FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies

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Perry Hose Company 23 - firehouse 48 Horatio St  Greenwich Village - volunteer company

  Triton Hose Company 23 organized Charles St near Hudson St              1839
  Triton Hose Company 23 name changed to Perry Hose Company 23    Unknown         
  Perry Hose Company 23 moved to new firehouse 48 Horatio St            1847
  Perry Hose Company 23 disbanded                                                    1865




48 Horatio St former firehouse - current:




No. 23. -- Triton. -- Perry. -- This company first organized under the name of "Triton" on April 1, 1839, and subsequently changed the name to "Perry," in honor of the celebrated Commodore. Two round panels of Perry Hose, illustrating commodore Perry's victory, and which were owned by ex-President King of the Fire Department, were preserved at the Volunteer Firemen's Headquarters. Hose No. 23 was located in Charles Street, near Hudson; after 1847 in Horatio Street, near Hudson, and went out of service in 1865 when the paid Metropolitan Department was established.
(from "Our Firemen - The History of the NY Fire Departments")


Nicknames - volunteer companies in NYC and other cities had distinct nicknames selected by company members for unit identification and morale.  They usually decorated their rigs with correspondiing titles and images:

"Triton" - a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the sea. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, god and goddess of the sea respectively, and is herald for his father. He is usually represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish, his shoulders barnacled with sea-shells.  Like his father, Poseidon, he carried a trident. However, Triton's special attribute was a twisted conch shell, on which he blew like a trumpet to calm or raise the waves. Its sound was such a cacophony, that when loudly blown, it put the giants to flight, who imagined it to be the roar of a dark wild beast.




"Perry" - Commodore Matthew C. Perry claimed Key West for US; responsible for modernization of the US Navy in the early 1800s; established curriculum at US Naval Academy; "Father of the Steam Navy" (modernized fleet); commandant of NY Navy yard in 1840s; explorer who visited and "opened" Japan for US in 1850s 

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

http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/teach/ends/opening.htm

Perry Hose Company 23 would be within the current response areas of Squad 18, Engine 3, Ladder 12 and Battalion 7

 
Some more great stuff, Mack! It's really interesting to hear about the history of some of the pre-1865 volunteer companies that preceded the FDNY. It's amazing that a lot of these historic houses are still standing from that time period.
 
Mack, would you have a picture of the old E16 quarters on E.25 street? I had one years ago but who knows where it went. That also was a vollie house. Keep up the good work. Can't wait until you get to the Queens houses.
 
memory master - I will post more complete Engine 16 history.

Engine 16 at 223 E 25th St:


223 E 25th firehouse:


223 E 25th St former firehouse:

 
You're doing great work here, mack.  Do you know if the small structure on the firehouse roof (abutting exposure 2) would have been the hose tower?
 
manhattan - good question about structure on roof - some additional views:







- appears to be part of original structure
 
mack said:
manhattan - good question about structure on roof - some additional views:







- appears to be part of original structure
Click to expand...

Might be a Bulkhead.
 
That was the top of the hose tower gentlemen. As you walked into quarters from the street the hose tower roll-up door was just to your left on the apparatus floor.
Thank you so very much Mack, I appreciate your time. Thank you again sir!
 
Rescue 1's old quarters when occupied by Engine 2:


Rescue 1 former firehouse:

 
Engine 2 firehouses - 304 W 47th St and 530 W 43rd St  Midtown Manhattan

    Engine 2 organized  304 W 47th St former quarters of volunteer "Hudson" Engine 1          1865
    Engine 2 moved to 530 W 43rd St former quarters of volunteer "Washington" Hose 12      1870
    Engine 2 moved to 604-606 W 43rd St                                                                          1894
    Engine 2 moved to new firehouse 530 W 43rd St                                                            1895
    Engine 2 disbanded                                                                                                      1972

