Chief, I had heard that it was put on hold but I'm not sure of the new Location as The last I heard it was supposed to be Saratoga Ave right off Sterling Pl or Park Pl.I haven't heard anything new on the project. ?? Are we thinking of the same Location??
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Jack you are correct the site originally planned was on the spot where the 3 ruined hi rise projects were demolished on Saratoga Av bet park Place & Sterling Place (which is almost at Eastern Parkway.....pan left arrow in the link ..it is the vacant lot http://www.vpike.com/?place=EASTERN+PARKWAY+%26+SARATOGA+AVENUE )....on another site a friend in R*2 posted the same info on the bldg plan now being up in the air.... ..my personal opinion is that a new FH should be built next to the existing one on Bergen St in the park then the original FH torn down for an outdoor drill site.
Engine 82/Ladder 31 (also Engine 85/TCU 712/Bn 3/Bn 27) firehouse - 1215 Intervale Ave, West Farms, Bronx
E 82 - organized 1905 at 1215 Intervale Ave; became CEC 82 1905; became E 82 1907
Ladder 31 - organized 1905 at 1215 Intervale Ave
E 85 - reorganized (originally a marine unit) 1967 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 1264 Boston Rd (Tin House) 1971 disbanded 1986
TCU 712 - organized 1969 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 1264 Boston Rd (Tin House) 1971; disbanded 1972
Bn 3 - relocated (originally a Man Bn) 1956 to 12 1 Intervale Ave; moved 1968 to 1226 Seneca Ave (E 94)
Bn 27 - reorganized (originally a Bklyn Bn) 1969 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 2928 Briggs Ave (E 78) in 1978
1918 Combination Chemical Hose Wagon:
E 82 Pumper:
E 82 War Years approx 1972:
E 82 L 31 approx 1972:
[url=http://postimage.org/image/kgdycp2mr/]
E 82 1982 ALF:
L 31:
E 85:
TCU 712:
100 Years: http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2007/091407b.shtml
West Farms History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farms,_Bronx
E 82 - organized 1905 at 1215 Intervale Ave; became CEC 82 1905; became E 82 1907
Ladder 31 - organized 1905 at 1215 Intervale Ave
E 85 - reorganized (originally a marine unit) 1967 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 1264 Boston Rd (Tin House) 1971 disbanded 1986
TCU 712 - organized 1969 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 1264 Boston Rd (Tin House) 1971; disbanded 1972
Bn 3 - relocated (originally a Man Bn) 1956 to 12 1 Intervale Ave; moved 1968 to 1226 Seneca Ave (E 94)
Bn 27 - reorganized (originally a Bklyn Bn) 1969 at 1215 Intervale Ave; moved to 2928 Briggs Ave (E 78) in 1978
1918 Combination Chemical Hose Wagon:
E 82 Pumper:
E 82 War Years approx 1972:
E 82 L 31 approx 1972:
[url=http://postimage.org/image/kgdycp2mr/]E 82 1982 ALF:
L 31:
E 85:
TCU 712:
100 Years: http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2007/091407b.shtml
West Farms History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farms,_Bronx
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The picture that says hosewagon is their 1939 Ward LaFrance 1000gpm pumper. Also not too long ago, Ladder 42 was there for a while their "Casa de Caca" was renovated.
