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JOR176 said:
I'm not sure of the date 227 moved to Ralph Ave. but both them and 214 moved off Herkimer St. around the same time. E214 & L111 in the Halsey St. FH was a nightmare, you should have seen how close the apparatus's were together,there was barely enough room between the Engine & Truck and just enough room between the Engine and the staircase going upstairs.
  The old L-111 house on Halsey St. was so tight that E214's Ahrens-Fox HP1000gpm (aka: Rolls Royce of fire apparatus) didn't fit so they had to swap rigs with E222, getting E222's 1920's American LaFrance :(.
 

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Engine 79/Ladder 37/Bn 27  firehouse  2928 Briggs Ave  -  built 1904
    E 79 organized 2928 Briggs Ave 1904
    E 79 moved to 3431 White Plains Rd w/E 62  2008
    E 79 returned to 2928 Briggs Rd w/L 37  2010

    L 37 organized 2928 Briggs Ave 1908
    L 37 moved to 3025 Bailey Ave at E 81  2008
    L 37 returned to 2928 Briggs Rd  2010

    Bn 27 reorganized Intervale Ave at E 82  1969
    Bn 27 moved to 2928 Briggs Ave at E 79  1978
    Bn 27 moved to 3025 Bailey Ave at E 81  2008
    Bn 27 returned to 2928 Briggs Rd  2010
2928 Briggs Ave firehouse:


2928 Briggs Ave firehouse current:


QUICK VISIT TO FDNY ENGINE 79, FDNY LADDER 37 & FDNY BATTALION 27 HOUSE ON BRIGGS AVE. IN DA BRONX

 

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Engine 214  -  former firehouse -  231 Herkimer St

    E 14 BFD organized 231 Herkimer St  1872
    E 14 BFD became E 14 FDNY 1898
    E 14 became E 114  1899
    E 114 became E 214  1913
    E 214 moved to 399 Halsey St at/L 111  1949
    E 214 moved to new firehouse 495 Hancock St w/L111 1957

E 14 BFD:


E 214:


E 214 1938 Ahrens Fox:

1000gpm piston pumper  registration # 3437

E 214/L 111firehouse  495 Hancock St:




E 214/L111 web page: http://www.fdnynuthouse.com/aboutus.html

FDNY - "The Nuthouse" - In House Visit - 2/26/12

FDNY E-214 TL-111

 
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  " E 214 moved to new firehouse 495 Hancock St w/L111 1957"  mack

I spent some time @ 495 Hancock w/ that crew in 88 - 89. All I can say is:
That House is appropriately Named !
Everyone was Great, we had a blast, caught a couple of AH's, 1 Quick 2nd .
 
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I relocated to E 214 on Hancock Street sometime in the late 60s when riding with E 248.  We couldn't in the building but were saved when L 132 relocated to L 111, threw a ladder up to a second floor window, and let everybody in.  LOL
 

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Lady Washington Engine 40 (volunteer) firehouse 173 Elm St (now Lafayette St)
      Nickname - "The White Ghost"
     
    E 40 (vol) organized 174 Mulberry St  1812
    E 40 (vol) moved to Mulburry St & Broome St  1822
    E 40 (vol) moved to 173 Elm St  1830s
    E 40 (vol) disbanded 1843
    E 40 (vol) reorganized Crosby St & Broome St 1853
    E 40 (vol) disbanded 1865

173 Elm St firehouse:   


Engine 40 members:


Lady Washington Engine 40: 


"The Life of a Fireman" Courrier and Ives 1861
(Engine 40 located in center of painting)

Engine is piano crane-neck style w/ two 8 1/2 inch cylinders & 9 inch stroke
Built by W.H. Torbass in 1856

