Throwback FDNY

This episode discusses the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911 and highlights Frances Perkins, a witness who later became a key figure in labor and fire safety reform.

This episode recounts the story of baseball legend Roberto Clemente being sworn in as an honorary FDNY deputy chief in 1971, highlighting his baseball achievements and humanitarian work.

This episode recounts the 1942 fire aboard the SS Normandy, a luxury liner being converted into a troop transport, which became one of New York's most dramatic shoreline disasters.

This episode recounts the 1960 fire aboard the USS Constellation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, one of the most complex fires the FDNY faced.

This episode of Throwback FDNY discusses the unveiling of a monument at Gettysburg Battlefield in 1897 honoring the New York Fire Zouaves, detailing their Civil War service.

["The New York City Fire Museum says its fifth annual golf outing at the Muttontown Club is helping fund the museum while the Spring Street Firehouse has been closed since 2024 after a building emergency.", "Patty Murphy, Ted Grant, Michael Barish, Mike Marza, Dominic DiRubio, Joe Terranova, Bob Bender, and Larry Battaglia all describe the museum as a self-funded institution that depends on donations, school tours, and fundraisers to keep its mission moving.", "Barish ties the museum to the FDNY 343 memorial and to 9/11 illnesses, while Terranova and Michael Kozo focus on NYCHA fire-prevention work and simple rules like plugging heating or cooling devices directly into a receptacle.", "The outing is presented as both a fundraiser and a community gathering for preserving FDNY history, fire safety education, and the museum's future."]

This episode of Throwback FDNY is recorded at the NYC Fire Museum's annual golf outing fundraiser, discussing the museum's importance and its recent unplanned closure due to structural concerns.

Throwback FDNY connects the 1856 destruction of New York’s 325-foot Ladding Observatory with the 1920 creation of a firefighter relief fund and LaGuardia’s 1939 crash apparatus.

Throwback FDNY connects Ida Small's 1882 rescue at 37 Park Row, Sylvia Wilkes's 1958 fireboat, and Christine Godek's 1980 appointment as the FDNY's first female deputy commissioner.

An 1868 Engine Company 9 boiler explosion killed six people and injured more than 20 on the Bowery.

This episode covers three historical FDNY events: the presentation of the official flag in 1924, a 1927 fire at the Sherry Netherland Hotel, and Sidney Klein becoming a firefighter in 1942.

At the Muttontown Club, Gary Urbanowitz records Throwback FDNY at the New York City Fire Museum’s third annual golf fundraiser.

This episode of Throwback FDNY covers the unveiling of the Firemen's Monument in 1913, the introduction of a new apparatus in 1879 to fight fires in tall buildings, and the appointment of a fire prevention advocate as FDNY Commissioner in 1954.

This episode covers three historical FDNY events: the formation of the department band in 1913, Patrick Walsh's appointment as chief in 1940, and a deadly 1978 Brooklyn supermarket fire.