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Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 firehouse 159 W. 85th Street Yorkville, Manhattan Division 3, Battalion 10 "The Pride of Yorkville"
Engine 22 organized 1511 3rd Avenue former volunteer firehouse 1865
Engine 22 new firehouse 159 E. 85th Street 1878
Engine 22 moved 159 E. 87th Street at Ladder 13 1960
Engine 22 new firehouse 159 E 85th Street w/Ladder 13 1961
Suburban Ladder 13 organized 159 E 87th St former vol firehouse 1865
Suburban Ladder 13 became Ladder 13 1868
Ladder 13 new firehouse at 159 E 85th Street w/Engine 22 1961
Battalion 10 organized 2801 3rd Avenue w/Engine 41 1874
Battalion 10 new firehouse 491 E. 166th Street w/Ladder 18 1882
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1898
Battalion 10 moved 1907 Amsterdam Avenue at Engine 38 1903
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1904
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 87th Street at Ladder 13 1960
Battalion 10 new firehouse 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1961
Chemical Engine 9 organized at 159 E 87th Street at Ladder 13 1876
Chemical Engine 9 disbanded 1877
Ladder 13-2 organized at 159 E 87th Street at Ladder 13 1907
Ladder 13-2 disbanded 1915
Squad 9 organized 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1961
Squad 9 disbanded 1967
Pre-FDNY volunteer fire companies:
Aurora Engine 45 1511 3rd Avenue - disbanded 1865. Firehouse became original quarters for Engine 22.
Volunteer Ladder 10 was organized 1839 as Narragansett Hook and Ladder 10 at E 85th Street and 3rd Avenue. Company reorganized as Cornelius V Anderson Ladder 10 in 1859. They relocated to their new firehouse at 159 E 87th Street in 1862. Cornelius V Anderson Ladder 10 - disbanded 1865. Firehouse became original quarters for FDNY Suburban Ladder 13.
Yorkville volunteer transition to FDNY:
FDNY Suburban Engines and Suburban Ladders:
"Between September 1st and December 1st, 33 additional engine companies and twelve ladder companies were added to the new Metropolitan Fire Department. In addition, 5 "Suburban Engines" and 3 "Suburban Ladders" were organized. All of these units were established in former volunteer firehouses.
The "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.
The "part-time" system utilized in the suburban companies was found to be ineffective. As the city expanded north, it was recognized that fully paid units would be needed, so on December 28th (1867), all of the suburban engines and ladders were disbanded and four new engines and three new ladders were established."
(from NYFD website http://nyfd.com/history/fdny.html)
Suburban Ladder Company 13:
Suburban Company No. 13 -- Organized partly on a volunteer basis--this company being paid a lump sum per annum, and the members following their usual avocations--October 11, 1865, in Eighty-seventh Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, in quarters of Cornelius V. Anderson Hook and Ladder No. 10. Had a hand truck. Foreman, Cyrus T. Frost; assistant foreman, James Martin; firemen, Erastus Lent, P. M. Dwight, A. H. Payne, John Hanson, William H. Keller, David Brown, Jesse C. Boughton, George s. Rockwell, Jacob Brower, John S. Bosworth, John McClymont, Henry L. Dexter, Andrew Morrow, James Gerton, Nicholas Geiger, Joseph C. Totten, John R. Higbie, Albert Cox, George I. Gregory, John Warre, George W. Frost, William Morgan, Edward Wright, James M. Goodenough, James I. Marshal, Jr., James Wallace, William Gerton, William C. Mollan. (from "Our Firemen, The History of the NY Fire Departments")
159 E 87th Street former firehouse Ladder 13 (and SL 13) - 1865-1961:
Engine 22 organized 1511 3rd Avenue former volunteer firehouse 1865
Engine 22 new firehouse 159 E. 85th Street 1878
Engine 22 moved 159 E. 87th Street at Ladder 13 1960
Engine 22 new firehouse 159 E 85th Street w/Ladder 13 1961
Suburban Ladder 13 organized 159 E 87th St former vol firehouse 1865
Suburban Ladder 13 became Ladder 13 1868
Ladder 13 new firehouse at 159 E 85th Street w/Engine 22 1961
Battalion 10 organized 2801 3rd Avenue w/Engine 41 1874
Battalion 10 new firehouse 491 E. 166th Street w/Ladder 18 1882
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1898
Battalion 10 moved 1907 Amsterdam Avenue at Engine 38 1903
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1904
Battalion 10 moved 159 E. 87th Street at Ladder 13 1960
Battalion 10 new firehouse 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1961
Chemical Engine 9 organized at 159 E 87th Street at Ladder 13 1876
Chemical Engine 9 disbanded 1877
Ladder 13-2 organized at 159 E 87th Street at Ladder 13 1907
Ladder 13-2 disbanded 1915
Squad 9 organized 159 E. 85th Street at Engine 22 1961
Squad 9 disbanded 1967
Pre-FDNY volunteer fire companies:
Aurora Engine 45 1511 3rd Avenue - disbanded 1865. Firehouse became original quarters for Engine 22.
Volunteer Ladder 10 was organized 1839 as Narragansett Hook and Ladder 10 at E 85th Street and 3rd Avenue. Company reorganized as Cornelius V Anderson Ladder 10 in 1859. They relocated to their new firehouse at 159 E 87th Street in 1862. Cornelius V Anderson Ladder 10 - disbanded 1865. Firehouse became original quarters for FDNY Suburban Ladder 13.
Yorkville volunteer transition to FDNY:
FDNY Suburban Engines and Suburban Ladders:
"Between September 1st and December 1st, 33 additional engine companies and twelve ladder companies were added to the new Metropolitan Fire Department. In addition, 5 "Suburban Engines" and 3 "Suburban Ladders" were organized. All of these units were established in former volunteer firehouses.
The "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.
The "part-time" system utilized in the suburban companies was found to be ineffective. As the city expanded north, it was recognized that fully paid units would be needed, so on December 28th (1867), all of the suburban engines and ladders were disbanded and four new engines and three new ladders were established."
(from NYFD website http://nyfd.com/history/fdny.html)
Suburban Ladder Company 13:
Suburban Company No. 13 -- Organized partly on a volunteer basis--this company being paid a lump sum per annum, and the members following their usual avocations--October 11, 1865, in Eighty-seventh Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues, in quarters of Cornelius V. Anderson Hook and Ladder No. 10. Had a hand truck. Foreman, Cyrus T. Frost; assistant foreman, James Martin; firemen, Erastus Lent, P. M. Dwight, A. H. Payne, John Hanson, William H. Keller, David Brown, Jesse C. Boughton, George s. Rockwell, Jacob Brower, John S. Bosworth, John McClymont, Henry L. Dexter, Andrew Morrow, James Gerton, Nicholas Geiger, Joseph C. Totten, John R. Higbie, Albert Cox, George I. Gregory, John Warre, George W. Frost, William Morgan, Edward Wright, James M. Goodenough, James I. Marshal, Jr., James Wallace, William Gerton, William C. Mollan. (from "Our Firemen, The History of the NY Fire Departments")
159 E 87th Street former firehouse Ladder 13 (and SL 13) - 1865-1961:
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 (continued):
Daytonian in Manhattan - The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.
Saturday, November 24, 2012 - The 1868 Hook & Ladder 13 -- No. 159 E 87th Street
In April 1865 the Battle of Appomattox Court House resulted in the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the beginning of the end of what New Yorkers called the War of Rebellion?the American Civil War. Before long New York City?s young men would be marching home and resuming their lives.
Some of them were ?laddies,? the volunteer fire fighters who protected the growing city?s buildings. The volunteer companies were disorganized and haphazardly scattered. When fire would erupt, the nearest fire houses would vie with one another to reach the blaze first, or to become the most skilled at firefighting. Although they provided a desperately needed service, the laddies earned a well-deserved reputation as rowdy, boisterous gangs whose fire houses essentially doubled as social clubs.
