Metropolitan Fire Department

==History==
The Metropolitan Fire Department and Metropolitan Fire District were formed when a state act abolished the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York. This gave control of the fire departments in the cities of New York and Brooklyn to the Governor who appointed their Board of Commissioners. There was never any incorporation of the departments in the two cities until the Greater City of New York was consolidated in 1898. At that point departments in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and The Bronx merged into the FDNY. This left citizens with a mixed reaction and volunteers becoming bitter and resentful, resulting in political battles and street fights. The insurance companies of the city won and the volunteers were replaced by paid firefighters. The members were mostly chosen from previous volunteers, and all of their apparatus and fire houses were seized by the state. These would be used by the state to form the basis of the current FDNY. In 1870 the Tweed Charter ended the MFD and formed the Fire Department of the City of New York with a new Board of Fire Commissioners and the original name. The department only served Manhattan until the act of 1865 which united Brooklyn and Manhattan forming the Metropolitan District. Despite this Brooklyn continued to be served by the Brooklyn Fire Department. The department at this point consisted of 13 chief officers, and 552 company officers and firemen. They would work a continuous tour of duty with 3 hours a day off for meals and one day a month off. they were paid salaries according to their rank or grades. In 1865 regulations were established that were strict and straitlaced. There were several large fires in 1866 resulting in a rise of insurance rates and fire losses, until the fire department was re-organized under the military command of General Alexander Shaler, and with his aforementioned military discipline the department reached its full potential, resulting in a reduction of fire losses. In 1870 the departments merit system was established. This was followed by the annexation of Southwestern Westchester County which later became the Bronx which resulted in the volunteers being phased out by full time firefighters and this would follow with the other boroughs as they were annexed.
===Engine Companies===
Company 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	4 Centre Street 	July 31, 1865 - June 18, 1868 	Demolished.
2 	304 West 47th Street 	September 1, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
3 	279 West 17th Street 	September 14, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
4 	39 Liberty Street 	September 8, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
5 	186 East 14th Street 	September 25, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
6 	100 Cedar Street 	September 8, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
7 	22 Chambers Street 	September 8, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
8 	106 East 50th Street 	September 11, 1865 - 1869 	Demolished.
8 	165 East 51st Street 	1869 - 1870 	Demolished.
9 	55 East Broadway 	September 29, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
10 	28 Beaver Street 	September 8, 1865 - 1867 	Demolished.
10 	8 Stone Street 	1867 - 1870 	Demolished.
11 	437 East Houston Street 	October 2, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
12 	261 William Street 	October 18, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
13 	99 Wooster Street 	September 15, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
14 	14 East 18th Street 	October 6, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
15 	269 Henry Street 	September 18, 1865 - 1870 	Still stands.
16 	109 East 25th Street 	September 18, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
17 	91 Ludlow Street 	September 29, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
18 	26 West 10th Street 	September 14, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
19 	227 West 25th Street 	September 18, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
20 	47 Cleveland Place 	September 18, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
21 	142 East 40th Street 	October 4, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
22 	East 85th Street and 3rd Avenue 	October 4, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
23 	West 68th Street and Amsterdam Avenue 	October 6, 1865 - 1866 	Demolished.
23 	235 West 58th Street 	1866 - 1870 	Demolished.
24 	78 Morton Street 	October 11, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
25 	153 East 5th Street 	October 13, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
26 	138 West 37th Street 	October 4, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
27 	173 Franklin Street 	October 16, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
28 	211 East 11th Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
29 	304 Washington Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1869 	Demolished.
29 	193 Fulton Street 	1869 - 1870 	Demolished.
30 	18 Renwick Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1866 	Demolished.
30 	253 Spring Street 	1866 - 1870 	Demolished.
31 	116 Leonard Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
32 	18 John Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
33 	220 Mercer Street 	November 1, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
34 	286 West 33rd Street 	October 30, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
35 	223 East 119th Street 	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
Engine 36 	1849 Park Avenue 	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
Engine 37 	58 West 126th Street 	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
Engine 38 	Amsterdam Avenue and West 155th Street	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
Engine 39 	Broadway and West 97th Street 	January 1, 1868 - 1868 	Demolished.
Suburban Engine 36 	1849 Park Avenue 	October 11, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Demolished, re-organized as Engine 36.
Suburban Engine 37 	209 East 122nd Street 	October 11, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Demolished, re-organized as Engine 35.
Suburban Engine 38 	159 East 85th Street 	October 11, 1865 - December 28, 1867	Demolished.
Suburban Engine 38 	 	January 1, 1868 - ? 	Demolished.
Suburban Engine 39 	58 West 126th Street 	October 27, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Demolished, re-organized as Engine 37.
Suburban Engine 40	1907 Amsterdam Avenue 	October 30, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Demolished, re-organized as Engine 38.
