Overview[]
Metropolitan Fire is a Volunteer Fire Company that serves the borough of Staten Island, Boroughwide. The Company also sponsors a Fire Explorer Program, that assists youth entering a career path for first responders. They are the 3rd and youngest organization in NYC / Richmond County. Unlike Oceanic and Richmond, they are not currently dispatched by FDNY 911.
History[]
The Metropolitan Fire Association was organized in 1976.
Apparatus Roster[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
Firehouse - 460 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island[]
Opened 1976
- Engine 62 - 2000 E-One Cyclone II (1250/600) (Ex-Marshfield Fire Department (Massachusetts), ex-Norwood Fire Department (Massachusetts))
- 12 TRV - 1992 Ford F-350 / Reading (Ex-Pearl River Fire Department)
- Metro Van - 2008 Ford E-350
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1994 Seagrave pumper (1250/1000) (Ex-FDNY Engine 242 (SP9412))
- 1989 Seagrave Commander pumper (Ex-Little Falls Fire Department (New Jersey))
- 1980 Mack CF aerial (-/-/75' Baker Aerialscope) (Ex-Wantagh Fire Department, ex-Deer Park Fire Company (New Jersey), ex-West Islip Fire Department)
- 1979 Mack CF pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Neptune Township Fire Department (New Jersey)) (Sold to Martins Fork Volunteer Fire Department)
- 1977 Mack CF pumper (1000/1000) (Ex-Pochuck Valley Fire Department)
- 1975 Mack CF pumper (1993 Swab refurb) (Ex-Engine 62) (Ex-Chalfont Fire Company)
- 1974 Dodge Ram
- 1972 Mack CF pumper (Ex-FDNY)
- 1971 Young pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Ralston Volunteer Fire Company (Pennsylvania))
- 1971 Mack CF aerial (-/-/75' Baker Aerialscope) (Ex-Princeton Fire Department (New Jersey))
- 1969 Mack CF pumper (1000/500) (Ex-Colonia Volunteer Chemical Hook & Ladder Company)
- 1963 Mack C pumper
- 1963 Mack C pumper
- 1960 Mack C aerial ladder
- 1954 Ward LaFrance pumper
- 1950 Mack B rescue