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| Creator: | New York (N.Y.). -- Fire Dept. |
| Title: | New York City Fire Engine Company Rosters |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1813-1838 |
| Quantity: | 2 volumes |
| Abstract: | Bound volumes containing lists of names of firefighters for fire engine companies and hook-and-ladder companies in New York City. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
The origins of the New York City Fire Department trace back to 1648 when the first fire ordinance was adopted in the city then known as New Amsterdam. Fire fighting equipment (buckets, ladders, etc.) was purchased with funds derived from fines on dirty chimneys, and an eight-man "fire watch" was established. The first New York fire brigade entered service in 1731, the city's first firehouse was built in 1736, and the following year the Fire Department of the City of New York was officiall established. The department was an all-volunteer force until 1865, when state legislation created the Metropolitan Fire Department (MFD), staffed with paid professionals.
[Adapted from information found on the FDNY website at http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/history/fire_service.shtml.]
The New York City Fire Engine Company Rosters consists of two volumes listing the names of fire fighters in New York City fire engine companies and hook-and-ladder companies between 1813 and 1838. The names are listed by company.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection. The volumes have considerable red rot on their covers; researchers should be advised to take reasonable care in using them.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
New York City Fire Engine Company Rosters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Purchase, 1969.
Created by: MRC
Date: 30 Jun 2010
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