Engine 73/Ladder 42/Squad 2/Bn 55 - firehouses - 655-659 Prospect Avenue and 661 Prospect Avenue Bronx
Engine 73 - organized 1900 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue
Ladder 42 - organized 1913 at 661 Prospect Avenune
Squad 2 - organized 1955 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue; disbanded 1976
Bn 55 - reorganized 1969 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue; disbanded 1988
1938:
1960s w/Sq 2:
1969:
(Note - approx. 25K runs in 1969 by engine, truck, squad and chief)
Present:
FDNY Engine 73 Responding
http://observer.com/2012/08/257577/#slide1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwood,_Bronx
"First Due" by Paul Walsh:
Engine 73 - organized 1900 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue
Ladder 42 - organized 1913 at 661 Prospect Avenune
Squad 2 - organized 1955 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue; disbanded 1976
Bn 55 - reorganized 1969 at 655-659 Prospect Avenue; disbanded 1988
1938:
1960s w/Sq 2:
1969:
(Note - approx. 25K runs in 1969 by engine, truck, squad and chief)
Present:
FDNY Engine 73 Responding
http://observer.com/2012/08/257577/#slide1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwood,_Bronx
"First Due" by Paul Walsh:
Hose Company 15 (Victory and Fulton)/Hook and Ladder 4 (Eagle and McClellan) - former volunteer companies' firehouse - 20 Eldridge St Chinatown
Victory Hose Co 15 organized 1837 on Cortland Alley; moved to Eldridge St in 1847; became Fulton Hose Company 1852; became Peterson Hose Company 15 in 1856; disbanded 1859
Eagle H&L 4 organized at Chatham Square in 1811; moved to Eldridge St 1840;moved to 20 Eldridge St 1850; became McClellan H&L 4 1864; disbanded 1865
Hose Company 15 LODDs:
Fireman Wall - killed responding to fire
Fireman Robert McCausland - killed responding to fire
Fireman James Glasgow - killed April 15, 1840 by collapse at match factory fire (with a member of Engine 30)
Currently a restaurant:
Current response area of Engine 9 and Ladder 6:
http://www.dragonfighters.com/
Victory Hose Co 15 organized 1837 on Cortland Alley; moved to Eldridge St in 1847; became Fulton Hose Company 1852; became Peterson Hose Company 15 in 1856; disbanded 1859
Eagle H&L 4 organized at Chatham Square in 1811; moved to Eldridge St 1840;moved to 20 Eldridge St 1850; became McClellan H&L 4 1864; disbanded 1865
Hose Company 15 LODDs:
Fireman Wall - killed responding to fire
Fireman Robert McCausland - killed responding to fire
Fireman James Glasgow - killed April 15, 1840 by collapse at match factory fire (with a member of Engine 30)
Currently a restaurant:
Current response area of Engine 9 and Ladder 6:
http://www.dragonfighters.com/
Ladder 103 (originally L 3 BFD) - former firehouses - 236 Gold St (former firehouse of volunteer E 11 Jackson) and 183 Concord St (built by Brooklyn Fire Dept) - current firehouse 480 Sheffield Ave Brooklyn
L 3 BFD organized 236 Gold St. 1869; moved to 183 Concord St. 1875; became L 3 FDNY 1898; became L 103 1013; moved to 480 Sheffield Ave. with E-290 1932
Additional section at 480 Sheffield Ave:
L 193 organized 480 Sheffield Ave 1966; became L 103-2 1968; disbanded Dec. 16, 1974
BFD L 3 at 236 Gold St:
"TRUCK COMPANY NO. 3, THE MEN WHO FIGHT AT CLOSE QUARTERS - HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 3.
Truck Company No. 3, which at present is stationed at No. 183 Concord Street, was organized on Sept. 15, 1869, and occupied the house at No. 236 Gold Street, which was formerly used by Volunteer Engine No. n and later by Volunteer Truck No. 2. That house was a two-story brick building, 20 x 50 feet; the whole first floor was used as an apparatus-room, with two stalls in the rear for the horses, the second floor being fitted up as sleeping apartments for the officers and men. On April 29, 1874. the company removed to its present quarters on Concord Street, a two-story brick building. 25x75 feet. The apparatus-room has three stalls in the rear, and has lately been supplied with a patent extension ladder...
THIS TRUCK COMPANY IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE CITY. It takes the men just twelve seconds from the first tap of the gong to get the truck out of the house and well started, which is good time considering that the horses have a run of fifty-nine feet to get under the harness and that there are three collars to snap and six lines to buckle up. The actual time of raising the
extension ladder and putting a man on a roof as timed by eight stop-watches before the Oxford Club and Fire Commissioner Richard R. POILLON, was fifty-nine seconds, and the second man reached the roof about four seconds after. The truck weighs 9100 pounds.
