New York Volunteer Fire Brigade

== History ==
In 1664, the English took over the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam and changed the name to New York. The first New York fire brigade entered service in 1731. They were equipped with two hand drawn pumper shipped directly from London. They would form Engine Company 1 and Engine Company 2. These were the first fire engines used in the American Colonies, and all able bodied citizens were required to respond to a fire alarm and attempt to extinguish them. This was done under the supervision of the Aldermen. They had three firehouses before the city reorganized them as the Volunteer Fire Department of the City of New York on December 16, 1937.
===Companies===
Station 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Engine Company 1 	Wall Street and Nassau Street (Formerly Kip Street)	1731 - 1736 	Demolished.
Hudson Engine Company 1	Head of Broad Street 	1736 - December 16, 1737	Demolished
Engine Company 2 	Wall Street and Nassau Street (Formerly Kip Street)	1731 - 1736 	Demolished.
Engine Company 2 	Head of Broad Street 	1736 - December 16, 1737	Demolished.
==Apparatus==
* 1731 hand-drawn pumper (Ex-Engine 2)
* 1731 hand-drawn pumper (Ex-Engine 1)
Category:Defunct fire departments of New York County