and lived at 313 East 43rd Street. Eglinton's body was found later and was not crushed or burned. He landed in a lean-to collapse in the rear of the building. He tried to escape but the windows had bars on them and he was trapped. The fire was fought for some thirty hours in below-zero weather. When his body was found he was frozen to death. Eglinton was married and his wife was expecting their first child soon. He lived at 380 18th Street, Brooklyn. (From "The Last Alarm")

    FIREFIGHTER CALIXTO ANAYA JR ENGINE 4 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          http://www.firefightermemorial.net/Html/Firefighter_Calixto_Anaya.html

    BATTALION CHIEF JOSEPH FARRELLY ENGINE 4 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=145290

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/index.ssf/2010/09/joseph_farrelly_47_firefightin.html

    FIREFIGHTER JAMES RICHES ENGINE 4 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.firerescue1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/articles/1120424-Firefighter-Jimmy-Riches-A-smiling-face-that-we-miss-so-much/

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/jimmy-riches/

    FIREFIGHTER THOMAS SCHOALES ENGINE 4 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/thomas-gerard-schoales/

          https://nypost.com/2002/01/13/golden-boy-fireman-found-in-wtc-rubble/

    FIREFIGHTER PAUL TEGTMEIER ENGINE 4 September 11, 2001

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/paul-a-tegtmeier/

          https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2017/02/10/dream-comes-true-son-fallen-firefighter-joins-fdny/97706406/

    FIREFIGHTER DENNIS MCGEE LADDER 15 JANUARY 20, 1886

          Fireman Dennis McGee of Ladder 15 fell from the ladder truck as he was moving from the side step to the side ladder [on January 9, 1886]. Ladder 15 was in Coenties Slip between Front and South Streets at the time. When he fell, the heavy apparatus?s rear wheel passed over him. It inflected a severe and deep wound on the inside of the leg above the knee joint. He was removed to Chambers Street Hospital and died at 6:59 p.m. from blood poisoning caused by the injuries. (From "The Last Alarm")

          Manhattan Box 039 Coenties Slip & Front St

          On January 12, 1886, While responding to Box 039 for a reported fire, FF McGee slipped from the step on the rig and fell to the street. The off Hind Wheel (Rear Tiller Wheel) ran over FF McGee's left leg. FF McGee was taken to Chamber Street Hospital. He died on January 20th from Blood Poisoning.

    FIREFIGHTER HENRY J. HOEHN LADDER 15 February 27, 1930

         

          Henry Hoehn, a fireman attached to Ladder 15, fell from the fourth floor elevator shaft to the sub-basement of the International Telegraph Building at 67 to 81 Broad Street. This was the second fire in this building that night. Fireman Hoehn was on the fourth floor looking up the elevator shaft to the seventh floor, where the fire was, lost his balance and fell to the second sub-basement. He suffered a fractured skull and spine. He was taken to the Broad Street Hospital where died several hours later. He was thirty-five years old and a member of the Department for eleven years. (From "The Last Alarm")

    FIREFIGHTER FRED L. CUMMING LADDER 15 May 5, 1955

         

          Fireman Frederick L. Cumming of Ladder 15 was overcome by smoke at this five-alarm fire while on the tip of the aerial ladder. He was brought down and rushed to a hospital but died in the ambulance. The fire was in a leather goods warehouse. He was married with three children. The forty-three year old fireman had been with the Department since March 1, 1938. (From "The Last Alarm)

      FIREFIGHTER RICHARD ALLEN LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          http://www.legacy.com/sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=126842&location=2

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/richard-d-allen/

    FIREFIGHTER  ARTHUR BARRY LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/arthur-t-barry/

          https://911alwaysremember.wordpress.com/2018/07/26/271-arthur-t-barry-wtc-124-firefighter-north-tower/

    FIREFIGHTER THOMAS W. KELLY LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/index.ssf/2010/09/thomas_kelly_51_a_firefighter.html

          http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=146392

    FIREFIGHTER SCOTT KOPYTKO LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/scott-michael-kopytko/

          http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/wtc-trader-died-fireman-article-1.926181

