FDNY and NYC Firehouses and Fire Companies

[mack]

Engine 160/Rescue 5/TSU 2/Collapse Unit 5/Division 8  firehouse  1850 Clove Rd  Concord, SI
- previous quarters of Engine 159, Ladder 81, Brush Fire Patrol 160, Foam Squirt SI, HazMat Support SI, HazMat Technician Unit SI, Hydrant Service 8, Thawing Unit 3, SI Boro Command

    Engine 160 organized 1850 Clove Rd                                 1915

    Engine 159 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160            1929
    Engine 159 returned to 1592 Richmond Rd w/ Ladder 81    1930     
   
    Ladder 81 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160              1929
    Ladder 81 returned to 1592 Richmond Rd w/Engine 159      1930

    Division 8 reorganized 1189 Castleton Ave at Ladder 104 (Ladder 79)  1907
    Division 8 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160              1930
    Division 8 moved to 875 Jewett Ave at Engine 163              1932 
    Division 8 moved to 60 Hannah St at Engine 154                1939
    Division 8 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160              1951
    Division 8 moved to 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152              1974
    Division 8 disbanded                                                        1975
    Division 8 reorganized 1850 Clove Rd                                1990 

    Hydrant Service 8 organized 875 Jewett Ave at Engine 163  1936
    Hydrant Service 8 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160  1940   
    Hydrant Service 8 disbanded                                            1957

    Brush Fire Patrol 160 organized 1850 Clove Rd                  1955
    Brush Fire Patrol 160 disbanded approx                              1957

    Thawing Unit 3 organized 875 Jewett Ave at Engine 163      1957
    Thawing Unit 3 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160        1963
    Thawing Unit 3 moved to 3730 Victory Blvd at Engine 154    1973
    Thawing Unit 3 moved to Engine 159, Engine 163, Engine 154, Engine 165, Engine 164 and Engine 151

    Foam Squirt SI organized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160        1980
    Foam Squirt moved to 3730 Victory Blvd at Engine 154        1984
    Foam Squirt disbanded                                                      1986   

    Rescue 5 reorganized 1850 Clove Rd                                  1984
          (previously organized and quartered at Engine 155 from 1948 to 1962) 

    Tactical Support Unit 2 organized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160      1990
    Tactical Support Unit 2 moved to 3730 Victory Blvd at Engine 154  2000
    Tactical Support Unit 2 moved to 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152      2001
    Tactical Support Unit 2 moved to 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160        2001
    Tactical Support Unit 2 out of service (WTC)                                  2001
    Tactical Support Unit 2 reorganized at 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160  2002

    HazMat Support SI organized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160              1996
    HazMat Support SI disbanded                                                        1998
   
    HazMat Technician Unit SI organized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160    1998
   
    Collapse Unit 5 organized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160                    2005

Firehouse 1850 Clove Rd:








Engine 160 approx 1915:

Note Hook and Ladder 81 displayed over apparatus door as planned location - H&L 81 located at Engine 161 when organized.

Engine 160 current:



FDNY Staten Island Engine 160 Responding 07-27-12

fire truck New York FDNY Engine 160 ?

Rescue 5 1950s:

Rescue was located at Engine 155/Ladder 78, New Brighton

Rescue 5 1984:

1976 Mack/Hamerly

Rescue 5 1985:

1885 Mack

Rescue 5 current:


Rescue 5:


Rescue 5:


Fdny Rescue 5

TSU 2:


Hydrant Service 8 1950s:

1949 International

Foam Squirt Unit:


Engine 160 current:


Division 8 and Engine 160:




Engine 160/Rescue 5 honors wounded warriors - Wounded Warriors Project:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/staten_islands_rescue_co_5_hon.html

Concord SI neighborhood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord,_Staten_Island

Engine 160 patch:


Rescue 5 patch:

 

[3511]

Engines 159,64,89 In the top 25 of workers during 1948, A rarity for them back in those days. That means one thing; Lots of brush fires that year. Bet if you go back and check the weather reports It was a very dry spring.

