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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
FRED P. LA FEMINA FF. LAD. 166 AUG. 25, 1986 1987 GOLDMAN
CHIEF LAFEMINA CAREER
Chief Fred LaFemina is a 21 year veteran of the FDNY. He is presently assigned to the FDNY’s Rescue Operations Battalion No. 1 as the battalion commander. He has been with special operations for more than 16 years. He was a firefighter in E-318, L-166 and Sq-1 in Brooklyn, a lieutenant in E-248 in Brooklyn and Rescue Company 4 in Queens, the captain of Sq-270 in Queens and prior to his promotion to chief, the captain of Rescue Company 1 in Manhattan. He is also the task force leader on NY-TF1’s Urban Search & Rescue Team and has deployed to a number of disasters. He is also a member of the Rescue Working Group nationally for the USAR Program and a backup member of the Incident Support Team. From 1996 to 1997 he was the director of the FDNY’s Technical Rescue School. He has written various articles on fire operations and technical rescue, and lectures throughout the country on many of these topics.
https://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/fred-lafemina/
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
FRED P. LA FEMINA FF. LAD. 166 AUG. 25, 1986 1987 GOLDMAN
CHIEF LAFEMINA CAREER
Chief Fred LaFemina is a 21 year veteran of the FDNY. He is presently assigned to the FDNY’s Rescue Operations Battalion No. 1 as the battalion commander. He has been with special operations for more than 16 years. He was a firefighter in E-318, L-166 and Sq-1 in Brooklyn, a lieutenant in E-248 in Brooklyn and Rescue Company 4 in Queens, the captain of Sq-270 in Queens and prior to his promotion to chief, the captain of Rescue Company 1 in Manhattan. He is also the task force leader on NY-TF1’s Urban Search & Rescue Team and has deployed to a number of disasters. He is also a member of the Rescue Working Group nationally for the USAR Program and a backup member of the Incident Support Team. From 1996 to 1997 he was the director of the FDNY’s Technical Rescue School. He has written various articles on fire operations and technical rescue, and lectures throughout the country on many of these topics.
https://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/fred-lafemina/
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
EDWARD HENRY, JR. FF. ENG. 318 JUL. 29, 1995 1996 LAUFER
RET. BATTALION CHIEF HENRY - CORONA VIRUS VICTIM
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-memoriam-edward-henry/
RET. BATTALION CHIEF EDWARD HENRY
Edward Henry was born and raised in Brooklyn and became a firefighter like his father and brother. He married the love of his life, Alice, 57 years ago. They raised six children. Two daughters became teachers. Their four sons - A Port Authority police officer and three firefighters.
Ed spent 40 years with the FDNY and retired as a chief from the 40th Battalion
On 9/11, he and his four sons were called to the World Trade Center. Chief Henry, as he was known, was buried when the south tower collapsed, but survived. His youngest son, Joseph, just 25, died that day. He was a probie with eight months on the job.
Chief Henry passed away on May 5 due to COVID-19 complications at 79. He was described as one of the kindest, most gentle heroes you’d ever meet. His son, Michael, said his father really enjoyed spending time with family and adored his 10 grandchildren. He was very proud of his Catholic faith and Irish heritage and found peace listening to Irish music.
The FDNY was his second family, and he even appeared on the show CSI: New York on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.
When his son Joey died on September 11th, no remains were ever recovered, so there was no burial, but the family was able to get a vial of his blood saved from his time at the FDNY Academy. On May 13, the Henry family honored Chief Henry’s wish to be buried with that vial, with both father and son on the headstone.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-memoriam-edward-henry/
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
EDWARD HENRY, JR. FF. ENG. 318 JUL. 29, 1995 1996 LAUFER
RET. BATTALION CHIEF HENRY - CORONA VIRUS VICTIM
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-memoriam-edward-henry/
RET. BATTALION CHIEF EDWARD HENRY
Edward Henry was born and raised in Brooklyn and became a firefighter like his father and brother. He married the love of his life, Alice, 57 years ago. They raised six children. Two daughters became teachers. Their four sons - A Port Authority police officer and three firefighters.
Ed spent 40 years with the FDNY and retired as a chief from the 40th Battalion
On 9/11, he and his four sons were called to the World Trade Center. Chief Henry, as he was known, was buried when the south tower collapsed, but survived. His youngest son, Joseph, just 25, died that day. He was a probie with eight months on the job.
