FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies

[68jk09]

I believe there is also a non LODD Plaque at Broome St for BC Turner BN*2 who was the Father of the present 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert Turner.....there is also a Street  by ENG*214 named in the Father's  honor.... also both were CPTs of 214 at different times.

 

[mack]

I believe there is also a non LODD Plaque at Broome St for BC Turner BN*2 who was the Father of the present 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert Turner.....there is also a Street  by ENG*214 named in the Father's  honor.... also both were CPTs of 214 at different times.

Chief - Plaque for BC Robert R. Turner, Battalion 2, at Engine 55:


   

 

[fdny1075k]

290 Engine:







POSA Members:



Box 1723:

Good pictures fdny1075k - did Engine 290/Ladder 103 have an all-hands in firehouse?

Thanks mack, and yes, in the early '70s when Fred Gallagher (future R2 Capt.) was the Capt. of 103.

Here's an excerpt from Tom Downey's The Last Men Out:

    "Gallagher and his men were heading back from a job when the dispatcher ordered them to another box. As they raced back, Gallagher listened to the address and realized it was his firehouse. By the time they arrived, flames were shooting out of the second-floor window, right next to the kitchen. Somebody remembered he had run out the door with supper on the stove. The chauffeur turned to Gallagher with a grin and said, 'I think we got a job.'
    'I hope we still do,' Gallagher quipped.
    After a tough push into their own firehouse and up the stairs to the kitchen, they put it out. But the second floor was in ruins. The roof was open to the sky, and there were charred remains all over the place. The men kept meaning to at least fix te ceiling, but everytime Gallagher lay down on his cot he could see the moon through the hole in the ceiling."

 

[mack]

I believe there is also a non LODD Plaque at Broome St for BC Turner BN*2 who was the Father of the present 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert Turner.....there is also a Street  by ENG*214 named in the Father's  honor.... also both were CPTs of 214 at different times.

Battalion Chief Robert Turner?s Way    Brooklyn

Present name: Hancock Street

Location: Between Stuyvesant Avenue and Marcy Avenue

Honoree: Battalion Chief Robert Roland Turner (1932-1997) joined the FDNY in 1955. He was Captain of Engine 214.  He served in the 2nd Battalion, then located at Engine 55, as Battalion Chief.  He was also Deputy Commissioner for Community Affairs.

 

[mack]

I believe there is also a non LODD Plaque at Broome St for BC Turner BN*2 who was the Father of the present 1st Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert Turner.....there is also a Street  by ENG*214 named in the Father's  honor.... also both were CPTs of 214 at different times.

Son of BC Robert Turner - First Deputy Commissioner Robert Turner

First Deputy Commissioner, Robert R. Turner II, The First Deputy Commissioner, appointed by the Fire Commissioner, is the second highest ranking civilian administrator in the Department, and is charged with managing the day-to-day operations and activities of the FDNY across all offices and bureaus. Deputy Commissioner Turner was appointed in 2014.

Deputy Commissioner Turner's 36-year career with the Department started in Brooklyn in 1978, as a Firefighter assigned to Engine 222 in Bedford Stuyvesant, and later at Ladder Company 175 in East New York. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1986, he was assigned to Engine Company 1 and later Ladder 24 in Midtown Manhattan. Turner returned to Brooklyn following his promotion to Captain in 1992, to lead Engine Company 214 in Bedford-Stuyvesant. As Battalion Chief in 1999, Turner was initially assigned to Battalion 35 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn before joining Battalion 46 in Elmhurst, Queens. As Battalion Chief, Turner also served as a Safety Chief, leading safety inspections and investigations in all five boroughs.

In 1985, Commissioner Turner was cited for bravery and awarded the Brooklyn Citizens Medal for responding while off-duty to a fire in his Queens neighborhood. Two hours into January of 1984, he ran barefoot from his home to the scene of a fast-moving fire, removing three occupants before returning to attempt to remove a fourth. Operating on his own and without protective gear before additional units arrived, Turner suffered serious burns and lacerations to both arms during the fire.

Most recently, Deputy Commissioner Turner served as director of the FDNY First Line Supervisor Training Program (FLIPS) where he oversaw the training of all new FDNY Lieutenants, along with fire officers throughout New York State. As an adjunct instructor at John Jay College, he trained fire safety directors and taught courses on emergency action plans (EAPs). Turner has also mentored numerous firefighters and fire officers now serving in leadership roles in the Department.

Deputy Commissioner Turner is the son of Battalion Chief Robert R. Turner, who served the Department for 41 years. A native New Yorker, he holds a B.A. from John Jay College, and resides in Queens with his wife, Tamara.


http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/exclusive-veteran-fdny-firefighter-set-command-article-1.1893392

 

[mack]

Engine 45 firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue  West Farms, Bronx

    Chemical Engine 3 organized 1922 Longfellow Avenue                                1874
    Chemical Engine 3 disbanded to form Engine 45                                          1879

    Engine 45 organized 1922 Longfellow Avenue                                            1879
    Engine 45 new firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue                                    1885
    Engine 45 disbanded to form Combined Engine Company 45                        1894
    Engine 45 reorganized 925 East Tremont Avenue                                        1896
    Engine 45 disbanded to form Combined Engine Company 45                        1898
    Engine 45 reorganized 925 East Tremont Avenue                                        1913
    Engine 45 moved 2225 Belmont Avenue at Engine 88                                  1931
    Engine 45 new firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue                                    1932

    Combined Engine Company 45 organized 925 East Tremont Avenue            1894
    Combined Engine Company 45 disbanded                                                  1896
    Combined Engine Company 45 reorganized 925 East Tremont Avenue          1898
    Combined Engine Company 45 disbanded                                                  1913

    Battalion 18 located at 925 East Tremont Avenue at Engine 45              1932-1974

    Battalion 18-2 located at 925 East Tremont Avenue at Engine 45            1965-1967


   

Chemical Engine 3 1922 Longfellow Avenue:   

   



Engine 45 firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue 1885-1931:

   


Engine 45 firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue 1932-present:

    1980s:
   

    Current:
   

   

   
   
   

   
    Ladder 58/Battalion 18 adjacent firehouse built 1974:
   

   

   

   


Engine 45:   
   
   

   

   

   
 
   



Job next to quarters (thank you Willy D):

   

   

   


Engine 45 Bronx Box 22-2896, July 1, 1979:

   


Engine 45 responding/returning:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt82CSXUMxk

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SR5fr7dy5A


Engine 45/Battalion 18 LODDs:

    Lt. Thomas E. Fitzgerald, Engine 45, September 22, 1960


    FF Thomas W Cokeley, Battalion 18, Bronx Box 3108, 4269 Park Avenue, February 29, 1952

   


    Lt. Jerome R. O'Connor, Battalion 18, Bronx Box 75-2981, 1929 Washington Avenue, January 19, 1971

       


    Never forget.


West Farms, Bronx:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Farms,_Bronx

 

[mack]

Engine 45 Runs & Workers 1972-1978:









Engine 45 made 7829 runs in 1976







FDNY Organization Chart 1959 vs 1976:

 

[nfd2004]

In the photos posted above, "Job Next to Quarters" posted by "mack", I remember that day. I think Eng 45/Lad 58/Batt 18 had caught another job (10-75), first due on Daly Ave. On the way back to quarters they reported a "10-75" next to their own quarters. If you look closely at one of the pictures, you will see a line stretched into their own firehouse. This was right after taking up from the previous job sometime in the early 80s.

  I remember another time where Ladder 58 had gotten a new rig. I don't remember exactly what it was about it, but whatever it was, I really wanted to get a picture of that truck. So the guys took good care of me and pulled it out. It wasn't easy being on East Tremont Ave with the traffic either. So I really appreciated what they did for me. I had also brought with me a young guy who had never been there before and wanted to see the place. He was from the woods of RURAL Connecticut.

  The next thing I know is that he is telling these guys that he does the same job they do. I mean really laying it on heavy. Well, it just so happened one of the guys family members happened to live in that small town of single family well spaced homes. As this kid is laying it on heavy, I wanted to hide. Then one of the guys from 58 says to him, "so do you have buildings across the street from your firehouse like this" ? He points to two large vacant, totally burned out 5 or 6 brick MDs. So ended the conversation. They closed the doors and they said good bye.

  I never really got to thank those guys for doing me that big favor of pulling that rig out for me. I also never forgot what had happened. And I also never invited that guy down with me again.

 

[CVILLE7111]

Can any of our resident historians advise why they left 45 Engine's old quarters intact when they built the new quarters?  I see that it is lettered for Engine, Truck and Chief.  Thanks!

 

[fdhistorian]

Can any of our resident historians advise why they left 45 Engine's old quarters intact when they built the new quarters?  I see that it is lettered for Engine, Truck and Chief.  Thanks!

From a code, financing, zoning or political perspective, it may have been preferable to call it an addition to an existing building rather than a new building.

