Brooklyn Fire Headquarters

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kidfrmqns said:
Were E207/L110 stationed here into the 60's?
Yes along with BN*31....way back R*2 was there & a Water Tower....i think 118 was there at some point also?
 
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68jk09 said:
kidfrmqns said:
Were E207/L110 stationed here into the 60's?
Yes along with BN*31....way back R*2 was there & a Water Tower....i think 118 was there at some point also?
Engine 207                1946-1971
Ladder 68/118          1901-1929
Ladder 110                1949-1972
Water Tower 6          1903-1946
Rescue 2                  1929-1946
Division 6/10              1898-1906 & 1951
Battalion 31              1946-1972
Ambulance 2              1938-1949
Searchlight Engine 3  1901-1903
Searchlight 22            1922-1938
 
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^^^ Thank You fdhistorian ....i was hoping you would give the full info on the various Units Quartered  there through the years.
 
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In the first post link above it states that the bldg was leased to PolyTech ...however i seem to remember the bldg being sold to a College for a $1.00 ?
 

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Ladder 110 365 Jay Street with Engine 207/Battalion 31:

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          https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Old%20Brooklyn%20Fire%20Headquarters

          http://www.brownstoner.com/architecture/building-of-the-day-365-jay-street/
   
 
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Water Tower 6 1914 at 365 Jay Street:

   


Water Tower 6 history - BFD/FDNY

    Water Tower 1 BFD organized 124 DeKalb Street former volunteer company firehouse                  1895
    Water Tower 1 BFD became Water Tower 1 FDNY                                                                      1898
    Water Tower 1 disbanded to form Water Tower 6 365 Jay Street at Ladder 68 (Ladder 118)          1903
    Water Tower 6 moved to 47/48 Washington Avenue at Engine 251                                              1936
    Water Tower 6 moved to 365 Jay Street at Rescue 2                                                                  1936
    Water Tower 6 moved to 227 Front Street at Engine 208                                                            1946
    Water Tower 6 moved to 26 Hooper Street at Engine 211                                                          1946
    Water Tower 6 disbanded                                                                                                        1957


Water Tower 6:

   
 

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Ladder 68 (became Ladder 118) responding from 365 Jay Street - early 1900s:

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Note "Hook and Ladder 68" above door:

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Ladder 68 renumbered Ladder 118 in 1913.
 
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A whole lot of fire power on Water Tower 6.  Besides the water tower itself those two mounted monitors look like they should be on a Fireboat.
 

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The Restored Romanesque Splendor of Brooklyn’s Fire Headquarters​


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Landmark Old Brooklyn Fire HQ Still Has Birdcage Elevator​


 
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