But that all changed in 1865. Partly prompted by the widely-publicized conflagration that destroyed Barnum?s Museum that year, reformers pressured the State Assembly to organize a professional fire department. The Act of 1865 joined the cities of New York and Brooklyn with a single, paid ?Metropolitan District? fire department.
In the Yorkville neighborhood the Cornelius Anderson #10 Ladder Company was reorganized on October 11, 1865 to become the Suburban Hook & Ladder Company No. 13. The small company received a handsome red brick fire house at No. 159 East 87th Street on New Year?s Day 1868. Trimmed in deeply-carved brownstone, the two story structure was a near match to several other firehouses being rapidly erected throughout the new metropolitan district. Heavy foliate scrolled keystones graced the arched lintels of the street level and an unusual and attractive chain motif ran below the cornice.
Firefighters pose proudly before their firehouse and equipment -- Museum of the City of New York
The men of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 served valiantly throughout the decades, not always serving only the Yorkville neighborhood. Just past noon on August 22, 1891 an explosion occurred in the five-story building that stretched from No. 68 to 72 Park Place. Children playing in front of the drugstore at No. 72 were immediately killed and a fire broke out inside. The building was filled with workers?many of them young women?employed in bookbinding and printing businesses. A restaurant was crowded with lunchtime patrons.
The fire spread rapidly and within minutes the front walls of the building collapsed. Before anyone could escape the entire building caved in upon the inferno. A news bulletin was wired at 2:30 p.m. calling the collapse and fire possibly ?one of the worst disasters that ever happened in this city.?
Three days later as the search for bodies continued, the firemen of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 arrived to help. The Evening World reported that the firemen ?went to work and the squad of longshoremen returned with a fresh gang of Italians. The first thing to do was to tackle some of the heavy presses which still lie on the top of the great mass of debris in the centre of the ruins and which interfere with the search for bodies."
As the Yorkville fire fighters began digging through the ruins, 42 bodies had already recovered and 111 were still missing.
Closer to home the Ladder Company dealt with fires in tenements and old houses that often burned quickly and had little means of escape. One such blaze occurred on February 20, 1902 in the house at No. 60 East 87th Street. The fire started in the lower hallway of the three-story rooming house and spread rapidly. The New-York Tribune, which noted that the ?fire abounded in thrilling incidents,? reported that ?nearly all the doors of the house were open, and this fact converted the hallways into a great flue, in which the flames swept upward.?
The old house was filled with trapped residents. When the fire fighters arrived, Mrs. Louisa Liebershultz, who lived on the second story, was standing at a window. The 50-year old woman was ?shrieking and wildly waving her arms.? The men of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 shouted for the woman to stay where she was as they began raising their 35-foot ladder. Just before the ladder reached the second floor, the flames neared Liebershultz and she panicked.
?Uttering a piercing scream, she threw herself from the window,? said The Tribune. The fall was fatal.
In the meantime, the fire crew frantically worked to rescue the other residents. Mrs. Mary McLean lived on the third floor and she, too, ?added her screams to the general din of shouts and cries.? She obeyed the firefighters and remained in the open window until the ladder was raised. Fireman Patrick O?Keefe carried the woman to the street to the accompaniment of cheers from the crowd.
When the blaze was finally extinguished, the men of Hook and Ladder No. 13 found the badly-burned body of Mrs. Martha Merten sitting upright in a chair by her closed widow. On the floor next to her was the body of her little pet dog. Had Mrs. Merten opened the window to call for help, or closed her door to delay the progress of the flames, she might have survived. Firefighters surmised that the 40-year old died of fright or heart attack before the flames reached the room.
In 1929 the ground floor had lost its cornice and lusty brownstone trim.
Similar tragedies occurred repeatedly throughout the Company?s history. Around noon on July 8, 1908 Mrs. Mary Smith was cooking in her tenement apartment at No. 319 East 80th Street. Her gas stove exploded, setting fire to her dress. The 57-year old women tried in vain to smother the flames then ran screaming into the hallway where she dropped to the floor. Her blazing Edwardian clothing set fire to the staircase and within moments the shoddily-built hallways were filled with smoke and flame.
Inside the tenement were at least 30 children who were rushed to the halls and fire escapes by their parents. ?The men of Hook and Ladder Company 13 were the first to arrive, and they swarmed up the fire escapes and led or carried may women and children to the street and to the roofs of adjoining houses,? reported the New-York Tribune.
Firefighter James Perry was a hero that day. Making his way to the roof of the house at No. 321, he was lowered to the fourth floor by a rope tied around his waist. ?He swung, pendulum-like, until he could reach the window ledge, ad found Sadie McNamara, fourteen years old, unconscious near the window. He held the girl in his arms and his companions pulled the two to the roof,? said the Tribune. Firemen Coyle and O?Brien got into the room where young Sadie was found and rescued her mother, Elizabeth McNamara, who lay unconscious on the floor.
When the flames were under control, the firemen rushed into the building and found the body of Mary Smith in the hallway.
By the 1920s attempts were made to slightly modernize the Victorian firehouse. The brownstone cornice and lintels of the first floor were shaved away and the arched truck entrance was squared off. Happily the upper floor and delightful upper cornice decoration survived.
In 1960 the little building had only one year left as an active fire house. -- photo Museum of the City of New York
After nearly a century in its little brick firehouse, the Hook and Ladder Company moved to new quarters on East 85th Street. The building sat empty until November 1962 when the young artist Andy Warhol, rented the second floor from the city as his studio. Warhol offered $150 a month for what would become his first real studio.
Half a century after the company moved out, the entrance still proudly remembers its roots.
Today the little red firehouse looks much as it did when Andy Warhol created his art here. The fa?ade has bee slathered with barn-red paint and one of the arched openings bricked over. But the intrepid little building still exudes a sense of history through the surviving architectural details of the upper floor.
(http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-1868-hook-ladder-13-no-159-e-87th.html)
Forgotten NY - Hook and Ladder 13 - Yorkville:
http://forgotten-ny.com/2014/11/hook-ladder-13-yorkville/
Daytonian in Manhattan - The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.
Saturday, November 24, 2012 - The 1868 Hook & Ladder 13 -- No. 159 E 87th Street
In April 1865 the Battle of Appomattox Court House resulted in the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and the beginning of the end of what New Yorkers called the War of Rebellion?the American Civil War. Before long New York City?s young men would be marching home and resuming their lives.
Some of them were ?laddies,? the volunteer fire fighters who protected the growing city?s buildings. The volunteer companies were disorganized and haphazardly scattered. When fire would erupt, the nearest fire houses would vie with one another to reach the blaze first, or to become the most skilled at firefighting. Although they provided a desperately needed service, the laddies earned a well-deserved reputation as rowdy, boisterous gangs whose fire houses essentially doubled as social clubs.
But that all changed in 1865. Partly prompted by the widely-publicized conflagration that destroyed Barnum?s Museum that year, reformers pressured the State Assembly to organize a professional fire department. The Act of 1865 joined the cities of New York and Brooklyn with a single, paid ?Metropolitan District? fire department.
In the Yorkville neighborhood the Cornelius Anderson #10 Ladder Company was reorganized on October 11, 1865 to become the Suburban Hook & Ladder Company No. 13. The small company received a handsome red brick fire house at No. 159 East 87th Street on New Year?s Day 1868. Trimmed in deeply-carved brownstone, the two story structure was a near match to several other firehouses being rapidly erected throughout the new metropolitan district. Heavy foliate scrolled keystones graced the arched lintels of the street level and an unusual and attractive chain motif ran below the cornice.
Firefighters pose proudly before their firehouse and equipment -- Museum of the City of New York
The men of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 served valiantly throughout the decades, not always serving only the Yorkville neighborhood. Just past noon on August 22, 1891 an explosion occurred in the five-story building that stretched from No. 68 to 72 Park Place. Children playing in front of the drugstore at No. 72 were immediately killed and a fire broke out inside. The building was filled with workers?many of them young women?employed in bookbinding and printing businesses. A restaurant was crowded with lunchtime patrons.
