FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies - 2nd Section

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Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40 (continued)

Engine 201:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Ladder 114:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Battalion 40:

   

   


Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40:

   


Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKb3VMgxQrg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgdq8jMi1HQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qyr47fQxsg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvpvtELwo3M

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olq60gK67lw

 

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Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40 (continued)

Engine 201/Ladder 114 medals:

    PATRICK TOMAN CAPT. ENG. 201 AUG. 6, 1918 1919 BROOKLYN CITIZENS

         

         

    JAMES P. NEVIN FF. ENG. 201 JUL. 20, 1936 1937 JAMES GORDON BENNETT

         

         

    JAMES P. NEVIN FF. ENG. 201 JUL 20, 1936 1939 HARRY M. ARCHER

         

    JOHN J. KWIATKOWSKI FF. ENG. 201 OCT. 2, 1981 1982 LANE

         

    FRANK J. BRENNAN CAPT. LAD. 114 NOV. 18, 1949 1950 CRIMMINS

         

          Captain Francis J. Brennan #2, H & L Co. 114, for heroic work, at extreme personal risk, for the rescue of Thomas J. Soevyn, 37 years old from a fire at 829 52nd Street on November 18, 1949.

    EDWARD A. FARRELL FF. LAD. 114 NOV. 18, 1949 1950 DOUGHERTY

          Fireman 1st Grade Edward A. Farrell H & L Co. 114, for heroic work, at extreme personal risk, for the rescue of Thomas J. Soevyn, 37 years old from a fire at 829 52nd Street on November 18, 1949.

    JOHN J. KUBINSKI FF. LAD. 114 MAR. 14, 1964 1965 BROOKMAN

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st Grade John J. Kubinski, Ladder Co. 114, for heroic work, at Unusual Personal Risk, in effecting the rescue of four persons from a fire at 375 52nd Street, Brooklyn, Box 7-5-2667, 6:08 A.M., March 14, 1964.

    RICHARD J. COLABELLA FF. LAD. 114 MAY 12, 1967 1968 KENNY

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st grade Richard J. Colabella, Ladder Co. 114, for heroic work, at Unusual Personal Risk, in effecting the rescue of an elderly male and attempted rescue of his wife. at a fire at 328 58th Street, Brooklyn, Box 2-2-2660, 2204 hours, May 12, 1967.

    CHESTER P. CHECKETT FF. LAD. 114 DEC. 11, 1971 1972 WILLIAMS

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st Grade Chester P. Checkett, Jr., Ladder Co. 114, for heroic work, at Unusual Personal Risk, in subduing an assailant armed with a pistol, who had shot a man opposite the quarters of Ladder Co. 114, Brooklyn, 0100 hrs., December 11, 1971.

    MARTIN MC GOVERN FF. LAD. 114 JAN. 14, 1975 1976 JAMES GORDON BENNETT

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st Grade Martin McGovern, Ladder Company 114 for heroic work, at extreme personal risk, in effecting the rescue of two woman from a fire at 543 56th Street, Brooklyn Box 2631, 1535 hrs., January 14, 1975.

    EDWARD C. HERTING, JR. FF. LAD. 114 JUN. 14, 1979 1980 COLUMBIA

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st Grade Edward C. Herting, Jr., Ladder Co. 114, for heroic rescue of a mother and daughter at unusual personal risk from a fire at 233 52nd Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-2669, 0508 hrs., June 14, 1979.

    THOMAS J. HARING FF. LAD. 114 DEC. 27, 1980 1981 PIPES & DRUMS

         

          Awarded to Fireman 1st Grade Thomas J. Haring, Ladder Co. 114, for his heroic work at unusual personal risk in saving the life of an elderly man from a fire at 547 54th Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-2650, 0233 hrs., on December 27, 1980.

    HENRY M. MCDONALD FF. LAD. 114 MAR. 5, 1981 1982 BROOKLYN CITIZENS

         

          Awarded to Firefighter 1st Grade Henry M. McDonald, Ladder 114, for his heroic work at great personal risk in rescuing a frightened and hysterical woman by means of a roof rope, from a fire at 423 49th Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-1463, 1625 hours on March 5, 1981.

    PHILIP P. MORRETTA FF. LAD. 114 MAR. 5, 1981 1982 THOMPSON

         

          Awarded to Firefighter 1st Grade Philip P. Morretta, Ladder 114, for his heroic work at unusual personal risk in the rescuing of an unconscious adult from a fire at 423 49th Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-1463, 1625 hours on March 5, 1981.