=== Hook and Ladder Companies ===
Company 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	28 Chambers Street 	September 8, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
2 	Lexington Avenue and East 50th Street 	September 11, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
3 	78 East 13th Street 	September 11, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
4 	788 8th Avenue 	September 18, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
5 	96 Charles Street 	September 25, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
6 	180 Clinton Street 	September 27, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
7 	119 East 28th Street 	October 11, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
8 	163 Franklin Street 	October 16, 1865 - 1869 	Demolished.
8 	7 North Moore Street 	1869 - 1870 	Still Standing.
	9 	195 Elizabeth Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
10 	28 Ann Street 	October 20, 1865 - 1869 	Demolished.
10 	191 Fulton Street 	1869 - 1870 	Demolished.
11 	548 East 5th Street 	October 27, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
12 	165 West 20th Street 	December 1, 1865 - 1870 	Demolished.
Suburban Hook and Ladder 13	159 East 87th Street 	October 20, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Still Standing, re-organized as Ladder 13.
	13 	159 East 87th Street 	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Still Standing.
Suburban Hook and Ladder 14	120 East 125th Street 	October 20, 1865 - January 1, 1868 	Demolished, re-organized as Ladder 14.
	14 	120 East 125th Street 	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
Suburban Hook and Ladder 15	Amsterdam Avenue and West 159th Street	October 11, 1865 - December 28, 1867	Demolished, re-organized as Ladder 15.
15 	Amsterdam Avenue and West 159th Street	January 1, 1868 - 1870 	Demolished.
=== Miscellaneous Companies ===
Company 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Division 1 	 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Unknown location.
Division 2 	77 Canal Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Division 3 	160 East 33rd Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 1	New Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 1	39 Liberty Street 	1870 - 1870 	Demolished.
Battalion 2	26 Chambers Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 3	253 Spring Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 4	77 Canal Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 5	123 West 10th Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 6	342 East 5th Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 7	 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Unknown location.
Battalion 8	160 East 33rd Street 	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Battalion 9	209 East 122nd Street	January 1, 1869 - 1870	Demolished.
Fire Boat 1	At a West Street Dock	1866 - 1870 	Demolished.
==	Apparatus==
*1865 Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 10)
*1865 Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 13)
*1865 James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 5)
*1865 James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 3)
*1865 Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 1)
*1864 Van Ness steamer (Ex-Engine 2)
*1864 Van Ness steamer (Ex-Engine 34)
*1863 Joseph Banks steamer (Ex-Engine 27)
*1863 C. E. Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 8)
*1862 Hartshorn horse drawn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 3)
*1862 Hartshorn horse drawn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 6)
*1862 C. E. Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 2)
*1862 A. B. and Taylor Son and Co. steamer (Ex-Engine 31)
*1861 William Williams ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 10)
*1861 Portland steamer (Ex-Engine 17)
*1861 Portland steamer (Ex-Engine 25)
*1861 Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 4)
*1861 Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 11)
*1860 Lee and Larned steamer (Ex-Engine 18)
*1860 Lee and Larned steamer (Ex-Engine 26)
*1860 C. E. Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 11)
*1859 James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 29)
*1859 Hartshorn horse drawn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 4)
*1859 William Williams ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 7)
*1859 William Williams ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 15)
*1856 Pine and Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 5)
*1856 John H. Sickles/1862 James P. Conk ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 14)
*W. H. Varness horse drawn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 9)
*C. E. Hartshorn ladder (Ex-Hook and Ladder 1)
*Silsby steamer (Ex-Engine 16)
*Silsby Mynders & Co. steamer (Ex-Engine 15)
*Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 6, ex-VFDNY)
*Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 7, ex-VFDNY)
*Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 8, ex-VFDNY)
*Amoskeag steamer (Ex-Engine 14, ex-VFDNY)
*Hand -drawn steamer (Ex-Engine 24, ex-VFDNY)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 12)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 13)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 19)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 20)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 21)
*James Smith steamer (Ex-Engine 35)
*Joseph Banks steamer (Ex-Engine 22)
*Joseph Banks steamer (Ex-Engine 32)
*Joseph Banks steamer (Ex-Engine 33)
*Allerton steamer (Ex-Engine 30)
*Hand engine (Ex-Engine 10)
*Hand engine (Ex-Engine 23, ex-VFDNY)
*Hand engine (Ex-Engine 28)
*Hand engine (Ex-Engine 30)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 36)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 36 2nd piece)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 37)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 37 2nd piece)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 38)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 38 2nd piece)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 39)
*Hand engine (Ex-Suburban Engine 40)
*Hand-drawn ladder (Ex-Suburban Hook and Ladder 13)
*Hand-drawn ladder (Ex-Suburban Hook and Ladder 14)
*Hand-drawn ladder (Ex-Suburban Hook and Ladder 15)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 2 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 11 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 12 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 13 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 15 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 16 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 17 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 18 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 19 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 20 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 21 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 22 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 25 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 26 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 27 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 29 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 31 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 32 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 33 2nd piece)
*Horse-drawn tender (Ex-Engine 34 2nd piece)
*Four-wheel tender (Ex-Engine 35 2nd piece)
Category:Defunct fire departments of New York County
Category:Former operators of Amoskeag apparatus
Category:Former operators of Silsby apparatus