The fire spread rapidly and within minutes the front walls of the building collapsed. Before anyone could escape the entire building caved in upon the inferno. A news bulletin was wired at 2:30 p.m. calling the collapse and fire possibly ?one of the worst disasters that ever happened in this city.?
Three days later as the search for bodies continued, the firemen of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 arrived to help. The Evening World reported that the firemen ?went to work and the squad of longshoremen returned with a fresh gang of Italians. The first thing to do was to tackle some of the heavy presses which still lie on the top of the great mass of debris in the centre of the ruins and which interfere with the search for bodies."
As the Yorkville fire fighters began digging through the ruins, 42 bodies had already recovered and 111 were still missing.
Closer to home the Ladder Company dealt with fires in tenements and old houses that often burned quickly and had little means of escape. One such blaze occurred on February 20, 1902 in the house at No. 60 East 87th Street. The fire started in the lower hallway of the three-story rooming house and spread rapidly. The New-York Tribune, which noted that the ?fire abounded in thrilling incidents,? reported that ?nearly all the doors of the house were open, and this fact converted the hallways into a great flue, in which the flames swept upward.?
The old house was filled with trapped residents. When the fire fighters arrived, Mrs. Louisa Liebershultz, who lived on the second story, was standing at a window. The 50-year old woman was ?shrieking and wildly waving her arms.? The men of Hook and Ladder Company No. 13 shouted for the woman to stay where she was as they began raising their 35-foot ladder. Just before the ladder reached the second floor, the flames neared Liebershultz and she panicked.
?Uttering a piercing scream, she threw herself from the window,? said The Tribune. The fall was fatal.
In the meantime, the fire crew frantically worked to rescue the other residents. Mrs. Mary McLean lived on the third floor and she, too, ?added her screams to the general din of shouts and cries.? She obeyed the firefighters and remained in the open window until the ladder was raised. Fireman Patrick O?Keefe carried the woman to the street to the accompaniment of cheers from the crowd.
When the blaze was finally extinguished, the men of Hook and Ladder No. 13 found the badly-burned body of Mrs. Martha Merten sitting upright in a chair by her closed widow. On the floor next to her was the body of her little pet dog. Had Mrs. Merten opened the window to call for help, or closed her door to delay the progress of the flames, she might have survived. Firefighters surmised that the 40-year old died of fright or heart attack before the flames reached the room.
In 1929 the ground floor had lost its cornice and lusty brownstone trim.
Similar tragedies occurred repeatedly throughout the Company?s history. Around noon on July 8, 1908 Mrs. Mary Smith was cooking in her tenement apartment at No. 319 East 80th Street. Her gas stove exploded, setting fire to her dress. The 57-year old women tried in vain to smother the flames then ran screaming into the hallway where she dropped to the floor. Her blazing Edwardian clothing set fire to the staircase and within moments the shoddily-built hallways were filled with smoke and flame.
Inside the tenement were at least 30 children who were rushed to the halls and fire escapes by their parents. ?The men of Hook and Ladder Company 13 were the first to arrive, and they swarmed up the fire escapes and led or carried may women and children to the street and to the roofs of adjoining houses,? reported the New-York Tribune.
Firefighter James Perry was a hero that day. Making his way to the roof of the house at No. 321, he was lowered to the fourth floor by a rope tied around his waist. ?He swung, pendulum-like, until he could reach the window ledge, ad found Sadie McNamara, fourteen years old, unconscious near the window. He held the girl in his arms and his companions pulled the two to the roof,? said the Tribune. Firemen Coyle and O?Brien got into the room where young Sadie was found and rescued her mother, Elizabeth McNamara, who lay unconscious on the floor.
When the flames were under control, the firemen rushed into the building and found the body of Mary Smith in the hallway.
By the 1920s attempts were made to slightly modernize the Victorian firehouse. The brownstone cornice and lintels of the first floor were shaved away and the arched truck entrance was squared off. Happily the upper floor and delightful upper cornice decoration survived.
In 1960 the little building had only one year left as an active fire house. -- photo Museum of the City of New York
After nearly a century in its little brick firehouse, the Hook and Ladder Company moved to new quarters on East 85th Street. The building sat empty until November 1962 when the young artist Andy Warhol, rented the second floor from the city as his studio. Warhol offered $150 a month for what would become his first real studio.
Half a century after the company moved out, the entrance still proudly remembers its roots.
Today the little red firehouse looks much as it did when Andy Warhol created his art here. The fa?ade has bee slathered with barn-red paint and one of the arched openings bricked over. But the intrepid little building still exudes a sense of history through the surviving architectural details of the upper floor.
(http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-1868-hook-ladder-13-no-159-e-87th.html)
Forgotten NY - Hook and Ladder 13 - Yorkville:
http://forgotten-ny.com/2014/11/hook-ladder-13-yorkville/
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 (continued):
159 E. 85th Street former firehouse Engine 22 1878-1960:
159 E 85th Street firehouse - built 1961:
Engine 22:
Ladder 13:
Engine 22/Ladder 13:
Battalion 10:
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
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159 E. 85th Street former firehouse Engine 22 1878-1960:
159 E 85th Street firehouse - built 1961:
Engine 22:
Ladder 13:
Engine 22/Ladder 13:
Battalion 10:
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
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Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 (continued):
Mets visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
Northjersey.com: Mets players meet with firehouse that lost nine firemen on 9/11
Matt Ehalt, MLB writer Published 6:39 p.m. ET Sept. 10, 2018
Mets third baseman Todd Frazier reflects on 9/11 as the Mets visited a firehouse Monday
NEW YORK ? The walls inside the clubhouse of Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 serve as reminders of the sacrifices made by nine men of the unit who died on 9/11.
The front right wall features the daily assignments from that tragic day along with a plaque remembering those nine individuals.
The back right corner hosts pictures of those heroes whose selfless acts from 17 years ago will never be forgotten by the nation.
"It?s a sad day, just to remember it. It?s sad, but just remembering these guys means a lot that no one forgets," said firefighter Juan Rivera, who was with this company on 9/11. "Sometimes it does feel like people forget and it fades away and we don?t want that. That?s why we have their pictures up. We can?t let this die away. We just can?t."
As Engine 22 does all it can to ensure these heroes are remembered, the Mets visited the company on 85th St. in Manhattan on Monday to offer their support.
Six Mets players, including Toms River native Todd Frazier, met with firemen from the department and learned about the men who died that day. They posed for photos with the fireman and also signed autographs for them and their families.
"Hopefully we can give some happiness to these guys on the day coming up (Tuesday)," Frazier said. "For me, this is a no-brainer and glad to be here and support the firefighters and the firehouse because it?s one of the toughest jobs in the world.?
A plaque in honor of the nine fireman Engine 22 in Manhattan lost on 9/11.
The Mets have long done their part to remember the victims of the terrorist attack, and each year they visit a firehouse around Sept. 11. Frazier was joined by teammates Steven Matz, Paul Sewald, Corey Oswalt, Brandon Nimmo and Drew Gagnon.
Several fireman took turns talking, and Rivera offered personal details on his fallen teammates. Rivera had been scheduled to work on 9-11, but Tommy Casoria asked Rivera to switch days since he needed to be free for a softball game.
Casoria and the others were crushed by debris. Rivera made it to the station around 11 a.m. and then headed down to the site with others.
"It was just eerie," Rivera said.
As the firemen informed the players about the heroics of their fallen teammates, they told the players how sports provides an important bonding tool. No matter which team they root for, the firefighters can discuss the game and build relationships.
?Sports is intertwined with the inner-workings of this profession. It?s what carries you day to day. These guys see a lot of serious stuff that happens and they internalize and unfortunately it does take a toll emotionally," said Lt. Billy Coleman, who addressed the players. "The common ground that we bring back from all of these runs and these 24-hour shifts is that we always have that common bond of sports."
