Engine 42 firehouse (also Ladder 56/Battalion 17) 1781 Monroe Avenue, Morrisania, Bronx
Engine 42 organized 1192 Fulton Avenue former quarters volunteer Lady Washington Engine Company 1 1874
Engine 42 moved to 1180 Fulton Avenue 1891
Engine 42 new firehouse 1192 Fulton Avenue 1892
Engine 42 new firehouse 1781 Monroe Avenue 1915
Ladder 56 organized 1781 Monroe Avenue at Engine 42 1968
Ladder 56 moved to 2417 Webster Avenue with Engine 48 1981
Battalion 17 located at 1781 Monroe Avenue at Engine 42 1904-1905
1781 Monroe Avenue firehouse:
Engine 42 1941 Mack:
Engine 42:
Ladder 56 1959 85 foot tiller:
Engine 42 - 7956 runs 1977 - led FDNY
ENGINES RUNS ENGINES WORKERS LADDERS RUNS LADDERS WORKERS
42 7,956 92 7,006 126 5,651 54 4,142
92 7,944 45 6,564
56 5,564 108 3,582
75 7,567 290 6,451 33 5,469 105 3,345
290 7,488 75 6,264 47 5,315 33 3,260
45 7,329 73 6,210 114 5,302 114 3,188
73 7,288 42 5,942 147 5,301 111 3,097
60 6,496 60 5,590 26 5,005 56 3,047
88 6,307 68 5,500 105 4,937 107 2,798
94 6,240 82 5,459 54 4,898 26 2,740
82 6,132 83 5,307 124 4,884 113 2,730
- Thanks F. Raffa
Engine 42 LODD: Lieutenant Howard Carpluk, Jr., Engine 42 (detailed to Engine 75). Bronx Box 3-3-2797, 1575 Walton Avenue, died August 28th, 2006 - Probationary Firefighter Michael Reilly, Engine 75, also perished with at Box 3-3-2797.
http://www.backstepfirefighter.com/2010/08/26/illegal-renovation-kills-fdny-lieutenant-and-probie-2006/
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/29/nyregion/29profile.html?_r=0
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200627.html
Never forget.
Pre-FDNY History:
Lady Washington Engine Company 1 was a volunteer company located at 1192 Fulton Avenue where Engine 42 was originally organized. The volunteer company used a hand-drawn and hand-power engine named the "White Ghost" which was painted on front of carriage. "Morrisania Exempts" and "Organized June 7, 1875" were painted on the sides and on back of the pumper. The pumper also had wheels with copper hub bands and iron tires; body painted white; running gear painted maroon striped gold and black; a hinged hand pole; hose; nozzles; and ropes. The pumper was built in 1851 and used by the Lady Washington Engine Company 1 until 1874, when Morrisania was annexed to New York City and Engine 42 was organized in their firehouse.
Mt Hope neighborhood:
Demographics:
http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Mount-Hope-Bronx-NY.html
http://forgotten-ny.com/2007/04/east-tremont-echo-park-bronx/
NYPD crime statistics (48th Precinct):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs048pct.pdf