 

[mack]

3511 - Good points.  Dry seasons can add work to companies which run brush.  But a few SI engine companies were usually in the top 25 engine companies in workers.  E 159 was frequently a top 10 company - in just about every year I checked from the 1940s through 1960 .  E 159 and E 163 were centrally located SI companies, covered a lot of response area and picked up a lot of working fires as 3rd due engines or on multiples.  This continued until 1960 when E 165 and E 166 were organized.  The tremendous volume of fires in the War Years then changed all statistics.

R&W 1945


R&W 1948


R&W 1949


R&W 1952


R&W 1953


R&W 1957

 

[3511]

Great sample, MacK. Thanks. My uncle, A former battalion chief, Left me his entire set of WNYF's When he passed on. I used to study the runs/workers lists to determine trends. it didn't change much year to year prior to the 1960's except for the brush fire years, that's when you would see engines 38,62,63,64,81,89 pop up on the list. Van Cortlandt, Bronx, and Pelham Bay Parks. Going to Orchard Beach In the early 1950s There were still farms beyond Eastchester Road in BayChester and Allerton.
Ladder 47, however, always one of the busiest truck companies due to their huge response area. second due from Pelham Parkway to Throggs Neck to Classon point.
I can't comment On Staten Island Other than to notice That in some years Unfamiliar companies would appear on the list.

 

[mack]

Engine 155/Ladder 78 firehouse 14 Brighton Ave  New Brighton, SI
    - previous quarters of Rescue 5

    Engine 205 organized 80 Jersey St (former quarters of volunteer Brighton Engine)  1905
    Engine 205 moved to 223 Jersey St  1907
    Engine 205 became Engine 155    1913
    Engine 155 moved to new firehouse 14 Brighton Ave w/Ladder 78  1931

    Ladder 103 organized 3 Brook St  (former quarters of volunteer Tompkins Hose 6) 1905
    Ladder 103 became Ladder 78  1913
    Ladder 78 moved to 14 Brighton Ave w/Engine 155  1931

    Rescue 5 organized 14 Brighton Avenue at Engine 155  1948
    Rescue 5 disbanded 1962
    Rescue 5 reorganized 1850 Clove Rd at Engine 160  1984

Firehouse 14 Brighton Ave:






Engine 155 at 223 Jersey St quarters approx 1922:

1922 ALF engine

Ladder 78 at 3 Brook St quarters 1920s:


3 Brook St former firehouse today:


Engine 155:


Engine 155:


Ladder 78:


L78 James Gordon Bennet medal 1999 FF Fenley: 
http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/publications/md00_p11.shtml


Rescue 5:






Rescue 5:
Was organized at Engine 155/Ladder 78, 14 Brighton Ave firehouse, in 1948. The apparatus was a 1941 Ward LaFrance hose wagon modified by the shops.  Ladder 78 performed double duty as ladder and rescue.  It was staffed with an officer and 7 firefighters.  Engine 155 had one officer and 6 firefighters for manpower flexibility. 

Ladder 78 members would place a blue slip-over front piece when they responded as Rescue 5.  When they responded as the truck, they always left a man back in quarters as the Rescue chauffeur to be able to respond with the Rescue rig to the Ladder 78 fire.  They picked up the Ladder 78 members and responded to the Rescue incident location.  The chief at the original fire was assigned another truck company to replace Ladder 78.  He also had the responsibility to return Ladder 78's rig after the fire.

Chiefs were required to return Ladder 78 to service whenever operating ASAP to be available for Rescue runs. 

On multiple alarms, if either Ladder 78 or Rescue 5 was assigned, the Richmond dispatcher also assigned the other unit.  The chief then could put either Ladder 78 to work as as a truck or Rescue 5 as a rescue.

Ladder 78 did not relocate and the dispatcher filled out relocation assignments by special calls.

The open Rescue 5 rig was modified by the members with an enclosed body over the old hose wagon hose bed to protect members and equipment and to better match the other Rescues.

Rescue 5 was disbanded in 1962 after the VN bridge opened.  Rescue 2 covered SI.  They were usually assigned on 3rd alarms, or as needed.