    BAUDON C. MALMBECK FF. LAD. 114 MAR. 5, 1981 1982 HOLY NAME

         

          Awarded to Firefighter 1st Grade Baudon C. Malmbeck, Ladder Company 114, for his heroic work and unusual personal risk in the rescue of two adults from a fire at 423 49th Street, Brooklyn, Box, 75-1463, 1625 hours on March 5, 1981.

    JOSEPH P. O'DONNELL FF. LAD. 114 JUN. 21, 1991 1992 PIPES & DRUMS

         

          Awarded to Firefighter Joseph P. O'Donnell, Ladder Company 114, for his individual Act of Personal Bravery in rescuing a woman from a fire at 326 52nd Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-2667, 0714 hours on June 21, 1991.

    JOHN J. GARLAND FF. LAD. 114 DEC. 30, 1991 1992 POLICE HONOR

          Police Honor Legion Medal Awarded to Firefighter John J. Garland, Ladder Company 114, for his heroic actions at Unusual Personal Risk, in rescuing three members of a family from a fire at 422 49th Street, Brooklyn, Box 22-1463, 0531 hours on December 30, 1991.

    CHRISTOPHER S. SANTOS FF. LAD. 114 JAN. 9, 1995 1996 FIRE CHIEFS

         

          Awarded to Firefighter Christopher S. Santos, Ladder Company 114, for his heroic actions at Unusual Personal Risk in rescuing a twenty-seven year old woman and her unborn child from a fire at 821 52nd Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-2666, 0934 hours on January 16, 1995.

    RICHARD D. KING LT. LAD. 114 JAN. 16, 1995 1996 GOLDMAN

         

          Awarded to Lieutenant Richard D. King, Ladder Company 114, for his heroic actions at Unusual Personal Risk in rescuing a four year old boy from a fire at 821 52nd Street, Brooklyn, Box 75-2666, 0934 hours on January 16, 1995.

    JAMES F. HARRIS FF. LAD. 114 APR. 5, 1995 1996 BROOKLYN CITIZENS

         

          Awarded to Firefighter James F. Harris, Ladder 114, for his heroic actions at Unusual Personal Risk in rescuing three workers from a commercial fire at 242 56th Street, Brooklyn, Box 2674, 1636 hours on April 5, 1995.

    KEVIN J. HOGAN FF. LAD. 114 2012 BENNETT
     
         

          https://www.firehouse.com/valor-awards/news/10688457/heroism-award-fdny-firefighter-kevin-j-hogan-ii-ladder-114
2012

    JOSEPH J. DUNN FF. LAD. 114 2012 BONNER/HONOR LEGION

         

    SEAN M. O'MALLON FF. ENG. 201 2012 DOUGHERTY

         

    ENGINE 201 MEMBERS 2012 CURRAN/BURN CENTER

         

    LADDER 114 MEMBERS 2012 WTC

         

    MEDAL DAY 2012:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JF2Ecu7hI8

 

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Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40 (continued)

Engine 201/Ladder 114/Battalion 40 LODDs:

    FIREFIGHTER ALFRED J. KUNDIE LADDER 114 February 17, 1919

         

          Fireman Kundie was assigned to Ladder 114 on January 1, 1916 from Ladder 103. He responded with his company to foot of 51st Street for a fire in the hold of the steamship "K. I. LUCKENBACH" on February 18, 1919. The cargo was hay, oil, candy and the fire had broken out in the #3 hold of the ship. One of the first companies to arrive Kundie went on the deck and starting fighting the fire. The smoke from the hole obscured the opening. Chief James Langan, a former Captain of Ladder 114, shouted a warning but it was to late and Kundie fell into the hatchway. As he fell Kundie shouted "I'm gone" and landed 35 feet below in the smoke and fire.

          Chief Langan and six volunteers entered the hold looking for their fallen comrade. The Chief was overcome during the rescue and had to be carried out. A total of eight firemen were overcome by smoke at this fire. When Fireman's Kundie body was found he was already dead from a fractured skull. He was 29 years old and lived with his parents at 426 56th Street. The fire caused $35,000 worth of damage and was of unknown origin. The Luckenbach Shipping Company had six ships with the name of Luckenbach and all had an unlucky fate. In 1913 the "JULIA LUCKENBACH" was sunk off Chesapeake Bay, the "F. J. LUCKENBACH" sunk without a trace in a storm, the "JACOB LUCKENBACH" was sunk in 1916, and the "HARRY LUCKENBACH" and "LOUIS LUCKENBACH" were sunk by German submarines during World War I.

