Engine 20 Firehouse 243 Lafayette Street Lower Manhattan 1st Division, 2nd Battalion DISBANDED
Engine 20 organized 47 Marion Street former volunteer firehouse 1865
Engine 20 moved Elm Street and Marion Street 1880
Engine 20 moved 47 Marion Street 1881
Note - 47 Marion Street changed to 243 Lafayette Street 1905
Engine 20 moved 87 Lafayette Street at Engine 31 1905
Engine 20 new firehouse 243 Lafayette Street 1906
Engine 20 disbanded to form Squad 22 at 243 Lafayette Street 1944
Engine 20 reorganized at 243 Lafayette Street 1945
Engine 20 disbanded 1947
Engine 20-2 organized 47 Marion Street at Engine 20 1892
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1892
Engine 20-1 re-organized 47 Marion Street at Engine 20 1893
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1893
Engine 20 re-organized 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1908
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1915
Engine 20 re-organized 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1917
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1918
Engine 13 located at 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1903-1904
Searchlight Engine 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1900
Searchlight Engine 1 moved 253 Spring Street at Engine 30 1903
Searchlight Engine 1 moved 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1904
Searchlight Engine 1 disbanded 1916
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1938-1941
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Rescue 1 1956-1960
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Squad 8 1960-1961
Squad 22 organized 243 Lafayette Street from Engine 20 1944
Squad 22 disbanded 1945
Rescue 1 located 243 Lafayette St former quarters of Engine 20 1947-1960
Squad 8 located 243 Lafayette Street former quarters of Rescue 1 1960-1961
Note: Squad 22 (formed from Engine 20) was a World War II manpower quad formed to supplement shortage of staffing onFDNY units during war - 1800 FDNY firefighters performed military service - squads responded in converted hose wagons to alarms in assigned districts
Pre-FDNY volunteer history ? Engine 9:
Engine 9 Bolivar organized Leisler Street Swamp 1783
Engine 9 Bolivar located Whitehall Street near Government House 1796
Engine 9 Bolivar located Marketfield Street and Broad Street 1823
Engine 9 Dolphin located 48th Street and 8th Avenue 1843
Engine 9 United States located 47 Marion St former quarters vol Engine 3 1849
Engine 9 Marion located 47 Marion Street 1855
Engine 9 Marion located 52 Marion Street 1861
Engine 9 Marion new firehouse 47 Marion Street 1862
Engine 9 Marion disbanded 1865
Marion Engine 9 firehouse 47 Marion Street (243 Lafayette Street) 1862:
Notes: testing new steamer - Matthew Brady famous Civil War photographer on far right
Engine 20 243 Lafayette Street:
Engine 20/Searchlight Engine 1 243 Lafayette Street:
Searchlight Engine 1:
Engine 20 FDNY medals:
Jr Engineer Seneca M Larke, Engine 20, January 9, 1912 James Gordon Bennett Medal
- Equitable Building Fire
http://www.firehouse.com/article/10472965/the-equitable-building-fire
All Members, Engine 20, 1915 Fire College Medal
Engine 20 LODD:
FF Denis Donovan, Engine 20, August 17, 1920
- Probationary firefighter - died from smoke inhalation - 4th alarm basement fire
Squad 8 LODD:
FF John C. Cosner, Squad 8, November 18, 1960
- Drowned with Lt. John A. McDermott, Engine 31, and FF Francis J. Sammon, Engine 31, after being trapped in the basement of a burning 5-story loft building after a floor collapse. FF Cosner had been a member of FDNY for 1 year,
RIP. Never forget.
Current neighborhood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolita
Engine 13/Ladder 20 firehouse 253 Lafayette Street built next to 243 Lafayette Street firehouse location:
Engine 20 organized 47 Marion Street former volunteer firehouse 1865
Engine 20 moved Elm Street and Marion Street 1880
Engine 20 moved 47 Marion Street 1881
Note - 47 Marion Street changed to 243 Lafayette Street 1905
Engine 20 moved 87 Lafayette Street at Engine 31 1905
Engine 20 new firehouse 243 Lafayette Street 1906
Engine 20 disbanded to form Squad 22 at 243 Lafayette Street 1944
Engine 20 reorganized at 243 Lafayette Street 1945
Engine 20 disbanded 1947
Engine 20-2 organized 47 Marion Street at Engine 20 1892
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1892
Engine 20-1 re-organized 47 Marion Street at Engine 20 1893
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1893
Engine 20 re-organized 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1908
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1915
Engine 20 re-organized 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1917
Engine 20-2 disbanded 1918
Engine 13 located at 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1903-1904
Searchlight Engine 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1900
Searchlight Engine 1 moved 253 Spring Street at Engine 30 1903
Searchlight Engine 1 moved 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1904
Searchlight Engine 1 disbanded 1916
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Engine 20 1938-1941
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Rescue 1 1956-1960
Division 1 located 243 Lafayette Street at Squad 8 1960-1961
Squad 22 organized 243 Lafayette Street from Engine 20 1944
Squad 22 disbanded 1945
Rescue 1 located 243 Lafayette St former quarters of Engine 20 1947-1960
Squad 8 located 243 Lafayette Street former quarters of Rescue 1 1960-1961
Note: Squad 22 (formed from Engine 20) was a World War II manpower quad formed to supplement shortage of staffing onFDNY units during war - 1800 FDNY firefighters performed military service - squads responded in converted hose wagons to alarms in assigned districts
Pre-FDNY volunteer history ? Engine 9:
Engine 9 Bolivar organized Leisler Street Swamp 1783
Engine 9 Bolivar located Whitehall Street near Government House 1796
Engine 9 Bolivar located Marketfield Street and Broad Street 1823
Engine 9 Dolphin located 48th Street and 8th Avenue 1843
Engine 9 United States located 47 Marion St former quarters vol Engine 3 1849
Engine 9 Marion located 47 Marion Street 1855
Engine 9 Marion located 52 Marion Street 1861
Engine 9 Marion new firehouse 47 Marion Street 1862
Engine 9 Marion disbanded 1865
Marion Engine 9 firehouse 47 Marion Street (243 Lafayette Street) 1862:
Notes: testing new steamer - Matthew Brady famous Civil War photographer on far right
Engine 20 243 Lafayette Street:
Engine 20/Searchlight Engine 1 243 Lafayette Street:
Searchlight Engine 1:
Engine 20 FDNY medals:
Jr Engineer Seneca M Larke, Engine 20, January 9, 1912 James Gordon Bennett Medal
- Equitable Building Fire
http://www.firehouse.com/article/10472965/the-equitable-building-fire
All Members, Engine 20, 1915 Fire College Medal
Engine 20 LODD:
FF Denis Donovan, Engine 20, August 17, 1920
- Probationary firefighter - died from smoke inhalation - 4th alarm basement fire
Squad 8 LODD:
FF John C. Cosner, Squad 8, November 18, 1960
- Drowned with Lt. John A. McDermott, Engine 31, and FF Francis J. Sammon, Engine 31, after being trapped in the basement of a burning 5-story loft building after a floor collapse. FF Cosner had been a member of FDNY for 1 year,
RIP. Never forget.
Current neighborhood:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolita
Engine 13/Ladder 20 firehouse 253 Lafayette Street built next to 243 Lafayette Street firehouse location: