New York Fire Patrol

New York Fire Patrol
Agency overview
"Always Ready"
Established	1803 / 1839
Employees	100
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Richard Heffernan
Facilities and equipment
Stations	3
Squads	3

Fire Patrol House #1 in Midtown

Fire Patrol House #2 in Greenwich Village

Fire Patrol House #3 in Brooklyn

The New York Fire Patrol was a salvage corps created by the New York Board of Fire Underwriters which operated from 1839 until October 15, 2006. Their original mission was two-fold: to discover fires and to prevent losses to insured properties. The Patrol responded primarily to fires at commercial structures, however they would respond to high loss residential fires at times. During the fire the Patrol would spread canvas salvage covers, remove water, operate elevators and secure utilities.

Operations

The Patrol's primary purpose was to reduce fire damage. During a fire, the Patrol would prevent further damage to facilities and equipment, with the goal of reducing insurance claims for the damaged good but more importantly saving business stock and often owner's livelihoods. Over the years, they grew adept at preventing water damage by immediately pumping out excess water from fire department hoses, at preventing computer and electronics damage by covering and removing equipment as soon as possible, and at preventing damage from the elements by covering broken windows and doors with tarps as soon as possible. The Patrol was also credited with saving hundreds of lives from burning buildings throughout the five boroughs over the course of two hundred years. In the late 20th century the Patrol was reduced to three Patrol Houses, one each in Midtown and Downtown Manhattan and one in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn which was responsible for Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Throughout their history, 32 patrolmen died in the line of duty, including Keith M. Roma, Badge 120, on September 11, 2001.

Discontinuance

Despite appeals to the New York Board of Fire Underwriters and the City Council, the Fire Patrol's "ratchets rang for the last time" at 0800 on October 15, 2006. The New York Fire Patrol became the last of all the Insurance supported salvage corps to operate in the United States.

In 2010, it was reported that CNN anchor Anderson Cooper purchased the former house of Fire Patrol 2 in Greenwich Village for $4.3 million. He plans to turn it into a home, according to the New York Post.^[1]

Patrol Locations and Apparatus

List of NYFP houses at the time the organization was disbanded in 2006:

Patrol 1 - 240 W. 30th St. - Midtown, Manhattan
- Patrol Unit 1
Patrol 2 - 84 W. 3rd St. - Greenwich Village, Manhattan
- Patrol Unit 2
Patrol 3 - 12 Dean St. - Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
- Patrol Unit 3
- Patrol Support Unit
- Reserve Patrol Unit

References

↑ New York Post CNN star to live in old Village firehouse

External links

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