    FIREFIGHTER SCOTT LARSEN LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          http://www.legacy.com/Sept11/Story.aspx?PersonID=151830&location=2

          http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/mourners-share-laughter-and-tears-as-firefighter-is-eulogized/article_ddc4c70d-8d56-57be-a442-c78deee4c6c4.html

    LIEUTENANT JOSEPH LEAVEY LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=131684

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/joseph-g-leavey/

          http://ltjosephgleaveyfoundation.com/about/

    FIREFIGHTER DOUGLAS OELSCHLAGER LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portrait-of-a-hero/

        http://betterangels911.com/firefighter-douglas-oelschlager/

    FIREFIGHTER ERIC OLSEN LADDER 15 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          Attack on World Trade Center

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/index.ssf/2010/09/eric_olsen_41_firefighter_love.html

          http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=151770


   

   

    RIP.  Never forget.

 
Engine 4/Ladder 15 (continued)

Financial District:

   

    https://ny.curbed.com/2013/5/6/10246784/when-wall-street-was-a-wall-a-1660-map-of-manhattan

    https://ny.curbed.com/2018/9/26/17900962/wall-street-new-york-city-history

    https://www.businessinsider.com/financial-district-transformation-since-2001-photos-2018-9












 
Bill Bresnan - retired Ladder 15 - art work:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   
 
Old FDNY pictures:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZodUxRn9WU


    (Note - use full screen when viewing.)
 
Engine 46/Ladder 27 firehouse 460 Cross Bronx Expressway  Tremont, Bronx Division 6, Battalion 17 "Cross Bronx Express"

    Chemical Engine 4 organized 720 East Tremont Avenue                          1874
    Chemical Engine 4 new firehouse 485 East Tremont Avenue                    1876
    Chemical Engine 4 became Combination Engine 46                                1881
    Combination Engine 46 new firehouse 451 East 176th Street                  1895
    Combination Engine 46 became Engine 46 Engine 46                              1904
    Engine 46 new firehouse 460 Cross Bronx Expressway                            1972 

    Engine 46-2 organized 451 East 176th Street at Engine 46                    1968
    Engine 46-2 disbanded                                                                        1969

    Ladder 27 organized 453 East 176th Street at Engine 46                        1904
    Ladder 27 new firehouse 460 Cross Bronx Expressway at Engine 46        1972

    Ladder 27-2 organized 453 East 176th Street at Ladder 27                    1970
    Ladder 27-2 disbanded                                                                        1972

    Ladder 58 organized 453 East 176th Street                                          1972
    Ladder 58 new firehouse 927 East Tremont Avenue w/Battalion 18          1974

    Battalion 56 organized 453 East 176th Street at Ladder 27                    1969
    Battalion 56 moved 460 Cross Bronx Expressway at Engine 46              1975
    Battalion 56 disbanded                                                                        1989

    Rescue 3 located at 453 East 176th Street                                        1992-2010

    Bureau of Fire Investigation and Bureau of Fire Communications also located at 453 East 176th Street   


453 East 176th Street:

   

   

   

   

   

   


460 Cross Bronx Expressway

   

   

   

   

   

   
 
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Engine 46/Ladder 27 (continued):

Landmarks Preservation Commission February 12, 2013, Designation List 462 LP-2523
 
FIREHOUSE, ENGINE COMPANY 46 (now Engine Company 46/ Hook & Ladder Company 17), 451-453 East 176th Street, Borough of the Bronx Built:  1894 and 1904; Architect: Napoleon LeBrun & Sons

   

   

Landmark Site: Borough of the Bronx Tax Map 2909, Lot 40

    On December 11, 2012 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of Firehouse, Engine Company 46 (Now Engine Company 46/ Hook & Ladder Company 17) and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site (Item No.1).The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law. There were two speakers in favor of designation including a representative of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. and a representative of the Historic District Council. There were no speakers in opposition. In addition, the Commission has received a letter from the Fire Department of the City of New York in support of designation.