The men of Truck No. 3 are noted for their courage in the face of danger, and in this they have an excellent example in their Foreman, JOHN FITZGERALD...On Oct. 5, 1891, while working at a fire on the roof of the old ferryhouse at the foot of Bridge Street, the supports burned away and the roof fell and carried him down with it. He received a contusion of the spine which confined him to his bed for two months. He has rescued a number of persons from burning buildings since he was
connected with the Department. " - from 'Our Firemen - The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department'
L 103 Concord St Firehouse:
Former 183 Concord St firehouse today:
L 103 at 480 Sheffield Ave:
480 Sheffield Avenue quarters w/ Engine 290:
Note - between 2000 and 2011, L 103 responded to 46055 runs, averge 3838 per year (per Fire Bell Club)
History: http://nyfd.com/brooklyn_engines/engine_290/engine290_history.pdf
http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/brooklyn/e290.htm
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/medal_day/2003/medals/friedbergmedal.shtml
L 3 BFD organized 236 Gold St. 1869; moved to 183 Concord St. 1875; became L 3 FDNY 1898; became L 103 1013; moved to 480 Sheffield Ave. with E-290 1932
Additional section at 480 Sheffield Ave:
L 193 organized 480 Sheffield Ave 1966; became L 103-2 1968; disbanded Dec. 16, 1974
BFD L 3 at 236 Gold St:
"TRUCK COMPANY NO. 3, THE MEN WHO FIGHT AT CLOSE QUARTERS - HOOK AND LADDER COMPANY NO. 3.
Truck Company No. 3, which at present is stationed at No. 183 Concord Street, was organized on Sept. 15, 1869, and occupied the house at No. 236 Gold Street, which was formerly used by Volunteer Engine No. n and later by Volunteer Truck No. 2. That house was a two-story brick building, 20 x 50 feet; the whole first floor was used as an apparatus-room, with two stalls in the rear for the horses, the second floor being fitted up as sleeping apartments for the officers and men. On April 29, 1874. the company removed to its present quarters on Concord Street, a two-story brick building. 25x75 feet. The apparatus-room has three stalls in the rear, and has lately been supplied with a patent extension ladder...
THIS TRUCK COMPANY IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE CITY. It takes the men just twelve seconds from the first tap of the gong to get the truck out of the house and well started, which is good time considering that the horses have a run of fifty-nine feet to get under the harness and that there are three collars to snap and six lines to buckle up. The actual time of raising the
extension ladder and putting a man on a roof as timed by eight stop-watches before the Oxford Club and Fire Commissioner Richard R. POILLON, was fifty-nine seconds, and the second man reached the roof about four seconds after. The truck weighs 9100 pounds.
The men of Truck No. 3 are noted for their courage in the face of danger, and in this they have an excellent example in their Foreman, JOHN FITZGERALD...On Oct. 5, 1891, while working at a fire on the roof of the old ferryhouse at the foot of Bridge Street, the supports burned away and the roof fell and carried him down with it. He received a contusion of the spine which confined him to his bed for two months. He has rescued a number of persons from burning buildings since he was
connected with the Department. " - from 'Our Firemen - The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department'
L 103 Concord St Firehouse:
Former 183 Concord St firehouse today:
L 103 at 480 Sheffield Ave:
480 Sheffield Avenue quarters w/ Engine 290:
Note - between 2000 and 2011, L 103 responded to 46055 runs, averge 3838 per year (per Fire Bell Club)
History: http://nyfd.com/brooklyn_engines/engine_290/engine290_history.pdf
http://www.fdnytrucks.com/files/html/brooklyn/e290.htm
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/medal_day/2003/medals/friedbergmedal.shtml
L 103 - always a busy company:
1968 ALF 100ft tiller
Year Ladder Runs EMS Workers OSW
1975 103 6492 0 4018 0
1976 103 4906 0 2813 0
1977 103 4693 0 2225 0
1978 103 5949 0 2647 0
1979 103 6236 0 2575 0
1980 103 6360 0 2767 0
1981 103 6022 0 2670 0
1982 103 6016 0 2612 0
1983 103 5610 0 2513 535
1984 103 5017 0 2504 0
1985 103 4786 0 2567 514
1986 103 4532 0 2436 516
1987 103 5032 0 2767 585
1988 103 4689 0 2655 567
1989 103 4660 0 2639 519
1990 103 4720 0 2953 583
1991 103 5003 0 2857 564
1992 103 5076 0 2883 634
1993 103 5014 0 2813 596
1994 103 4563 0 2853 711
1995 103 4620 0 3176 705
1996 103 3779 55 2484 545
1997 103 4311 256 2625 553
1998 103 3363 87 2359 478
1999 103 3871 78 2486 526
2000 103 3848 81 2432 435
2001 103 3715 0 2374 459
2002 103 3571 0 2307 469
2003 103 3458 0 2321 499
2004 103 3510 0 2568 518
2005 103 4109 0 3108 675
2006 103 3919 0 2952 678
2007 103 4062 0 3639 610
2008 103 3639 0 2639 491
2009 103 3851 0 2862 625
2010 103 4222 0 3380 577
2011 103 4151 0 3293 576
In 1969, L 103 and L 103-2 had almost 14, 000 runs.
