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Engine 241/Ladder 109 (continued):


Ladder 109:

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 (continued):


Online Home of Engine 241 Ladder 109 - Third Avenue Express website.




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Engine 241/Ladder 109 medals:

WILLIAM P. BERRY LT. ENG. 241 FEB. 14, 1927 1928 TREVOR-WARREN

Lieutenant William P. Berry of Engine 241 received the Emily Trevor - Mary B. Warren Medal for rescuing Richard Pugh from a basement fire at 7123 4th Avenue on February 14, 1927. A lighted match or cigarette was thrown into a bucket of shellac, which exploded, trapping Pugh and his cousin Clarence E. Dennison, age 19 in the basement.

Lieutenant Berry and his crew pulled in front of the fire and was told of two men trapped in the basement. He crawled on his hands and knees until he found Pugh unconscious and carried him to safety. Dennison body was not found until the fire was out. Richard Pugh would later died at the Norwegian Hospital. Lieutenant Berry entered the burning basement without the backup of a hose line and at extreme personal risk, was awarded the Trevor & Warren Medal for 1927.

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 medals:

RICHARD H. COLLINS CAPT. LAD. 109 AUG. 6, 1918 1919 DEPARTMENT

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RICHARD H. COLLINS CAPT. LAD. 109 FEB. 17, 1919 1920 BROOKLYN CITIZENS

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RICHARD H. COLLINS CAPT. LAD. 109 - 1917 cellar fire:

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 medals:

THOMAS P. MULVANEY FF. LAD. 109 NOV. 17, 1929 1930 KENNY

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EDWARD F. ALWELL LT. LAD. 109 MAR. 1, 1934 1935 HUGH BONNER

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JAMES V. MAHER FF. LAD. 109 JAN. 15, 1938 1939 BROOKLYN CITIZENS


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Engine 241/Ladder 109 medals:

ERIK WIENER FF. LAD. 109 JUL. 31, 1982 1983 PULASKI

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RAYMOND L. TREMER, JR. FF. LAD. 109 MAY 24, 1989 1990 TUTTLEMONDO


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JOSEPH P. FLYNN FF. LAD. 109 OCT. 19, 1990 1991 DE FRANCO

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 (continued):


Engine 241/Ladder 109 medals:

PATRICK J. WHALEN FF. LAD. 109 AUG. 6, 1993 1994 CINELLI

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MICHAEL MULLALLY FF. LAD. 109 JUN. 7, 1998 1999 CINELLI

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VINCENT TROTTER FF. LAD. 109 JUL. 25, 2008 2009 THOMPSON

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 LODDs:

FIREFIGHTER CHRISTOPHER BOINES ENGINE 241 March 21, 1901

CHRISTOPHER BOINES died as a result of a building collapse. The fire was discovered in the early morning of March 21, 1901. The large car barn, located at the foot of 65th Street belonged to the New York & Sea Beach Railroad Company. The building had been vacant for some three years and was in dilapidated condition. The men were ordered into the building and shortly afterwards the roof came down on them, trapping them. Fireman Boines and two members from Engine 201 and one from Engine 243 were taken to the Norwegian Hospital where Fireman Boines died several hours later of burns and broken bones. - from BAY RIDGE AND ENGINE 241, 100 YEARS OF SERVICE

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 LODDs:

FIREFIGHTER THOMAS H. BARRAGRY ENGINE 241 December 24, 1938

Fireman Thomas H. Barragry of Engine 241 died of a heart attack after fighting a rubbish fire in the Long Island Railroad Freight Yard at Second Avenue and 65th Street. He was fifty-one years old and born in Country Limerick, Ireland. He was appointed to the Fire Department on August 1, 1920. He was married with three daughters. - from "The Last Alarm"

THOMAS BARRAGRY died while fighting a fire in a freight car of the Long Island Railroad at 2nd Avenue and 65th Street on December 24, 1938. The fire was reported at 9:51 P.M. and Fireman Barragry collapsed and died at 10:05 P.M. from a heart attack caused by overexertion. He was 51 years old and a member of the Fire Department since 1920. Fireman Barragry left a wife and three children. - from BAY RIDGE AND ENGINE 241, 100 YEARS OF SERVICE

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 LODDs:

FIREFIGHTER FABIN ECHEVARRIETA LADDER 109 January 7, 1974

FABIAN J. ECHEVARRIETA, 37, Ladder 109. 13-year veteran. He suffered a fatal heart attack while working on the roof of a blazing building at 238 President St. Although 109 normally covers Bay Ridge, the unit was called to the Park Slope area to cover the blaze. During the fire fighting operations fireman Echevarrieta worked as the "roof man", opening skylights and other openings to ventilate the smoking, steamy building. Fellow firemen futilely administered artificial respiration and he was rushed to Long Island College Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

In 1970 he rescued a senior citizen from a burning building at 7701 Fifth Ave. He joined the Department in 1960. Fireman Echevarrieta was known around the firehouse as "the baby bull" for his strength and courage. In the 1970 rescue which earned him commendation from the Fire Department he succeeded in rescuing a man even though two policemen had already been driven back from the flames. The intensity of his struggle to save the man's life left him unconscious once he brought him to safety.

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1970 fire - FF Echevarrieta overcome by smoke:

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 LODDs:

WILLIAM MORAN FF. LADDER 109 JULY 7, 1976

WILLIAM MORAN, 48, worked at Ladder 109 for 17 years, ever since he joined the FDNY in 1959. On Sunday afternoon July 25, 1976 he suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Flatbush. He had worked through the nights of Thursday and Friday, had answered calls to large fires, small ones, and false alarms. "He was a good man, well liked" stated Captain John Carroll who emphasized that Moran had worked during "really busy nights" during the week. The company had made frequent runs on those nights and then had to relocate to Ladder 122 in Park Slope. Fireman Tom McDonald, who worked with Moran on those nights, recalled that Moran hadn't felt well, but didn't stop working or report in sick.

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Fireman Moran was cited for heroism in 1965 when he made a dramatic rescue of a young woman on 56th Street during a raging fire in her apartment in late October of that year.

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 (continued):


Ladder 109 - died from WTR-related illness:

LIEUTENANT KEITH M. LOUGHLIN LADDER 109, JULY 31, 2015

Keith Loughlin, 56, of Great Kills, an honored lieutenant in the city Fire Department and fan of the New York Rangers, died Thursday in his home. Born in Manhattan, he moved to Eltingville in 1960 and to Great Kills in 1981. He was a lieutenant in the city Fire Department. In June 2001, he was among the honorees at an FDNY awards ceremony at City Hall. His last assignment was at Ladder 109, Brooklyn. He retired in 2004 after 26 years with the department. Mr. Loughlin graduated from Tottenville High School. He was an avid fan of the New York Rangers and enjoyed fishing. Mr. Loughlin is survived by his wife of 20 years, Lori Mazzeo; son, Jesse(L-132); mother, Eileen Loughlin; brothers, Thomas and Kyle, and sister, Karen Carroll. - From S.I. Advance


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Note - additional members who died in the line of duty and were former members of Engine 241/Ladder 109 are honored at the Third Avenue Express webpage.

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Engine 241/Ladder 109 (continued):



History - New Utrecht:

New Utrecht was one of the six towns established by the Dutch and later combined by the British to form Kings County, New York.

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History - Bay Ridge:

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Bay Ridge:

 

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Fort Hamilton Fire Department Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn



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Fort Hamilton adjacent to Bay Ridge, had a paid civilian fire department. The department was staffed with 3 pumpers. The fire station remained in operation until 1957 when fire protection was turned over to FDNY.


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