 

[mack]

Squad 1 moved from Engine 59 in Manhattan to the old quarters of Ladder 27 at 453 East 176th Street in the Bronx in 1972.  Engine 46 and Ladder 27 moved to their new quarters with Engine 46 at 460 Cross Bronx Expressway.  Squad 1 remained located with Ladder 58 at 451 East 176th Street from 1972-1974.

Squad 1 then moved to 925 East Tremont Street in 1975 until disbanded in 1976.  I don't know if they operated from the old firehouse or the new firehouse at that address.  Engine 45, Ladder 58, Squad 1 and the 18th Battalion operated from both firehouses during that very busy period of time. 

Squad 1 was later reorganized in Engine 269's former firehouse at 786 Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in 1977.

The new firehouse at 925 East Tremont Street had "Engine 45" lettered on the front of quarters along with Ladder 58 and the 18th Battalion, so there must have been plans to have them occupy the new quarters when built in 1974.

 

[mack]

Ladder 58/Battalion 18 firehouse  925 East Tremont Avenue  West Farms, Bronx

    Ladder 58 organized 453 East 176th Street                                              1972
    Ladder 58 new firehouse 925 East Tremont Avenue w/Battalion 18            1974

    Battalion 18 organized 205 West 77th Street at Ladder 25                        1903
    Battalion 18 moved 120 East 120th Street at Ladder 14                            1903
    Battalion 18 disbanded                                                                          1903
    Battalion 18 reorganized 2283 Jerome Avenue at Combined Engine Co 75  1904
    Battalion 18 moved 2504 Webster Avenue at Engine 48                            1909
    Battalion 18 new firehouse w/Engine 45 925 East Tremont Avenue            1932
    Battalion 18 new firehouse w/Ladder 58 925 East Tremont Avenue            1974

    Battalion 18-2 organized 925 East Tremont Avenue at Engine 45                1965
    Battalion 18-2 disbanded                                                                        1967


453 East 176th Street - initial quarters of Ladder 58 (former firehouse Engine 46 and Ladder 27):

   

   

    http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/2013-FirehouseEngineCompany46.pdf


925 East Tremont Avenue built 1974:

   

   

   

   


Ladder 58:

   

   

   

   


Battalion 18:
   
   


Ladder 58:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDoCEqjCnrg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuR4Zn4OKkg






Thanks Willy D for pictures.

 

[fdce54]

Squad 1 moved from Engine 59 in Manhattan to the old quarters of Ladder 27 at 453 East 176th Street in the Bronx in 1972.  Engine 46 and Ladder 27 moved to their new quarters with Engine 46 at 460 Cross Bronx Expressway.  Squad 1 remained located with Ladder 58 at 451 East 176th Street from 1972-1974.

Squad 1 then moved to 925 East Tremont Street in 1975 until disbanded in 1976.  I don't know if they operated from the old firehouse or the new firehouse at that address.  Engine 45, Ladder 58, Squad 1 and the 18th Battalion operated from both firehouses during that very busy period of time. 

Squad 1 was later reorganized in Engine 269's former firehouse at 786 Union Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, in 1977.

The new firehouse at 925 East Tremont Street had "Engine 45" lettered on the front of quarters along with Ladder 58 and the 18th Battalion, so there must have been plans to have them occupy the new quarters when built in 1974.

The new firehouse when being built had Engine 45/Ladder 60/Batt 18 on it. Ladder 60 never materialized. I think the intention was to put E45 and whatever ladder along with the Batt in the new building but then budget decisions were made and Squad 1 and L58 moved over from E.176 St and the squad took E45's spot in the new building and that's how it stayed. Nowadays the Batt and L58's second piece occupy the second bay in the new building.

 

[mack]

Engine 45 was one of 10 lime yellow Mack CF pumpers received in 1981.

Video of lime yellow pumper in later FDNY career doing later academy duty:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF68EppniPk

Other lime yellow Mack CF pumpers belonged to E 10, E 41, E 42, E 46, E 58, E 85, E 94, E 236  and E 277.