    BATTALION CHIEF JOHN A. SLOWEY BATTALION 40 August 1, 1934

         

         

          Battalion Chief John A. Slowey died in his home after being treated in the hospital for smoke inhalation. He was allowed to go home on sick leave. He collapsed at home and never regained consciousness. He was fifty-seven years old and a member of the Department since June 8, 1901. Chief Slowey was married and the father of six daughters. (From "The Last Alarm")

    FIREFIGHTER JOHN J. FINLEY ENGINE 201 November 17, 1939

         

         

         

          Killed in the line of duty from smoke poisoning at a 2nd alarm tenement fire at 278 57th St., Brooklyn.

    FIREFIGHTER VINCENT LAURENCE LADDER 114 August 20, 1955

          Fireman Vincent Laurence was assigned to Ladder 114 on two different occasions. He was appointed to the Fire Department on January 1, 1937 and assigned to Ladder 77. He was first assigned to Ladder 114 on December 1, 1939 from Ladder 77. On November 1, 1944 he transferred to Ladder 111 and returned to 114 on November 1, 1948. The company responded to a fire on the night of March 1, 1952 to Box 2637, 61st Street and 5th Avenue. He was discovered unconscious during the fire and taken to hospital. After recuperating he did not return to Ladder 114 but, was assigned to the Limited Service Squad on November 1, 1953 and assigned to the Brooklyn Communication Office. He died on August 20, 1955 as a result of his injuries. He lived at 230 Parkville Avenue, was 44 years old and married.

    FIREMAN JAMES C. KEARNEY LADDER 114 August 28, 1967

         

          Fireman James C. Kearney was appointed to the Fire Department on March 16, 1951 from the School of Instruction and assigned to Ladder 114. Fireman Kearney was injured in quarters while working on the apparatus on August 25, 1967. He died on August 28, 1967 and was married.

    LIEUTENANT LESTER A. ROSELLE BATTALION 40 August 4, 1977

          FF Lester Roselle died of a heart attack after a busy night at L.118 in Brooklyn as a covering Lieutenant

    FIREFIGHTER GREG BUCK ENGINE 201 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/2010/09/greg_buck_37_firefighter_was_m.html

    LIEUTENANT PAUL MARTINI ENGINE 201 September 11, 2001

         

         

         

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/2010/09/paul_martini_37_fire_lieutenan.html

    FIREFIGHTER CHRISTOPHER PICKFORD ENGINE 201 September 11, 2001

         

          http://www.legacy.com/sept11/humble/story.aspx?personid=131674

    FIREFIGHTER JOHN SCHARDT ENGINE 201 September 11, 2001

         

         

          https://www.silive.com/september-11/2010/09/john_schardt_34_firefighter_ha.html

    FIREFIGHTER JAMES M. DUNN LADDER 114 September 6, 2016

          FF Dunn of Ladder 114 died of World Trade Center-related illness on September 6, 2016.


   


    RIP.  Never forget.

 

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Sunset Park:

   

   

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Park,_Brooklyn

    http://forgotten-ny.com/2007/11/sunset-park-brooklyn-part-1/

    Brooklyn Army Terminal:

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyBb6WDA4LE

 

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Engine 50/Ladder 19/Battalion 26 firehouse 1155 Washington Avenue  Morrisania, Bronx Division 6, Battalion 26  ?Just Passing Through? 
   
    Chemical Engine 2 organized 491 E 166th Street former volunteer firehouse w/Ladder 18                          1874 
    Chemical Engine 2 disbanded                                                                                                                1877

    Combined Engine Company 50 organized new firehouse 491 E 166th Street                                              1882
    Combined Engine Company 50 became Engine 50                                                                                  1898
    Engine 50 became Combined Engine Company 50                                                                                  1899
    Combined Engine Company 50 (ladder) moved 3134 Park Avenue at Engine 71                                        1904
    Combined Engine Company 50 (engine) moved 1192 Fulton Avenue at Engine 42                                      1904
    Combined Engine Company 50 moved 491 E 166 Street                                                                          1905
    Combined Engine Company 50 became Engine 50                                                                                  1907
    Engine 50 new firehouse w/Ladder 19                                                                                                    1976