E 40 run log (year unknown):
July 19  2 PM  7th District  Fire in S. William St  # men out 16  No officer out 
    Boy burnt to death
    E 2 stood for us we came out and ran away from them as usual
July 29  2AM  7th District  Fire Duane & Chatham  Racey in command  Both officers 
      absent  # men out 26
    Coming home we got as far as Howard and Broadway and the bell rung 8th District
      for 57th Vessey  Asst Canfields took command  Chased 54 Hose  Turned in to 
      Murray St and so to the fire
August 5  3 AM 
    Received E 29 on their return from visit to Paterson NJ and gave them a collation
      in Central Hall
August 19 1 AM  7th District
    Fire City Hall Tower  Canfield in command  Pipeman J Bosch and Wm Racey  Both
      officers out  # of men out 32  The plunges of our engine got broke
August 24  8 1/2 PM  8th District
    Fire Vessey near Greenwich  Foreman in command  Pipeman D Scully and P
      Canavan  Both officers out  # men out 33  J Hutton fell through an awning
November 10  11 PM  7th District
    Fire Barclay near Greenwich  Canfield in command  # men out 30  passed by 50
      Hose cart  One of 4 Engine's members got run over by our rope
November 15  6 Pm  8th District
    Bell rung for smoke in the park  stopped cor Cedar and Greenwich  Canfield in
        command  Number of men out 16  Foreman absent

A member of E 40 was a legend his era - Fireman Mose Humphreys:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mose_Humphrey

https://ohiostatepress.org/Books/Complete%20PDFs/Spierenburg%20Men/10.pdf

 

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Douglaston Hose Company 1 - volunteer company firehouse - 42-30 Douglaston Pkwy  Douglaston, Queens   

    Hose 1 - organized 42-30 Douglaston Pkwy  1903
    Hose 1 - disbanded  1929



Hoes 1 members:


Hose 3 boxes:


Former firehouse erves as an American Legion Post.


American Legion Post history:
http://www.placematters.net/node/998

Douglaston Hose 1 preceeded FDNY Engine 313 and Ladder 164:


FDNY ENGINE 313 AND LADDER 164 RESPONDING
 

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Marion Engine 9 (vol) firehouse 47 Marion St (243 Lafayette St) - became quarters of Engine 20 FDNY and Eng 20-2 FDNY

Marion Eng 9 firehouse 1861:


Bolivar Engine 9 was organized in 1783 after evacuation of NYC by British. It was reorganized several times and became Marion Eng 9.  The Marion St firehouse was built in 1861 just prior to organization of the new Metropolitan Fire Department - FDNY.

Eng 20 FDNY new firehouse 1908:


Engine 20 FDNY members:


Engine 20-2 FDNY was disbanded in 1918.
Engine 20 FDNY was disbanded in 1947.
 

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Engine 238/Bn 36 former firehouse - 176 Norman Avenue - Greenpoint - Orininal Engine 38 BFD firehouse

    Engine 38 (BFD) organized 176 Norman Avenue 1895
    Engine 38 (BFD) became Engine 38 FDBY  1898
    Engine 38 became Engine 138  1899
    Engine 138 became Engine 238  1913
    Engine 238 moved to new firehouse 205 Greenpoint Ave w/L 106  1972

    Bn 36 organized 176 Norman Ave w/ E 138  1906
    Bn 36 moved 205 Greenpoint Ave w E 238, L 106  1972
    Bn 36 disbanded  1975

176 Norman Ave former firehouse:




Engine 238 Norman Ave firehouse history:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/brooklyn-fire-department-house-on-norman-avenue

http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/nycity_homeless_families_fire_greenpoint_1899_article00753.htm

Famous Greenpoint fires fought by E 38 (E 238):
1883 - Herseman Bakery - 2 LODDs (Fireman Jonathan Tyact L 106 and Fireman
          George Haight L 106 crushed by falling wall)

1899 - Box 496 - two square blocks destroyed

1900 - Major fire (see below)

1919 - Standard Oil Plant - 20 acres - response over 40 engines - fire burned 4 days
Sep. 13, 1919 A conflagration at the Standard Oil Plant covering over 20 acres in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn (at Queens boarder along East River). First Alarm at 14:02; 5th Alarm (77-55-516) at 14:38. First boro call to Manhattan for a 3rd Alarm (77-516-66-33-389) at 15:23; 2nd boro call for 3 more alarms (77-516-66-33-577) at 21:55; plus many special calls bringing over 40 engines (some horse drawn) to the scene. Recall of off duty Firefighters at 22:27. Fireboat "McCellan" rescued by Fireboat "Strong" after being surrounded by sea of fire in Newtown Creek.

