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Throwback FDNY

Throwback FDNY

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The New York City Fire Museum’s Throwback FDNY podcast is here to help present the extraordinary history and unique heritage of the fire department in the five boroughs. Each episode, we’ll turn a spotlight on three specific years and share a story from each that we hope brings the Fire Department’s past to life, a must for FDNY history buffs of all ages! This initiative is brought to you with help from the FDNY and the FDNY Foundation.

Recent Episodes

  • Throwback FDNY to the 1700s!

    24 hours ago

  • Throwback FDNY to the 2025 NYC Fire Museum Golf Outing at the Muttontown Club on Long Island

    3 weeks ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1870, when a challenging fire in Brooklyn takes place under water

    2 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1948, when Firefighter Louis Block becomes the fifth person in the world to receive a heart transplant

    3 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1990, when an arson fire at the Happy Land Social Club claimed 87 lives

    4 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1952, when Firefighter Victor Collymore is appointed to the FDNY, later helping to make inroads into local communities

    5 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1898, when the FDNY transitioned the city away from volunteer fire services to a professional department

    6 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1913, when radio communications were first attempted by the FDNY, to 1956, when a devastating fire and explosion rocked the Luckenbach steamship pier in Brooklyn, and to 1964, when the first Tower Ladder apparatus went into service in New York City.

    7 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1897, when a monument is unveiled at Gettysburg Battlefield honoring veterans of the New York Fire Zouaves, to 1952, when a member of the FDNY suggests that a Helicopter Company be formed in the Department, and to 1963, when a firehouse gets caught in the middle of a long-standing feud.

    8 months ago

  • Throwback FDNY to 1849, when the San Francisco Fire Department is organized by members of the FDNY, to 1883, when the sliding pole is introduced in the FDNY, and to 1974, when the first class of Paramedics in New York City graduated.

    9 months ago