    Engine 50-2 organized 491 E 166th Street at Engine 50                                                                          1970
    Engine 50-2 disbanded                                                                                                                        1974

    Ladder 32 organized 491 E 166th Street at Engine 50                                                                            1907
    Ladder 32 moved 3433 White Plains Avenue at Engine 62                                                                        1928

    Ladder 19 organized 1187 Ogden Avenue                                                                                              1880
    Ladder 19 disbanded to form Combined Engine Company                                                                        1898
    Ladder 19 reorganized 886 Forest Avenue                                                                                              1898
    Ladder 19 new firehouse 1684 Bruckner Boulevard w/Engine 96                                                              1929
    Ladder 19 moved 491 E 166th Street at Engine 50                                                                                1935
    Ladder 19 new firehouse 1155 Washington Avenue w/Engine 50                                                              1976
   
    Battalion 17 located at 491 E 166th Street at Engine 50                                                                      1905-1956

    Division 6 located 1155 Washington Avenue at Engine 50                                                                    1976-1991

    Battalion 26 moved 1155 Washington Avenue at Engine 50                                                                    1993


Pre-FDNY - volunteer era:

    Morrisania Fire Department 1856-1874 ? 6 engine, 2 hose, 4 ladder companies



Chemical Engine 2/L 18 491 E 166th Street former volunteer firehouse:

   


491 E 166th Street former firehouse built 1882:

   

   

   


1155 Washington Avenue firehouse built 1976:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

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Engine 50/Ladder 19 (continued)

Engine 50:

   

   

   

   

   

   


Ladder 19:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

    https://nypost.com/2006/04/17/fdny-rung-alarm-ladder-scare-at-fire/


Engine 50/Ladder 19:

   


Battalion 26:

   


Engine 50/Ladder 19/Battalion 26:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s13X7sXIMzI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrpnif-O9jQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH68DCABX3I

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4anHTUFJKug


3 ALARM FIRE ,167 STREET & MORRIS AV, BRONX - 1988:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-McwSaHL2LA


Engine 50/Ladder 19 Halloween 1999:

    https://firefighterspot.com/2007/12/07/fdny-vintage-1999-video-haloween-video-from-ladder-19-and-engine-50/

 

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Engine 50/Ladder 19 (continued)

Engine 50/Ladder 19 medals:

    JAMES J. MCKENNA FF. ENG. 50 APR. 26, 1955 1956 BROOKMAN

    JOHN E. ROGERS FF. ENG. 50 JAN. 11, 1968 1969 MC ELLIGOTT

         

    LOUIS A. MINCHELLI FF. ENG. 50 FEB. 6, 1969 1970 BROOKMAN

         

    EDWARD KORN LT. ENG. 50 AUG. 25, 1972 1973 SCOTT

         

    BERNARD T. CASEY FF. ENG. 50 AUG. 25, 1972 1973 PRENTICE

         

    FRANK X. BARRETT, JR. LT. ENG. 50 JUNE. 4, 1974 1975 HISPANIC

         

    GEORGE W. REILLY FF LAD. 19 OFF DUTY JAN. 19, 1928 1929 JAMES GORDON BENNETT

    EDWARD J. MARKEY FF. LAD. 19 MAY 8, 1955 1956 HUGH BONNER

    JOHN UNRATH FF. LAD. 19 MAR. 27, 1956 1957 CONRAN

    THOMAS J. COOGAN FF. LAD. 19 DEC. 22, 1956 1957 HUGH BONNER

    SYLVESTER C. GOSS FF. LAD. 19 OCT. 31, 1964 1965 BRUMMER

         

    KENNETH R. HATTON FF. LAD. 19 MAR. 3, 1965 1966 DELEHANTY

         

    WILLIAM P. HUGO FF. LAD. 19 AUG. 4, 1969 1970 STIEFEL

         

    ROBERT F. LOVE LT. LAD. 19 FEB. 9, 1977 1978 CONRAN

         

    CHRALES C. VROOM FF. LAD. 19 APR. 1, 1978 1979 BROOKMAN

         

    RICHARD J. VENDITTO LT. LAD. 19 DEC. 13, 1984 1985 DOLNEY

         

    DUANE MARCY FF. LAD. 19 JUN. 2, 1985 1986 FIRE CHIEFS

         