2006 - 10 alarms Greenpoint Terminal Market

1900 fire:
http://www.newyorkshitty.com/greenpoint-goodness/3734

2006 pictures:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/greenpoint-fire-gallery-1.19214#pmSlide=0

2006 (May 2) 10 Alarms:
FDNY Battles Massive Greenpoint Brooklyn 10 Alarm Fire
Fire at the Greenpoint Terminal Warehouse/Market

E 238, L 106 firehouse Greenpoint Avenue, 1972-current:

Also quarters to Bn 36, Foam Tender Brooklyn

Engine 238 Responding

Fire alarm boxes - Greenpoint:
http://brooklynimbecile.com/2011/06/28/the-red-fire-call-boxes-of-greenpoint/


 

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Ladder 106 - 124 Greenpoint Avenue - former quarters - (1910-1972)  - originally Ladder 6 BFD in original firehouse of volunteer Engine 11 Valley 
                    Forge and Ladder 4 Excelsor

    L 6 BFD organized 124 Greenpoint Ave (vol firehouse)  1869
    L 6 BFD relocated to unknown quarters while new firehouse built  1878 (approx.)
    L 6 BFD moved to new firehouse 124 Greenpoint Ave  1880
    L 6 BFD became L 6 FDNY  1898
    L 6 became L 56  1899
    L 56 moved to 683 Leonard St while new firehouse built 1908
    L 56 moved to new firehouse 124 Greenpoint Ave 1910
    L 56 became L 106  1913
    L 106 moved to new firehouse 205 Greenpoint Ave w E 238/Bn 36 197

L 56 at 124 Greenpoint Ave former BFD firehouse built 1889:



   
124 Greenpoint Ave former firehouse built 1910:


Friday - November 21, 1879 - 3rd alarm  Greenpoint Avenue & Milton Street - Brooklyn Fire Dept
1st alarm units: E 15, E 12, E 13, L6
2nd alarm units: E 11, E 16, E 18, L 4
3rd alarm units: E 17, L 2
Incident commander - Chief Nevins - acted "with accustomed coolness and daring"
Firefighters commmended in press for "bravery and pluck"

BFD L 6 LODD- June 22, 1884 - Lt Jonathan Tyack (L 6 BFD) and Firemen George W. Haight (detailed L 6 BFD)



Birth:  Apr., 1835
Death:  Jun. 22, 1884
Brooklyn
Kings County
New York, USA

"The fire started when a hot brick from one of the ovens on the second floor of Herseman's Bakery dropped to the floor below. It landed in the stable, igniting some hay. The fire gained headway before it was noticed. Workers went into the stables to release the forty-four horses but were driven back by the flames. Thirty-three of the horses were released, eleven were killed. Acting Foreman Jonathan Tyack and Fireman Stephen Allen and Firemen George W. Haight were ordered to add another section of hose to the line operating in the rear of the bakery. The three men entered the alleyway between the fire building and the adjoining building with the extra hose. The four walls of the building swayed before the roof fell in, pushing the walls out and burying the helpless firemen. Acting Foreman Tyack was found under six feet of bricks with his skull crushed. Fireman Haight was found badly burned. Fireman Allen was injured but escaped with only a broken leg when he was thrown into a doorway and through the door of the next building. Acting Foreman Tyack and Fireman Haight both lived on Meserole Avenue in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn. Acting Forman Tyack was forty-five years old, was married and the father of four children. Fireman Haight lost his wife several weeks earlier; they left three children orphaned. The fire from the time it was discovered until the building collapsed was less than fifteen minutes." 
(From Cypress Hills webpage)





Lt Tyack memorial at Cypress Hills Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=93085299&PIpi=62970545

Feb 4 1870 - paid department - $700 salary
http://eagle.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Search&Key=BEG/1870/02/04/2/Ar00201.xml&CollName=BEG_APA3_1870-1874&DOCID=4988&PageLabelPrint=&Skin=%42%45%61%67%6c%65&GZ=%54&sPublication=%42%45%47&sQuery=%6c%61%64%64%65%72%20%36%20%67%72%65%65%6e%70%6f%69%6e%74&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=%38&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T

E 238, L 106 firehouse Greenpoint Avenue, 1972-current:

Also quarters to Bn 36, Foam Tender Brooklyn

L 106 returning to quarters:
FDNY - Ladder 106 Engine 238 Returning to its Quarters

http://nyfd.com/brooklyn_ladders/ladder_106.html
 

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Woodside Ladder 3 - former firehouse  58-11 39th Avenue

    L 3 organized 1878 (approx) 
    L 3 disbanded 1913

Woodside Ladder 3:

Firehouse may be original quarters - unknown address.