 

[mack]

Engine 299/Ladder 152 firehouse  61-20 Utopia Parkway, Utopia, Queens

    Hose 6 organized 90-26 161st Street former volunteer firehouse Woodhull Hose 1          1907
    Hose 6 became Engine 299                                                                                        1920
    Engine 299 new firehouse 89-56 162nd Street w/Engine 275, Engine 298, Ladder 127    1925
    Engine 299 new firehouse 61-20 Utopia Parkway w/Ladder 152                                      1960

    Ladder 152 organized 40-18 214th Place w/Engine 306                                                1924
    Ladder 152 new firehouse 61-20 Utopia Parkway w/Engine 299                                    1960


90-26 161st Street former firehouse (original address 17 Hermann Street) - current:

   

   


89-56 162nd Street - Engine 275, Engine 298, Engine 299, Ladder 127, Battalion 50 - "The Big House"

   

   

    Current:
   


61-20 Utopia Parkway:

    July 1960:
   

    Housewatch July 1960:
   


    Current:

   

   

   

   

   

   


40-18 214th Place Ladder 152 former quarters w/Engine 306:
 
   


Engine 299:

    1937 Mack 1000 GPM:
   

    1959 Mack C  750 GPM
   

   

   


Ladder 152:

    1991 Mack 95 ft TL"
   

    2001 Seagrave 95 ft TL:
   

   

   


Engine 299/Ladder 152 Centennial:

    http://firefighterspot.com/2007/07/25/fdny-engine-299-and-ladder-152-celebrate-100-years-in-service/

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2007/071007a.shtml


1978 James G. Bennett Medal:

    FF James A. Battillo, Ladder 152

   


Engine 299/Ladder 152 LODDs:

    FF John Whelan, Ladder 152, thrown from a fire truck while responding to an alarm, May 31, 1930,

    FF John W. Eiserman, Engine 299, collision with a trolley, December 14, 1945

    FF Paul C. Wrigley, Ladder 152, heart attack, May 16, 1958

    FF Donald P. Aversa, Ladder 152, Queens Box 9791, Worlds Fair grounds, January 17, 1977

         


    Never forget.


History - volunteer to paid FDNY transition:

    Woodhull Hose 6, operated from their firehouse at 17 Hermann Street (90-26 161st Street).  This became the original quarters of FDNY Hose Company 6 in 1907 when FDNY replaced the Jamaica Fire Department.  Hose 6 became Engine 299 in 1920.  Woodhull Hose 6 was part of the 420 member Jamaica Fire Department which had 3 engines, 8 hose companies and 3 hook and ladders.  There was disappointment that only about 10% of the Jamaica Fire Department volunteer firemen were offered membership into the new FDNY companies.  In spite of the fact that most were prosperous businessmen and community leaders, they were willing to take significant salary reductions and work schedules with little time off for the honor of becoming FDNY firefighters who could earn up to $1400 per year. There were also ill feelings in volunteer companies who did not have their firehouses, apparatus and equipment purchased by FDNY. 


   

   

   


Utopia, Queens:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Meadows,_Queens

 

[mack]

Engine 299/Ladder 152

April 1, 2013:  FDNY Firefighters Rescue Eight People From Queens House Fire

The members of Engine 299/Ladder 152 and Engine 315/Ladder 125 at the quarters of Engine 299 and Ladder 152:

   


"Through incredible teamwork, quick thinking and bravery, firefighters in Queens saved the lives of eight people from a fire on Apr. 1. 'We all worked together perfectly,' Capt. Robert Reinhardt, Ladder 152, said. 'It?s like baseball or football, everyone has their position and did what they had to do.'

Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in a two-story, two-family home on 65th Avenue at 1:45 a.m., with reports of people hanging out the windows.

Firefighters from Ladder 152 (Capt. Reinhardt and Firefighters Thomas Strong, Sal Mirra, Daniel Rotanz, Daniel Fanto and Richard Kuntzler), Ladder 125 (Lt. Michael Heffernan, and Firefighters Patrick Lavin, Noel Curry, Louis Nicolosi, Ryan Fassino and Robert Marolla), Engine 299 (Lt. Michael Ryan, and Firefighters Michael Lanzellotto, Michael Demeo, Matthew Jordan and Dominick Nuzzi) and Engine 315 (Lt. Thomas Lane, and Firefighters Jeffrey Dobry, Michael Lawrie, John Gayson and Tom Ruesing) arrived in minutes.

A vehicle was blocking the closest hydrant, so the members had to hook up to one further from the home.

Capt. Reinhardt said he and his team were met by the mother on the stoop of the house saying her children were inside.  Without pausing to think, firefighters went inside and up the stairs to where the kitchen was located, and were met by a large amount of fire and smoke. They knew there were people trapped in the back, so they crawled through the living room and down the hallway ? essentially around the fire ? to reach the victims in the back bedrooms.

Meanwhile, the members of Ladder 125 saw the victims hanging out of windows in the back of the house.  'Every window you could see had at least two people yelling for help with smoke coming out over their heads,' Lt. Heffernan said. 'They were panicking.'