1968 ALF 100ft tiller
Year Ladder Runs EMS Workers OSW
1975 103 6492 0 4018 0
1976 103 4906 0 2813 0
1977 103 4693 0 2225 0
1978 103 5949 0 2647 0
1979 103 6236 0 2575 0
1980 103 6360 0 2767 0
1981 103 6022 0 2670 0
1982 103 6016 0 2612 0
1983 103 5610 0 2513 535
1984 103 5017 0 2504 0
1985 103 4786 0 2567 514
1986 103 4532 0 2436 516
1987 103 5032 0 2767 585
1988 103 4689 0 2655 567
1989 103 4660 0 2639 519
1990 103 4720 0 2953 583
1991 103 5003 0 2857 564
1992 103 5076 0 2883 634
1993 103 5014 0 2813 596
1994 103 4563 0 2853 711
1995 103 4620 0 3176 705
1996 103 3779 55 2484 545
1997 103 4311 256 2625 553
1998 103 3363 87 2359 478
1999 103 3871 78 2486 526
2000 103 3848 81 2432 435
2001 103 3715 0 2374 459
2002 103 3571 0 2307 469
2003 103 3458 0 2321 499
2004 103 3510 0 2568 518
2005 103 4109 0 3108 675
2006 103 3919 0 2952 678
2007 103 4062 0 3639 610
2008 103 3639 0 2639 491
2009 103 3851 0 2862 625
2010 103 4222 0 3380 577
2011 103 4151 0 3293 576
In 1969, L 103 and L 103-2 had almost 14, 000 runs.
Engine 213 - firehouses - 137 Powers St (1869-1959) - originally E 13 Brooklyn Fire Department - Williamsburg, Brooklyn
E 13 (BFD) organized at 137 Powers St (former quarters of volunteer Neptune Engine Company 7) 1869; new firehouse 137 Powers St built by BFD 1880; became E 13 FDNY 1898; became E 113 1899; became E 213 1913; disbanded 1959
BFD firehouse 137 Powers St:
"Engine Company No. 13 has its quarters in one of the pleasantest and most aristocratic portions of the Eastern District. The house stands on Powers Street, near Ewen, but a short distance from the residence of Fire Commissioner John ENNIS. It was built in 1880 and stands on the site of the house occupied by Neptune Engine Company No. 7, in the Volunteer Department
days. It has a frontage of 25 feet and is 90 feet long, with 10 feet of yard at the rear. The interior of the house is a marvel of attractiveness and throughout shows the clever handiwork of the men who make up the company. On the ground floor is the sitting-room of the men, the stalls for the horses, and the engine and hose-cart. Along the wall on the northerly side are thirteen hose-racks, one above the other, which run half the length of the house, and on which lengths of hose are stretched to dry. On the opposite wall are photographs of prominent fire officials, and memorials of brave men who lost their lives in the discharge of their duty. The electric clock, which hangs over the big brass gong, is surmounted by a heavy bronze eagle, holding in its beak a bunch of red, white and blue streamers. An invention located in the cellar?which, by the way, is a model
for the owner of a private dwelling to imitate?furnishes the heat for keeping the water boiling in the engine, and was planned and built by one of the men in the company. At the rear of the engine is another device which is so arranged that when the engine goes out it will stop a small clock in another part of the house at the exact second, and remain in that position until the engine returns." - from'Our Firemen - The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department'
BFD E 13 loses a probationary fireman - Fireman Cornelius Maher - 23 y/o - RIP:
http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=BEG/1887/10/26/6/Ar00629.xml&CollName=BEG_APA3_1885-1889&DOCID=297997&PageLabelPrint=&Skin=%42%45%61%67%6c%65&GZ=%54&sPublication=%42%45%47&sQuery=%65%6e%67%69%6e%65%20%31%33%20&sSorting=%25%35%33%25%36%33%25%36%66%25%37%32%25%36%35%25%32%63%25%36%34%25%36%35%25%37%33%25%36%33&sDateFrom=%25%33%30%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%30%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%31%25%33%38%25%33%34%25%33%31&sDateTo=%25%33%31%25%33%32%25%32%66%25%33%33%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%31%25%33%39%25%33%30%25%33%32&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%35%36&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T
E 213:
Current picture of former firehouse:
E 13 (BFD) organized at 137 Powers St (former quarters of volunteer Neptune Engine Company 7) 1869; new firehouse 137 Powers St built by BFD 1880; became E 13 FDNY 1898; became E 113 1899; became E 213 1913; disbanded 1959
BFD firehouse 137 Powers St:
"Engine Company No. 13 has its quarters in one of the pleasantest and most aristocratic portions of the Eastern District. The house stands on Powers Street, near Ewen, but a short distance from the residence of Fire Commissioner John ENNIS. It was built in 1880 and stands on the site of the house occupied by Neptune Engine Company No. 7, in the Volunteer Department
days. It has a frontage of 25 feet and is 90 feet long, with 10 feet of yard at the rear. The interior of the house is a marvel of attractiveness and throughout shows the clever handiwork of the men who make up the company. On the ground floor is the sitting-room of the men, the stalls for the horses, and the engine and hose-cart. Along the wall on the northerly side are thirteen hose-racks, one above the other, which run half the length of the house, and on which lengths of hose are stretched to dry. On the opposite wall are photographs of prominent fire officials, and memorials of brave men who lost their lives in the discharge of their duty. The electric clock, which hangs over the big brass gong, is surmounted by a heavy bronze eagle, holding in its beak a bunch of red, white and blue streamers. An invention located in the cellar?which, by the way, is a model
for the owner of a private dwelling to imitate?furnishes the heat for keeping the water boiling in the engine, and was planned and built by one of the men in the company. At the rear of the engine is another device which is so arranged that when the engine goes out it will stop a small clock in another part of the house at the exact second, and remain in that position until the engine returns." - from'Our Firemen - The Official History of the Brooklyn Fire Department'
BFD E 13 loses a probationary fireman - Fireman Cornelius Maher - 23 y/o - RIP:
http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=BEG/1887/10/26/6/Ar00629.xml&CollName=BEG_APA3_1885-1889&DOCID=297997&PageLabelPrint=&Skin=%42%45%61%67%6c%65&GZ=%54&sPublication=%42%45%47&sQuery=%65%6e%67%69%6e%65%20%31%33%20&sSorting=%25%35%33%25%36%33%25%36%66%25%37%32%25%36%35%25%32%63%25%36%34%25%36%35%25%37%33%25%36%33&sDateFrom=%25%33%30%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%30%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%31%25%33%38%25%33%34%25%33%31&sDateTo=%25%33%31%25%33%32%25%32%66%25%33%33%25%33%31%25%32%66%25%33%31%25%33%39%25%33%30%25%33%32&RefineQueryView=&StartFrom=%35%36&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T
E 213:
Current picture of former firehouse:
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Some history regarding the excellent photo mack posted of 103.......when the qtrs was built around 1913 or 1914 there were no other buildings on the block shortly thereafter the buildings in the photo were built .......by about the late '80s/early '90s once again the FH was the only bldg on the block.... all else burned down......today another set of newer construction smaller dwellings exist on the block.....this FH saw a tremendous amount of Runs & Workers thru the years & housed at different times........ LAD*193 was never really "organized" it was "activated" for short periods (LAD*10 alternating w/ LAD*15 from Manhattan ) every evening during the hours of 1900 to 2400 from 9-1-66 to 8-10-68 ......then from 8-10-68 to 12-16-74 LAD*103-2 was there......also SQ*4 every third night from 1900 to 2400 hrs in the early '70s......290 & 103 remain busy there today in 2013...... http://postimage.org/image/5jwtie3qp/
......Similar to the LAD*193 situation around the same time period prior to the formation of the 2nd Sections ENG*10 from Manhattan also acted similar to a Second section at ENG*225 when they were in their old qtrs on Liberty Ave & Ashford St prior to the formation of 332 in 1970.