SUMMARY

    Fire Engine Company 46 (now Engine Company 46/ Hook & Ladder Company 17) was designed by the prominent architectural firm of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, architects for the Fire Department between 1879 and 1895. Erected in two campaigns, the first building was completed in 1894 and the second in 1904 as the population and number of buildings expanded in the Bathgate section of the Bronx. The Renaissance Revival style building for Fire Engine Company 46 is an excellent example of LeBrun?s numerous midblock houses for the fire department, reflecting the firm?s careful attention to materials, stylistic detail, plan and setting. LeBrun?s firm helped to define the Fire Department?s expression of civic architecture, both functionally and symbolically, in more than forty buildings it designed during a period of intensive growth in northern Manhattan and the Bronx.  This firehouse, with its classical details such as garlanded spandrel panels, dentiled courses, medallions and corbels, represents the city?s commitment to the important civic character of essential municipal services. The design of the original building, with three bays above a large, central vehicular entrance flanked by a smaller window and door, was repeated on the second building ten years later, and the entire composition creates a substantial street presence that continues to suggest the vital role of the Fire Department. Over the years, this building has housed several engine and hook and ladder companies, including Hook & Ladder Company 27 and 58, as well as the offices of the Fire Marshalls and the Bureau of Fire Communications; it currently is the home of Engine Company 46/ Hook & Ladder Company 17.   


DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS

    Firefighting in New York - From the earliest colonial period, the government of New York took the possibility of fire very seriously.  Under Dutch rule all men were expected to participate in firefighting activities.  After the English took over, the Common Council organized a force of 30 volunteer firefighters in 1737.  They operated two Newsham hand pumpers that had recently been imported from London.  By 1798, the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), under the supervision of a chief engineer and six subordinates was officially established by an act of the state legislature.    As the city grew, this force was augmented by new volunteer companies.  In spite of growing numbers of firefighters and improvements in hoses and water supplies, fire was a significant threat in an increasingly densely built up city.  Of particular significance was the ?Great Fire? of December 16-17, 1835, which caused more damage to property than any other event in the early years of New York City.  The damages resulting from several major fires between 1800 and 1850 led to the establishment of a building code, and an increase in the number of firemen from 600 in 1800 to more than 4,000 in 1865.  Despite rapid growth, the department was often criticized for poor performance.  Intense competition between companies began to hinder firefighting with frequent brawls and acts of sabotage, often at the scenes of fires.  During the Civil War, when fire personnel became harder to retain, public support grew for the creation of a professional firefighting force, similar to that which had been established in other cities and to the professional police force that had been created in New York in 1845.  In May 1865, the New York State Legislature established the Metropolitan Fire District, comprising the cities of New York (south of 86th Street) and Brooklyn.  The act abolished the volunteer system and created the Metropolitan Fire Department, a paid professional force under the jurisdiction of the state government.  By the end of the year, the city?s 124 volunteer companies with more than 4,000 men had retired or disbanded, to be replaced by 33 engine companies and 12 ladder companies operated by a force of 500 men.  Immediate improvements included the use of more steam engines, horses and a somewhat reliable telegraph system.  A military model was adopted for the firefighters, which involved the use of specialization, discipline, and merit.  By 1870, regular service was extended to the ?suburban districts? north of 86th Street and expanded still farther north after the annexation of parts of the Bronx in 1874.  New techniques and equipment, including taller ladders and stronger steam engines, increased the department?s efficiency, as did the establishment, in 1883, of a training academy for personnel.  The growth of the city during this period placed severe demands on the fire department to provide services, and in response the department undertook an ambitious building campaign.  The area served by the FDNY nearly doubled after consolidation in 1898, when the departments in Brooklyn and numerous communities in Queens and Staten Island were incorporated into the city.  After the turn of the century, the Fire Department acquired more modern apparatus and motorized vehicles, reflecting the need for faster response to fires in taller buildings.  Throughout the 20th century, the department has endeavored to keep up with the evolving city and its firefighting needs. 