Chief Henry passed away on May 5 due to COVID-19 complications at 79. He was described as one of the kindest, most gentle heroes you’d ever meet. His son, Michael, said his father really enjoyed spending time with family and adored his 10 grandchildren. He was very proud of his Catholic faith and Irish heritage and found peace listening to Irish music.
The FDNY was his second family, and he even appeared on the show CSI: New York on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.
When his son Joey died on September 11th, no remains were ever recovered, so there was no burial, but the family was able to get a vial of his blood saved from his time at the FDNY Academy. On May 13, the Henry family honored Chief Henry’s wish to be buried with that vial, with both father and son on the headstone.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/05/19/coronavirus-memoriam-edward-henry/
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
CHRISTOPHER JOYCE CAPT. ENG. 318 FEB. 13, 2005 2006 GORDON BENNETT
The recipient of the James Gordon Bennett Medal awarded in 2006 was Captain Christopher J. Joyce of Engine 318. Capt. Joyce was cited for his heroic actions at a basement fire in Brooklyn, when he crawled past intense fire and heat to rescue an unconscious elderly man February 13, 2005.
https://thechiefleader.com/news/new...cle_258d7968-2ded-5145-94f4-de1babe2f3c7.html
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
CHRISTOPHER JOYCE CAPT. ENG. 318 FEB. 13, 2005 2006 GORDON BENNETT
The recipient of the James Gordon Bennett Medal awarded in 2006 was Captain Christopher J. Joyce of Engine 318. Capt. Joyce was cited for his heroic actions at a basement fire in Brooklyn, when he crawled past intense fire and heat to rescue an unconscious elderly man February 13, 2005.
https://thechiefleader.com/news/new...cle_258d7968-2ded-5145-94f4-de1babe2f3c7.html
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
BRIAN E. PASCASCIO FF. ENG. 318 (DETAILED LAD. 166) AUG. 24, 2006 2007 LAUFER
FF Pascascio was awarded the Laufer Medal in 2007 for heroism saving the life of Silvia Bonios on August 24, 2006 at a high rise apartment fire at 1935 Belt Parkway.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
BRIAN E. PASCASCIO FF. ENG. 318 (DETAILED LAD. 166) AUG. 24, 2006 2007 LAUFER
FF Pascascio was awarded the Laufer Medal in 2007 for heroism saving the life of Silvia Bonios on August 24, 2006 at a high rise apartment fire at 1935 Belt Parkway.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
TATE L. HUNT LT. LAD. 166 DEC. 28, 2008 2009 JOHNSTON MEDAL
LT Hunt was awarded the Johnston Medal in 2009 for heroic actions December 28, 2008 at a fire at 3018 W 24th Street rescuing a trapped person.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
TATE L. HUNT LT. LAD. 166 DEC. 28, 2008 2009 JOHNSTON MEDAL
LT Hunt was awarded the Johnston Medal in 2009 for heroic actions December 28, 2008 at a fire at 3018 W 24th Street rescuing a trapped person.
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
TATE L. HUNT LT. LAD. 166 JUN. 28, 2009 2010 DEFRANCO MEDAL
LT Hunt was awarded the DeFranco Medal in 2010 for heroic actions saving the life of a drowning victim on June 28, 2009 on Coney Island Beach.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
TATE L. HUNT LT. LAD. 166 JUN. 28, 2009 2010 DEFRANCO MEDAL
LT Hunt was awarded the DeFranco Medal in 2010 for heroic actions saving the life of a drowning victim on June 28, 2009 on Coney Island Beach.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
ROBERT A. DIAZ FF. LAD. 166 FEB. 16, 2010 2011 CRIMMINS
FF Diaz was awarded the Crimmins Medal in 2011 for heroic actions at a fire at 2970 W 24th Street on February 16, 2010. FF Diaz rescued a young boy hiding in a closet in in the blazing apartment.
On February 16th, 2010 in the vicinity of West 24th street, the boy was found under a pile of clothing in a closet on the 15th floor. During his search of the scene, Robert Diaz found a medical oxygen nebulizing machine an followed the oxygen line to the closet.
"Diaz followed a medical oxygen line to a closet, where he encountered piles of clothes and pillows. At the bottom of this pile, he discovered a young boy," the FDNY reported. "Diaz carried the 11 year old boy to the floor below the fire, providing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation en route."
