Peekskill FD Stations

[spin_the_wheel 460]

Sad to see the old hose 4 qtrs meet its fate in the way it did, and with all the talk of making 1 large house for at least 5 companies, the face of the Peekskill FD will be very different in a few years. That said anyone have pictures of all the in service stations? Thanks be safe Brothers.

[RWC130 594]

Spin,

As mentioned in another thread:

City of Peekskill Fire Stations

Station 1 - Tower Ladder 45

Cortlandt Hook & Ladder

Main Street

Station 2 - OOS

Peekskill Fire Patrol

Highland Avenue

Station 3 - Engine 133

Washington Engine

(Above Station 5)

S. Division Street

Station 4 - Engine 132

Columbian Hose

Rear of Beach Shopping Center

Station 5 - Engine 131 / 39M1

Columbian Engine

(Below Station 3)

Crompond Road

Station 6 - Engine 130 / 39M2 / Rescue 134

Centennial Hose

701 Washington Street

Check out our website

http://www.peekskillfiredepartment.com/

I will try and get some Station Photos!

[Guest EFFP411]

Spin,

As mentioned in another thread:

City of Peekskill Fire Stations

Station 1 - Tower Ladder 45

Cortlandt Hook & Ladder

Main Street

Station 2 - OOS

Peekskill Fire Patrol

Highland Avenue

Station 3 - Engine 133

Washington Engine

(Above Station 5)

S. Division Street

Station 4 - Engine 132

Columbian Hose

Rear of Beach Shopping Center

Station 5 - Engine 131 / 39M1

Columbian Engine

(Below Station 3)

Crompond Road

Station 6 - Engine 130 / 39M2 / Rescue 134

Centennial Hose

701 Washington Street

Check out our website

http://www.peekskillfiredepartment.com/

I will try and get some Station Photos!

You know, the one station on top of the other always boggled my mind. I couldn't figure out for the life of me why even though its the same building, its considered 2 separate stations.... Care to enlighten me?

[RWC130 594]

EFFP411 I will try! lol

The Firehouse on Crompond Road at Broad Street was once home to

3 Peekskill Fire Companies:

E131 Columbian Engine - Bottom

E132 Columbian Hose - Bottom

E133 Washington Engine - Top

Columbian Hose E132 moved from Crompond Road to the rear of the Beach Shopping Center

I wanna say about 15+ years ago?

They were all numbered with "Stations" for as long as I can remember even

back to when I was a kid.

I think this was for identification with the Gamewell Fire System Company Call #'s

The numbers were used identify which company was dispatched to Calls.

Peekskill PD who use to Dispatch Peekskill Fire "KCP-575" would enter a Company Call into the

Gamewell Fire Alarm System. Such as a Car Fire, Brush Fire, Etc when a "Box" had not been pulled.

Company Calls

2 Fire Patrol

3 Washington Engine

4 Columbian Hose

5 Columbian Engine

6 Centennial Hose

7 Cortlandt Hook & Ladder

2-1 "All Units Returning"

The Bells and Tape at the Firehouse would tap out the rounds of a Pull Box or Company / Stations

and until the middle 80's the Horns located at the NYS Armory and roof of the Fire Patrol would also sound.

If you heard a 5, 6, 7 sound the Firefighters would know that Columbian Engine "5", Centennial Hose "6",

and Cortlandt Hook & Ladder "7" had a call.

Just a "6" would be a Company Call for Centennial Hose only.

We do not have a Station 7 in the Peekskill FD it was just the number assigned

at the time. Cortlandt Hook & Ladder was reassigned Station 1 as Peekskill Fire HQ

once the Gamewell Fire Alarm System was taken OOS.

All Pull Boxes were General Alarms and ALL Peekskill Fire Apparatus would be dispatched.

(Example) Box 1413 which was McKinley St and Sherman Ave if that was pulled "1-4-1-3"

would be transmitted.

I hope that helps!