Woodside Hook and Ladder 3 was a company in the Newtown Fire Department, incorporated 1889.  The Newtown Fire Department was a volunteer department with 8 fire companies and 314 members.  Queens became part of NYC in 1898 and FDNY expanded to cover Woodside in 1913. 

1900 - Woodside Ladder 3 took delivery of a new 55 ft ladder -apparatus measeured 43 ft long. (from Brooklyn Eagle June 17, 1900)
1902 - District Chief Obadiah B Smith of the Newtown Fire Department (was also a member of Woodside Ladder 3) was struck and killed by a train, 9:30 AM, October 15, 1902.

Former firehouse currently a vacant, for sale church:




Past additional uses of former firehouse:
St Sebastian RC Church: "Masses were also offered in the Woodside volunteer Hook and Ladder Company #3 House on 39 Avenue, which later served as the American Legion Hall and is now a Korean church...Of special note is the founding of the first fire company in Woodside, the Hook and Ladder Company in 1878, with William Cameron, a member of an old local family, as its first foreman. The firehouse bell, originally cast for an East River steamboat named the Sylvan Dell, became the church bell of the original St. Sebastian Church and now is proudly ensconced in front of the rectory."



Above from church website:
http://stsebastianwoodside.org/history.htm

Current FDNY Woodside fire protection includes coverage by Engine 325, Ladder 163, Engine 292 and Rescue 4
 

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Engine 165/Ladder 85 firehouse 3067 Richmond Rd  New Dorp, SI
    Ladder 82 currently relocated to 3067 Richmond Ave

    E 165  ogranized 3067 Richmond Rd  1960

    L 85 organized 3067 Richmond Rd  1960

1960s firehouse design:




Firehouse 1960:


Original E 165 apparatus (model):

1946 Ward LaFrance 2nd size pumper w/200 gal tank

2nd E 165 apparatus:

1959 Mack 2nd size engine w/375 gal water tank (disbanded E 56 rig)

L 85 went into service with a 1938 FWD truck, 85 ft aerial ladder and tiller.  It had a 1948 Ward LaFrance tractor (from L 106).

L 85 later 1960s:








E 165/L 85 1st due to Dec 16, 1960 mid air crash - TWA flight 266 crashed into Miller Field Army airfield, New Dorp, killing 134.  E 165 went right through fence to jet crash site. 23 Bn transmitted 2nd alarm.
http://www.silive.com/specialreports/index.ssf/2011/03/1960_mid-air_crash_over_staten.html

L 82 at E 165/L 85:
FDNY Ladder 82 at 165&85


 

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Ladder 126 (organized as Ladder 76)  former firehouse 97-22 Cresskill Place (original quarters volunteer Jamaica Ladder 3) 
97-22 Cresskill Place originally 98 Irving Place

    Jamaica Ladder 3 (volunteer) organized (location ?)  1849
    Jamaica Ladder 3 (volunteer) firehouse 97-22 Cresskill Place disbanded  1907

    Ladder 76 FDNY organized 97-22 Cresskill Place  1907
    Ladder 76 became Ladder 126  1913
    Ladder 126 moved to new firehouse 104-12 Princeton St w/E 303  1931
    Ladder 126 relocated to 91-45 121st St w/Sq 270  2006
    Ladder 126 returned to 104-12 Princeton St w/E 303  2007

L 76 organized with a 1905 American LaFrance chemical combination ladder truck, straight frame, with a 50 ft ladder.

97-22 Cresskill Place firehouse:


Former firehouse 97-22 Cresskill Place:

Used by NYC Dept of Sanitation

Former firehouse 97-22 Cresskill Place:


104-12 Princeton St firehouse:


L 126  1990:


L 126  1990:


Year  Ladder  Runs  EMS  Workers  OSW 
1975    126    5580    0    2884       
1976    126    3086    0    2068       
1977    126    5651    0    2338          Most runs FDNY ladder companies
1978    126    5432    0    2324     
1979    126    2019    0    2318       
1980    126    4411    0    2093       
1981    126    3957    0    1925       
1982    126    3907    0    1929       
1983    126    3771    0    1806    305 
1984    126    3732    0    1960       
1985    126    3834    0    2066    304 
1986    126    4028    0    2190    354 
1987    126    4134    0    2087    287 
1988    126    4241    0    2137    283 
1989    126    4498    0    2317    277 
1990    126    4833    0    2657    261 
1991    126    5583    0    3030    319 
1992    126    5457    0    2922    276 
1993    126    4724    0    2805    320 
1994    126    4415    0    2573    279 
1995    126    4317    0    2633    378 
1996    126    4443  79    2980    530 
1997    126    4231  406  2803    444 
1998    126    4156  110  2554    369 
1999    126    3217  99    1970    303 
2000    126    2961  61    1756    271 
2001    126    2514    0    1536    251 
2002    126    2531    0    1581    242 
2003    126    2565    0    1702    267 
2004    126    2415    0    1969    297 
2005    126    2549    0    1769    273 
2006    126    2538    0    1926    301 
2007    126    2263    0    1421    297 
2008    126    2462    0    1630    283 
2009    126    2529    0    1779    292 
2010    126    2739    0    1739    262 
2011    126    2358    0    1751    291
2012    126    2382    0    1791    331
Year    Ladder  Runs EMS  Workers OSW
(thanks Frank Raffa)




 

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Engine 257/L 170/ Bn 58 firehouse - 1361 Rockaway Parkway

    E 57 BFD organized 1517 Rockaway Parkway (former funeral home)  1897
    E 57 became E 57 FDNY 1898
    E 57 became CEC (Combined Engine Company) 57  1898
    CEC 57 became CEC 157  1899
    CEC 157 moved to new firehouse 1361 Rockaway Parkway  1908
    CEC 157 became CEC 257 1913
    CEC 257 became E 257 1929

    L 170 organized 1361 Rockaway Parkway at E 257  1929

    Bn 58 organized 107 at 107 Watkins St at E 231  1969
    Bn 58 moved to 5105 Snyder Ave at E 310  1971
    Bn 58 moved to 1361 Rockaway Parkway  1995

    Brush Fire 56 organized 1361 Rockaway Parkway  1956
    Brush Fire 56 disbanded 1963
 
    Ambulance 2 responded from 1361 Rockaway Parkway  1967-1968

    Division 15 responded from 1361 Rockaway parkway  1968-1975

CEC 157 new firehouse 1361 Rockaway Parkway:




Captain James L. Haviland (right), LODD January 15, 1905:


Capt Haviland was cited for bravery as a member of the paid BFD.  He served in BFD E 22 (FDNY E 222) and BFD L 12 (FDNY L 112) before becoming captain of CEC 157:



Fireman Fred Frempel, Engine 257, enlisted in the US Army to serve during WWI.  Killed after the war in Germany in accidental shooting, January 25, 1919. 


E 257 members 1928:








1361 Rockaway Parkway firehouse - current:



E 257/L 170 history:
http://nyfd.com/history/engine_257_1.html


FDNY ENGINE COMPANY 257 LADDER 170 BATT 58 11-26-12
FDNY Engine 257


https://thimble.webmaker.org/p/lv5r/



 
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Mack, Great Stuff on the Canarsie House, [ One of my All Time Fav's!], ty !

I Did Not Know about Amb. 2 Running from there '67-68, but i had a Strong Suspicion at the time that it wasn't too far from my 'Home-Base' in Flatlands... . Same thing w/ Div. 15; I DNK, but thought he got into jobs in the Neighborhood Pretty Quick at the time ! Thanks, staj.  ;D
 

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Citizens Engine Company 1/Amicitia H&L 1 -  volunteer fire companies - 3 firehouses - Princes Bay SI
     
    Organized - unknown date (approx. late 1800s-1900)
    Disbanded - 1937

Workers from SS White Dental Works factory formed these two volunteer fire companies to provide fire protection for the Pleasant Plains/Princes Bay sections of SI.  They responded to alarms from Mt Loretto-Tottenville to Annadale.  The responses were made with equipment pulled by hand or by horses, until motorized in the 1920s.  Alarms were sounded by a whistle at SS White.  Both companies disbanded in 1937 when Engine 164 and Ladder 84 were organized in Huguenot.

