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New Rochelle FD History

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In the 1800's New Rochelle was protected by 3 Fire Departments. This is one of them. Care to guess?

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Hint Thats an armory in the background, but its not on Main Street.

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Huguenot ?

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10-4

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FORT SLOCUM ???

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Fort Slocum was a location. Dont know if it was the name of the 3rd Dept. But the U.S. Army ran an FD on Davids Is. as part of the Fort Slocum Base.

Now, can you name the other 2 fire depts at that time?

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Is that Doc in the middle picture on the far right???

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Very Good

Fort Slocum was a location. Dont know if it was the name of the 3rd Dept. But the U.S. Army ran an FD on Davids Is. as part of the Fort Slocum Base.

Now, can you name the other 2 fire depts at that time?

I would go with Wykagyl and Rochelle Park

(or words to that effect)

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I would go with Wykagyl and Rochelle Park

(or words to that effect)

Not even close

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Enterprise hook and ladder and bucket 1. Then came the hugenot. All were volunteers at the time.

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Enterprise hook and ladder and bucket 1. Then came the hugenot. All were volunteers at the time.

Good answers but those were companies within the 2 fire departments. Yes they were all volunteers then, the 1st housemen were hired around 1901.

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Neptune hose company and olimpia hose company ?

Neptune hose company became Engine 24 on Drake Ave and olimpia hose company became Engine 23 on North Avenue. As the names have company in them, they were not departments....Nice try.

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The Dick Van Plug and Dykers

&

The Mary Tyler Moore Waters!!.... :blink:

We are talking 1800's not 1960's....I thought it was only short term memory that goes after you retire.

Do not collect $200....go directly to jail

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The Town of New Rochelle Fire Department and the Village of New Rochelle Fire Department.

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The Dick Van Plug and Dykers

&

The Mary Tyler Moore Waters!!.... :blink:

Is that the Van Plug and Dykers of Bonnie Meadow Rd.??????

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The Town of New Rochelle Fire Department and the Village of New Rochelle Fire Department.

Ding...Ding...Ding

We Have a winner.

The Town & Village had seperate fire depts. When New Rochelle became a City in 1899. The Town & Village no longer existed and we became the City of New Rochelle Fire Dept.

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I am a little late in replying but I have an original of this photo from New Rochelle in my collection

the tag on it reads

"1883 Relief Engine Company Photo taken on Main St side of Islins Gymnasium cor of Main and Center Ave"

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I am a little late in replying but I have an original of this photo from New Rochelle in my collection

the tag on it reads

"1883 Relief Engine Company Photo taken on Main St side of Islins Gymnasium cor of Main and Center Ave"

Very interesting. Thats not what was written on the back of the pictures I scanned. Not saying its wrong. Because one never knows.

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Photo taken by the spillway at Beechmont Lake. Corner of Pinebrook Blvd & Beechmont Dr.

This closed cab 1938 American LaFrance was purchased as part of the City of New Rochelle's 250th Anniversary Year Celebration

It was assigned to the North End station (North Avenue at Mill Road).

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Photo taken by the spillway at Beechmont Lake. Corner of Pinebrook Blvd & Beechmont Dr.

This closed cab 1938 American LaFrance was purchased as part of the City of New Rochelle's 250th Anniversary Year Celebration

It was assigned to the North End station (North Avenue at Mill Road).

What engine was this????

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What engine was this????

I think it was engine #7. But I do not remember the old # system.

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I think it was E-6

1- Huguenot St

2- Church

3- Easthester

4- Drake

5- Webster

6- Mill Rd

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The Town of New Rochelle Fire Department and the Village of New Rochelle Fire Department.

I'll go with you on that,Loo

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I think it was E-6

1- Huguenot St

2- Church

3- Easthester

4- Drake

5- Webster

6- Mill Rd

I thought Engine #6 was the flying squad.

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