    Firehouse Design - Early firehouses often took the form of a simple wooden storage shed, but as the fire department evolved from a volunteer group to a paid professional service, their facilities evolved as well, into more efficient spaces for men and equipment as well as imposing architectural expressions of civic character.  As early as 1853, Marriott Field had argued in his City Architecture: Designs for Dwelling Houses, Stores, Hotels, etc. for symbolic architectural expression in municipal buildings, including firehouses.  The 1854 Fireman?s Hall, with its highly symbolic ornamentation, reflected this approach, using flambeaux, hooks, ladders, and trumpets for its ornament. During the second half of the 19th century, architects and builders often drew from various historical prototypes as inspiration for their building designs.  Certain types of structures were deemed appropriate for particular contemporary buildings, such as armories based on medieval castles, or school buildings following Gothic or Colonial models.  Firehouses, with their unique functions, had no such particular style as a guide, leaving firehouse designers more open to a variety of shapes, designs and styles. In addition, the large population increases of the 1880s and 90s required that more firehouses be built, and larger budgets enabled designers to create more interesting and substantial buildings.  A later article in The Brickbuilder summed up the situation, [The fire station] is exactly the type of building which is extremely interesting to an architect, being devoid of serious difficulties and of a size and character which permit excellent results... and they [firehouses] can be made attractive and express an appreciation of civic care which should be apparent in all city work. A firehouse had certain simple requirements, such as a large door on the ground story and windows above for the living spaces. Beyond that, architects could experiment somewhat with size and decorative features, giving them some leeway in their designs, for these buildings that were located throughout the city. While the buildings were generally designed to blend in to their neighborhoods, at the same time architects were required to create an appropriately civic statement and a building that was distinct enough that people would instantly understand what it was.  As more firehouses were built and their importance understood, more trained architects were hired for the job. Between 1880 and 1895, Napoleon LeBrun & Son served as the official architectural firm for the fire department, designing 42 fire structures in a massive effort to modernize the facilities and to accommodate the growing population of the city.  Although the firm?s earliest designs were relatively simple, later buildings were more distinguished and more clearly identifiable as firehouses. After LeBrun?s death in 1895, the department commissioned a number of well-known architects to design firehouses.  Influenced by the classical revival style that was popular throughout the country, New York firms such as Hoppin & Koen, Flagg & Chambers, and Horgan & Slatterly created facades with bold, classical style designs.  After the turn of the 20th century, the Fire Department also used its own employees to design a series of buildings, all executed in a formal neo-Classical style consistent with the ideas promoted by the City Beautiful movement. Government buildings were placed in neighborhoods throughout the city, with the intention of inspiring civic pride in the work of the government and the country as a whole. Buildings such as these firehouses are easily recognizable and announce themselves as distinct from private structures, using quality materials, workmanship and details to create buildings of lasting beauty and significance to their localities. 

    Growth of The Bronx and the Bathgate Section - The village of Fordham was the first to develop west of the Bronx River, due to the establishment of St. John?s College (later Fordham University) on the Rose Hill estate and contributed to the need for the Fordham station of the New York and Harlem Railroad, the first one built on the mainland. Numerous mills were also established along the Bronx River, attracting growing numbers of settlers to the area. As the population west of the river grew, the Legislature divided the town of Westchester in 1846, designating the area west of the river as West Farms. These changes inspired the expansion of large sections of the region into suburban villages. The first town developed by Gouverneur Morris II, with Nicholas McGraw, was called Morrisania, named to honor the old colonial manor that had once stood nearby.  In 1850, Morris worked with surveyor Andrew Findley to lay out the villages of Woodstock, Melrose, Melrose East and Melrose South. Jordan Mott purchased 100 acres from Morris to create the town of Mott Haven, adjacent to his J.L. Mott Iron Works factory, while Robert Elton purchased 7 acres that became Eltonia.  A 140 acre tract north of Morrisania was purchased in 1841 by Alexander Bathgate, a Scottish immigrant, who had been overseer of the Morris Manorlands. He built his own farmhouse near what is now Third Avenue and East 172nd Street. This property was inherited by his sons, and part of it was sold for building lots beginning in 1851. A section of Bathgate?s property consisted of ?the Bathgate Woods,? a large tract of unspoiled land that was home to a large variety of bird species. The forest attracted many hunters, and later (c. 1883) was purchased by the city and renamed Crotona Park. The village of Bathgate developed west of the park and later became part of the Tremont section of The Bronx.  In 1874, the townships of Morrisania, West Farms and Kingsbridge split completely from Westchester County and became the 23rd and 24th wards of the City of New York.  This area of the Bronx became known as the Annexed District. Beginning in the early 1880s, booster organizations such as the North Side Association advocated for infrastructure improvements such as street paving and new sewers. The elevated railroad began a line along Third Avenue in 1888, furthering the process of urbanization, which increased more substantially with the arrival of the subway in 1904.  The population of the Bronx grew rapidly. Many of the people who came to live in the Bronx were skilled craftsmen attracted to the new industries being established there. Others were new immigrants, many from Ireland and Germany, countries that were undergoing political upheavals.  African-Americans also settled in the new areas, since there was officially no slavery in New York by this time and there are records indicating that some churches and schools were fully integrated. In its early years, the Bathgate section also attracted many Jews who were moving out of Manhattan?s Lower East Side to get more air and space. The various ethnic groups tended to settle together in different sections.  In 1890, there were 89,000 people living in the area of the Bronx known as the North Side; ten years later it had more than doubled to over 200,000.  By 1915, this number had increased threefold, to 616,000.  As the population and number of new buildings increased, protection from the ever-present danger of fire grew increasingly important.  Beginning in the 1880s the Fire Department created many new companies and built many new firehouses so it could expand its efforts in the area to protect the growing numbers of buildings throughout the Annexed District.