Mets players visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 firehouse.
Matz and Frazier both were in school at the time of the attack, and can still vividly remember how they learned about what happened.
Frazier, then a 15-year-old freshman at Toms River High School South, recalled a friend telling him in history class that the towers had fallen down.
The third baseman has long appreciated firemen for all they do, and often texts positive thoughts to his friends in the profession.
"What they did in 2001 was courageous," Frazier said. "They are up in heaven now those nine guys and I?m sure (these firefighters) think about them every day.?
Matz, a Stony Brook native, remembered how his fifth-grade teacher asked if anyone had family or relatives working in the city.
"I can?t even imagine being this close to it and having these guys go in and on call with all that was going on," Matz said. "Really just an honor to be here and just kind of appreciate what these guys do in day in and day out especially in a big city like this.?
Rivera praised the Mets for doing what they can to remember 9/11. ?It?s absolutely great," Rivera said. "It keeps it going, and as many fans as the Mets have, that?s awesome they don?t forget the guys who passed away."
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Giants visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
Giants visit the real heroes at FDNY Engine 22 Ladder 13 - by Matt Cohen Social Media Coordinator
Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and all these years later, the brave men and women of the FDNY appreciate the fact that their fellow citizens ?Never Forget?.
?It?s great to see people interested after everything that?s happened and how long it?s been that we haven?t forgotten the people that served,? said Engine 22 Captain James Graney. ?That?s a big thing and the motto of our fire department is never forget, and obviously the New York Giants are reaching out because they remember.?
Six Giants ? Weston Richburg, John Jerry, Brett Jones, Adam Gettis, Adam Bisnowaty and Jon Halapio ? paid a visit to Captain Graney and the firefighters at Engine 22 Ladder 13 Battalion 10 to honor the nine brave heroes of that firehouse who lost their lives on 9/11 (four from Engine 22 and five from Ladder 13). In the years since, they?ve become known as the ?Yorkville 9?, referring to the firehouse?s location in Yorkville at 159 East 85th Street.
To be here with guys that knew people there who were here when it happened gives you kind of get a better perspective ? a different perspective of what they experienced. You kind of learn about the sacrifices they made and learn to appreciate it at a higher level.
The Giants spent the evening touring the firehouse and breaking bread over an All-American meal of brisket, chicken wings, cornbread, mac and cheese, and collard greens. The players learned the story of each fallen firefighter through the memorials, plaques and photos on display all over the firehouse.
Big Blue even tried its hand at firefighting ? sort of. Bisnowaty and Jones had a race to see who could put on a full uniform the fastest. Richburg mustered up the courage to go down the fire poll, an annual rite of passage for one lucky Giant at the firehouse visit.
?It was kind of scary,? Richburg said. ?It was higher than I thought it was going to be. Once you grab hold of it and just go, it?s kind of fun.?
Members of the Giants present a Yorkville 9 jersey to FDNY Engine 22 Ladder 13.
?Usually we have kindergarten classes and first grade classes and we dress up the school teachers,? added Graney. ?To dress up the football players, we had to find the biggest guys in the firehouse and it still didn?t fit.?
Graney, a firefighter for 34 years, has been the Engine 22 captain for 15 years. At the time of the 9/11 attacks, he was working at FDNY Engine 266 in Rockaway Beach. The 61-year-old father of six still remembers seeing the towers on fire from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
?For me, this visit means a lot,? Graney said. ?There?s a lot of people that work here on 85th Street and for them, the people that work here, it?s wonderful.?
Engine 22 is an original company, dating back to 1865, when the FDNY was formed. Ladder 13 will mark 150 years of service next January.
?We take pride in coming and doing these kinds of things and spending time with these guys because they do a lot and put their lives on the line for us,? Richburg said. ?Anytime we can come and spend time with guys like this is something we want to do.?
https://www.giants.com/news/giants-visit-the-real-heroes-at-fdny-engine-22-ladder-13-19412700
Mets visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
Northjersey.com: Mets players meet with firehouse that lost nine firemen on 9/11
Matt Ehalt, MLB writer Published 6:39 p.m. ET Sept. 10, 2018
Mets third baseman Todd Frazier reflects on 9/11 as the Mets visited a firehouse Monday
NEW YORK ? The walls inside the clubhouse of Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 serve as reminders of the sacrifices made by nine men of the unit who died on 9/11.
The front right wall features the daily assignments from that tragic day along with a plaque remembering those nine individuals.
The back right corner hosts pictures of those heroes whose selfless acts from 17 years ago will never be forgotten by the nation.
"It?s a sad day, just to remember it. It?s sad, but just remembering these guys means a lot that no one forgets," said firefighter Juan Rivera, who was with this company on 9/11. "Sometimes it does feel like people forget and it fades away and we don?t want that. That?s why we have their pictures up. We can?t let this die away. We just can?t."
As Engine 22 does all it can to ensure these heroes are remembered, the Mets visited the company on 85th St. in Manhattan on Monday to offer their support.
Six Mets players, including Toms River native Todd Frazier, met with firemen from the department and learned about the men who died that day. They posed for photos with the fireman and also signed autographs for them and their families.
"Hopefully we can give some happiness to these guys on the day coming up (Tuesday)," Frazier said. "For me, this is a no-brainer and glad to be here and support the firefighters and the firehouse because it?s one of the toughest jobs in the world.?
A plaque in honor of the nine fireman Engine 22 in Manhattan lost on 9/11.
The Mets have long done their part to remember the victims of the terrorist attack, and each year they visit a firehouse around Sept. 11. Frazier was joined by teammates Steven Matz, Paul Sewald, Corey Oswalt, Brandon Nimmo and Drew Gagnon.
Several fireman took turns talking, and Rivera offered personal details on his fallen teammates. Rivera had been scheduled to work on 9-11, but Tommy Casoria asked Rivera to switch days since he needed to be free for a softball game.
Casoria and the others were crushed by debris. Rivera made it to the station around 11 a.m. and then headed down to the site with others.
"It was just eerie," Rivera said.
As the firemen informed the players about the heroics of their fallen teammates, they told the players how sports provides an important bonding tool. No matter which team they root for, the firefighters can discuss the game and build relationships.
?Sports is intertwined with the inner-workings of this profession. It?s what carries you day to day. These guys see a lot of serious stuff that happens and they internalize and unfortunately it does take a toll emotionally," said Lt. Billy Coleman, who addressed the players. "The common ground that we bring back from all of these runs and these 24-hour shifts is that we always have that common bond of sports."
Mets players visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 firehouse.
Matz and Frazier both were in school at the time of the attack, and can still vividly remember how they learned about what happened.
Frazier, then a 15-year-old freshman at Toms River High School South, recalled a friend telling him in history class that the towers had fallen down.
The third baseman has long appreciated firemen for all they do, and often texts positive thoughts to his friends in the profession.
"What they did in 2001 was courageous," Frazier said. "They are up in heaven now those nine guys and I?m sure (these firefighters) think about them every day.?
Matz, a Stony Brook native, remembered how his fifth-grade teacher asked if anyone had family or relatives working in the city.
"I can?t even imagine being this close to it and having these guys go in and on call with all that was going on," Matz said. "Really just an honor to be here and just kind of appreciate what these guys do in day in and day out especially in a big city like this.?
Rivera praised the Mets for doing what they can to remember 9/11. ?It?s absolutely great," Rivera said. "It keeps it going, and as many fans as the Mets have, that?s awesome they don?t forget the guys who passed away."
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fdnyhome/sets/72157701189231715/
Giants visit Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10:
Giants visit the real heroes at FDNY Engine 22 Ladder 13 - by Matt Cohen Social Media Coordinator
Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and all these years later, the brave men and women of the FDNY appreciate the fact that their fellow citizens ?Never Forget?.
