mac8146 said:Engine 72 was opened on Tremont Ave. when Engine 88-2 was disbanded and became Engine 72.
mack said:fdhistorian said:Lineage is a great description for following company histories. A genealogical analogy might be:
Eng 208 becoming Eng 167 ? descendant, as in father-son or mother-daughter;
TCU 712 to Lad 59 ? descendant, but slightly different, as in father-daughter or mother-son;
BC21 to BC31 ? name change, same person-different identity, as in daughter to wife to mother to grandmother;
BC27 in Brooklyn in the 1910?s, disbanded, and then reorganized in the Bronx in the 1960?s ? reincarnation;
So, following the analogy:
2nd sections ? twins, same family, same house;
82/85, 231/232 ? close neighbors, two family house, eventually get their own house;
BC 44-2 to BC 58 ? this is trickier, twin has son, son moves out and starts own household;
246-2 to 327 ? time for twin?s son to start own household, like above;
Combination fire companies ? married, divorced (E70 & L53 = CFC 121, then separate again);
Open numbers ? sometimes used, sometimes skipped, sometimes never used (Eng 322, Lad 139, Lad 141, Lad 145) ? still working on that.
Eng 72 ? almost had me stumped on that one ? Eng 72 became 41-2 ? father-son, son adopted as brother in new family;
Eng 72 ? reincarnated son born of 88-2 twin
It?s like a soap opera!
Does anyone out there have an idea what prompted the redesignation of the Fireboat Engines to Marine Units? (and why Marine unit and not Fireboat?)
Renumbering causes the most historical confusion because it creates the appearance of company movements, when in fact the change was only on paper. Here is a recent discussion of just that issue.mack said:District Engineer 13 Brooklyn Fire Department organized 1919 W 8th Street w/Engine 45 Brooklyn Fire Department 1895
District Engineer 13 Brooklyn Fire Department became Battalion 13 FDNY 1898
Battalion 13 became Battalion 33 1898
Battalion new quarters 2929 W 8th Street w/Engine 145 1904
Battalion 33 moved to 409 State Street at Engine 126 1906
Battalion 33 disbanded 1922
Battalion 33 reorganized 1635 at Engine 276 1930
mack said:mac8146 said:Engine 72 was opened on Tremont Ave. when Engine 88-2 was disbanded and became Engine 72.
Thanks mac8146. It is confusing to track some FDNY company histories and lineage.
Engine 72 (Man) is not officially related to Engine 72 (Bronx) as you point out. Engine 72 (Man) was organized in 1900 in Lower Manhattan, had a 2nd section for years, shared quarters with the disbanded 2nd Division - and then was disbanded to form Engine 41-2 in 1957.
Engine 41-1 was formed in 1957 from Engine 72 (Man) and then disbanded in 1958, reorganized in 1968 and disbanded in 1974 (during the financial crisis).
I do not know FDNY lineage "rules", but when the Department built a new firehouse for a new engine company on E Tremont Ave in the Bronx in 1972, it was numbered Engine 72 but not officially associated with the disbanded Engine 72 (Man). Engine 41-2 was reorganized and in service in 1972 when the new Engine 72 (Bronx) went in service. It is confusing to try and follow historical lineage. Engine 72 on E Tremont Street in the Bronx has its own independent history but does share its FDNY designation as "Engine 72" with its Lower Manhattan predecessor.
There are many FDNY units that share a similar number designation but have an independent lineage and history. There are also companies that have different FDNY unit numbers but are linked because they were reorganized from a disbanded FDNY company.
Many Brooklyn and Queens companies trace their lineage to previous Brooklyn Fire Department and Long Island City professional department companies that they were organized from even though FDNY unit numbers changed.
Division and Battalion Chief histories and connections are confusing. Divisions and Battalions were organized, relocated and disbanded. Division 7, for example, was organized in Brooklyn in 1898 and then re-designated Division 11. A Division 7 was reorganized in SI in 1906 and relocated to the Bronx in 1907. In 1995, Division 7 moved from the Bronx, to Brooklyn, to the Bronx, to Brooklyn and then back to Bronx in 1997.
Marine companies used to be numbered as engine companies. Engine 85 (Marine) was located at W 35th Street in Manhattan and is not related to Engine 85 which served in the South Bronx on Intervale Ave and the "Tin House". Engine 85 (Marine) was disbanded to form Marine 3. Engine 85 in the Bronx was formed in 1967 and then reorganized to form Ladder 53 in 1986.
There are also many engine, ladder and squad companies that share prior histories as combined companies, 2nd sections, Tactical Control Units, hose companies, chemical engines and suburban ladder companies.
Sorry but this is a long way of saying Engine 72 in the Bronx is different than Engine 72 which served in Manhattan.
fdhistorian said:mack said:mac8146 said:Engine 72 was opened on Tremont Ave. when Engine 88-2 was disbanded and became Engine 72.
Thanks mac8146. It is confusing to track some FDNY company histories and lineage.
Engine 72 (Man) is not officially related to Engine 72 (Bronx) as you point out. Engine 72 (Man) was organized in 1900 in Lower Manhattan, had a 2nd section for years, shared quarters with the disbanded 2nd Division - and then was disbanded to form Engine 41-2 in 1957.
Engine 41-1 was formed in 1957 from Engine 72 (Man) and then disbanded in 1958, reorganized in 1968 and disbanded in 1974 (during the financial crisis).