    Napoleon LeBrun & Sons - Napoleon LeBrun (1821-1901) was an architect and engineer who trained under Thomas U. Walter, the designer of the dome and wings of the U.S. Capitol building. LeBrun opened his own office in Philadelphia in 1841 and designed numerous churches in that city, as well as residential and commercial buildings. Moving to New York in 1864, LeBrun also had a successful and varied practice in this city, including a prize-winning design for the Masonic Temple (1870) at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. In the 1880s, LeBrun expanded his firm to include his sons, Pierre and Michel and the firm was renamed. Among his best-known skyscrapers in New York are the Home Life Insurance Building (1892-4, 256-7 and 253 Broadway), the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building (1907-09, 1 Madison Avenue), both designated New York City Landmarks.  Between 1880 and 1895, LeBrun?s firm was the official architect for the New York City Fire Department, designing 42 structures throughout Manhattan and the Bronx, in a wide variety of styles, adapting the buildings to fit within their particular neighborhoods. While the basic function and requirements of the firehouse were established early in its history, LeBrun is credited with standardizing the program, and introducing some minor, but important, innovations in the plan.  Placing the horse stalls in the main part of the ground floor to reduce the time needed for hitching horses to the apparatus was one such innovation.    Firehouses were often located on mid-block sites because these were less expensive than more prominent corner sites.  Since the sites were narrow, firehouses tended to be three stories tall, with the apparatus on the ground story and rooms for the company, including dormitory, kitchen and captain?s office, above.  The other basic design element common to all was a large, central vehicular door, to make it easier for the engines to exit the buildings.  Thus the ground story was always symmetrically arranged around this opening, flanked by a smaller pedestrian door and window. Beyond these basic requirements, the architect often applied various styles and details to make the buildings distinctive or to relate the building to its particular neighborhood. LeBrun?s firm often used classically-inspired styles popularized at the time by the 1893 World?s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

    Engine Company 46 - Engine Company 46 was originally organized in 1881 in response to the growing population of the area. As a ?combination? company, Engine 46 had both a truck and an engine under the command of a single captain. The company was first housed in rental quarters on Morris Street, between Madison and Washington avenues.  By 1883, the need for a new house for this company was recognized in the annual report (along with Engine Companies 9 and 23). However, it was also noted that the Fire Department was ?morally if not legally obligated to continue the lease with the owner of the building now occupied by that company until December 31, 1888, and it was therefore considered proper to defer the erection of a new house.? The company remained at this location until 1893 when two lots were purchased on East 176th Street, 150 feet west of Washington Avenue. In 1894, the building for Engine Company 46 was constructed at 451 East 176th Street, designed by the firm of Napoleon LeBrun & Sons.    The second building (on the second lot) was constructed in 1903-04, for Hook & Ladder Company 27, and was also designed by LeBrun?s firm.  A second ladder company, Hook & Ladder Company 58, was organized at this same location in 1968, to supplement the work of Hook & Ladder Company 27 because of the numerous calls to which these companies responded during this period.  These companies continued to operate out of these buildings until 1972 when Engine Company 46 and Hook & Ladder Company 27 moved to new quarters at 460 Cross Bronx Expressway.  At this time the Bureau of Fire Investigation (Fire Marshalls) and the Bureau of Fire Communications took up residence in these buildings on East 176th Street.  (Hook & Ladder Company 58 remained at this location until 1974.)  In 1992, these services were relocated again and the two buildings were occupied by Rescue Company 3, which previously had been located on West 181st Street.  Today these buildings are again occupied by an engine company and a ladder company.  This building was one of many designed by LeBrun?s firm throughout Manhattan and the Bronx. With so many buildings being produced over a short time, it was not uncommon for similar buildings to be built in different parts of the city.  The firehouse at 530 West 43rd Street in Manhattan (demolished) was very similar to this one in the Bronx and was built immediately following it. 