?It?s great to see people interested after everything that?s happened and how long it?s been that we haven?t forgotten the people that served,? said Engine 22 Captain James Graney. ?That?s a big thing and the motto of our fire department is never forget, and obviously the New York Giants are reaching out because they remember.?
Six Giants ? Weston Richburg, John Jerry, Brett Jones, Adam Gettis, Adam Bisnowaty and Jon Halapio ? paid a visit to Captain Graney and the firefighters at Engine 22 Ladder 13 Battalion 10 to honor the nine brave heroes of that firehouse who lost their lives on 9/11 (four from Engine 22 and five from Ladder 13). In the years since, they?ve become known as the ?Yorkville 9?, referring to the firehouse?s location in Yorkville at 159 East 85th Street.
To be here with guys that knew people there who were here when it happened gives you kind of get a better perspective ? a different perspective of what they experienced. You kind of learn about the sacrifices they made and learn to appreciate it at a higher level.
The Giants spent the evening touring the firehouse and breaking bread over an All-American meal of brisket, chicken wings, cornbread, mac and cheese, and collard greens. The players learned the story of each fallen firefighter through the memorials, plaques and photos on display all over the firehouse.
Big Blue even tried its hand at firefighting ? sort of. Bisnowaty and Jones had a race to see who could put on a full uniform the fastest. Richburg mustered up the courage to go down the fire poll, an annual rite of passage for one lucky Giant at the firehouse visit.
?It was kind of scary,? Richburg said. ?It was higher than I thought it was going to be. Once you grab hold of it and just go, it?s kind of fun.?
Members of the Giants present a Yorkville 9 jersey to FDNY Engine 22 Ladder 13.
?Usually we have kindergarten classes and first grade classes and we dress up the school teachers,? added Graney. ?To dress up the football players, we had to find the biggest guys in the firehouse and it still didn?t fit.?
Graney, a firefighter for 34 years, has been the Engine 22 captain for 15 years. At the time of the 9/11 attacks, he was working at FDNY Engine 266 in Rockaway Beach. The 61-year-old father of six still remembers seeing the towers on fire from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
?For me, this visit means a lot,? Graney said. ?There?s a lot of people that work here on 85th Street and for them, the people that work here, it?s wonderful.?
Engine 22 is an original company, dating back to 1865, when the FDNY was formed. Ladder 13 will mark 150 years of service next January.
?We take pride in coming and doing these kinds of things and spending time with these guys because they do a lot and put their lives on the line for us,? Richburg said. ?Anytime we can come and spend time with guys like this is something we want to do.?
https://www.giants.com/news/giants-visit-the-real-heroes-at-fdny-engine-22-ladder-13-19412700
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 (continued):
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 medals:
WILLIAM QUIRK LT. ENG. 22 MAR. 19, 1888 1889 JAMES GORDON BENNETT
Citation: ?Foreman William Quirk, of Engine Company 49, I present to you the Bennett medal for the year 1888. At the lire which occurred in the five-story building 38 East Eighty-fifth street, known as the Elberon flats, in the early morning of March 19, you bravely rescued three members of the Westlake family. You were at that time an officer in command of your company. Without hesitation, you set a brilliant example to your subordinates by seizing a scaling ladder and climbing, by its aid, to the fourth story of the burning building. You there raised the ladder to a window of the fifth floor and under your directions two men, Frederick and Isaac Westlake, descended upon it to the fourth floor, and were from thence rescued by your associates. At this time the flames burst out of all the windows of the third floor and prevented further descent by ladder. In this emergency, a net having been previously spread below, you helped Miss Westlake and gave her instructions as to the way in which to jump into the net. and thus helped to save her life. The chief of your department made a true statement, when, in his report, he said that your action was one of the bravest and most meritorious that had ever seen performed by any fireman in the service. It was a notable instance of heroic self-sacrifice, because you were cautioned against the danger of mounting the ladder by Foreman Donohue, and as you were going up you were urged to descend, because the flames were beginning to come out of the windows beneath you, and your escape seemed to be about to be cut off, but with an eye single to the performance of your courageous act you steadily advanced, refusing to abandon your undertaking until you had reached the imperiled persons, whose only hope of life lay in the accomplishment of your perilous feat. During the time which had elapsed, while thoughtless of yourself you were saving others, the flames had gained much progress, and you were at last forced to jump from the giddy height at which you stood down into the net, which was still held below, and in this act you suffered severe bodily injuries, which for many months imperiled your existence. The department owes to you a debt of gratitude consequent upon the performance of a task creditable alike to it and to yourself, and highly promotive of the efficiency of the public service. The promotion which speedily followed the performance of this act on your part was as well merited as is the medal which I present to you to-day.? (from Fire Engineering 5/11/1889)
MICHAEL RUDDY CAPT. ENG. 22 1908 1909 STEPHENSON
Award for best administrative company and best disciplined company in the Department.
THOMAS J. HUGHES, JR. FF. ENG. 22 DEC. 27, 1923 1924 PRENTICE
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF ENG. 22 DEC. 9, 1928 1929 SCOTT
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF. ENG. 22 FEB. 15, 1932 1933 HUGH BONNER
Fireman Stephen J. McArdle, Bronx, the Hugh Bonner Medal for heroism at a fire for rescue of tenants cut off from escape at an apartment fire.
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF. ENG. 22 MAR. 5, 1933 1934 DEPARTMENT
DANIEL J. DUDDY FF. ENG. 22 OFF DUTY NOV. 29, 1982 1983 DELEHANTY
LAWRENCE P. MONACHELLI CAPT. ENG. 22 DEC. 12, 1984 1985 MC ELLIGOTT
JOSEPH SHAW CAPT. LAD. 13 1885 1886 STEPHENSON
JAMES W. ALEXANDER FF. LAD. 13 JUL. 5, 1945 1946 HUGH BONNER
CHARLES F. FOLLINI FF. LAD. 13 FEB. 2, 1945 1946 SCOTT
?As a Fireman 1st Class with Ladder Company 13, Charles was awarded the Walter Scott Medal for Exceptional Valor by Mayor O'Dwyer on June 3, 1946. To rescue a trapped man, Charles forced his way into a blazing building even before other firemen could put a hose to the flames or clear the place of smoke or gas. He carried the man to safety.? (from New York Times -4/26/04)
JOHN H. BURKER LT. LAD. 13 FEB. 2, 1945 1946 FDR
JOHN G. TRAINOR LT. LAD. 13 DEC. 11, 1946 1947 DELEHANTY
Knickerbocker Ice House fire and collapse.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjvnODR3tjfAhUjUt8KHW1IAuYQFjAAegQIBxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firefighterclosecalls.com%2Fdownload%2F49%2Fdivision-7-newsletters%2F331954%2Fjuly-2017-kinickerbocker-ice-house-collapse.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2AGxKLSCXN4AQUS-iiuKe5
FRANCIS P. GUDELIS LT. LAD. 13 JUL. 14, 1971 1972 TREVOR-WARREN
DONALD R. AHEARN FF. LAD. 13 JUL. 13, 1976 1977 STIEFEL
ROBERT E. ALLEN LT. LAD. 13 2008 KANE
CHRISTOPHER P. KELLY FF. LAD. 13 AUG. 30, 2008 2009 KENNY
HENRY G. CARTWRIGHT BAT. CHIEF BAT. 10 MAY 5, 1981 1982 UFOA
Engine 22/Ladder 13 LODDs:
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL J. NOLAN LADDER 13 MAY 3, 1888
While Ladder 13 was proceeding to the alarm [at 85th Street & Second Avenue, Manhattan on November 3, 1887], the apparatus was upset at the corner of 85th Street and Second Avenue caused by the bad condition of the street. While turning, the truck slid and struck against the ?T? rail and sleepers (railroad ties) which were exposed three or four inches above the pavement. Fireman Nolan who was driving received a compound fracture of the right leg between the knee and ankle. He was taken to the hospital. He died six months later from these injuries. (from "The Last Alarm")
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS CASORIA ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/firefighter-casoria-remembered-as-athlete-and-sinatra-lover/article_162ccf65-0130-5e37-a70c-8caf3b16b549.html
http://everydaygamers.com/2011/09/11/remembering-911/
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL ELFERIS ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
https://www.timesledger.com/stories/2017/36/firefighter_2017_09_08_q.html
FIRE MARSHAL VINCENT KANE ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://bravestmemorial.net/html/members_individual/kane_vincent/newsdaycom_ffvkane.html
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=121736
FIREFIGHTER MARTIN MCWILLIAMS ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/starledger/story.aspx?personid=93184
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/martin-e-mcwilliams/
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS HETZEL LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://livingmemorial.voicesofseptember11.org/thomas-hetzel
CAPTAIN WALTER HYNES LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=93176
http://todayremember.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-we-remember-captain-walter-g.html
FIREFIGHTER DENNIS MCHUGH LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=102290
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS SABELLA LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
https://www.silive.com/september-11/2010/09/thomas_sabella_44_fdny_hero_wa.html
FIREFIGHTER GREGORY STAJK LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=125436
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/gregory-m-stajk/
RIP. Never forget.
