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Engine 256's old quarters at 124 Dekalb Avenue in Ft Greene Brooklyn is worth approximately $3M

    http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/brooklyn/e256.htm

    https://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/house-of-the-day/house-of-the-day-124-dekalb-avenue/


   
 
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Housewatch:

    Unknown company 1901:
 
         

    Unknown company 1905:

         

    Ladder 20 1908:

         
 
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mack these recent posts # 201..202..& 203 were excellent history photos....Thanks as usual.
 
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Battalion Chief office - 1908 - Battalion 3  -  155 Mercer Street, Manhattan:

   


Chief and aide - 1908:

   


Battalion 3 Ladder 20 - 1908:

   


155 Mercer Street firehouse (later time period):

   




 
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May 20, 1986  -  32 years ago today -  Engine 85 DISBANDED

Engine 85  pre-fabricated firehouse  1264 Boston Road South Bronx

    Engine 85 organized 1215 Intervale Avenue at Engine 82                    1967
    Engine 85 moved 1264 Boston Road with Tactical Control Unit 712        1971
    Engine 85 disbanded                                                                          1986


1264 Boston Road:

   

   


Engine 85:

   

   

   


Engine 85 LODD:

    FF Michael T. Carr, fell from apparatus while responding to Bronx Box 2787, box was false alarm,  September 19, 1969.

         

    RIP.  Never forget.







 
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Engine 85 Runs and Workers

Year Engine Runs Workers
1967    85    2907    1080    Organized July 1 - at Engine 82 1215 Intervale Avenue
1968    85    8386    3759    E 82, E 85, L 31 combined for 26,094 responses 1215 Intervale Avenue *
1969    85    4955    2498
1970    85    5838    3020
1971    85    6443    3126    Moved to 1264 Boston Road
1972    85    6508    3206
1973    85    4617    2800
1974    85    4874    3512
1975    85    4911    3804
1976    85    4809    3798
1977    85    4950    4074
1978    85    4726    3929
1979    85    2668    1825
1980    85    3320    2277
1981    85    2725    1832
1982    85    2680    1829
1983    85    2198    1365
1984    85    2077    1254
1985    85    2258    1345
1986    85      768      453    Disbanded May 20

    * Battalion 3 also located at 1215 Intervale Avenue until February 23, 1968
 
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Tactical Control Unit 712  pre-fabricated firehouse  1264 Boston Road  South Bronx

    Tactical Control Unit 712 organized 1215 Intervale Avenue at Engine 82                  1969
    Tactical Control Unit 712 new firehouse 1264 Boston Road w/Engine 85                  1971
    Tactical Control Unit 712 disbanded to form Ladder 59                                            1972
                         
    Ladder 59 organized 1264 Boston Road at Engine 85                                              1972
    Ladder 59 moved 1901 Sedgewick Avenue at Engine 43                                        1978 


Tactical Control Unit 712 at 1215 Intervale Avenue:

   

   


1264 Boston Road firehouse:

   
 
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mack said:
Engine 256's old quarters at 124 Dekalb Avenue in Ft Greene Brooklyn is worth approximately $3M

    http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/brooklyn/e256.htm

    https://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/house-of-the-day/house-of-the-day-124-dekalb-avenue/


   
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Engine 256 quarters 1914 - 1974 (disbanded)
 
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There is just something about an Ahrens Fox with the front mount high pressure pump. They were impressive.
 