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 MEDALS
ROBERT A. DIAZ FF. LAD. 166 FEB. 16, 2010 2011 CRIMMINS
FF Diaz was awarded the Crimmins Medal in 2011 for heroic actions at a fire at 2970 W 24th Street on February 16, 2010. FF Diaz rescued a young boy hiding in a closet in in the blazing apartment.
On February 16th, 2010 in the vicinity of West 24th street, the boy was found under a pile of clothing in a closet on the 15th floor. During his search of the scene, Robert Diaz found a medical oxygen nebulizing machine an followed the oxygen line to the closet.
"Diaz followed a medical oxygen line to a closet, where he encountered piles of clothes and pillows. At the bottom of this pile, he discovered a young boy," the FDNY reported. "Diaz carried the 11 year old boy to the floor below the fire, providing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation en route."
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1930 - 4TH ALARM - OCEANIC HOTEL FIRE
1932 - BORO CALL - BOARDWALK FIRE
Boardwalk and Surf Avenue. This fire, considered the worst in Coney Island’s history, consumed 100 feet of the Boardwalk and destroyed apartment buildings and bathhouses along Surf Avenue between W. 21st and W.24th streets. The fire was so extensive that it burned a house on Neptune Avenue and scorched several nearby subway cars. More than 1,000 people were left homeless, and thousands more were left naked and dripping on the beach after abandoning their clothes as they ran out of the burning bathhouses. The cause - kids playing with matches.
Before the day was over, Wednesday, July 13, 1932, five blocks, would be wiped out. The fire was started by four boys doing their civic duty of cleaning up rubbish under the Boardwalk at W. 22nd Street. With no place to put the rubbish, they decided to burnt it. The rubbish was tinder dry and a forty mile an hour wind was blowing off of the water. The first alarm was transmitted from the box at Neptune Avenue and W. 21 Street, three block away at 3:14 P.M.. A minor fire and probably not visible, it was made a false alarm. The next alarm received was at 3:26 P.M., bring Engines 318, 244, 245, Ladders 166, 161, and Battalion 43 to the fire's location. The companies attack the fire that had spread to several concession stands by the time first company had arrived. Due to the high winds, the flames were jumping at will and setting buildings on fire behind the fire lines. The fire burned from W. 21st Street to W. 24th Street, along the Boardwalk, to Surf Avenue and to Railroad Avenue between W. 22nd and 23rd Streets.
A total of 178 building were destroyed. These included; seventy five, one story, eighteen, two story buildings, fifty six, three story buildings, four, four story buildings, one, six story apartment building, housing over 200 families, twenty four bath houses, and over 100 automobiles. The fire took a fifth alarm response pus two Borough calls and the recall of the off going shift at 6 P.M. to stay in the firehouses until the fire was under control at 12:32, the next morning. A total of forty three engines, twelve ladders, two rescues, one search light, two fireboats, one ambulance and two gasoline fuel trucks responded along with sixty men without apparatus. The fire left over 1000 homeless and over $5,000,000.00 in property damage. The one good thing coming out of this fire was that $400,000.00 would be used for a new high pressure water system.”
1932 - 5TH ALARM - SURF AVENUE
1933 - 20 YEAR PARTY
1934 - 3RD ALARM - BATH HOUSE FIRE
1939 - BOARDWALK FIRE
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1930 - 4TH ALARM - OCEANIC HOTEL FIRE
1932 - BORO CALL - BOARDWALK FIRE
Boardwalk and Surf Avenue. This fire, considered the worst in Coney Island’s history, consumed 100 feet of the Boardwalk and destroyed apartment buildings and bathhouses along Surf Avenue between W. 21st and W.24th streets. The fire was so extensive that it burned a house on Neptune Avenue and scorched several nearby subway cars. More than 1,000 people were left homeless, and thousands more were left naked and dripping on the beach after abandoning their clothes as they ran out of the burning bathhouses. The cause - kids playing with matches.