Rescue 5 was reorganized in 1984 at Engine 160 for SI responses.  Rescue 5 would later pick up response into the Brooklyn neighborhoods around the VN bridge (e.g. Bay Ridge, Coney Island)



New Brighton, Staten Island, neighborhood:

http://forgotten-ny.com/2004/05/forgotten-tour-16-new-brighton-staten-island/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton,_Staten_Island

Engine 155:
FDNY Engine 155 Responding

Ladder 78:
FDNY Ladder 78

 

[68jk09]

18s Door....  http://nypost.com/2013/11/02/fdny-shuts-door-on-village-legacy/

 

[mack]

Engine 18/Engine 18-2/Squad 18 firehouse 132 W 10th St  Greenwich Village, Manhattan

    Engine 18 organized 132 W 10th St (former firehouse of Guardian Engine 29 volunteer company) 1865
    Engine 18 moved to W 4th St and Barrow St          1891
    Engine 18 moved to new firehouse 132 W 10th St  1892
    Engine 18 disbanded to form Squad 18                  1998

    Engine 18-2 organized 132 W 10th St at Engine 18  1884
    Engine 18-2 disbanded to form Engine 3-2              1891
    Engine 18-2 reorganized 132 W 10th St                  1892
    Engine 18-2 disbanded to form Engine 3-2              1918
    Engine 18-2 reorganized 132 W 10th St                  1926
    Engine 18-2 disbanded                                          1939

    Squad 18 organized 132 W 10th St                        1998
    Squad 18 moved to 253 Lafayette St at Ladder 20  2001
    Squad 18 returned to 132 W 10th St                      2002

    Bn 5 organized 132 W 10th St at Engine 18            1869
    Bn 5 moved to 253 Spring St at Engine 30              1884 

    Bn 7 located at 132 W 10th St at Engine 18        1884-1889

Engine 18 at original 132 W 10th St firehouse:


Engine 18 at new 132 W 10th St firehouse:






132 W 10th St firehouse:






Firehouse model:



Squad 18 historic door:


http://www.ufanyc.org/cms/contents/view/16246

Squad 18:





Fdny Squad 18

FDNY Squad 18

Fdny Squad 18 and Squad 18 Hazmat support.


Squad 18 WTC RIP:


132 W 10th firehouse new red door:



Engine 18/Squad 18 history:

http://nyfd.com/manhattan_engines/engine_18/history.html


http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2013/05/lebruns-1892-engine-company-18-no-132.html


October 17, 1966 23rd St Fire Box 66-55-598 Engine 18 LODDs - building collapse:
Lieutenant Joseph Priore
Fireman Joseph Kelly #2
Fireman Bernard A. Tepper
Fireman James V. Galanaugh
Fireman Daniel L. Rey, Probie

http://www.nyfd.com/history/23rd_street/box598.pdf




Engine 18 patch:


Squad 18 logo:

 

[mack]

Suburban Ladder 13/Ladder 13/Ladder 13-2/Chemical Engine 9/Battalion 10 firehouse 159 E 87th St  - Yorkville
    - original firehouse of volunteer company "Cornelius V Anderson" Hook and Ladder 10 1862-1865

    Volunteer Ladder 10 was organized 1839 as "Narragansett" Hook and Ladder 10 at E 85th St and 3rd Avenue.  Company reorganized as "Cornelius V Anderson" Ladder 10 in 1859.  They relocated to their new firehouse at 159 E 87th St in 1862. 

    Suburban Ladder Company 13 FDNY was organized at 159 E 87th St  1865
    Suburban Ladder Company 13 became Ladder 13                              1868
    Ladder 13 moved to new firehouse at 159 E 85th St w/Engine 22        1961

    Ladder 13-2 organized at 159 E 87th St at Ladder 13                        1907
    Ladder 13-2 disbanded                                                                    1915

    Chemical Engine 9 organized at 159 E 87th St at Ladder 13                1876
    Chemical Engine 9 disbanded                                                          1877

    Battalion 10 located at 159 E 87th St at Ladder 13                          1960-1961

Cornelius V Anderson - Became Chief Engineer of the original New York Fire Department (volunteer system) in 1837 at 28 years old -
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89685012

FDNY Suburban Engines and Suburban Ladders:
"Between September 1st and December 1st, 33 additional engine companies and twelve ladder companies were added to the new Metropolitan Fire Department. In addition, 5 "Suburban Engines" and 3 "Suburban Ladders" were organized. All of these units were established in former volunteer firehouses.

