Volunteer Firemen's Association of the City of New York

06/14/2026

Congratulations to our NY Knicks, 2026 NBA Champions!

06/11/2026

Throw Back Thursday. The Newtown VFD protected the areas of Newtown, Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside, Glendale, Ridgewood, Maspeth, Middle Village and Winfield in what is now the borough of Queens. Pioneer Fire, Hook & Ladder Co. 6 was organized in March of 1890 and was originally called the Corona VFD. They were located at 416 Grand Ave (today 41-15 102 St aka National St). They were both a hose and truck company. The Newtown VFD disbanded on Sept. 1st, 1913. FDNY Engine 289 would move into these quarters when the volunteers were ushered out. On Dec. 1st, 1914 E289 moved into new quarters at 97-28 43rd Ave. The original firehouse of Pioneer 6 still stands today.

06/10/2026

06/04/2026

Throw Back Thursday

June 6th, 1993

This cargo ship called the Golden Venture ran aground around 2am in the response area of 3 of our Queens Volunteer Fire Companies in the Breezy Point section of Rockaway Beach. They would encounter approximately 300 illegal Chinese immigrants abandoning ship, some of which drowned in the ocean waters. , , and Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department would be among the first units on scene along with multiple city, state and federal agencies with mutual aid from Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department & Ambulance Corp. and

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Ex-Chief Nocerino of Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department & Ambulance Corp.

06/01/2026

On this day in 1903, Richmond Engine Co. 1 of Staten Island was organized for the first time. Shown here is an extremely rare picture of Richmond Engine Co. 1 prior to their re-organization on Sept 5th, 1905. The photo appeared in the New York Tribune in May of 1904. Pictured is their original temporary qtrs and their hand drawn pumper that originally saw service in a Manhattan volunteer Fire Company.

05/29/2026

Another unfortunate bump in the road for our own Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department & Ambulance Corp. in Queens.

The Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department is currently located at 15 Noel Road. Photo courtesy of the BCVFD After years of bureaucratic hurdles and unforeseen challenges, the Broad Channel Volunteer... You've reached your free story limit. Please login or purchase a subscription to view this story...

05/28/2026

#ᴛʙᴛ Throw Back Thursday

Still standing in the borough of Queens, albeit not at its original location, is a portion of the last quarters of the “Original Big House” of the Far Rockaway VFD. The Far Rockaway VFD at its peak consisted of 4 companies: Mohawk Hose Co. 2 who stood alone at 520 Beach 20th St, along with Oceanic Hose Co. 1, Protective Engine Co. 1 aka Far Rockaway Fire Engine Co. and Protective Hook & Ladder Co. 1, who were consolidated from their previous locations into this 3 bay door firehouse at 16-03 thru 07 Central Ave. The left bay was originally a stand alone building housing the H&L. The two bay door addition was added around 1895, with Oceanic Hose now taking the left bay, center bay Protective H&L, and the right bay Protective Engine. The department disbanded Sept. 1st, 1905 when FDNY Queens Combination Engine 164 (re-numbered E264 in 1913) moved into these quarters. A new 3 bay door firehouse for Engine 264, now joined by Ladder 134, was opened a few doors down at 16-19 Central Ave in 1913. They would later be joined by Engine 328 in 1939. Sometime either during or after the construction of “The New Big House”, the two bay door addition of the original quarters was picked up and moved to 496 Beach 21 St, where it still stands today with additions and modifications.

05/25/2026

Thank you to all the men and women of our Armed Forces past and present, at home and abroad, and amongst the ranks of our depts who have served and protected this great country. Some of whom made the ultimate sacrifice, so others might live.

05/21/2026

#ᴛʙᴛ Throw Back Thursday on their 1925 LaFrance Brockway Torpedo Chemical Engine circa late 1920s, participating in the annual George Washington’s Birthday parade which took place every February in downtown Brooklyn from 1891 on and off up until World War II.