Before the day was over, Wednesday, July 13, 1932, five blocks, would be wiped out. The fire was started by four boys doing their civic duty of cleaning up rubbish under the Boardwalk at W. 22nd Street. With no place to put the rubbish, they decided to burnt it. The rubbish was tinder dry and a forty mile an hour wind was blowing off of the water. The first alarm was transmitted from the box at Neptune Avenue and W. 21 Street, three block away at 3:14 P.M.. A minor fire and probably not visible, it was made a false alarm. The next alarm received was at 3:26 P.M., bring Engines 318, 244, 245, Ladders 166, 161, and Battalion 43 to the fire's location. The companies attack the fire that had spread to several concession stands by the time first company had arrived. Due to the high winds, the flames were jumping at will and setting buildings on fire behind the fire lines. The fire burned from W. 21st Street to W. 24th Street, along the Boardwalk, to Surf Avenue and to Railroad Avenue between W. 22nd and 23rd Streets.
A total of 178 building were destroyed. These included; seventy five, one story, eighteen, two story buildings, fifty six, three story buildings, four, four story buildings, one, six story apartment building, housing over 200 families, twenty four bath houses, and over 100 automobiles. The fire took a fifth alarm response pus two Borough calls and the recall of the off going shift at 6 P.M. to stay in the firehouses until the fire was under control at 12:32, the next morning. A total of forty three engines, twelve ladders, two rescues, one search light, two fireboats, one ambulance and two gasoline fuel trucks responded along with sixty men without apparatus. The fire left over 1000 homeless and over $5,000,000.00 in property damage. The one good thing coming out of this fire was that $400,000.00 would be used for a new high pressure water system.”
1932 - 5TH ALARM - SURF AVENUE
1933 - 20 YEAR PARTY
1934 - 3RD ALARM - BATH HOUSE FIRE
1939 - BOARDWALK FIRE
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1939-STEEPLECHASE FIRE
September 16, 1939 disaster struck when trash beneath the Boardwalk caught fire and spread into the park. The fire, fanned by an afternoon on-shore wind, for a time threatened the entire park, but 52 pieces of fire equipment with the help of two fire boats contained the blaze and brought it under control two hours later. The Pavilion was saved by a screen of water and by the park's own fire crews lead by Vito Onorato that worked atop the Pavilion's three roofs. The popular Flying Turns ride burned and fire gutted the Bicycle ride, House of Glass, Cake Walk, Barrel of Fun, band stand, the Circus back stage area and a 220 foot portion of the Steeplechase track. Edward Tilyou estimated the damage at $500,000 and ordered workers to spread sawdust over the water soaked areas so that the park could reopen at 7 P.M.
Steeplechase history:
https://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/steeplechase2.htm
1944 - 4TH ALARM - L.A. THOMPSON'S SENIC RAILROAD ROLLER COASTER FIRE
February 27, 1944 - Firemen fighting the four-alarm fire which razed the Thompson Scenic Railway late Saturday night [February 26]. Minor damage was done to concessions in adjacent Luna Park and to ties of the B.M.T. elevated tracks causing the detouring of all trains on four lines." New York Herald Tribune, February 28, 1944
The Scenic Railway, which ran adjacent to Luna Park was built by amusement entrepreneur La Marcus Thompson (1848–1919), who designed and constructed the world’s first roller coaster at Coney Island in 1884.
1944 - LUNA PARK FIRE
The next great fire of Coney Island was at Luna Park on August 12, 1944. The Park opened in 1903 and cost $600,000.00 to build. The park contained 38 acres and was located on the north side of Surf Avenue between W. 8th & 12th Streets to Neptune Avenue. One of the main attractions when the park opened was the Trip to the Moon ride. In a dark room people would board spaceships and travel to the moon and outer space. The Park was decked out with over 1,000,000 light bulbs on every building. In the beginning a large crowd at Luna Park would be around 80,000 to 90,000 per day. The first year 4,800.000 people visited Luna Park, making it one of the most profitable of the amusement parks. By the time of the fire a good crowd would be under 20,000 per day.
The fire started in the washroom of the "Dragon Gorge" a roller-coaster that was made of wood and measured 60 feet high, 100 feet deep and, 90 feet wide in the front. As with all the other fires in the area, employees try to put out the blaze before calling the fire department. The delay in sending in the alarm by several minutes help to spread the blaze. Within 25 minutes of the first alarm at 3:45 P.M., five alarms were transmitted, bring twenty six engines and eight ladder companies to the fire. The high pressure system was boosted up to 175 pounds of pressure. After the fifth alarm a simultaneous call (a fifth alarm assignment) for Brooklyn Box 1227 (8th Ave. & Union St.) was transmitted for a total of sixty two companies operating. During the height of the blaze, the 125 foot Coca Cola tower came crashing down missing several companies operating near the tower. Due to the flying embers, many places were in grave danger of burning also. On of these, was the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company gas tanks. Unfortunately several blocks away, twenty old wooden BMT railroad cars started to burn. This went to four alarms just to get enough equipment and men to handle this fire. The Park fire was under control after 5:00 P.M.. A total of twenty eight rides were destroyed, about half of Luna Park. Thirty five people were injured, and the lost was placed at $500,000.00.