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 medals:
WILLIAM QUIRK LT. ENG. 22 MAR. 19, 1888 1889 JAMES GORDON BENNETT
Citation: ?Foreman William Quirk, of Engine Company 49, I present to you the Bennett medal for the year 1888. At the lire which occurred in the five-story building 38 East Eighty-fifth street, known as the Elberon flats, in the early morning of March 19, you bravely rescued three members of the Westlake family. You were at that time an officer in command of your company. Without hesitation, you set a brilliant example to your subordinates by seizing a scaling ladder and climbing, by its aid, to the fourth story of the burning building. You there raised the ladder to a window of the fifth floor and under your directions two men, Frederick and Isaac Westlake, descended upon it to the fourth floor, and were from thence rescued by your associates. At this time the flames burst out of all the windows of the third floor and prevented further descent by ladder. In this emergency, a net having been previously spread below, you helped Miss Westlake and gave her instructions as to the way in which to jump into the net. and thus helped to save her life. The chief of your department made a true statement, when, in his report, he said that your action was one of the bravest and most meritorious that had ever seen performed by any fireman in the service. It was a notable instance of heroic self-sacrifice, because you were cautioned against the danger of mounting the ladder by Foreman Donohue, and as you were going up you were urged to descend, because the flames were beginning to come out of the windows beneath you, and your escape seemed to be about to be cut off, but with an eye single to the performance of your courageous act you steadily advanced, refusing to abandon your undertaking until you had reached the imperiled persons, whose only hope of life lay in the accomplishment of your perilous feat. During the time which had elapsed, while thoughtless of yourself you were saving others, the flames had gained much progress, and you were at last forced to jump from the giddy height at which you stood down into the net, which was still held below, and in this act you suffered severe bodily injuries, which for many months imperiled your existence. The department owes to you a debt of gratitude consequent upon the performance of a task creditable alike to it and to yourself, and highly promotive of the efficiency of the public service. The promotion which speedily followed the performance of this act on your part was as well merited as is the medal which I present to you to-day.? (from Fire Engineering 5/11/1889)
MICHAEL RUDDY CAPT. ENG. 22 1908 1909 STEPHENSON
Award for best administrative company and best disciplined company in the Department.
THOMAS J. HUGHES, JR. FF. ENG. 22 DEC. 27, 1923 1924 PRENTICE
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF ENG. 22 DEC. 9, 1928 1929 SCOTT
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF. ENG. 22 FEB. 15, 1932 1933 HUGH BONNER
Fireman Stephen J. McArdle, Bronx, the Hugh Bonner Medal for heroism at a fire for rescue of tenants cut off from escape at an apartment fire.
STEPHEN J. MC ARDLE FF. ENG. 22 MAR. 5, 1933 1934 DEPARTMENT
DANIEL J. DUDDY FF. ENG. 22 OFF DUTY NOV. 29, 1982 1983 DELEHANTY
LAWRENCE P. MONACHELLI CAPT. ENG. 22 DEC. 12, 1984 1985 MC ELLIGOTT
JOSEPH SHAW CAPT. LAD. 13 1885 1886 STEPHENSON
JAMES W. ALEXANDER FF. LAD. 13 JUL. 5, 1945 1946 HUGH BONNER
CHARLES F. FOLLINI FF. LAD. 13 FEB. 2, 1945 1946 SCOTT
?As a Fireman 1st Class with Ladder Company 13, Charles was awarded the Walter Scott Medal for Exceptional Valor by Mayor O'Dwyer on June 3, 1946. To rescue a trapped man, Charles forced his way into a blazing building even before other firemen could put a hose to the flames or clear the place of smoke or gas. He carried the man to safety.? (from New York Times -4/26/04)
JOHN H. BURKER LT. LAD. 13 FEB. 2, 1945 1946 FDR
JOHN G. TRAINOR LT. LAD. 13 DEC. 11, 1946 1947 DELEHANTY
Knickerbocker Ice House fire and collapse.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjvnODR3tjfAhUjUt8KHW1IAuYQFjAAegQIBxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firefighterclosecalls.com%2Fdownload%2F49%2Fdivision-7-newsletters%2F331954%2Fjuly-2017-kinickerbocker-ice-house-collapse.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2AGxKLSCXN4AQUS-iiuKe5
FRANCIS P. GUDELIS LT. LAD. 13 JUL. 14, 1971 1972 TREVOR-WARREN
DONALD R. AHEARN FF. LAD. 13 JUL. 13, 1976 1977 STIEFEL
ROBERT E. ALLEN LT. LAD. 13 2008 KANE
CHRISTOPHER P. KELLY FF. LAD. 13 AUG. 30, 2008 2009 KENNY
HENRY G. CARTWRIGHT BAT. CHIEF BAT. 10 MAY 5, 1981 1982 UFOA
Engine 22/Ladder 13 LODDs:
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL J. NOLAN LADDER 13 MAY 3, 1888
While Ladder 13 was proceeding to the alarm [at 85th Street & Second Avenue, Manhattan on November 3, 1887], the apparatus was upset at the corner of 85th Street and Second Avenue caused by the bad condition of the street. While turning, the truck slid and struck against the ?T? rail and sleepers (railroad ties) which were exposed three or four inches above the pavement. Fireman Nolan who was driving received a compound fracture of the right leg between the knee and ankle. He was taken to the hospital. He died six months later from these injuries. (from "The Last Alarm")
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS CASORIA ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://www.qchron.com/editions/queenswide/firefighter-casoria-remembered-as-athlete-and-sinatra-lover/article_162ccf65-0130-5e37-a70c-8caf3b16b549.html
http://everydaygamers.com/2011/09/11/remembering-911/
FIREFIGHTER MICHAEL ELFERIS ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
https://www.timesledger.com/stories/2017/36/firefighter_2017_09_08_q.html
FIRE MARSHAL VINCENT KANE ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://bravestmemorial.net/html/members_individual/kane_vincent/newsdaycom_ffvkane.html
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=121736
FIREFIGHTER MARTIN MCWILLIAMS ENGINE 22 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/starledger/story.aspx?personid=93184
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/martin-e-mcwilliams/
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS HETZEL LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://livingmemorial.voicesofseptember11.org/thomas-hetzel
CAPTAIN WALTER HYNES LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=93176
http://todayremember.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-we-remember-captain-walter-g.html
FIREFIGHTER DENNIS MCHUGH LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=102290
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS SABELLA LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
https://www.silive.com/september-11/2010/09/thomas_sabella_44_fdny_hero_wa.html
FIREFIGHTER GREGORY STAJK LADDER 13 September 11, 2001
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=125436
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/gregory-m-stajk/
RIP. Never forget.
Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10 (continued):
Ladder 13 members - WNYF 1940s:
FF John Gauquie - World War II pilot:
FF Leonard Polak - Halligan tool - 1946:
Runs & workers - 1946:
Yorkville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan
http://www.yorkville-kleindeutschlandhistoricalsociety.com/history.html
Ladder 13 members - WNYF 1940s:
FF John Gauquie - World War II pilot:
FF Leonard Polak - Halligan tool - 1946:
Runs & workers - 1946:
Yorkville:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan
http://www.yorkville-kleindeutschlandhistoricalsociety.com/history.html
Ladder 13's 144 ft. high ladder:
History - "The first one (reg.#455) went to Ladder 13 on 3/7/62, and was later designated HL 1, a special unit quartered with Engine 1 and Ladder 24, on 2/3/64. It was moved to the quarters of Engine 324 on 4/21/64 (for the NY Worlds fair) and later to Engine 21 on 12/19/64. The Magirus 144 foot high ladder was removed and replaced with a 100 foot Grove and assigned to TCU 712 on 11/15/69. It was finally assigned to Ladder 171 in Rockaway on 6/27/71. Was replaced by the one and only 1966 Mack 75ft tower ladder at Ladder 171 on 5/4/72. Ladder 171 was disbanded on 11/22/75.
The second, with Reg.#456, was first assigned to Ladder 24 on 3/20/62. It was later designated HL 2, a special unit, and quartered with Engine 324 (again for the Worlds Fair) on 4/24/65. It was again made into a regular apparatus and assigned to Ladder 119 on 8/14/65. After the Magirus high ladder was removed, it became TCU 731 with a 100 foot Grove Ladder on 11/16/69. It then became the regular apparatus of Ladder 164 on 7/10/71 and finally became a training unit at the Fire Academy in early 1972."
- originally posted by HCO - thanks
Note - Problems included lack of riding room for members and lack of equipment storage, particularly for ground ladders. Parts were also difficult to obtain for maintenance and units later were OOS frequently for repairs.
Ladder 119 high ladder:
HIGH LADDER 1 MANHATTAN
RELOC. 238 E. 40th St. At E-21 (Dec. 19, 1964)
DISB. (Apr. 22, 1966)
HIGH LADDER 2 QUEENS
ORG. 108-01 Horace Harding Exwy At E-324 (Apr. 24, 1965)
DISB. (Aug. 14, 1965)
History - "The first one (reg.#455) went to Ladder 13 on 3/7/62, and was later designated HL 1, a special unit quartered with Engine 1 and Ladder 24, on 2/3/64. It was moved to the quarters of Engine 324 on 4/21/64 (for the NY Worlds fair) and later to Engine 21 on 12/19/64. The Magirus 144 foot high ladder was removed and replaced with a 100 foot Grove and assigned to TCU 712 on 11/15/69. It was finally assigned to Ladder 171 in Rockaway on 6/27/71. Was replaced by the one and only 1966 Mack 75ft tower ladder at Ladder 171 on 5/4/72. Ladder 171 was disbanded on 11/22/75.
The second, with Reg.#456, was first assigned to Ladder 24 on 3/20/62. It was later designated HL 2, a special unit, and quartered with Engine 324 (again for the Worlds Fair) on 4/24/65. It was again made into a regular apparatus and assigned to Ladder 119 on 8/14/65. After the Magirus high ladder was removed, it became TCU 731 with a 100 foot Grove Ladder on 11/16/69. It then became the regular apparatus of Ladder 164 on 7/10/71 and finally became a training unit at the Fire Academy in early 1972."
- originally posted by HCO - thanks
Note - Problems included lack of riding room for members and lack of equipment storage, particularly for ground ladders. Parts were also difficult to obtain for maintenance and units later were OOS frequently for repairs.
Ladder 119 high ladder:
HIGH LADDER 1 MANHATTAN
RELOC. 238 E. 40th St. At E-21 (Dec. 19, 1964)
DISB. (Apr. 22, 1966)
HIGH LADDER 2 QUEENS
ORG. 108-01 Horace Harding Exwy At E-324 (Apr. 24, 1965)
DISB. (Aug. 14, 1965)
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^^^^^^ 1962 Group photo above was posted here Thanks to mack....the original was photographed, developed then formatted into a large poster size & individual copies like this for all the Members....this was done by my friend RET BC Howard Carlson RIP.... Howie at that time as a High Schooler had made several visits to some BKLYN FHs doing the same....some other's i remember were 235..211..119...102...R*2.
Concerning Engine 22/Ladder 13/Battalion 10's quarters on East 85 Street, when the quarters were built there were bollards on the bay for the Battalion. When they tried to back in the car it wouldn't fit.
The story I heard was that it wasn't discovered until they went to back the car in at the Grand Opening, with all the dignitaries present. Whether that part is true or not, it's a great story.
The bollards were then removed and replaced with flat angled pieces of steel on each side of the door.
If it was a little tight back then, I'd imagine that today, almost sixty years later, the behemoths that are chiefs vehicles must barely squeeze through.
The story I heard was that it wasn't discovered until they went to back the car in at the Grand Opening, with all the dignitaries present. Whether that part is true or not, it's a great story.
The bollards were then removed and replaced with flat angled pieces of steel on each side of the door.
If it was a little tight back then, I'd imagine that today, almost sixty years later, the behemoths that are chiefs vehicles must barely squeeze through.
Engine 52/Ladder 52 firehouse 4550 Riverdale Avenue Riverdale, Bronx Division 7, Battalion 27 "Riverdale"
Combined Engine Co 52 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue former vol firehouse 1884
Combined Engine Co 52 became Engine 52 1928
Engine 52 new firehouse 4550 Riverdale Avenue w/Ladder 52 1939
Engine 52-2 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue at Engine 52 1955
Engine 52-2 disbanded 1956
Ladder 52 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue at Engine 52 1928
Ladder 52 new firehouse 4550 Riverdale Avenue w/Engine 52 1939
Pre-FDNY - Volunteer Neptune Engine 3 located at 4550 Riverdale Avenue
Combination Engine Company 52 organized 1884:
- from WNYF January 1957
4550 Riverdale Avenue - original firehouse:
4550 Riverdale Avenue - original firehouse and new firehouse - approximately 1939:
4550 Riverdale Avenue Engine 52 1929 FWD hose wagon/Ladder 52 75 ft Walters aerial:
4550 Riverdale Avenue:
Engine 52:
Ladder 52:
Engine 52/Ladder 52:
Engine 52/Ladder 52:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPu6b_jTSYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-UYW8Y3u3Y
- thanks fdhistorian
Combined Engine Co 52 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue former vol firehouse 1884
Combined Engine Co 52 became Engine 52 1928
Engine 52 new firehouse 4550 Riverdale Avenue w/Ladder 52 1939
Engine 52-2 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue at Engine 52 1955
Engine 52-2 disbanded 1956
Ladder 52 organized 4550 Riverdale Avenue at Engine 52 1928
Ladder 52 new firehouse 4550 Riverdale Avenue w/Engine 52 1939
Pre-FDNY - Volunteer Neptune Engine 3 located at 4550 Riverdale Avenue
Combination Engine Company 52 organized 1884:
- from WNYF January 1957
4550 Riverdale Avenue - original firehouse:
4550 Riverdale Avenue - original firehouse and new firehouse - approximately 1939:
4550 Riverdale Avenue Engine 52 1929 FWD hose wagon/Ladder 52 75 ft Walters aerial:
4550 Riverdale Avenue:
Engine 52:
Ladder 52:
Engine 52/Ladder 52:
Engine 52/Ladder 52:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPu6b_jTSYM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-UYW8Y3u3Y
- thanks fdhistorian
Engine 52/Ladder 52 members:
Engine 52/Ladder 52 medals:
JOHN J. CAVANAGH FF. ENG. 52 JAN. 1, 1940 1941 HUGH BONNER
JAMES P. SHANLEY FF. LAD. 52 MAR-6 MAY 8, 1988 1989 DE FRANCO
Engine 52/Ladder 52 LODDs:
LIEUTENANT THOMAS O'HAGAN ENGINE 52 September 11, 2001
Lieutenant Thomas O'Hagan lost his life in the line of duty at the World Trade Center.