    JAMES T. CAVANAGH LT. LAD. 19 FEB. 8, 1987 1988 LANE

         

    EMIL L. MAROTTA FF. LAD. 19 DEC. 9, 1988 1989 WAGNER

         

    DANIEL J. CROWE FF. LAD. 19 L-34 JUL. 11, 1991 1992 PULASKI

         

    JOSEPH N. NEWLIN FF. LAD. 19 APR. 13, 1996 1997 FIRE BELL CLUB

         

    WILLIAM R. WILLETS FF. LAD. 19 FEB. 17, 2015 2016 DELEHANTY

         

    LADDER 19 MEMBERS FEB. 17, 2015 2016 WTC

         

    KRISTIAN MCNAUGHTON FF. LAD. 19 AUG. 5, 2017 2018 KRIDEL
   
         


Engine 50/Ladder 19/Battalion 26 LODDs:
 
    FIREFIGHTER LOUIS LUBCKER ENGINE 50 June 5, 1929

          Fireman Louis Lubcker was a victim of a heart attack while attending the Fire College (East 68th Street). At the time was taking part in ?Evolution 17,? the hoisting of a thirty-five foot ladder to the roof of a building. Fireman Lubcker?s role was to carry the hoisting line to the roof. The members were being timed in competition for the fastest company to perform all twenty-two evolutions. He collapsed after running up seven stories to the roof. Dr. Archer attended to him and was taken to Bellevue Hospital where he died an hour later of an apparent heart attack. Fireman Lubcker was forty-eight years old and lived at 350 East 166th Street. (From "The Last Alarm")

    FIREFIGHTER JOSEPH McCARTY ENGINE 50 October 21, 1939

         

          Fireman Joseph McCarty suffered second degree burns to his hands and face while operating at 1330 Brook Avenue. This was the third fire in the Bronx at the same time just before midnight. The fire started in one of the third floor apartments when a woman was using benzene to clean beds and lit a match to see if her work had been effective. Several other apartments received some damage and left twenty-four families homeless. When first brought into the hospital his injuries were not thought to be serious until the next day. He died from the effects of smoke poisoning and the burns he received. He was on the force only two and one half years and single. (From "The Last Alarm"

    FIREFIGHTER CARL HERER LADDER 19 October 10, 1967

         

    LIEUTENANT CURTIS W. MEYRAN BATTALION 26 January 23, 2005

         

         

          23 Jan 2006: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta today dedicated two memorial plaques in honor of Lieutenant Curtis W. Meyran and Lieutenant John G. Bellew at the quarters of Engine Company 46 and Ladder Company 27 in the Bronx. Lieutenants Meyran and Bellew were killed in the line of duty on January 23, 2005 while battling a third-alarm fire in a an apartment building at 236 East 178th Street in the Tremont section of the Bronx.

          The deaths of Lieutenants Meyran and Bellew, along with the death of Firefighter Richard T. Sclafani in Brooklyn, marked the largest loss of life in a single day for the Fire Department since September 11, 2001. The Mayor and Fire Commissioner were joined at the dedication ceremony by members of the Meyran and Bellew families, FDNY officials, as well as firefighters assigned to Meyran and Bellew's firehouse.

          "Every day, firefighters risk their lives for people they've never met," said Mayor Bloomberg. "January 23rd was no different. Lieutenants Meyran and Bellew responded to the call for help and valiantly gave their lives. Today and every day, we honor their sacrifice and cherish their memory. This plaque makes permanent what we already know: Curt and John died heroically in the line of duty so that others might live."

          "Curtis Meyran and John Bellew are the definition of courage," said Commissioner Scoppetta. "This plaque dedication is just one way that we pay respect to our lost firefighters. It is our way of reaffirming a commitment that we will never forget our fallen members and their families."

          On January 23, 2005, Lieutenant Meyran and then Firefighter Bellew, along with four other firefighters from Ladder Company 27 and Rescue Company 3, responded to a report of trapped occupants in the rear of the fourth floor of the fire building. While searching for victims, all six firefighters became trapped above the fire and were forced to jump from the fourth floor's rear windows. Meyran and Bellew were transported to St. Barnabas Hospital where both succumbed to their injuries. Although the four other firefighters survived, each sustained critical, life-threatening injuries.

