John T. Brennan Fire Museum

A few shots that I took of the museum back in 4/20/2008
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GREETINGS: Currently for sale by auction on eBay are two photos you may be interested in purchasing for the museum: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1905-REAL-PHOTO-POSTCARD- RPPC-PROTECTION-FIRE-CO-BAYONNE-NJ-HORSE-DRAWN-FIRE-ENG-/232269092596?hash=item36145116f4:g:LlQAAOSw4A5YxfNb http://www.ebay.com/itm/BAYONNE-NJ-1967-FWD-PIERCE-75-SNORKEL-SILDE-/152468863476?hash=item237fda39f4:g:gsgAAOSwsW9YxHkP

I was wondering what ever happened to the old #7 Mack engine, vintage 50's that i helped restore back in the late 70's ??

Found the picture on the left on nj.com

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My grandfather was Frank Rossiter who ran the golf school there for the parks dept in the 1960's. I sat in the front window at the desk when I was little and pretended to make appointments.

2/16/2015 - 5th Alarm, 4 Group

History of the Bayonne Fire department:

On November 15th, 1870, the new chartered City Council introduced an ordinance to establish, regulate, and control a Fire Department. “Bayonne Hook and Ladder Co. #1″ received their charter on November 22nd, 1870. They held their first meeting in their new firehouse on June 10th, 1875, at 10 West 47th Street (then Northview Ave).

This was accomplished much to the efforts of Councilman James Rollston. In August of 1884, the second floor was built to accommodate larger, much needed quarters, as the hand drawn (pulled) truck Company had become horse drawn. In September of 1906, the volunteers were disbanded and replaced by a paid department, due to the tremendous growth of the city. The paid fire department used this building until 1928, when two new firehouses were built, one at 4th Street and the other at 57th Street.

The 47th Street Firehouse was turned over to the Association of Exempt Firemen. In September of 1974, Mrs. Kenneth Brown (sister of deceased Fire Captain Edward Kaminski) approached Fire Chief John T. Brennan to list the firehouse on the National Register of Historic Building.

In early 1976, this was accomplished with the help of then Mayor Dennis P. Collins and the Director of Community Development, Mr. Joseph Pulaski. On October 15, 1979, the now-restored Fire Museum was dedicated as the Bayonne Firefighter’s Museum. “Fireman Pete” Gwiazdowski was the museum’s first curator.

The museum logo was created and drawn by a Bayonne Firefighter, Al Furman. A 4 foot by 4 foot wooden logo was donated by a Conrail firefighter and hung outside the museum until May 19, 1988 when the museum was rededicated by the City of Bayonne as the Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum. This was to honor the Chief for his professionalism, dedication, and humanity. He was appointed in 1943, rose to be Chief in 1960, and retired in March of 1988 as New Jersey’s longest tenured Fire Chief.

City Historian, Dr. Walter Robinson, who passed away in June of 1980, was responsible for much of this information, along with a book entitled The Bayonne Fire Department’s 75th Anniversary. The Fire Museum contains firefighting memorabilia, including the state’s oldest hand drawn hose carriage. [1]

The Bayonne Fire Department Today:

The City of Bayonne Fire Department protects a city of approximately 70,000 residents in an area of about 3 square miles. Another 2.5 square miles is occupied by heavy industry and the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor. This area is made up of high density housing, a dry dock, a cruise port and other commercial facilities.

The Chief of the Department is Gregory J. Rogers, a highly decorated and respected member, who has 30 years of service with the department. Chief Rogers was promoted to Chief of Department on April 17, 2008 becoming the tenth chief in Bayonne Fire Department history dating back to September 3, 1906 when the volunteer department was replaced by the paid department.

The Bayonne Fire Department has 161 members as of September 28, 2011. A four group system is employed and the members work a 24 hours on/72 hours off schedule (42 hour workweek). Five (5) engine companies, three (3) ladder companies, one (1) Rescue Company, and one (1) Battalion Chief are strategically spread among 5 fire stations for suppression operations.

In addition to fire suppression the department is also responsible for fire prevention and education, origin and cause investigations, hazardous materials response, and all technical rescue situations.

In an effort to augment the municipal emergency medical service, all Engine and Ladder Companies and Rescue Company 1 are CFR-D (Certified First Responder-Defibrillator) companies and respond as CFR-D companies. Beginning with the 1999 probationary class, all future Bayonne Firefighters will be EMT certified. [2]

References:

[1] City of Bayonne. (2013). Chief John T. Brennan Fire Museum. Retrieved from http://www.bayonnenj.org/residents/bayonne- recreation/chief-john-t-brennanfiremuseum/

[2] City of Bayonne (2013). Fire Department. Retrieved from http://www.bayonnenj.org/government/department-of-public-safety/city-of-bayonne-firedepartment/

John T. Brennan Fire Museum. (n.d.). In Facebook [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/515307901915524/photos/pb.515307901915524.- 2207520000.1423240508./525595967553384/?type=3&theater