Ladder 8

[wfd444]

The reason why so many Engines were disbanded in that time was because before 1957 or 59 there were 4 Engines assigned on the Box in lower man. below 59th St. and that was changed to 3 Engines on the Box, and the Engines were on top of one another in Lower Manhattan during that period. The Ladder 8 thing I would think that if the Dept really looked at that a better move would be to put them in Eng 91 because of the High stats of 26 & 43.  Just one persons opinion.

1947:
engs 4,19,20,25,29
1957:
engs 11,72
1959:
engs 12, 30
1960;
eng 56
1972;
engs 2,31,32.SQ 6
1974:
engs 13,91-2,SQ 5
1975:
eng 27
2003:
eng 17,36

The 1939 and 1947 disbanded units were for the three-platoon system enactment...

 

[fltpara16]

Thanks for the information on Ladder 8 and the interesting discussion on the reassignment of Ladder companies.