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[[File:Engine and truck 160 of the Long Island City Fire Department.png | thumb | the Long Island City Fire Department existed 1898 until 1898, when it was amalgamated into the FDNY.]]
[[File:Engine and truck 160 of the Long Island City Fire Department.png | thumb | the Long Island City Fire Department existed 1898 until 1898, when it was amalgamated into the FDNY.]]
The '''Long Island City Fire Department''' was run by the independent municipality of [[Long Island City]].<ref name=LongIslandCity/><ref name=BadgesBravest/>   
The '''Long Island City Fire Department''' was run by the independent municipality of [[Long Island City]] in [[Queens]].<ref name=LongIslandCity/><ref name=BadgesBravest/>   


The city's firefighters were volunteers, until 1891. When the Department made the transition to all paid firefighters.<ref name=BadgesBravest/>  In 1891, it consisted of 8 engine companies, 3 hose companies, and 1 hook and ladder company.
The city's firefighters were volunteers, until 1891. When the Department made the transition to all paid firefighters.<ref name=BadgesBravest/>  In 1891, it consisted of 8 engine companies, 3 hose companies, and 1 hook and ladder company.

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the Long Island City Fire Department existed 1898 until 1898, when it was amalgamated into the FDNY.

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]

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