Firefighter Mirra put up a portable ladder to reach victims, and pulled two from one of the second floor windows.  Firefighters from Ladder 125 also put up their portable ladders, even using one ladder they found in the yard, to quickly reach the other victims. Lt. Heffernan said he kept Firefighter Marolla, whose job was to help inside, outside the residence for a short time to help remove victims through the windows. He rescued two.

Inside, Capt. Reinhardt reached a bedroom and found four semi-conscious and unconscious victims. Since Engine 299 was getting water on the fire, they knew it would be safe to take victims out the way they came in, so he and Firefighter Kuntzler carried a 14-year-old boy out the front entrance. At that time, Firefighter Curry, who had come in through a window along with Firefighter Nicolosi, helped get the father out. The two other victims were taken out through the window with help by Firefighters Nicolosi and Fanto.

They believe those victims had been trapped because bunk beds were blocking the window in that bedroom.  The victims were assisted and taken to local hospitals by various EMS professionals, including Deputy Chief John Nevins, Lt. William O?Neill, Lt. Alice Lomino, and EMTs William Portella, Kimberley Barba, Wayne Aberg, Gary Hackett, Alexander Horn and Joseph Siciliano.

'Everyone?s training kicked in and it worked out well,' Capt. Reinhardt said. 'I?ve been doing this 23 years and this is the first time a rescue has worked out like this for me ? that we were able to help so many people.'

Lt. Heffernan agreed, noting 'When people are screaming saying they?ll jump, you need to just revert to your training. I just hope everyone is alright.'

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/events/2013/040113a.shtml

 

[FDNYSTATENISLAND]

Same article as the one in the General section, now moved here:

http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/02/post_122.html#incart_river

 

[mack]

Engine 166/Ladder 86 firehouse 1400 Richmond Road  Bulls Head, Staten Island

    Engine 166 organized 1400 Richmond Road w/Ladder 86                    1963

    Ladder 86 organized 1400 Richmond Road w/Engine 166                    1963

    Brush Fire Unit 2 organized 1592 Richmond Road at Engine 159          1970
    Brush Fire Unit 2 moved 1400 Richmond Avenue at Engine 166            1970
    Brush Fire Unit 2 became Brush Fire Unit 86                                      1980
    Brush Fire Unit 86 became Brush Fire Unit 166                                    1981
    Brush Fire Unit 166 became Brush Fire Unit 506                                  1982
    Brush Fire Unit 506 disbanded to form FDR 1                                      1991
    Brush Fire Unit 506 reorganized 1400 Richmond Avenue at Engine 166  1991 
    Brush Fire Unit 506 became Brush Fire Unit 2                                      1997


1400 Richmond Avenue:

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   


Engine 166:

    1970 Mack CF 750 GPM:
   

    1996 Seagrave 1000GPM:
   

   

   

   

   


Ladder 86:

    1988 Mack 75 ft TL:
   

   

   


Engine 166/Ladder 86:

   

   


Brush Fire Unit 2:

   


Brush Fire Unit 506:

   


Engine 166/Ladder 86:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP6tela4sHs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL_muTQIB-4

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F3E9M_nwy0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILlX_uCwqQ


Engine 166 LODD:

    Lt Charles Hunt, Engine 166, Staten Island Box 75-3100, drowned - pier collapse during fire, April 15, 1977

   


Bulls Head neighborhood: 

    "Bulls Head is a neighborhood in west-central Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is bordered by New Springville to the south, Bloomfield to the west, Port Richmond to the north, and Westerleigh to the north.

    The community received its name from an 18th-century tavern located at the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Richmond Avenue (the neighborhood's central point), from which a sign bearing a bull's head was displayed. (The Bulls Head area was also known as Phoenixville. During the American Revolution, this tavern became the local headquarters of the faction loyal to the British crown, or Tories, as they were colloquially known. As recently as the early 1960s, Bulls Head and the surrounding neighborhoods, such as Willowbrook to the east and Graniteville to the north, were dominated by farmland. Dramatic change came soon after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in 1964, opening up the area to residential development. Soon many Jewish families, mostly from the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, settled in Bulls Head and other west mid-island neighborhoods. A smaller number of Asian immigrants live in Bulls Head. Many of the residents are Italian Catholics served by Our Lady of Pity R.C. Church." - Wikipedia

   

 

[68jk09]

LT Charles Hunt LODD mentioned above was a FF in LAD*146 & a FF in TCU*732.....CONTINUED RIP.

 

[mack]

Same article as the one in the General section, now moved here:

http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2015/02/post_122.html#incart_river

Thanks FDNYSI - good article on SI firehouses.