    Description - This three-story, six-bay wide building occupies a mid-block site. The eastern side is not visible due to the adjacent building and the plain brick western side is visible only above the adjacent one-story building. The ground story is faced with brownstone and the two upper floors are faced with light brick with banding.  The facade consists of two, almost identical, 3-bay sections. Historic: Ground story: each section has large, central vehicular entrance, with ornamented iron beam across top; iron reveal on vehicle entrance of eastern section; to west of each vehicle entrance is small window with metal grille, to east, pedestrian door, each topped by separate stone transom; stone water table, projecting stone course at sill level; carved stone panel with ?46 Engine 46? over western vehicle entrance; panels of terra-cotta ornament over windows and doors of ground story; dentil course between ground story from second story. Upper floors: each section has three rectangular windows with original 1/1, wood-sash windows; continuous brownstone sills; separate, brick, flat-arch lintels with embellished, scroll-shaped keystones over each window; lintels on windows of eastern section also topped by moldings; round terra-cotta medallions and bronze plaque between second and third story windows; terra-cotta frieze with framed panels under terra-cotta cornice supported on embellished scroll brackets. Alterations: Vehicular doors replaced; pedestrian doors replaced; transoms filled by painted panels; several lights, intercoms, alarms added; sign added over eastern vehicle entrance; flag pole projects from second story.

    http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2013-FirehouseEngineCompany46.pdf
 
Engine 46/Ladder 27 (continued):

Engine 46/Ladder 27:

   


Engine 46/Ladder 27:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb9uICYD8r4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PWC7XhXpzY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDvqXnjoFhw

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdgRh7MNgRk


Engine 46 - 1947:

   


Runs & Workers - 1969:

   
 
Engine 46/Ladder 27 (continued):

Engine 46/Ladder 27 Medals:

    WILLIAM DELANCEY FF. ENG. 46 MAR. 21, 1907 1908 TREVOR-WARREN

    PATRICK E. KILDUFF LT. ENG. 46 JAN. 2, 1965 1966 LA GUARDIA

         

    GEORGE S. CLANTON PROBIE ENG. 46 OFF DUTY MAR. 24, 1970 1971 DELEHANTY

    GEORGE A. PULLETS FF. LAD. 27 MAY 6, 1944 1945 JOHNSTON

    JOHN TORTI FF. LAD. 27 JAN. 2, 1958 1959 MC ELLIGOTT

    JOHN J. BURNS FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 13, 1958 1959 HUGH BONNER

    BERT L. BELASCO FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 13, 1958 1959 DELEHANTY

    THOMAS P. QUINN FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 16, 1963 1964 THOMPSON

         

    HUGH J. FLYNN FF. LAD. 27 JUL. 22, 1968 1969 THIRD ALARM

         

    EUGENE A. SULLIVAN FF. LAD. 27 JUL. 29, 1968 1969 LA GUARDIA

         

    MICHAEL J. GURRY FF. LAD. 27 MAR. 21, 1974 1975 CRIMMINS

    JAMES P. MC ARDLE FF. LAD. 27 OCT. 5, 1979 1980 THOMPSON

         

    MICHAEL J. BOLNIK FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 13, 1982 1983 COMPANY OFFICERS

    DENNIS C. FENNELL FF. LAD. 27 AUG. 21, 1988 1989 SCOTT

          Bronx ERS Box 2935  1237 hours  August 21, 1988  Jerome Avenue and West 175 Street

          Rescue efforts at illegal social club (?El Hoyo?) fire.