I do not know FDNY lineage "rules", but when the Department built a new firehouse for a new engine company on E Tremont Ave in the Bronx in 1972, it was numbered Engine 72 but not officially associated with the disbanded Engine 72 (Man). Engine 41-2 was reorganized and in service in 1972 when the new Engine 72 (Bronx) went in service. It is confusing to try and follow historical lineage. Engine 72 on E Tremont Street in the Bronx has its own independent history but does share its FDNY designation as "Engine 72" with its Lower Manhattan predecessor.
There are many FDNY units that share a similar number designation but have an independent lineage and history. There are also companies that have different FDNY unit numbers but are linked because they were reorganized from a disbanded FDNY company.
Many Brooklyn and Queens companies trace their lineage to previous Brooklyn Fire Department and Long Island City professional department companies that they were organized from even though FDNY unit numbers changed.
Division and Battalion Chief histories and connections are confusing. Divisions and Battalions were organized, relocated and disbanded. Division 7, for example, was organized in Brooklyn in 1898 and then re-designated Division 11. A Division 7 was reorganized in SI in 1906 and relocated to the Bronx in 1907. In 1995, Division 7 moved from the Bronx, to Brooklyn, to the Bronx, to Brooklyn and then back to Bronx in 1997.
Marine companies used to be numbered as engine companies. Engine 85 (Marine) was located at W 35th Street in Manhattan and is not related to Engine 85 which served in the South Bronx on Intervale Ave and the "Tin House". Engine 85 (Marine) was disbanded to form Marine 3. Engine 85 in the Bronx was formed in 1967 and then reorganized to form Ladder 53 in 1986.
There are also many engine, ladder and squad companies that share prior histories as combined companies, 2nd sections, Tactical Control Units, hose companies, chemical engines and suburban ladder companies.
Sorry but this is a long way of saying Engine 72 in the Bronx is different than Engine 72 which served in Manhattan.
Adding to Mack's excellent explanation -
Engine 72 (Manhattan) to Engine 41-2 was a redeployment. It was not a relocation because 72 was disbanded and it was not a renumbering unless the apparatus and crew were transferred intact (probably not) and not a redesignation because it was an engine company before and after.
Engine 72 reorganized from Engine 88-2 was also a redeployment. It was not a relocation because the company number changed. It was not a renumbering because the location changed and the apparatus and crew were probably not transferred intact, and not a redesignation because it was an engine company before and after. Bronx Engine 72 has nothing connecting it with the earlier Manhattan Engine 72 other than the number.
Engine 41-2 becoming Engine 66 was a redeployment.
The direct lineage for Manhattan Engine 72 goes to Engine 41-2 then Engine 66 by continuity.
The direct lineage for Bronx Engine 72 comes from Engine 88-2 which came from Engine 46-2 which began as a new unit. Same name, different family.
The was a great deal of discussion about company lineage on this thread in 2014, vicinity of page 41.
My guess is that it was a relocator like L132 that used to spend time at L120. Interchange had not yet begun but there was a "nightime" Ladder 193 which was L10, that had a 1960 Mack/Maxim 85ft. The fire was in 1967 so L103 no longer had a 1960 Mack/Maxim. At that time, Ladders 103, 107, 120 and 123 were all running with 1962/63 Seagraves.1261Truckie said:In Reply 1898 (the Sackman Street photos), the seventh photo down show a ladder pipe being set up on a 59/60 Mack Tiller. Would anyone have an idea which truck company that was?
In addition to LAD*10 you also got LAD*15 as 193 during a certain period..... in 1967 108 had a '63 Seagrave Tiller also.guitarman314 said:My guess is that it was a relocator like L132 that used to spend time at L120. Interchange had not yet begun but there was a "nightime" Ladder 193 which was L10, that had a 1960 Mack/Maxim 85ft. The fire was in 1967 so L103 no longer had a 1960 Mack/Maxim. At that time, Ladders 103, 107, 120 and 123 were all running with 1962/63 Seagraves.1261Truckie said:In Reply 1898 (the Sackman Street photos), the seventh photo down show a ladder pipe being set up on a 59/60 Mack Tiller. Would anyone have an idea which truck company that was?
guitarman314 said:My guess is that it was a relocator like L132 that used to spend time at L120. Interchange had not yet begun but there was a "nightime" Ladder 193 which was L10, that had a 1960 Mack/Maxim 85ft. The fire was in 1967 so L103 no longer had a 1960 Mack/Maxim. At that time, Ladders 103, 107, 120 and 123 were all running with 1962/63 Seagraves.1261Truckie said:In Reply 1898 (the Sackman Street photos), the seventh photo down show a ladder pipe being set up on a 59/60 Mack Tiller. Would anyone have an idea which truck company that was?
L112 was next closest with a 1959/60 Mack. L157 was running with a 1956 ALF 85ft. (x-L107).mack said:guitarman314 said:My guess is that it was a relocator like L132 that used to spend time at L120. Interchange had not yet begun but there was a "nightime" Ladder 193 which was L10, that had a 1960 Mack/Maxim 85ft. The fire was in 1967 so L103 no longer had a 1960 Mack/Maxim. At that time, Ladders 103, 107, 120 and 123 were all running with 1962/63 Seagraves.1261Truckie said:In Reply 1898 (the Sackman Street photos), the seventh photo down show a ladder pipe being set up on a 59/60 Mack Tiller. Would anyone have an idea which truck company that was?
Gman - One ladder company looks like Ladder 157 by officer's helmet at rear of Engine 255 helmet: