Throwback FDNY
- History
- Society & Culture · Places & Travel
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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.
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Recent episodes
- Throwback FDNY to 1919, when a conflagration hits the Greenpoint neighborhood in Brooklyn.
- Throwback FDNY to 2002, when a memorial is dedicated to the 343 members of the Department that made the Supreme Sacrifice on September 11th 2001.
- Throwback FDNY to 1891.
- Throwback FDNY to 1776.
- Throwback FDNY to the 2026 NYC Fire Museum Golf Outing at the Woodside Club on Long Island
- Throwback FDNY to 1970, when members of the FDNY come to the rescue of a nationwide nursing shortage.
- Throwback FDNY to 1858, when steam-powered fire engines were introduced in New York City.
- Throwback FDNY to 1911, when Frances Perkins witnesses the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory.
- Throwback FDNY to 1971, when baseball great Roberto Clemente is sworn in as an honorary Deputy Chief
- Throwback FDNY to 1942, when a luxury cruise ship being converted into a military troop transport had a fire that resulted in one of the most dramatic shoreline catastrophes in New York history