    JAMES B. FORSYTH FF. LAD. 27 AUG. 21, 1988 1989 CRIMMINS

          Bronx ERS Box 2935  1237 hours  August 21, 1988  Jerome Avenue and West 175 Street

          Rescue efforts at illegal social club (?El Hoyo?) fire.

          http://www.fdnysbravest.com/El_Hoyo_Social_Club_February_Newsletter_2017.pdf

    GARY A. DEMRY LT. LAD. 27 FEB. 11, 1992 1993 PIPES & DRUMS

    ROBERT A. KSELMAN FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 11, 1992 1993 CONNELL

    DAVID P. RITCHIE FF. LAD. 27 FEB. 25, 2011 2012 SCOTT

          Bronx Box 33-3105 0136 hours  February 25, 2011 1995 Arthur Avenue

         

         

    KEVIN H. MCGOOKIN FF. LAD. 27 JUN 23, 2012 2013 WOHLFELD

          Bronx Box 75-2953 0136 hours January 25, 2012

         

         


Engine 46/Ladder 27 LODDs:

    LIEUTENANT RICHARD MACCLAVE ENGINE 46 November 26, 1957

         

          Lieutenant Richard MacClave, forty-seven years old, was overcome by smoke while operating at 4035 Park Avenue. The two-alarm fire was in a third floor apartment. An eleven-year boy was home alone and making breakfast. After breakfast he was watching television and heard glass breaking. He went into the kitchen and found it in flames. The alarm was turned in and Engine 46 was first due to the box. Lieutenant MacClave was directing his men when he collapsed from the effects of the smoke. He was brought outside and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He lived at 2710 Bainbridge Avenue and was the father of four children. He was a member of the Fire Department since September 1, 1937. (From "The Last Alarm")

    LIEUTENANT THOMAS BLACKBURNE LADDER 27 July 26, 1942

          Lieutenant Thomas Blackburne of Ladder 27 was injured on June 29, 1935 while fighting a fire at 737 136th Street. He fell thirty feet to the ground fracturing his right knee, left wrist and three ribs. He was taken to Fordham Hospital and was then transferred to the Hospital for Joint Diseases. While his knee was being operated on his heart suddenly stopped. Adrenaline was administered by a syringe directly to his heart. As the needle was being removed, an inch piece broke off and remained in his heart. He was on sick leave for two years before being assigned to light duty at the Bronx Communication Office and then the Fire Department Civilian Defense Bureau. He complained of pain in his heart and it was decided to operate and remove the needle. He died of pneumonia and complications from the broken needle. He was forty-six years old, married and had a son. (From "The Last Alarm")

    FIREFIGHTER THOMAS W. COKELEY LADDER 27 February 29, 1952

         

          FF Thomas W. Cokeley - Batt. 18 (det. to Ladder 27-2) - 13 year veteran

          He died of smoke inhalation while operating at a fire.

    FIREFIGHTER DOMINICK J. ROSATO LADDER 27 May 21, 1969

         

          Prob. FF Dominick J. Rosato - Ladder 27 - 11-month veteran

          While operating at an alarm, he was shot to death when a fellow FF turned over a mattress that had a gun hidden in it. The gun discharged, striking FF Rosato. He was just 11 days away from completing his 1st year on the job.

    LIEUTENANT JOHN J. BELLEW LADDER 27 January 23, 2005

         

         

          Lieutenant Curtis W. Meyran of Battalion 26 and Firefighter John G. Bellew of Ladder Company 27 were both fatally injured battling a three-alarm fire in a four-story apartment building at 236 East 178th Street. Four other firefighters from Ladder 27 and Rescue Company 3 were also critically injured at the fire. The six firefighters were searching the fourth floor of the fire building for occupants who where believed to be trapped above the fire. The fire and extreme heat rapidly intensified trapping the firefighters. Firefighters Joseph P. DiBernardo and Jeffrey G. Cool of Rescue 3 and Firefighters Eugene Stolowski and Brendan K. Cawley of Ladder 27 along with Lieutenant Meyran and Firefighter Bellew were forced to jump from the fourth floor window to the ground below to escape the flames. As a result, they all suffered critical, life-threatening injuries. Firefighter DiBernardo was transported to Jacobi Hospital. The other three firefighters were transported to St. Barnabas Hospital.