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XPFD3 said:
There is just something about an Ahrens Fox with the front mount high pressure pump. They were impressive.
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There's more than one reason they were called "The Rolls Royce of fire apparatus".  ;)
 
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raybrag said:
XPFD3 said:
There is just something about an Ahrens Fox with the front mount high pressure pump. They were impressive.
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There's more than one reason they were called "The Rolls Royce of fire apparatus".  ;)
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Ahrens Fox FDNY history - John Calderone:  http://www.nyfd.com/calderoneA/foxes2.html


Some of FDNY engine companies assigned Ahren Fox pumpers:

   

Engine 16:

   

Engine 27:

   

Engine 58:

   

Engine 65:

   

Engine 71:

   

   

Engine 74:

   

Engine 95:

   

Engine 151:

   

Engine 207:

   

Engine 222:

   

Engine 226:

   

   

Engine 239:

   

Engine 241:

   

Engine 242:

   

Engine 256:

   

Engine 264:

   

Engine 266:

   

Engine 270:

   

Engine 277:

   

Engine 279:

   

Engine 285:

   

Engine 290:

   

Engine 292:

   

Engine 294:

   

Engine 304:

   

Engine 327:

   

 
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1939 Worlds Fair - Flushing Queens

In September 1938, the FDNY 55th Battalion was formed and stationed at the Worlds Fair. Apparatus included 4 new Ahrens Fox pumpers.  The battalion was staffed by three FDNY Battalion Chiefs, fourteen FDNY company officers, and seventy FDNY firefighters.  The battalion had one double engine company and two single engine companies.  Apparatus was assigned to FDNY engine companies after the Worlds Fair closed.  The battalion responded to 237 alarms.  There were 166 fires, and 4 were multiple alarms.

   

   

   

    http://www.1939nyworldsfair.com/worlds_fair/wf_tour/misc/NYFD_01.htm
 
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The Ahrens Fox marked 222 was originally 214s rig when they were on Herkimer St. but when 214 moved in with L111 on Halsey St.  the fox could not fit in the narrow FH with the Truck in there so  222 & 214 swapped rigs.
 
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Engine 48:

   

Engine 58:

   

Engine 73:

   

Engine 152:

   

Engine 153:

   

Engine 156:

   

Engine 157:

   

Engine 253:

   

Engine 304:

   

Engine 305:

   
 
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https://ny.curbed.com/2018/5/29/17405710/far-rockaway-firehouse-police-station-landmarks-nyc

Far Rockaway firehouse, police station are city?s newest landmarks 
 
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manhattan said:
https://ny.curbed.com/2018/5/29/17405710/far-rockaway-firehouse-police-station-landmarks-nyc

Far Rockaway firehouse, police station are city?s newest landmarks
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Engine 228, Engine 83/Ladder 29, Engine 268/Ladder 137, Engine 55, Engine 65, Engine 73/Ladder 47, Engine 23, Engine 46/Ladder 27, Engine 33/Ladder 9, Engine 240/Battalion 48, Squad 41, Engine 305/Ladder 151, Engine 54/Ladder 4, Engine 53/Ladder 43, Engine 258/Ladder 115, Engine 67, Engine 60/Ladder 17, Engine 253, Engine 39/Ladder 16, Engine 36, Engine 84/Ladder 34, Engine 47, Squad 252, Engine 7/Ladder 1, Brooklyn Fire HQ Engine 207/Ladder 110/Ladder 118/Water Tower 6/Battalion 31, Brooklyn Central Office, Engine 31, Engine 289/Ladder135: 

    https://foursquare.com/p/landmarks-preservation-commission/48035203/list/new-york-citys-landmark-firehouses

Engine 228, Engine 240/Battalion 48, Engine 46, Ladder 17, Engine 73/Ladder 42, Engine 268/Ladder 137: 

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/13-01_Five_FDNY_Houses_Landmarked.pdf

Engine 268/Ladder 137, Engine 46/Ladder 17, Engine 73/Ladder 42, Engine 228, Engine 240: 

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/city-firehouses-headed-landmark-status-article-1.1261290

Engine 53: 

    https://www.mnn.org/news/nyc-commission-landmarks-east-harlem-firehouse

Engine 240/Battalion 48: 

    http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2013-FirehouseEngineCompany40Company21.pdf

Engine 305/Ladder 151:

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/reports/2522.pdf
 
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