1st firehouse - 6225 Amboy Rd: 


Today a beauty shop:



2nd firehouse - 6054 Amboy Rd:


Today (former Princes Bay NY Public Library branch:



3rd Firehouse was building next door to 2nd firehouse - Amiticia Hall - 

Amicitia H&L 1 posing in front of 3rd firehouse.


Notes about SS White, which supported fire companies:
  - by 1890s - the largest employer on SI
  - by 1920s, the largest maker of dental equipment in the world
  - closed as manufacturing facility in 1972
  - converted to a Factory Center trade mart and discount outlet center which proved to be unsuccessful
  - closed in 1982
  - vacant buildings were location of many fires for Bn 23 units
  - 2nd alarm suspicious fire caused remaining buildings to be razed in 1986


http://www.silive.com/specialreports/index.ssf/2011/03/ss_white_was_supplying_the_wor.html
 

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Eagle Hook and Ladder 4  former firehouse  Eldridge St 
   
    Eagle H&L 4 - organized 1811 - disbanded 1864

Firehouse sketch 1860:


Eldridge St plot map 1860s:






Jail next door:
http://www.eldridgestreet.org/blog/2011/05/jailbreaking-22-eldridge/

1865 H&L 4 status - "Eagle hook and ladder, No. 4 ; Foreman, John C. Halligan ? Located 20 Eldridge street ; performs duty in the seventh and eighth district. House in good condition ; truck in good condition ; built in 1855, by Pine & Hartshorn ; present number of men, 33."
(the historybox research)


Firehouse later used as restaurant:



 
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Re: H&L 4: Eldridge Street Jail

I Betchya' the Cops in the Seven-Five & the Rest of E.N.Y. wish there was an Eldridge Street Jail these days...jest sayin'... ::)
 

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NY Fire Patrol 1 (originally called "Lower Patrol) Manhattan

          Assn of Fire Insurance Companies organized 1835  (4 paid members)
          Fire Police Force established 1839  (40 paid members)
          Fire Insurance Patrol reorganized 1850
          Fire Insurance Patrol reorganized 1866
          NY Fire Insurance Patrol reorganized 1869

      FP 1 organized 1839
      FP 1 moved to Dutch Street firehouse  1852 
      FP 1 moved to firehouse at 41 Murray St - 1850s
      FP 1 moved to new firehouse at 8 Franklin St - date unknown
      FP 1 discontinued - 1937  (NYC required property for new courthouse)
      FP 3 redesignated FP 1 at 104 W 30th St  1955

- All original Fire Police members were volunteer firefighters or former vol firefighters
- Members wore red hats and were nicknamed "Red Heads"
- Original vehicle resembled pie delivery wagons or era
- Firehouses were equipped with chutes for drivers to slide into wagon position - other patrolmen used brass poles
- Originally, FP units were designated Lower,Central, Upper and Eastside - then FP 1, F 2, FP 3, FP 4, etc.

FP 1 firehouse 41 Murray St:


FP 1  firehouse 8 Franklin St:


FP 1 1920s:


FP 1 1930s:


FP 1 Patrolman Hugh Lake LODD  Dec 10 1858
FP 1 Patrolman Augus Miller LODD collapse 436 Pearl St  1893
FP 1 Seargent Michael McGee  LODD  Wooster St Collapse  Feb 14, 1958
FP 1 Patrolman Louis Brusati  LODD  Wooster St Collapse  Feb 14, 1958
FP 1 Patrolman James Devine  LODD  Wooster St Collapse  Feb 14, 1958
FP 1 Patrolman Michael Tracey  LODD  Wooster St Collapse  Feb 14, 1958

    Also FDNY LODDs at Wooster St Collapse:
    L 10  FF Bernard Blumenthal
    L 1  FF William Schimdt
 
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