The "suburban" companies operated differently than the regular "full time" paid units. Hoseman and ladderman in the suburban units were paid less than their counterparts in the regular units but they were permitted to work at their former occupations. They had to conform to all other rules and regulations of the new department, were required to sleep in the firehouse, attend all alarms, and be present in quarters two afternoons per month for drills and committee work. The suburban engine companies were equipped with hand drawn pumpers and the suburban ladder companies were equipped with ladder trucks similar to the regular ladder companies except that they were hand drawn.....
The "part-time" system utilized in the suburban companies was found to be ineffective. As the city expanded north, it was recognized that fully paid units would be needed, so, on December 28th (1867), all of the suburban engines and ladders were disbanded and four new engines and three new ladders were established."
(from NYFD website  http://nyfd.com/history/fdny.html)



Ladder 13 original quarters 159 E 87th St:


159 E 87th St firehouse approx 1929:


159 E 87th St firehouse approx 1960:


L 13:








Firehouse w/Engine 22 and Bn 10 at 159 E 85th St:

1960

L 13/E 22/Bn 10 159 E 85th St current:


Original firehouse 159 E 87th St today:


L 13/E 22/Bn 10 website:
http://www.fdny221310.com/

159 E 87th St firehouse - history:
http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-1868-hook-ladder-13-no-159-e-87th.html

Tower Ladder 13:
Tower ladder 13 FDNY

Engine 22/Tower Ladder 13/Bn 10 HazMat response thru Manhattan traffic:
[Ride along] FDNY Battalion chief 10 + Engine 22 + Tower ladder 13

Yorkville, Manhattan neighborhood: (home to James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Lou Gehrig, Bob Cousey, the Marx Brothers, Mcauley Culkin, NYC mayor's home Gracie Mansion)

http://www.yorkville-kleindeutschlandhistoricalsociety.com/history.html

http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/yorkville/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkville,_Manhattan

http://forgotten-ny.com/2009/08/clocks-of-yorkville/

 

[mack]

E 152 (Engine 202)/Division 8/Battalion 21 (Battalion 1/Foam 152 (Foam 83)  firehouse  256 Hylan Blvd  Rosebank, Staten Island

    Engine 202 organized 1212 Bay St former firehouse of volunteer company            1905
    Engine 201 became Engine 152                                                                          1913
    Engine 152 moved to new firehouse 256 Hylan Blvd                                            1930
   
    Division 8 organized at 530 11th St Brooklyn at Engine 20 (Engine 220)              1898
    Division 8 moved to 1189 Castleton Ave SI at Ladder 104 (Ladder 79)                  1907
    Division 8 relocated to Engine 160, Engine 163, Engine firehouses                    1930-1974               
    Division 8 moved to 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152                                              1974
    Division 8 disbanded                                                                                          1975
    Division 8 reorganized at 18150 Clove Rd at Engine 160                                      1990

    Battalion 1 organized at 135 Richmond Rd former firehouse of volunteer company  1905
    Battalion 1 became Battalion 21                                                                          1906
    Battalion 21 address changed to 481 VanDuzer St                                                1910
    Battalion 21moved to 74 Broad St at Engine 153                                                  1915
    Battalion 21 moved to 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152                                            1976

    Foam 83 organized at 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152                                            1986
    Foam 83 became Foam 152                                                                                1998
    Foam 152 disbanded                                                                                          1998
    Foam 152 reorganized at 256 Hylan Blvd at Engine 152                                        2002

1212 Bay St - previously a volunteer Excelsior Hose 1 firehouse
481 VanDuzer St - original firehouse for Bn 1 (Bn 21) was former firehouse of Rescue Engine Company 9

1212 Bay St firehouse:



E 152 with 1921 ALF

Bn 21:


256 Hylan Blvd firehouse 1930 dedication:




256 Hylan Blvd firehouse current:








Engine 152:






Foam 152:






Rosebank SI neighborhood:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosebank,_Staten_Island

 

[mack]

Engine 307/Ladder 154  - 81-17 Northern Blvd firehouse  Jackson Heights, Queens

    Engine 307 organized 81-17 Northern Blvd w/Ladder 154                          1925

    Ladder 154 organized 81-17 Northern Blvd w/Engine 307                          1925

