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10/31/2026

Today's date, October 31, 1954 @ 12:44 hrs, pumper 7 operating at Box 345 at 22 Hawthorne Ave. The cause was paint removal with a blowtorch, fire extended across the porch ceiling and into the front wall of the home. Pumpers 5,7 Squad company , Truck 3, BC McEllgott and Chief Smith responded. Outtap was at 13:44 hrs.

10/30/2026

Wetting down operations Bethel Baptist Church, April 1, 1974

10/29/2026

October 29, 1954 Pumper 1's new 1955 Ward LaFrance. Pictured is Engine 1 transferred to Engine 5 in 1962.

10/29/2026

City Hall, today's date, 1938

10/28/2026

October 28, 1974

10/27/2026

Today on October 27th, 1956, 2-2-574 was transmitted at 04:03hrs for 471-473 5th Ave at 112th Street.

The fire started in the electrical service line on the exterior of the building housing the Army & Navy Store and extended inside, wrecking the store & causing damage to the Dania Hall on the 2nd floor. The connected building next door also suffered heavy damage as the fire extended in the walls.

Other businesses damaged were Howie's Watch Shop on the 112th Street side and the Roxy Cleaners Store north of the Army & Navy store.

Chief Carl Smith noted difficulties fighting the fire because the Army & Navy store was "crammed full of stock" making it difficult for firemen to move.

Pumpers 11, 12, 4, 8, Trucks 1 & 3, the Squad Co., Bttn Chief Lieback and Chief Carl Smith responded. The outtap was transmitted at 06:55hrs.

This building would be destroyed in another, much more serious fire in March 1959.

10/26/2026

The 2nd platoon responded to two more fires after midnight following the fatal 6th Ave fire on October 25th, 1969.

At 01:02hrs on the 26th, 2-2-252 was transmitted for a fully involved vacant 3 story brick at 2124 5th Ave.

Pumpers 1, 8, 5, 4, Trucks 3 & 2, Squad 1 and Bttn Chiefs Dixon & Stasack responded with Dep. Chief Phoenix and Chief Zapf.

During the fire, Box 147 was transmitted at 02:13hrs for a vacant garage on Canal Ave near Spring Ave, with Pumpers 3 & 7, Truck 1 and Bttn Chief Stasack. The fire started in trash and spread to the single story frame building.

Both fires were labeled arson, and the outtap for both was transmitted at 02:54 & 02:55hrs.

Pumpers 6 & 11 slept soundly.😅

10/26/2026

Monday, October 26th, 1981, the 3rd platoon responded to 2-2-417 at 15:33hrs for a fire on all 3 floors in the rear of a 3 story brick duplex at 106 9th Street.

Engines 2, 5, 4, 6, Trucks 2 & 3, the Rescue Squad and Medic 2 responded. Medic 3 came down for air bottles.
The outtap was transmitted at 17:51hrs.

10/25/2026

October 25th, 1956, the Squad Wagon and the downtown Battalion responded on a telephone alarm to Broadway & 6th when a gentleman driving this here automobile didn't see the crossing attendant flagging the intersection and was struck at low speed by New York Central train 704, which was backing into the station to pick up a mail car.

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