FDNY Division 1

Battalion 1

100 Duane Street Quarters

History

• Location:
• Duane Street between Church Street & Broadway; Manhattan
• Built: 1904 – 1905
• Architect: Trowbridge & Livingston.
• Description: “An Anglicized palazzo in banded brick and rusticated limestone; a stylish stable for fire engines.”
• Trivia: This is the firehouse featured in the documentary 9/11 filmed by Jules and Gedeon Naudet, initially about a rookie firefighter but later the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• Source: AIA Guide to New York City.

Units

• Headquarters, Battalion 1

• Engine Company 7 (Moved)
• Originally organized on September 8, 1865, in the former house of volunteer fire company Protector Engine 22 at 22 Chambers Street. They later moved to this house on December 31, 1905.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 4
• Medal winners: 11
• Stephenson Medal: 1 (1889)

• Headquarters, Bureau of Fire Communications
• Ladder Company 1

• Originally organized at the former quarters of the Mutual Hook and Ladder 1 volunteer fire company at 26 Chambers Street on September 8, 1865 This was next door to the 22 Chambers Street quarters of Engine Company 7. They moved to this quarters on December 31, 1905. This unit was New York’s first Tower Ladder equipped unit.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 11
• Medal winners: 23
• James Gordon Bennett Medal: 6 (1873; 1879; 1886; 1917; 1930; 1938)
• Stephenson Medal: 1891
• Dr. Harry M. Archer Medal: 1921

42 South Street Quarters

Units

• Engine Company 4

• Originally organized on September 8, 1865, in the former house of volunteer fire company City Hose 8 at 39 Liberty Street. They were Disbanded from a subsequent quarters at 119 Maiden Lane on January 1, 1947.

They were Reorganized on August 20, 1984 at the quarters at 73 Water Street, and later moved to this house on May 4, 1987.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 3
• Medal winners: 2

• Ladder Company 15

• Originally organized as a Suburban Ladder Company on October 30, 1865, at quarters at 10th Avenue & 159th Street. They were Reorganized as a regular Hook and Ladder Company on January 1, 1868, and were Disbanded on July 11, 1881.

They were Reorganized on November 27]], 1882 in Lower Manhattan, and shared quartrers with Engine Company 10 for a time. They moved to this house on May 4, 1987.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 5
• Medal winners: 8

• Decontamination Unit

124 Liberty Street Quarters

Units

• Engine Company 10

• Originally organized at the former quarters of Franklin Hose 18 volunteer fire company at 28 Beaver Street on September 8, 1865. This unit then moved on several occasions, until they arrived at their current quarters on June 11, 1980. This unit is The Primary engine for the World Trade Center site..

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 10
• Medal winners: 3
• James Gordon Bennett Medal: 1 (1975).
• New York Firefighters Burn Center Foundation Medal: (1993)

• Ladder Company 10

• Originally organized at the former quarters of Southawk Engine 38 volunteer fire company at 28 Ann Street on October 20, 1865. This unit moved in 1866 to 191 Fulton Street, where they remained until 1868, when they started to move regularly to other locations. They arrived at their current quarters on July 1, 1984. This unit is the primary Ladder for the World Trade Center site.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 8
• Medal winners: 16
• James Gordon Bennett Medal: 4 (1874; 1883; 1889; and 1952).
• Fire College Medal.

49 Beekman Street Quarters

History

• Location:
• Beekman Street between Gold and William Streets; South Side; Manhattan
• Built: 1903
• Architect: Horgan & Slattery

• Description: “A Beaux Arts facade with an ornate cornice and swags enlivens this stripped modernist street frontage.”
• Source: AIA Guide to New York City

Units

• Engine Company 32 (Disbanded)
• Engine Company 6
• Lineage:

• Originally organized on September 8, 1865, in the former house of volunteer fire company Washington Engine 20 at 100 Cedar Street. They later moved to 113 Liberty Street in 1905, and eventually to this house on March 6, 1970.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 9
• James Gordon Bennett Medal: 1 (1877)
• Stephenson Medal: 2 (1897 & 1945)

Battalion 2

251 Lafayette Street Quarters

• Headquarters, Division 1
• Ladder Company 20

227 Avenue of the Americas Quarters

• Headquarters, Battalion 2
• Engine Company 24
• Ladder Company 5

363 Broome Street Quarters

History

• Location:
• Broome Street between Mott Street & Elizabeth Street, South Side; Manhattan
• Built: 1895
• Architect: R. H. Robertson.
• Description: “Ornate, eclectic Renaissance Revival”
• Source: AIA Guide to New York City.

Units

• Headquarters, Battalion 2 (Moved)
• Engine Company 55
• Originally organized on June 4, 1887, in the former house of volunteer fire company quarters at 173 Elm Street, which today is known as 185 Lafayette Street (See said Quarters at Necrology. They later moved to this house on June 6, 1899. For the one year ending August, 1999, while theirquarters was being modernized, this engine company temporarily relocated to the 251 Lafayette Street Quarters.

• Honors:

• Unit Citations: 5
• Medal winners: 3
• Stephenson Medal: 1 (1906)

14 North Moore Street Quarters

• Ladder Company 8
• Description: Brick and stone three story Firehouse
• Popular Culture: Has remained in popular culture as the base of operations for the Ghostbusters.

Battalion 4

25 Pitt Street Quarters

• Headquarters, Battalion 4
• Ladder Company 18
• Engine Company 17 (Disbanded)

75 Canal Street Quarters

• Engine Company 9
• Ladder Company 6
• Satellite 1

269 Henry Street Quarters

• Engine Company 15

222 East 2nd Street Quarters

• Engine Company 28
• Ladder Company 11

Battalion 6

108 East 13th Street Quarters

• Headquarters, Battalion 6
• Ladder Company 3

340 East 14th Street Quarters

• Engine Company 5

14 East 18 Street Quarters

• Engine Company 14

42 Great Jones Street Quarters

• Engine Company 33
• Ladder Company 9

Battalion 7

146 West 19th Street Quarters

• Headquarters, Battalion 7
• Engine Company 3
• Ladder Company 12

142 West 31 Street Quarters

• Engine Company 1
• Ladder Company 24

220 West 37th Street Quarters

• Engine Company 26

440 West 38th Street Quarters

• Engine Company 34
• Ladder Company 21

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