    Division 14 located at 81-17 Northern Blvd at Engine 307                      1930-1990


81-17 Northern Bvd firehouse:






Engine 307:


Ladder 154:









http://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?p=engine+307+fdny+youtube


Northern Blvd "Then" photograph:


Northern Blvd "Now" photograph:




Jackson Heights neighborhood:
http://forgotten-ny.com/2006/04/jackson-heights-and-east-elmhurst-queens-4/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Heights,_Queens

 

[mack]

Rescue 1 firehouses
    R 1 organized 42 Great Jones St at Engine 33                1915
    R 1 moved to 278 Spring St at Engine 30                      1920
    R 1 moved to 243 Lafayette St at Engine 20                  1947
    R 1 moved to 33 W 43rd St at Engine 65                      1960
    R 1 moved to 530 W 43rd St former firehouse Engine 2  1973
    R 1 moved to 215 W 58th St at Engine 23                      1985
    R 1 moved to 440 W 38th St at Engine 34                      1985
    R 1 moved to new firehouse 530 W 43rd St                    1989

R 1 firehouse 33 Great Jones St 1915-1920:


R 1 approx 1915:


January 6, 1915 subway fire stranded 2500 passengers and prompted establishment of 1st rescue company - Rescue 1:





http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2107888/The-day-exhausted-firefighters-battled-New-York-subway-blaze-1915.html

Rescue 1 firehouse 278 Spring Street at Engine 30 1920-1947:

278 Spring St currently FDNY Museum



R 1's Mack 1920s:


R 1's 1939 Ward LaFrance:






R1 firehouse 243 Lafayette St at Engine 20 1947-1960:

Engine 20 in front of quarters

R 1 1948:

 

[nfd2004]

"Mack" you have certainly put a lot of work into this thread. I don't know of any other place where any of us could find so much information on the history of the FDNY firehouses. The company patches, the firehouses from Day One, videos of the company,photos of the rigs from past to present.

I think I speak for a great many here saying "Thank You"  and we appreciate what you have done.

 

[68jk09]

Yes most excellent work on documenting so much FDNY History.....Thanks again mack......on a sidenote regarding R*1 for some who may not be aware...the '85 move to ENG*23 was because the W 43 St FH was destroyed in Multiple Alarm Fire that started next door....the ENG*23 move was very shortlived as the qtrs at ENG*34/LAD*21 had more room.... i had covered in R*1 for awhile as LT while they were @ 34.

 

[mack]

Rescue 1 firehouses

R 1 firehouse 33 W 43rd St at Engine 65 1960-1973:






R 1 1959 Mack:


R 1 1971 Mack:



33 W 43rd St firehouse:    Fire Engine Company No. 65

R1 firehouse 530 W 43rd St former quarters Engine 2 1973-1985:


Rescue 1's firehouse destroyed January 23, 1985: (- as noted by Chief)

'On January 23, 1985, a fire took place in an eight story warehouse adjacent to Rescue 1's quarters on West 43rd Street. There was a heavy fire condition through-out with incredible radiant heat. Without a doubt, this fire is considered one of the most spectacular fires to occur in the City of New York. This fire ultimately reached 10 alarms which is equivalent to two fifth alarm assignments. This is known as a "borough call" response."  from old R 1 website

Rescue 1 was operating at another box and was not in quarters at the time of the fire. Two tower ladders were set up to protect the firehouse from the intense fire condition which was now consuming the entire warehouse. Through the strong efforts of the firefighters, the warehouse eventually collapsed onto the quarters of Rescue 1. The collapse which went through the roof, completely destroyed the firehouse. 

The only piece of the firehouse which stood well was the firehouse door. The firehouse door was re-constructed and placed in the back of the new firehouse built at the same location which re-opened On April 29, 1989. This firehouse door is a "main attraction" to fire buffs around the world as well as the story behind it."

