Temporary Relocations - Apparatus Street Cages

[fdhistorian]

The recent posting of Joe Marino’s photo of Ladder 33 in a street cage back in 1985 prompted this question.

When did FDNY first use street cages for apparatus and which companies have used them/when?

I’ll start the list:

Ladder 33 in 1985

Engine 247 in 1988

Engine 43/Ladder 59 in late 80’s/early 90’s

Ladder 136 in 1996 at Engine 292

Engine 274 in 1997-1998

Engine 81/Ladder 46 in 2004

Ladder 37 in 2008-2010 at Engine 81

Engine 65 in 2012 at Engine 26

Engine 242 in 2013 at Engine 241

Ladder 3 in 2013 at Engine 5

Engine 292 in 2013-2015 at Engine 259

Engine 5 in 2015 at Engine 33

Ladder 25 in 2015

Engine 43 in 2022-2023

Ladder 31 in 2021

Engine 82 in 2022

Engine 159/Satellite 5 in 2023-2024

Engine 287/Ladder 136 in 2021-2024

Engine 165 in 2023-2024?

 

[Darrell]

287/136 has been in a cage since 2022? Didn't they just go in the cage a few months ago??

 

[fdhistorian]

287/136 has been in a cage since 2022? Didn't they just go in the cage a few months ago??

Cage across the street since 2021
Cage and quarters at Newton HS in 2024

 

[Skyler Fire]

Ladder 25 can’t remember years

 

[In2theJob]

E292 at E259 for over a year while their qtrs were renovated

 

[1stDueTruck]

287/136 has been in a cage since 2022? Didn't they just go in the cage a few months ago??

Correct on recent temporary Firehouse move but yes they were in cages outside for at least a year or 2 before the move.

 

[fdhistorian]

Ladder 25 can’t remember years

2003-2004 sound right? With Engine 74?

 

[fdhistorian]

E292 at E259 for over a year while their qtrs were renovated

2013 - 2015???

 

[mac8146]

81/46 were actually in parking lot used by members, not sure of exact year around 2004 or so, they added a large sliding gate to accommodate rigs. L-37 also used this area when there quarters were being done. E-274 was also in a cage on Murray St. around 97/98

 

[Skyler Fire]

2003-2004 sound right? With Engine 74?

Negative L25 was in a cage outside of quarters due to construction of 2 high rises on the block they wouldn’t get out of the house so they had to put them in a cage around 2015 maybe

 

[scoobyd]

43/59 cage from early nineties, still there. Reused by 43 recently for kitchen renovation. Otherwise is used for parking.

 

[68jk09]

R*4 in a roofed over cage adjacent to 316 a few yrs ago...R*2 in a roofed over cage on the sidewalk outside their Bergen St FH also a few yrs ago .