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~0651 Box 544 - 715 Wethersfield Ave, 3 story, ordinary construction, apartment building E10, E1, E15, E9, L6, L2, Tac1, DC1, DC2 E8 E2 ~0654 Second Alarm E5, E11, E7, L3 ~0710 Box 396 - 12 South St, similar exposures E16/1, E14, L4/6, L5 Mutual Aid East Hartford E1, L1 West Hartford E1, L3

Not to mention PATH FD response.

1 - 6 companies is an Incident 7-15 companies is a Greater Alarm 15+ companies is a Major Emergency Category A is 4 companies, one a truck at least Category B is 6 companies, two trucks at least

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Additional units (at least 12) were added after the initial post.

Incidents are classified by type and number of units. In this example, this was a Structure Fire - initial response to confirmed fire. When additional units were called, it became a Greater Alarm Structure Fire. When more units were called, it became a Major Emergency Structure Fire. 8 of the...

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In 1855, volunteer Montauk Hose Company 4 was organized on DeGraw St. In 1857, volunteer Montauk Hose Company 4 became volunteer Montauk Engine Company 22. In 1869, volunteer Montauk Engine Company 22 was disbanded. In their station, Brooklyn Fire Department organized Engine 4. Only the...

From FirefighterCloseCalls.com & Billy Goldfeder & Pulsepoint Web & Social Media Prince George’s County (Maryland) Fire/EMS Station 820 (Upper Marlboro) suffered significant damage from a fire involving apparatus. Thankfully working smoke alarms alerted 8 Firefighters in the station who escaped...

Both the Mystic and the Old Mystic fire departments have one station each in the towns of Groton and Stonington. Groton units are dispatched from Groton while Stonington is dispatched from Westerly, Rhode Island. The Sub Base FD is dispatched from Virginia.

Groton Fire Alarm dispatches: Dept 1 & 2 - Groton City FD - 2 stations Dept 3 - Poquonnock Bridge FD - 2 stations Dept 4 - Noank FD - 1 station Dept 5 - Mystic FD - 2 stations (one in Town of Stonington) Dept 6 - Old Mystic FD - 2 stations (one in Town of Stonington) Dept 7 - Center Groton FD -...

The pictured firehouse was constructed in 1882. The firehouse pictured with a tiller in front was constructed in 1949. Engine 49 was always a combination company (one crew staffing engine and ladder apparatus). The 750 Main St firehouse was constructed in 1981. The Fire Academy moved to the...

In the HISTORY section on this site, forum FDNY, sub forum Houses/Stations, Mack has posted loads of information, photos, articles and links about Engine 49 and the history of Blackwells/Welfare/Roosevelt Island. Take a look at these pages...

E290/L103 was lettered E296/L145 when opened.

From 1929 to 1961, no new ladder companies were organized. In the 1960's, eight new ladders were established. In the Bronx, Ladders 54 and 55 received the next available numbers, and on Staten Island, Ladders 85 and 86 were next up. In Brooklyn and Queens, the next up numbers began at 171, but...

Newest unit - E168 (technically S8 existed before (1960-1966 in Manhattan) and so did E168 (1905-1913 in Queens) - 2005 Newest station - 1815 Sterling Pl- R2 - 2019 Newest EMS Station - 49 - 2022 Manhattan increased in area when fill from the World Trade Center created the Battery Park City area.

Newark had a foam unit (Engine 35/Foam 1) until 1983 at the port.

Exactly. The reach of a stream operated from 600 feet up is no different than a stream operated at ground level. As it breaks up into droplets, it becomes just like rain. Getting pressure up to that height is the challenge. Building fire pumps are critical.

10, 39, 40 were renumbered to present day 29, 30, 31 45, 47, 43 were renumbered to present day 35, 37, 33