Notes:
    - Predecessor of Engine 2 was first fire company in NYC - volunteer "Hudson" Engine 1
    - "Hudson" Engine 1 was established 1731 in a shed on Wall St vicinity of then City Hall - original apparatus brought from London - everyone in neighborhood was required to turn out for fires - company moved several times and built original firehouse at 304 W 47th St which served as quarters for FDNY Engine 2 (1865-1870), Chemical Engine 5 (1875-1877) and Bn 7 (1874-1879) - Engine 1 fireman Francis Joseph died in line of duty at a fire in 1827



Sketch of volunteer Engine 1 firehouse on Duane St 1823-1843


    - The volunteer firehouse built in 1852 at 304 W 47th St was replaced by a new firehouse in 1884 which served as quarters for Engine 54 and Bn 9 - former firehouse still stands as theater        http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2011/10/lebruns-1888-engine-company-54-304-west.html
    - Engine 2's firehouse at 530 W 43rd St became quarters of Rescue 1 in 1973 - was destroyed by a fire in 1984 - was rebuilt for Rescue 1 in 1989 


Engine 2:


Engine 2 hose tender early 1900s:


Engine 2 1930s Mack pumper:


Engine 2 1947 ALF pumper:


Engine 2 1958 Mack pumper at 530 W 43rd St firehouse:


530 W 43rd St when occupied by Rescue 1:



 
Engine 302/Hydrant Service 13/Ladder 155 firehouse - 143-15 Rockaway Blvd 
South Ozone Park/Rochdale, Queens

    Engine 302 organized 137-24 Rockaway Blvd former firehouse Hose 4      1921
    Engine 302 moved to new firehouse 143-15 Rockaway Blvd                    1931

    Hydrant Service 13 organized 143-15 Rockaway Blvd at Engine 302          1936
    Hydrant Service 13 moved to 89-56 162nd St at Engine 275                    1949
    Hydrant Service 13 disbanded                                                                1957

    Ladder 155 organized 107-12 Lefferts Blvd w/Engine 308                        1926
    Ladder 155 moved to 143-15 Rockaway Blvd at Engine 302                    1947

Note:  Hose 4 organized 92-11 150th St at former volunteer firehouse          1907
          Hose 4 moved to new firehouse 137-24 Rockaway Blvd                      1912
          Hose 4 disbanded to form Engine 302                                                1921

143-15 Rockaway Blvd firehouse:








Engine 302:




FDNY Engine 302

Ladder 155:






Rochdale neighborhood:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochdale,_Queens
S. Ozone park neighborhood:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Ozone_Park,_Queens





 
Engine 211/Ladder 119/Division 11/Superpumper 1/Supertender 1/Satellite 1 - firehouses - Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    BFD Engine 11 organized 173 Clymer St former firehouse volunteer Victory Eng 13  1869
    BFD Engine 11 moved to new firehouse 166 Clymer St                                    1888
    BFD Engine 11 became FDNY Engine 11                                                          1898
    Engine 11 became Engine 111                                                                        1899
    Engine 111 moved to 190 Clymer St                                                              1909
    Engine 111 moved to new firehouse 166 Clymer St                                          1910
    Engine 111 became Engine 211                                                                      1913
    Engine 211 moved to new firehouse 26 Hooper St w/Ladder 119                      1944
   
    FDNY Ladder 69 organized 47/48 Washington Avenue at Engine 151 (Bklyn)      1901
    Ladder 69 became Ladder 119                                                                        1913
    Ladder 119 moved to 160 Carlton Avenue at Engine 210                                  1941
    Ladder 119 moved to new firehouse 26 Hooper St w/ Engine 211                      1944

    Division 11 located at 166 Clymer St at Engine 211                                      1927-1930
    Division 11 located at 26 Hooper St at Engine 211                                        1948-1951

    Superpumper 1 organized at 26 Hooper St at Engine 211                                  1965
    Superpumper 1 moved to 172 Tillery St at Engine 207                                      1972
    Superpumper 1 disbanded                                                                              1975

    Supertender 1 organized at 26 Hooper St at Engine 211                                    1965
    Supertender 1 moved to 172 Tillery St at Engine 207                                        1972
    Supertender 1 disbanded                                                                                1975

    Satellite 1 organized and located at 26 Hooper St at Engine 211                        1965