1-23-85 fire audio:  http://hfdradio.com/FDNY.htm

R 1 firehouse 215 W 58th St at Engine 23 1985:




Rescue 1 firehouse 440 W 38th St at Engine 34 1985-1989:

 

[mack]

Rescue 1 firehouse 530 W 43rd St 1989-current:










http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Fire_Department_Rescue_Company_1






Rig/equipment:  FDNY - Rescue 1 - Rig and Equipment

R 1 responding:
FDNY - Rescue 1 - Responding To 10-75 Box 0617 - 8/13/12

R 1 night tour:
FDNY Rescue 1. A Typical evening

R 1 9/11  "Company of Heroes - 48 Hours" (1st of 6 parts):
A Company of Heroes FDNY Rescue 1 (Part 1 of 6)



Rescue 1 history:

    - Placed into service on March 8, 1915 - 1st heavy rescue unit in US. Prior to inception, NYC firefighters faced tough commercial, residential, ship and subway fires without forcible entry tools and breathing apparatus.
    - Equitable Building fire 1912: employees trapped behind bank windows with two-inch steel bars; firefighters used hacksaws to remove the steel bars.
    - January 8, 1915: subway train fire; 700 civilians that were overcome by smoke.
    - First captain, John McElligott was the first rescue company member to test the draeger mask; the only form of breathing apparatus at the time.
    - Initial roster: Captain John McElligott was the first rescue company member to test the draeger mask (only form of breathing apparatus); one Lt; 8 firefighters; all had knowledge in mechanics, engineering, electrician work, trades; given extensive physicals; detailed to school for specialized tools and first aid training.
    - Apparatus: 1914 Cadillac touring car with Draeger masks, the lyle gun, rigging equipment, life belts, a cutting torch, jacks, a pulmotor, an extensive tool kit and a first aid kit
    - Firehouse: 42 Great Jones Street with Engine Company 33
    - Response: special calls by the incident commander; 2nd alarms south of 59 St and 3rd alarms south of 125 St
    - Frontpieces: blue with a white number one; white frontpieces with a blue number one; CAPT white with two lyle guns above blue number one

Detailed history:
http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/fdnyres1cue/oldsite/history.html

   
Rescue 1 equipment: The HURST System, Maxi-Force air bag system, Low Pressure air bags, Oxy-acetylene MAPP Gas, Explosivemeter MSA, Oxygen Indicators, CO meters and tubes, Gastech GX-91 and Dynamation meters, Geiger Counter and Dosimeters, Thermal Imaging Cameras, The Stanley System, a Chain Saw, Pavement Breakers, Circular Saw and accessories, Air Hammers by Paratech and Ajax, the Cobra Hammer, the Hilti Hammer, Scott Ext., and Air Cart System, Rescom Communications Ropes, ROCO High-Angle Rope equip., Griphoist for rigging, a Winch, an A-Frame and Light Tower, Trench Jacks and Z-Irons, Leak Sealing Kit, KED, SKED, and Long boards, and a Stokes Basket for patient transort, High-Rise Kits, Exposure Suits for pier fires, SCUBA equip., the Lyle Gun, the TAC Stick, the Ramset/ Hilti-gun, Ring Cutter, Whizzer Saw and Sawzall, first-aid equip., and resuscitators, electric comp., and Generators, an inflatable boat for water operations, an Oxygen Cascade System, Air Shores and Air Struts, Tripod and Rollgliss Kits, Air Nailers, Switlick Platform and Sled. This is only a glimpse of what the rescue rig carries. There are also many hand tools, such as forcible entry tools and other big pieces of equipment I have yet to list. No wonder why the rescue rig is called The Big Tool Box and the firefighters and officers of the five rescue companies are elite! As im pretty sure you see, whatever the problem, Rescue will have the tool for it....

 

[STAjo]

TY,Mack, for all the Great Photo's & History.
Most especially da' 59 Mack !

Nice Shot of a Great Ole Rig !  8)

 

[mack]

Engine 212 (Engine 12 BFD)/Hi-Ex Foam 82/Hi-Ex Foam 91/Foam 212/Utility 1 firehouse 136 Wythe Ave  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Original firehouse at 136 Wythe firehouse of volunteer "Northern Liberties" Engine 5

    Engine 12 BFD organized 136 Wythe Ave  former volunteer firehouse    1869
    Engine 12 BFD became Engine 12 FDNY                                              1898
    Engine 12 became Engine 112                                                            1899
    Engine 112 moved to stables on Wythe Ave vic. N. 9th St                    1908
    Engine 112 moved to new firehouse 136 Wythe Ave                            1908                                     
    Engine 112 became Engine 212                                                          1913
    Engine 212 disbanded                                                                        1975
    Engine 212 reorganized                                                                      1975
    Engine 212 disbanded                                                                        1975
    Engine 212 reorganized                                                                      1978
    Engine 212 disbanded                                                                        2003