......Similar to the LAD*193 situation around the same time period prior to the formation of the 2nd Sections ENG*10 from Manhattan also acted similar to a Second section at ENG*225 when they were in their old qtrs on Liberty Ave & Ashford St prior to the formation of 332 in 1970.
Engine 39 - original firehouse at 157 E 67th Street
E 39 - organized Broadway and W 97th St in firehouse of volunteer Peter Masterson E 32; disbanded 1868; reorganized at 157 E 67th St 1875; moved to 469 E 38th St w/L 16; moved to new firehouse at 157 E 67th St 1887 w/L 16
Note - previous volunteer company - No. 32. -- "Bunker Hill". -- this company was founded in the summer of 1807 ...located ... in Grand Street, near the Bowery; about 1820 at Christie and Broome Street; and after 1830, in Hester Street, near Allen. The company was disbanded on May 6, 1858. "Pete Masterson" was organized 1859 and located in a stable, corner of One Hundred and Fourth Street and the Bloomingdale Rd (Broadway), and in 1804 removed to a new brick house built for it at Bloomingdale Road, and Ninety-sixth Street. - from "Our Firemen - The History of the NY Fire Departments"
E 39 at 157 E 67th St:
E 39/L 16 responding from new quarters
[url=http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/01/1887-fire-headquarters-157-east-67th.html]http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/01/1887-fire-headquarters-157-east-67th.html[/url]
E 39 horses to motorized:
E 39/L 16 firehouse today:
E 39 - organized Broadway and W 97th St in firehouse of volunteer Peter Masterson E 32; disbanded 1868; reorganized at 157 E 67th St 1875; moved to 469 E 38th St w/L 16; moved to new firehouse at 157 E 67th St 1887 w/L 16
Note - previous volunteer company - No. 32. -- "Bunker Hill". -- this company was founded in the summer of 1807 ...located ... in Grand Street, near the Bowery; about 1820 at Christie and Broome Street; and after 1830, in Hester Street, near Allen. The company was disbanded on May 6, 1858. "Pete Masterson" was organized 1859 and located in a stable, corner of One Hundred and Fourth Street and the Bloomingdale Rd (Broadway), and in 1804 removed to a new brick house built for it at Bloomingdale Road, and Ninety-sixth Street. - from "Our Firemen - The History of the NY Fire Departments"
E 39 at 157 E 67th St:
E 39/L 16 responding from new quarters
[url=http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/01/1887-fire-headquarters-157-east-67th.html]http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/01/1887-fire-headquarters-157-east-67th.html[/url]
E 39 horses to motorized:
E 39/L 16 firehouse today:
In 1887, the new headquarters building was dedicated on East 67th Street The School of Instruction moved to the fifth floor of this building. A rear yard was used as a drill ground and the rear windows were used for Scaling ladder practice. General Order #8 of 1888 added a "Company School" to the School of Instruction.
General Order #72 of 1911 created the next plateau, the "Fire College." That General Order specified that the college should consist of: an Officers School, a School for Engineers, a Company School and a Probationary Fireman's School. The Fire College Board was headed by Chief of Department Edward Croker and Deputy Chief John Kenlon.
When Engine Company 40 vacated their quarters on West 68th Street in 1918, the Fire College moved." FDNY site
General Order #72 of 1911 created the next plateau, the "Fire College." That General Order specified that the college should consist of: an Officers School, a School for Engineers, a Company School and a Probationary Fireman's School. The Fire College Board was headed by Chief of Department Edward Croker and Deputy Chief John Kenlon.
When Engine Company 40 vacated their quarters on West 68th Street in 1918, the Fire College moved." FDNY site
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That's where my dad went to "proby" school. Appointed 1/1/37
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lucky said:
Mine went to 16 engine for 21 years. Must be the lucky "16" number. ;D
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