          Lieutenant Curtis W. Meyran, age 46, was a 15-year veteran of the Fire Department. He was appointed on November 12, 1989 and at the time of his death was assigned to Battalion 26 in the Bronx. During his career, he was cited twice for bravery: in 1991 while working at Ladder Company 161 and in 1997 while assigned to Ladder Company 123. Both units are in Brooklyn. Lieutenant Meyran was a resident of Malverne, Long Island and is survived by his wife, Jeanette, and their son, Dennis and daughters Danine and Angela.


    FIREFIGHTER Thomas J. Kelly Ladder 19 January 3, 2016

         

          Died from WTC-related illness

          https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/thomas-j-kelly/


    RIP.  Never forget.

 

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Engine 50/Ladder 19 (continued)

Morrisania:

   

    https://viewing.nyc/check-out-this-amazing-1867-map-of-the-bronx-before-it-became-part-of-new-york-city/

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

    http://forgotten-ny.com/2011/01/morrisania-bronx/

    http://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2016/09/morrisania-south-bronx-old-days-american-aristocracy.html

 

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Engine 50-2:

    Operated May 30, 1970 to March 23, 1974

   



Engine 50/Engine 50-2/Ladder 19/Battalion 26 - Runs & Workers - 1969-1974

                    E 50                    E 50-2                    L 19                    B 26

    1969  5884/2544                N/A                  5818/3395                N/A         

    1970  6680/2393            4096/1226            6211/4018              4590        E 50 and E 50-2 combined 10,776 runs

    1971  6403/1932            6090/1834            5045/3660              4989        E 50 and E 50-2 combined 12,493 runs

    1972  5836/1987            5636/1778            5274/3953              5017        E 50 and E 50-2 combined 11,472 runs

    1973  4262/1934            4145/1834            4042/3282              5114        E 50 and E 50-2 combined 8,407 runs

    1974  4761/3306                N/A                  5442/2939                N/A

 

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The location of the groundbreaking for new quarters for Engine 50 in 1970 apparently instead became the new quarters for Engine 85 and TCU 712.

https://postimg.cc/WFWTy43M

Engine 50 and Ladder 19 would move into their new quarters on Washington Avenue six years later.

 

[mack]

The location of the groundbreaking for new quarters for Engine 50 in 1970 apparently instead became the new quarters for Engine 85 and TCU 712.

https://postimg.cc/WFWTy43M

Engine 50 and Ladder 19 would move into their new quarters on Washington Avenue six years later.

Good pick-up t123ken.  I missed the Boston Road/169th Street location which described the 1970 groundbreaking site in this WNYF picture.  It became the site of the Tinhouse firehouse for Engine 85 and TCU 712 as you pointed out.  Even though intended to be a temporary and moveable firehouse, it still remains in place and is home to EMS Station 26:

   


Would you know if the Tinhouse was originally intended to be quarters for Engine 50-2?  Engine 50-2's members are participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies in the picture. 

 

[mack]

Engine 85/TCU 712/Ladder 59 pre-fabricated "temporary" firehouse  1264 Boston Road South Bronx "Tin House"   

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

    TCU 712 organized 1215 Intervale Avenue at Engine 82                                  1969
    TCU 712 new firehouse 1264 Boston Road with Engine 85                              1971
    TCU 712 disbanded                                                                                      1971

    Ladder 59 organized 1264 Boston Road at Engine 85                                      1972
    Ladder 59 moved 1901 Sedgwick Avenue at Engine 43                                  1978                                         


1264 Boston Road:

   

   


Engine 85:

   

   

   


Tactical Control Unit 712:

   

   

   


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.

 

[1261Truckie]

Raise a glass and toast the memory of Engine 85 and Engine 232 the two "Tin House" engine companies

 

[mack]

Engine 232/TCU 732/Ladder 175 prefabricated firehouse 266 Rockaway Avenue  East New York, Brooklyn Division 15, Battalion 55  "Tin House"  Engine 232 & TCU 732 DISBANDED

    Engine 232 reorganized 266 Rockaway Avenue with TCU 732                                                1971
    Engine 232 disbanded                                                                                                        1975
    Engine 232 reorganized 266 Rockaway Avenue at Ladder 176                                                1975
    Engine 232 disbanded                                                                                                        1988

          Note - Engine 232 was originally a Brooklyn fireboat

    TCU 732 organized 582 Knickerbocker Avenue at Engine 277                                                1970
    TCU 732 new firehouse 266 Rockaway Avenue w/Engine 232                                                1971
    TCU 732 disbanded                                                                                                            1972