The burning of Luna Park Is probably the single greatest negative turning point in Coney Island’s history. The park had already been experiencing financial difficulties at the time. When disaster struck, the owners opted not to rebuild. Its site was rezoned and public housing went up on the spot, effectively cutting Coney Island’s amusement area in half. Steeplechase Park and certain independent, smaller operators were all that remained. Ironically that hurt attendance at Steeplechase, for Coney Island itself now became less attractive as a destination. Steeplechase soldiered in another two decades, finally closing in 1964.
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1939-STEEPLECHASE FIRE
September 16, 1939 disaster struck when trash beneath the Boardwalk caught fire and spread into the park. The fire, fanned by an afternoon on-shore wind, for a time threatened the entire park, but 52 pieces of fire equipment with the help of two fire boats contained the blaze and brought it under control two hours later. The Pavilion was saved by a screen of water and by the park's own fire crews lead by Vito Onorato that worked atop the Pavilion's three roofs. The popular Flying Turns ride burned and fire gutted the Bicycle ride, House of Glass, Cake Walk, Barrel of Fun, band stand, the Circus back stage area and a 220 foot portion of the Steeplechase track. Edward Tilyou estimated the damage at $500,000 and ordered workers to spread sawdust over the water soaked areas so that the park could reopen at 7 P.M.
Steeplechase history:
https://www.westland.net/coneyisland/articles/steeplechase2.htm
1944 - 4TH ALARM - L.A. THOMPSON'S SENIC RAILROAD ROLLER COASTER FIRE
February 27, 1944 - Firemen fighting the four-alarm fire which razed the Thompson Scenic Railway late Saturday night [February 26]. Minor damage was done to concessions in adjacent Luna Park and to ties of the B.M.T. elevated tracks causing the detouring of all trains on four lines." New York Herald Tribune, February 28, 1944
The Scenic Railway, which ran adjacent to Luna Park was built by amusement entrepreneur La Marcus Thompson (1848–1919), who designed and constructed the world’s first roller coaster at Coney Island in 1884.
1944 - LUNA PARK FIRE
The next great fire of Coney Island was at Luna Park on August 12, 1944. The Park opened in 1903 and cost $600,000.00 to build. The park contained 38 acres and was located on the north side of Surf Avenue between W. 8th & 12th Streets to Neptune Avenue. One of the main attractions when the park opened was the Trip to the Moon ride. In a dark room people would board spaceships and travel to the moon and outer space. The Park was decked out with over 1,000,000 light bulbs on every building. In the beginning a large crowd at Luna Park would be around 80,000 to 90,000 per day. The first year 4,800.000 people visited Luna Park, making it one of the most profitable of the amusement parks. By the time of the fire a good crowd would be under 20,000 per day.
The fire started in the washroom of the "Dragon Gorge" a roller-coaster that was made of wood and measured 60 feet high, 100 feet deep and, 90 feet wide in the front. As with all the other fires in the area, employees try to put out the blaze before calling the fire department. The delay in sending in the alarm by several minutes help to spread the blaze. Within 25 minutes of the first alarm at 3:45 P.M., five alarms were transmitted, bring twenty six engines and eight ladder companies to the fire. The high pressure system was boosted up to 175 pounds of pressure. After the fifth alarm a simultaneous call (a fifth alarm assignment) for Brooklyn Box 1227 (8th Ave. & Union St.) was transmitted for a total of sixty two companies operating. During the height of the blaze, the 125 foot Coca Cola tower came crashing down missing several companies operating near the tower. Due to the flying embers, many places were in grave danger of burning also. On of these, was the Brooklyn Borough Gas Company gas tanks. Unfortunately several blocks away, twenty old wooden BMT railroad cars started to burn. This went to four alarms just to get enough equipment and men to handle this fire. The Park fire was under control after 5:00 P.M.. A total of twenty eight rides were destroyed, about half of Luna Park. Thirty five people were injured, and the lost was placed at $500,000.00.
