Field Comm

[rdm258]

Call me crazy, but it seems NY being as BIG as it is and busy with multi fires and unusual Rescue's on a daily basis, Why don't they run at LEAST 2 Field Comm Units?  They run 2 TSU's, Field Comm usually gets assigned on their job's as well. Was just wondering has this ever been brought up before. Thank's.

 

[anesti]

they used to run 2 back in the 70's but budget cuts hit. Also technically there is fc 1 and 2 but the sprinter is a back up and special events.

 

[CVILLE7111]

If memory serves, for the longest time (until the $$ cuts in the 70's) FC01 was @ 39 Engine and FC02 was @ 259 Engine.

 

[68jk09]

Correct & at that time BN*45 was in with ENG*258.........both houses had walls with separate kitchens & separate housewatches at the time........i was in LAD*108 then & we interchanged with both LAD*128 & LAD*115 at different times. 

 

[mack]

As I remember, FC 1 covered Manhattan/Bronx.  FC 2 covered Queens/Bklyn/SI.  Responded on all-hands "doubtfull" or when special called.  They were staffed with two firefighters.

 

[nfd2004]

If memory serves, for the longest time (until the $$ cuts in the 70's) FC01 was @ 39 Engine and FC02 was @ 259 Engine.

  I could be wrong, but in the 70s I wasn't FC # 1 with E59/L30 in Harlem. I think I remember getting apicture of the rig from there.

 

[68jk09]

The original SQUAD*1 was in with 59&30 before going to the BRONX for a few years till disbanded in '75.

 

[nfd2004]

The original SQUAD*1 was in with 59&30 before going to the BRONX for a few years till disbanded in '75.

  Thank you. That's correct. It was Squad 1. In fact I remember an advertisement in magazines like Fire Engineering showing a picture with the Mack of Squad 1 outside of 59/30s qtrs. Anybody remember that or know the picture I'm talking about. It was a nice color ad. I don't even remember what they were advertizing though. It had to be in the early 70s.

 

[vbcapt]

Bill: here's all the Field Comm stuff:

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT MANHATTAN
ORG. Foot of Grand St. At E-66 (Apr. 13, 1956)
RELOC. 223 E. 25th St. At E-16 (Apr. 3, 1957)
RELOC. Welfare Island At CEC-49 (Sep. 21, 1958)
RELOC. 215 W. 58th St. At E-23 (Dec. 9, 1961)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT QUEENS
RELOC. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Apr. 22, 1964)
DISB. To Org, Field Communication Unit 2 (Mar. 5, 1965)
REORG. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Dec. 16, 1974)
RELOC. 30-89 21st St. At E-262 (Oct. 12, 1978)
RELOC. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Nov. 2, 1978)
RELOC. 30-89 21st St. At E-262 (Jul. 20, 1979)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT BROOKLYN
RELOC. 172 Tillary St. At E-207 (Jan. 2, 1980)
RELOC. 25 Rockaway Ave. At E-233 (Oct. 11, 1991)
RELOC. 172 Tillary St. At E-207 (Mar. 16, 1998)
RELOC. 25 Rockaway Ave. At E-233 (Aug. 14, 2002)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT 1 MANHATTAN
ORG. 157 E. 67th St. At E-39 (Mar. 5, 1965)
DISB. (Dec. 16, 1974)

FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT 2 QUEENS
ORG. 33-51 Greenpoint Ave. At E-259 (Mar. 5, 1965)
DISB. (Dec. 16, 1974)