Long Island City Fire Department
The Long Island City Fire Department was run by the independent municipality of Long Island City in Queens.[1][2]
The city's firefighters were volunteers, until 1891. When the Department made the transition to all paid firefighters.[2] In 1891, it consisted of 8 engine companies, 3 hose companies, and 1 hook and ladder company.
Rather than operating a fireboat of its own, the Department made use of a vessel owned by the Newtown Creek Towing Company, named Protector, on as-needed basis.[2]
All the Fire Department in the Borough of Queens, including Long Island City's, were amalgamated with the FDNY, in 1898.[2] Unlike some other smaller cities because Long Island City's firefighters were full-time employees, not volunteers, so they were all transferred to the FDNY.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (2007) Greater Astoria Historical Society: Long Island City. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738555430. Retrieved on 2019-11-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gary R. Urbanowicz (2002). Badges of the Bravest: A Pictorial History of Fire Departments in New York City. Turner Publishing Company. ISBN 9781563117978. Retrieved on 2019-11-14.