The burning of Luna Park Is probably the single greatest negative turning point in Coney Island’s history. The park had already been experiencing financial difficulties at the time. When disaster struck, the owners opted not to rebuild. Its site was rezoned and public housing went up on the spot, effectively cutting Coney Island’s amusement area in half. Steeplechase Park and certain independent, smaller operators were all that remained. Ironically that hurt attendance at Steeplechase, for Coney Island itself now became less attractive as a destination. Steeplechase soldiered in another two decades, finally closing in 1964.
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1947 - 5TH ALARM - LUNA PARK
May 12, 1947. The fire started in rubbish behind 1228 Surf Avenue. This fire burnt through a dozen or so building between Surf Avenue to Bowery Street, and Henderson Walk to W. 12th Street. This area has been wiped out by fire on at least three other times. The fire was a fifth alarm assignment and injured forty five people, mostly firemen. Today, this area is just west of the Astroland amusement park. Luna Park is torn down in 1949.
1948 - 4TH ALARM - W 23 STREET - FIRE - 13 HOMES DESTROYED
1953 - STORM FLOODS CONEY ISLAND
Saturday November 7, 1953. At 4:30 A.M. George Butler, the night watchman, called James Onorato to inform him that the ocean was on the way in and he couldn't continue his rounds. Although the ocean had never come up to the park grounds before, the Ocean and Coney Island Creek to the east met as the entire Island was suddenly covered by one foot of sea water.
1955 - 3RD ALARM - BOARDWALK - BATHHOUSE AND CONCESSIONS
1955 - 5TH ALARM - MERMAID AVENUE - 5 DEAD
1959 - 3RD ALARM - SUBWAY
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1947 - 5TH ALARM - LUNA PARK
May 12, 1947. The fire started in rubbish behind 1228 Surf Avenue. This fire burnt through a dozen or so building between Surf Avenue to Bowery Street, and Henderson Walk to W. 12th Street. This area has been wiped out by fire on at least three other times. The fire was a fifth alarm assignment and injured forty five people, mostly firemen. Today, this area is just west of the Astroland amusement park. Luna Park is torn down in 1949.
1948 - 4TH ALARM - W 23 STREET - FIRE - 13 HOMES DESTROYED
1953 - STORM FLOODS CONEY ISLAND
Saturday November 7, 1953. At 4:30 A.M. George Butler, the night watchman, called James Onorato to inform him that the ocean was on the way in and he couldn't continue his rounds. Although the ocean had never come up to the park grounds before, the Ocean and Coney Island Creek to the east met as the entire Island was suddenly covered by one foot of sea water.
1955 - 3RD ALARM - BOARDWALK - BATHHOUSE AND CONCESSIONS
1955 - 5TH ALARM - MERMAID AVENUE - 5 DEAD
1959 - 3RD ALARM - SUBWAY
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1963 - 9TH ALARM - RAVENHALL BATHHOUSES/STEEPLECHASE PARK
A mid-winter electrical fire in one of the arcade consumed the Ravenhall Baths. The fire occurred on the night of Sunday April 28, 1963. The Ravenhall Baths fire occurred on the night of Sunday April 28, 1963. The nine-alarm fire that was fought by 400 firemen with 75 pieces of fire equipment wiped out two square blocks on the west side of Steeplechase Park. Flames that shot over 100 feet into the air showered sparks over thousands of nearby wooden buildings. Fire fighters were assigned to a wide area to prevent additional fires from breaking out. As the flames spread to within a few feet of the park, some 60 employees manned fire hoses and formed a bucket brigade to wet down the roller coaster and other equipment.
1967 - W 27 STREET FIRE - 2 DEAD
2819 W 27TH STREET FIRE BUILDING
1967 - 4TH ALARM - MANHATTAN BEACH
1967 - 2ND ALARM
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1963 - 9TH ALARM - RAVENHALL BATHHOUSES/STEEPLECHASE PARK
A mid-winter electrical fire in one of the arcade consumed the Ravenhall Baths. The fire occurred on the night of Sunday April 28, 1963. The Ravenhall Baths fire occurred on the night of Sunday April 28, 1963. The nine-alarm fire that was fought by 400 firemen with 75 pieces of fire equipment wiped out two square blocks on the west side of Steeplechase Park. Flames that shot over 100 feet into the air showered sparks over thousands of nearby wooden buildings. Fire fighters were assigned to a wide area to prevent additional fires from breaking out. As the flames spread to within a few feet of the park, some 60 employees manned fire hoses and formed a bucket brigade to wet down the roller coaster and other equipment.