    Water Tower 5 located at 47/48 Washington Ave at Engine 251/Ladder 119        1932

    Ladder 104 located at 166 Clymer St firehouse at Engine 211                          1931-1932

Original firehouse BFD Engine 11 at 173 Clymer St:

Former firehouse of volunteer Victory Engine 13

BFD Engine 11 at 166 Clymer St:


BFD Engine 11: 
- original apparatus was 2nd class Amoskeag engine and 4 wheel hose tender
- horses assigned were named Bill, Sam, Mike and Charlie.  Horse named Charlie dislocated right arm of driver William O'Brien while being shoed and broke firefighter James Pryor's kneecap with a kick.
- original response was 81 boxes on 1st alarm and 82 on 2nd alarms
- responded to high hazard response area


Engine 111 173 Clymer Street 1913:




Engine 211/Division 11 166 Clymer Street  1923:


Engine 211/Ladder 119 new firehouse 26 Hooper Street 1944:


Original firehouse Ladder 119 (Ladder 69)/Engine 251/Water Tower 5 47/48 Washington Ave

Wallabout Market replaced by Brooklyn Navy Yard expansion for WWII
http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/2011/06/29/brooklyn-history-photo-of-the-week-wallabout-market/
http://brooklynhistory.org/blog/2011/11/18/wallabout-bay-and-the-brooklyn-navy-yard-2/

26 Hooper St firehouse:

Opened 1944



















Engine 211:




Ladder 119  1959 Mack 85 ft:


Ladder 119  144 ft high ladder  1960s:


Tower Ladder 119 1960s:

3rd FDNY tower ladder









 
Superpumper1/Supertender 1/Satellite 1 organized at 26 Hooper St firehouse at Engine 211 and Ladder 119 in 1965

Superpumper 1:

Located at 26 Hooper St with Engine 211/Ladder 119/Supertender 1 1965-1972
Ladder 119 had compact high ladder - engine and truck parked in one bay behind each other

Superpumper 1:




Supertender 1:

Original monitor




Superpumper system:








Superpumper 1 and Supertender 1 moved to 172 Tillery St firehouse when it opened in 1972:




http://voices.yahoo.com/what-was-fdny-super-pumper-5879964.html?cat=37

http://doyleimages.smugmug.com/FDNY/Rigs-of-the-SPS/12689923_rCt9tg/913032943_NQrDrBz#!i=913032943&k=NQrDrBz





 
Superpumper and Supertender located at 26 Hooper Street when organized:

- Structure supported size and weight of apparatus
- Access to highway/bridges
- Proximity to waterfronts
- Area considered high fire hazard district
- Centralized location to respond to all sections of NYC

Superpumper and Supertender projected to respond to 300 major fires per year - all 3rd alarms or greater; 2nd alarms in selected battalions; or when special called.  Satellites responded to 2nd alrams in response areas; alarms when Superpumper assigned; alarms when fireboat assigned; or when special called.



 
Satellite 1 was organized at Engine 211 at 26 Hooper St but moved to Engine 31's firehouse in Lower Manhattan later in 1965:


Satellite 1's 1965 Mack:




Satellite 2 was organized at Engine 83's quarters in the Bronx in 1965:




Satellite 3 was organized at Engine 242's firehouse in Brooklyn in 1965:



 
Back in 1968 when the Medical Office was @ Spring St (current location of the Fire Museum & former location of the three Sections of disbanded ENG*30) a Satellite was also quartered there...just the Rig & 2 FFs.
 
The Satellite officer and a driver were also located at Spring Street with Satellite 1. They had a station wagon with water main maps and a manifold aboard.
 
278 Spring St firehouse - Engine 30:

Currently FDNY museum

Satellite 1 was located at Engine 30 at 278 Spring St from 1967-1974 (thanks Chief)

Satellite 1 them moved to Engine 9's/Squad 5's vacant firehouse at 55 E Broadway, E 27 at 173 Franklin St, Engine 33 at 42Great Jones St and Engine 27 all in 1975.

Satellite 1 relocated to Engine 9/Ladder 6 firehouse at 75 Canal Street later in 1975:

 
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