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Category: History

  • January 31st in the FDNY

    FF Arthur J Renk & FF Christopher Dressel, Engine 138(238). January 31st, 1904 FF Peter J Gaffeney Injured…

  • January 29th in the FDNY

    Lt James T Brown, Ladder 45. January 29th, 1922 Injured January 27th, 1922 – Died January 29th, 1922…

  • Obituary: Dennis Smith

    Dennis Smith, Firefighter Who Wrote Best Sellers, Dies at 81 “Report From Engine Co. 82” was the first…

  • HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE IN NYC

    The history of the Fire Service in New York began in 1648 during the administration of Governor Peter…

  • Engine 27 originally North River Engine Company

    Among the volunteer fire companies that protected New Yorkers in the first half of the 19th century was the…