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=151766
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS CASEY LADDER 52 October 8, 1958
FIREFIGHTER JOHN F. O'NEAL LADDER 52 February 14, 2011
Firefighter John F. O'Neal died from World Trade Center-related illness.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Charleston/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=148800177
RIP. Never forget.
Riverdale:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale,_Bronx
Engine 52/Ladder 52 medals:
JOHN J. CAVANAGH FF. ENG. 52 JAN. 1, 1940 1941 HUGH BONNER
JAMES P. SHANLEY FF. LAD. 52 MAR-6 MAY 8, 1988 1989 DE FRANCO
Engine 52/Ladder 52 LODDs:
LIEUTENANT THOMAS O'HAGAN ENGINE 52 September 11, 2001
Lieutenant Thomas O'Hagan lost his life in the line of duty at the World Trade Center.
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=151766
FIREFIGHTER THOMAS CASEY LADDER 52 October 8, 1958
FIREFIGHTER JOHN F. O'NEAL LADDER 52 February 14, 2011
Firefighter John F. O'Neal died from World Trade Center-related illness.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/Charleston/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=148800177
RIP. Never forget.
Riverdale:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverdale,_Bronx
12/1/13 Bronx 2nd Alarm 10-60 Train Derailment Box 4972 - Engine 52/Ladder 52 1st due
Location: Independence Ave & Palisade Ave
TL-46 confirming 5 cars derailed, 2 over turned major train wreck, numerous victims.
B-27 we have multiple people trapped
First Alarm/10-60
E-52,81,95,92,48
L-52,46,56 Fast,45,37
B-27,19
B-18(Safty)
B-17(Resource)
E-46(Comm. Unit)
R-3,1,4
L-116 w/C.R4
L-25 w/ C.R1
L-27 w/ C.R3
L-14,42(Soc Supports)
Sq-61,41
Car-6,1a,11,1d,4d,12,23,1,3,16d,12a,4t
RB,SB
FC
Tac-1
Rac-3
Marine-1,6
Marine Battalion
Command Tac
2nd Alarm
E-42,88,62,
L-36
B-13,26s/c (staging)
E-97 w/ Sat. 2
E-262 w/ IMT
B-?s/c (Planning)
Hazmat response
E-75,93
HM-1
HMB
Relief
E-45,67
L-59,33
B-3,11
MCC-1
Sq-252 act. Sq-41
Sq-18
Relief @13:15
E-48,71
L-29,54
Sq-270
R-6(not a type-o )
B-27 we have 1 car at the waters edge. 1 10-45 No Code give me a marine unit if you can @ 07:52
D-7 give me 2 addtional rescue companies @ 08:05
C-11 have them bring there collapse rescues with them @8:08
D-7 give me a 2nd Alarm @08:14
D-7 2 10-45 Code 1s
D-7 s/c 2 addtional engines and hazmat 1 for a decon station @08:24
R-2 to Queens relocating to R-4 @08:29
R-5 to Manhattan relocating to R-1 @08:30
D-7 per EMS as off now there is 4 Black Tag, 8 Red tag, 5 Yellow Tag,30 Green Tag @08:39
FC-Car4D reports all victims removed setting operations to check under the trains @08:49
FC-Car 3 reports all searches complete @09:25
FC- s/c the IMT Vehicle with a planning chief @09:43
FC-s/c 2 Engines 2 Trucks & 2 BCs for relief and have them report to B-26 @09:56
FC-s/c squad 252 to relieve Sq61 & Sq41 @10:56
Sq-252 need a squad to replace us where broken down @10:58
Squad 288 was told to go 10-8
Squad 18 responding @11:06
MCC1 s/c 2 Engines 2 Trucks for relief @13:15
Sq-270 relief for Sq-61 @13:15
R-6 replacing R1 @13:15
Relocation:
Engine 35 Act. Engine 75
Rescue 2 Act. Rescue 4
Rescue 5 Act. Rescue 1
Engine 316 Act. Engine 88
Engine 303 Act. Engine 38
Battalion 49 Act. Battalion 26
Battalion 10 Act. Battalion 19
Ladder 51 Act. Ladder 33
Squad 252 Act. Squad 41
Battalion 14 Act. Battalion 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4o9-4A-MDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHGB2VeS1Y
Location: Independence Ave & Palisade Ave
TL-46 confirming 5 cars derailed, 2 over turned major train wreck, numerous victims.
B-27 we have multiple people trapped
First Alarm/10-60
E-52,81,95,92,48
L-52,46,56 Fast,45,37
B-27,19
B-18(Safty)
B-17(Resource)
E-46(Comm. Unit)
R-3,1,4
L-116 w/C.R4
L-25 w/ C.R1
L-27 w/ C.R3
L-14,42(Soc Supports)
Sq-61,41
Car-6,1a,11,1d,4d,12,23,1,3,16d,12a,4t
RB,SB
FC
Tac-1
Rac-3
Marine-1,6
Marine Battalion
Command Tac
2nd Alarm
E-42,88,62,
L-36
B-13,26s/c (staging)
E-97 w/ Sat. 2
E-262 w/ IMT
B-?s/c (Planning)
Hazmat response
E-75,93
HM-1
HMB
Relief
E-45,67
L-59,33
B-3,11
MCC-1
Sq-252 act. Sq-41
Sq-18
Relief @13:15
E-48,71
L-29,54
Sq-270
R-6(not a type-o )
B-27 we have 1 car at the waters edge. 1 10-45 No Code give me a marine unit if you can @ 07:52
D-7 give me 2 addtional rescue companies @ 08:05
C-11 have them bring there collapse rescues with them @8:08
D-7 give me a 2nd Alarm @08:14
D-7 2 10-45 Code 1s
D-7 s/c 2 addtional engines and hazmat 1 for a decon station @08:24
R-2 to Queens relocating to R-4 @08:29
R-5 to Manhattan relocating to R-1 @08:30
D-7 per EMS as off now there is 4 Black Tag, 8 Red tag, 5 Yellow Tag,30 Green Tag @08:39
FC-Car4D reports all victims removed setting operations to check under the trains @08:49
FC-Car 3 reports all searches complete @09:25
FC- s/c the IMT Vehicle with a planning chief @09:43
FC-s/c 2 Engines 2 Trucks & 2 BCs for relief and have them report to B-26 @09:56
FC-s/c squad 252 to relieve Sq61 & Sq41 @10:56
Sq-252 need a squad to replace us where broken down @10:58
Squad 288 was told to go 10-8
Squad 18 responding @11:06
MCC1 s/c 2 Engines 2 Trucks for relief @13:15
Sq-270 relief for Sq-61 @13:15
R-6 replacing R1 @13:15
Relocation:
Engine 35 Act. Engine 75
Rescue 2 Act. Rescue 4
Rescue 5 Act. Rescue 1
Engine 316 Act. Engine 88
Engine 303 Act. Engine 38
Battalion 49 Act. Battalion 26
Battalion 10 Act. Battalion 19
Ladder 51 Act. Ladder 33
Squad 252 Act. Squad 41
Battalion 14 Act. Battalion 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4o9-4A-MDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtHGB2VeS1Y
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Mack, L127 & Bn. 50. As a side note, there were two housewatch desks in those quarters. One on the north end and another on the south end of the apparatus floor.
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mack said:
In 1898, Battalion 10 in the Bronx was renumbered to 14 in order to allow a new Manhattan battalion to be numbered 10.
The original intent was to keep the Manhattan battalions numbered consecutively, and for the Bronx battalions to be numbered from 14.