Navy Yard Fire Department

== Area Served==
The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is the former shipyard and ordnance plant of the United States Navy. It is located in Southeast Washington, DC. It is the oldest shore establishment of the US Navy and today is home to approximately 16,000 employees in 2.2 million square feet of office space. It evolved from a shipbuilding center to an ordnance plant and then to the ceremonial and administrative center for the US Navy. Today, the yard is home to the Chief of Naval Operations and is also headquarters for Naval District Washington, the Naval Historical Center, Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Reactors, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, the National Museum of the United States Navy, the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, the United States Navy Band, the Marine Corps Institute, and other naval commands, as well as more classified facilities. The Joint Committee on Landmarks has designated the Washington Navy Yard Historic District a Category II Landmark of Importance.
==Department Profile==
Structure firefighting, fire prevention and inspection for the Washington Navy Yard is provided by Naval District Washington / Fire Department of the Navy Yard (F. D. N. Y.) aka "the Yard Dogs", not to be confused with the Fire Department of New York. It is comprised of civilian career firefighters working out of a single historical fire station on Dahlgren Avenue. 
== History==
The land on which the Washington Navy Yard was built was purchased under an Act of Congress on July 23, 1799. The Washington Navy Yard was established on October 2, 1799, the date the property was transferred to the Navy. It is the oldest shore establishment of the US Navy and occupies land set aside by George Washington for use by the Federal Government along the Anacostia River. The original boundaries that were established in 1800, along 9th and M Streets SE, today are still marked by a white brick wall, built in 1809, along with a guardhouse. Following the War of 1812, the Washington Navy Yard never regained its prominence as a shipbuilding facility. The waters of the Anacostia River were too shallow to accommodate larger vessels, and the Yard was deemed too inaccessible to open sea. Thus came a shift to what was to be the character of the Yard for more than a century: ordnance and technology. The Washington Navy Yard has long served as the ceremonial gateway to the nation’s capital. The first Japanese diplomatic mission was welcomed to the United States in an impressive pageant at the yard in 1860. WWI’s Unknown Soldier’s body was received at the Yard, and Charles A. Lindbergh came to the Yard after his famous transatlantic flight in 1927. In December 1945, the Yard was renamed the US Naval Gun Factory. Ordnance work continued for some years after World War II until finally phased out in 1961. Three years later, on July 1, 1964, the activity was re-designated the Washington Navy Yard and the deserted ordnance factory buildings began to be converted to office use. The Navy Yard Fire Department was organized and placed in service by Lieutenant Commander R. E. S. Boss on February 2, 1942. 
== Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 42 (Building 122) - Warrington Avenue @ Dahlgren Avenue SE===
:Engine 42 (N73-03475) - Pierce Saber
:(G39-1245P) - Toyota Tacoma 4x4
==Retired Apparatus==
:1980 Spartan CFG / Pierreville aerial / 1994 Fire Apparatus Unlimited rehab (100' rear-mount) (Ex-Truck 1)
== External Links==
Naval District Washington Fire Department Station 42 on Facebook
==Station Map==
Category:Military Fire Departments (District of Columbia)
Category:Naval District Washington
Category:Military departments operating Pierce apparatus
Category:Former operators of Pierreville apparatus