1967 - W 27 STREET FIRE - 2 DEAD
2819 W 27TH STREET FIRE BUILDING
1967 - 4TH ALARM - MANHATTAN BEACH
1967 - 2ND ALARM
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1973 - 5TH ALARM - ROOMING HOUSE - SEA GATE
This Sea Gate fire, Box 55-3501, took place hours after the 1973 NYC fireman's strike ended. Coney Island had a 3rd alarm earlier in the day during the strike.
SEA GATE, CONEY ISLAND
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1973 - 5TH ALARM - ROOMING HOUSE - SEA GATE
This Sea Gate fire, Box 55-3501, took place hours after the 1973 NYC fireman's strike ended. Coney Island had a 3rd alarm earlier in the day during the strike.
SEA GATE, CONEY ISLAND
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1983 - CAR FIRE - 2 BODIES IN CAR
1987 - SUBWAY YARD FIRE
CONEY ISLAND SUBWAY YARD
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
1983 - CAR FIRE - 2 BODIES IN CAR
1987 - SUBWAY YARD FIRE
CONEY ISLAND SUBWAY YARD
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ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 (CONTINUED)
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
2009 - ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 KITTEN RESCUE
BROOKLYN
Bravest to the rescue: 9 kittens, cat rescued from chilly fate in Coney Island
By AMY SACKS
NOV 27, 2009 AT 6:39 PM
Firefighters of Engine 318/Ladder 166, more accustomed to water rescues, show off newfound 'family' of nine kittens and a cat, rescued from cold outside firehouse.
Firefighters of Engine 318/Ladder 166, more accustomed to water rescues, show off newfound 'family' of nine kittens and a cat, rescued from cold outside firehouse.
It was the purr-fect rescue by the New York City's Bravest.
A bundle of nine shivering kittens and a mama cat abandoned in a fish tank outside a Coney Island firehouse are fe-line fine this weekend, after being saved by some big-hearted firefighters with a soft spot for animals.
Firefighters at Engine 318 and Ladder 166, known for their heroic Brooklyn water rescues, were returning from a run Sunday when a cacophony of meows alerted them to another hairy situation.
"They were soaking wet and freezing cold," said Firefighter Giancarlo Andriano, who spied the crying kittens huddled together in the glass tank in a grocery cart parked on the side of the firehouse.
The large black mom was roaming around the nearby Dumpster in the freezing rain. "They were all in pretty bad shape," he said.
An assembly line of beefy firefighters helped towel dry, clean and feed the hungry cats and used a space heater - and their strong arms - to keep them warm in the firehouse.
The kitties were also beginning to warm their hearts, but sadly, a busy firehouse is no place for 10 feisty felines, said Firefighter Steve Shedd.
Instead, he spent the day working the phones. "People were telling me there's nothing they could do for us," he said, noting many shelters and rescue groups said they were filled to capacity due to a massive overpopulation crisis of needy kittens and cats.
After a call for help to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals the felines found a home at the Humane Society of New York, where they were delivered in a cardboard box by the Alliance's Wheels of Hope program.
"We are PACKED but we looked around and we thought we could manage them," said Humane Society Executive Director Sandra Defeo. The shelter has 175 cats and kittens, and many wonderful dogs that are also desperate for a new home.
The nine adorable gray and black tabbies, which were part of two litters - about 5 weeks and 8 weeks old - are being monitored and treated before they become available for adoption.
The mom, a sweet, black domestic short-hair named Neptune, will be also up for adoption next week if the firehouse decides they cannot keep her.
Meanwhile thousands of cats and kittens around the city are in need of good homes.
"We are hoping New Yorkers will open their homes like New York's Bravest to the hundreds of wonderful cats and kittens waiting during this holiday season for a home of their own in shelters," said Mayor's Alliance president Jane Hoffman.
The Mayor's Alliance also stepped in this week to help Carmen, the 10-year-old Russian blue who was taken to the Animal Care & Control shelter last week after her owners told cops she attacked them. She was slated to be euthanized at the end of a mandatory 10-day quarantine.