    Ladder 176 organized 266 Rockaway Avenue at Engine 232                                                  1972
    Ladder 176 new firehouse 25 Rockaway Avenue at Engine 233                                              1987


266 Rockaway Avenue:

   


Engine 232:

   

   

   

   

   


TCU 732:

   


Ladder 176:

   

   


Engine 232/Ladder 176 Tin House-era medals:

    FRANK B. TOOKER FF. ENG. 232 AUG. 13, 1980 1981 KANE

         

    JOHN J. FANNING FF. LAD. 59 FEB. 4, 1977 1978 WAGNER

         

    JAMES A. BATTILLO FF. LAD. 176 AUG. 6, 1974 1975 MC ELLIGOTT

         

    ALFONSO G. JONES, JR. FF. LAD. 176 JAN. 26, 1976 1977 KENNY

         

    JAMES A. BATTILLO FF. LAD. 176 MAR. 3, 1977 1978 JAMES GORDON BENNETT

         

    ANTHONY J. ADAMO CAPT. LAD. 176 JAN. 15, 1978 1979 STEUBEN

         

    EDWARD F. WAWRZONEK FF. LAD. 176 AUG. 13, 1980 1981 HISPANIC

         

    JAMES A. BURKE FF. LAD. 176 OCT. 7, 1981 1982 JOHNSTON

         

    KEVIN DONNELLY FF. LAD. 176 1982 CONRAN

         

    ANTHONY J. ADAMO CAPT. LAD. 176 MAR. 21, 1982 1983 UFOA

         

    MICHAEL PAGANO FF. LAD. 176 SEP. 4, 1982 1983 LA GUARDIA

         

    JAMES A. BURKE FF. LAD. 176 NOV. 15, 1986 1987 KRIDEL

         

    TIMOTHY M. DONOVAN FF. LAD. 176 JUN. 5, 1986 1987 BROOKLYN CITIZENS

         


266 Rockaway Avenue currently EMS Station 44:

   

 

[nfd2004]

Raise a glass and toast the memory of Engine 85 and Engine 232 the two "Tin House" engine companies

I am with ya there all the way Jimmy B., aka "1261Truckie".

I remember stopping at the Tin House quarters of then Engine Co 232 and Ladder Co 176 in Brooklyn. Myself and another buff buddy just wanted to stop in and see what that (tin) portable firehouse was like living inside. The members invited us in and they told us that it was warm in the winter and cool in the summer. They all seemed to be pretty happy with their firehouse living conditions.

They then invited us to stay and join them for the evening meal. So, for a couple of young buffs from Connecticut - "How GREAT is that". Of course the firehouse was located in a very busy area of the city.

With that a run comes in for the Engine and Truck before two bites are taken. They ask us to come for the ride with them. My buddy gets in the Mack CF and I get in the Seagrave Rearmount ladder truck. It might have been a 10-92, I don't remember. On the way back of course another run.

When we finally do get back to the firehouse of course the food is cold but everybody just finishes it up as is.

After the dinner, the guys tell us to stay and spend the night there. Of course there was no problem for us as far as we were concerned.

Well, "What a night it was". It was non stop. I lost track of how many fires there were along with the 10-92s in between.

The next morning all blurry eyed we asked the guys to pose outside in front of the firehouse so we could take a group photo. It's about 8 am as the sun is shining brightly on Rockaway Ave. Perfect for picture taking. My buddy said: "On the count of 3, we'll take the picture.

1 - 2 - 3 and with that they all turned and gave us a "moon shot".

What a GREAT GROUP of guys they were. They all loved the place.

I had that 5 x 7 picture hanging on the wall in my spare room for years later. These days I don't know what happened to it but it was GREAT.

THANK YOU to those FDNY members. We never forgot that night that you invited us into your home.

As "mack" says, those TEMPORARY TIN FIREHOUSES are still in operation today by the FDNY/EMS

 

[fdhistorian]

The location of the groundbreaking for new quarters for Engine 50 in 1970 apparently instead became the new quarters for Engine 85 and TCU 712.

https://postimg.cc/WFWTy43M

Engine 50 and Ladder 19 would move into their new quarters on Washington Avenue six years later.