          Firefighter John G. Bellew was appointed to the Department on July 17, 1994. During his career he worked at Ladder 10 and Engine 23, both in Manhattan. On January 25, 2005 he was posthumously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. He was a resident of Pearl River, N.Y. and was survived by his wife and their four children. He was thirty-seven years old.  (From "The Last Alarm")

    LIEUTENANT CURTIS W. MEYRAN BATTALION 26 (DETAILED LADDER 27) January 23, 2005

         

          Lieutenant Meyran and Firefighter Bellew were assigned to Ladder 27 in the Bronx. At 0758 hrs, Ladder 27 was dispatched to a structure fire in an occupied multiple-family dwelling. Upon their arrival, Ladder 27 was assigned to provide ventilation, entry, and search services on the fourth floor of the building, above the fire. The fire progressed rapidly, and firefighters were trapped in an apartment that was not provided with a fire escape. Six firefighters were forced to jump from the rear window into a depressed rear yard of the structure?014in effect, a 5-story fall. Two firefighters died and 4 firefighters received severe injuries. Blunt trauma injury was cited as the cause of death for both of the deceased firefighters. A number of factors contributed to the deaths of the 2 firefighters. The building in which the fire occurred had been illegally converted into small apartments, making access and egress difficult. A frozen fire hydrant and the consequent loss of water supply to an attack line forced the movement of an attack line at the same time that the fire was extending rapidly. Snow was falling at the time of the fire, delaying unit arrivals and making movement difficult. The cause of the fire was electrical in nature: an overheated extension cord. At the time of the fire, FDNY firefighters were not equipped with escape ropes. Subsequent to the fire, all FDNY firefighters were equipped with escape and descent devices. Firefighter Bellew was posthumously promoted to Lieutenant.  (from USFA)

          Lieutenant Curtis W. Meyran was appointed to the Department on November 12, 1989. During his career he was cited twice for bravery, in 1991 while working at Ladder 161 and in 1997 while assigned to Ladder 123. Both units are in Brooklyn. A resident of Malverne, Long Island, Lieutenant Meyran was survived by his wife and their three children. He was forty-six years old.

    CAPTAIN FRANCIS T. KEANE ENGINE 46 December 11? 2006

         

          He began his career with the New York City Fire Department on September 5? 1981 and was first assigned to Engine 61 and later transferred to Ladder 41; both located in the Bronx near where he grew up. On April 9? 1994 he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Engine 39 located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Nine years later on July 6? 2003 he was promoted to Captain and was assigned to Engine 46 / Ladder 27 (Cross Bronx Expressway) where he served until his untimely death. Frank loved being a firefighter and he dedicated 25+ years of service and his life to New York City? the FDNY and saving others. He was a brave? dedicated? career firefighter who conducted every day of his life with the utmost dignity? professionalism and moral character. He died on December 11? 2006 shortly after a tour of duty? which included numerous runs? as a result of a fatal heart attack. (from USFA)


    RIP.  Never forget.
 
Engine 46/Ladder 27 (continued):

Tremont, Bronx:

   

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremont,_Bronx
















 
Black Sunday:  Black Sunday has been used to describe January 23, 2005, when three firefighters of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) were killed in two fires: two at a tenement fire in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, with four others being seriously injured, and one at a house fire in the East New York section of Brooklyn.  A fourth firefighter later died as a result of injuries from the Bronx fire.


   


    Fire Rescue summary:

          https://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/2018/01/both-sides-of-the-fdny-black-sunday.html


    FF Jeff Cool Rescue 3:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvxtBC2gQ1g


    Audio - Bronx fire:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXo25xL01MM



    NIOSH: 

          Death in the Line of Duty...A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation  F2005-03 Date Released: December 6, 2006 (report was revised on January 5, 2007)

          Career Lieutenant and Career Fire Fighter Die and Four Career Fire Fighters are Seriously Injured during a Three Alarm Apartment Fire - New York 

          https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200503.html

 
Division 7 Newsletter - January 2017 - DC Jonas


"4035 Park Avenue Fire" - November 26, 1957 - LODD LT Richard MacClave, Engine 46:


    http://www.fdnysbravest.com/January2017.4035ParkAvenue.pdf
 
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