It’s believed Carmen's untreated thyroid condition may have caused her anxiety, but owner Rosa Davila said she could not afford to treat her cat of nine years.
After an outpouring by concerned animal lovers, however, the Mayor's Alliance arranged to have Carmen treated for her thyroid problem at a local veterinary hospital, paid for by the Picasso Fund.
The fund helps pay for the care of sick or injured animals that are transferred out of ACC shelters. To donate, go to www.animalalliancenyc.org. Carmen may soon be available for adoption.
To inquire about adopting the FDNY kittens or other available animals, contact the Humane Society of NY adoption Hotline at (212) 752-4842, ext. 229.
https://www.nydailynews.com/life-st...ued-chilly-fate-coney-island-article-1.419506
ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 INCIDENTS/FIRES
2009 - ENGINE 318/LADDER 166 KITTEN RESCUE
BROOKLYNBravest to the rescue: 9 kittens, cat rescued from chilly fate in Coney Island
By AMY SACKS
NOV 27, 2009 AT 6:39 PM
Firefighters of Engine 318/Ladder 166, more accustomed to water rescues, show off newfound 'family' of nine kittens and a cat, rescued from cold outside firehouse.
Firefighters of Engine 318/Ladder 166, more accustomed to water rescues, show off newfound 'family' of nine kittens and a cat, rescued from cold outside firehouse.
It was the purr-fect rescue by the New York City's Bravest.
A bundle of nine shivering kittens and a mama cat abandoned in a fish tank outside a Coney Island firehouse are fe-line fine this weekend, after being saved by some big-hearted firefighters with a soft spot for animals.
Firefighters at Engine 318 and Ladder 166, known for their heroic Brooklyn water rescues, were returning from a run Sunday when a cacophony of meows alerted them to another hairy situation.
"They were soaking wet and freezing cold," said Firefighter Giancarlo Andriano, who spied the crying kittens huddled together in the glass tank in a grocery cart parked on the side of the firehouse.
The large black mom was roaming around the nearby Dumpster in the freezing rain. "They were all in pretty bad shape," he said.
An assembly line of beefy firefighters helped towel dry, clean and feed the hungry cats and used a space heater - and their strong arms - to keep them warm in the firehouse.
The kitties were also beginning to warm their hearts, but sadly, a busy firehouse is no place for 10 feisty felines, said Firefighter Steve Shedd.
Instead, he spent the day working the phones. "People were telling me there's nothing they could do for us," he said, noting many shelters and rescue groups said they were filled to capacity due to a massive overpopulation crisis of needy kittens and cats.
After a call for help to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals the felines found a home at the Humane Society of New York, where they were delivered in a cardboard box by the Alliance's Wheels of Hope program.
"We are PACKED but we looked around and we thought we could manage them," said Humane Society Executive Director Sandra Defeo. The shelter has 175 cats and kittens, and many wonderful dogs that are also desperate for a new home.
The nine adorable gray and black tabbies, which were part of two litters - about 5 weeks and 8 weeks old - are being monitored and treated before they become available for adoption.
The mom, a sweet, black domestic short-hair named Neptune, will be also up for adoption next week if the firehouse decides they cannot keep her.
Meanwhile thousands of cats and kittens around the city are in need of good homes.
"We are hoping New Yorkers will open their homes like New York's Bravest to the hundreds of wonderful cats and kittens waiting during this holiday season for a home of their own in shelters," said Mayor's Alliance president Jane Hoffman.
The Mayor's Alliance also stepped in this week to help Carmen, the 10-year-old Russian blue who was taken to the Animal Care & Control shelter last week after her owners told cops she attacked them. She was slated to be euthanized at the end of a mandatory 10-day quarantine.
It’s believed Carmen's untreated thyroid condition may have caused her anxiety, but owner Rosa Davila said she could not afford to treat her cat of nine years.
After an outpouring by concerned animal lovers, however, the Mayor's Alliance arranged to have Carmen treated for her thyroid problem at a local veterinary hospital, paid for by the Picasso Fund.
The fund helps pay for the care of sick or injured animals that are transferred out of ACC shelters. To donate, go to www.animalalliancenyc.org. Carmen may soon be available for adoption.
To inquire about adopting the FDNY kittens or other available animals, contact the Humane Society of NY adoption Hotline at (212) 752-4842, ext. 229.
https://www.nydailynews.com/life-st...ued-chilly-fate-coney-island-article-1.419506