    Hi-Ex Foam 82 organized 136 Wythe Ave at Engine 212                        1978
    Hi-Ex Foam 82 became Hi-Ex Foam 91                                                1988
    Hi-Ex Foam 91 moved to 75 Richardson St at Engine 229                      1996
    Hi-Ex Foam 91 moved to 136 Wythe Ave at Engine 212                        1998
    Hi-Ex Foam 91 became Foam 212                                                        1998
    Foam 212 disbanded                                                                          2003

    Utility 1 organized 136 Wythe Ave                                                        1977
    Utility 1 disbanded                                                                              1978
                                                                         
E 6 BFD initial firehouse 136 Wythe Ave:


Engine 212 quarters:








http://www.slategallery.com/index.php

Engine 212:



"Engine Company No. 12 was organized on Sept.
15, 1869, and since that time has occupied its present quarters on Wythe
Avenue near the corner of North Eighth Street.  The house was built in 1861,
and prior to its occupation by Engine Company No. 12 was tenanted by
"Northern Liberties" No. 5 of the Volunteer Department.  The house, with the
exception of a few small repairs, is in a very comfortable condition.  It is
located in the centre of a district which comprises all the large sugar
refineries, oil works and factories which turn out goods of an inflammable
nature, and make the hottest kind of fire when ignited.  Many of the
buildings are eight ten and twelve stories high, and by reason of their
great altitude,  and the large area of ground covered by some of them, the
firemen meet a difficult task when called upon to battle with a fire in one
of them.  The members of No. 12 know whereof they speak when they say that
they are located in the heart of the worst fire district in Brooklyn, for
they have many times had experiences which confirm their belief.  The company
is equipped with a second-class Amoskeag engine, and a four wheeled tender,
and four kind, young, serviceable horses.  On a first-alarm they cover the
entire territory lying between Kingsland Avenue  on the east and Kent Avenue
on the west, and from the Hunter's Point jute works to South Ninth Street."
"Our Firemen - the Official History of the BFD"

http://www.placematters.net/node/1163

Engine 212 closure:
http://www.pbase.com/slhfoto/fdnye212pro&page=all

Peoples Firehouse: http://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/new-yorkers-occupy-engine-company-212-peoples-firehouse-1975-1977

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[68jk09]

In response to the ongoing protest's in the '70s to re open 212..... in 1977 as a "smoke & mirrors" move the city attempted to move R*4 into the qtrs & also have them respond to local boxes w/a Pumper (if they were available)....residents of the "Big Six" multi bldg hi rise complex near R*4s QNS Blvd qtrs immediatly organized a FH blockade consiting of hundreds of residents....the city abandonded that idea before it got off the ground ....their next move was to organize an undermanned Unit w/a Pumper that responded to 212s former boxes & in addition to regular ENG equipment it also carried some dewatering equipment ...it was designated as Utility Unit 1.

 

[STAjo]

In response to the ongoing protest's in the '70s to re open 212..... in 1977 as a "smoke & mirrors" move the city attempted to move R*4 into the qtrs & also have them respond to local boxes w/a Pumper (if they were available)....residents of the "Big Six" multi bldg hi rise complex near R*4s QNS Blvd qtrs immediatly organized a FH blockade consiting of hundreds of residents....the city abandonded that idea before it got off the ground ....their next move was to organize an undermanned Unit w/a Pumper that responded to 212s former boxes & in addition to regular ENG equipment it also carried some dewatering equipment ...it was designated as Utility Unit 1.

I seem to recall a Story about sending a Unit Out on a Run so the City sould then Shut-Down the House while the Members were out - was that E. 212 or some other Company where the City Pulled That Dastardly, Cowardly Act !?!  ???
Thanks Again, Mack & JK

 

[mac8146]

E-232 was falsely relocated if I remember on a super bowl sunday night tour and upon return members were told to clean out lockers unit is closed. This closing is reason we now have a 45 day notice if a unit is on the chopping block.