Good pick-up t123ken.  I missed the Boston Road/169th Street location which described the 1970 groundbreaking site in this WNYF picture.  It became the site of the Tinhouse firehouse for Engine 85 and TCU 712 as you pointed out.  Even though intended to be a temporary and moveable firehouse, it still remains in place and is home to EMS Station 26:

   


Would you know if the Tinhouse was originally intended to be quarters for Engine 50-2?  Engine 50-2's members are participating in the groundbreaking ceremonies in the picture.

Engine 50-2 was disbanded and Ladder 61 was established on March 23, 1974, nearly three years after E85/TCU712 Tin House opened.

 

[mack]

E 232/TCU 732 - Tin House Story


"FDNY Tales - "It sure don't taste like chicken"

    The "Tin House Gang" (Engine 232, TCU 732) responded to a pulled box at Howard Ave. & St. Marks Place in Brownsville and observed heavy smoke coming from a 3rd floor window. A woman leans out of the same window and exclaims: "theres no fire here firemen".

    232's Captain, Frank Loutrel, accompanied by three firemen enter the building, proceed to the apartment, enter the open door and find a large stock-pot issuing dark and acrid smoke. The firemen shut off the gas and douse the pot with the "can", while the woman, now quite agitated, says: "I told you there was no fire here". With gloves on, the can-man reaches into the pot and pulls something out - a shoe. The woman was cooking shoes!

    Not to be confused with the normal foul taste in your mouth, all four firefighters could not get that taste to go away; not from brushing teeth, gargling with mouthwash, drinking coffee, or even having shrimp scampi from a nearby Italian restaurant. The next morning at shift-change, every one of those guys went home still tasting the effects of exposure to "shoe-stew" (Newt Tanner)"

    - Thanks to Ira Hoffman  fdnytales@Fire-Police-EMS.com

 

[fdhistorian]

    Engine 232 reorganized 266 Rockaway Avenue with TCU 732                                                1971
    Engine 232 disbanded                                                                                                        1975
    Engine 232 reorganized 266 Rockaway Avenue at Ladder 176                                                1975
    Engine 232 disbanded                                                                                                        1988

          Note - Engine 232 was originally a Brooklyn fireboat

Engine 232 was reorganized at 107 Watkins Street with Engine 231 in 1966 before moving to their own Tin House in 1971.

 

[1261Truckie]

Willy,
Great Tin House story. E 232/L 176 was a great house with really good guys. 132 relocated out there, both to 732 and 176, always an adventure.

 

[mack]

I repeat the E 232 "BMA" explanation Chief Kleehaas shared on this site:

How about BMA ?

Brothers My Ass

Correct... the motto of ENG*232 RIP from the BKLYN Tinhouse a very strong UNION House....They had BMA stenciled on the back of their turnout coats....when the morning Roll Call was done at 0845 on the Voice Alarm it would go like this...ENG*230 reply-10-4...ENG*231 reply-10-4...BMA reply 10-4...ENG*233 reply 10-4 etc,etc...on the radio for a run when BKLYN called 232 for a run instead of 10-4 they would say "BMA On The Way"....yearly when the Bell Club News would list the Runs & Workers as you went down the list it would read 230..XXXX.....231..XXXX.....BMA..XXXX......233..XXXX etc,etc. 232 was a highly spirited busy War Years Fire Company but for some reason this rubbed the Chief Of Operations Homer Bishop the wrong way so in 1989 when Companies were on the chopping block & the BKLYN Tin House was to close & move a few blocks North still on Rockaway Av into a FH designed for LAD*176...ENG*232...ENG*233 they decided to eliminate one of the ENGs ...now i would not advocate closing ANY Company but in this case 232 & 176 were a cohesive double house who originated & supported the Annual Tin House Turkey Trot 5K Run as a Benefit Run just before Thanksgiving every year but on Superbowl Sunday in '89 Homer had 232 go on a false Relocation to 207 (176 had already moved to the new FH) & when they returned the Fire Marshal's had the Tin House locked down & 232 was Out Of Service & the Members over the next few days were only allowed inside to empty their lockers & sent to the four winds....why did he pick 232 instead of 233  ? (AGAIN NOT THAT I WOULD ADVOCATE ANY CLOSING)  those in the know think he was pissed about the 232 Spirit & the BMA thing....i was never officially assigned there but did have the pleasure of working w/232 both as nearby FF in R*2 & for a while after Promotion to LT Covering in the Tinhouse from time to time.......232*BMA ..Gone But Not Forgotten !