Engine 231

Name	Date
Charles D. Ruddy (Foreman)	1892-1895
John J. Ennis (Foreman)	1895-1898
Eugene J. McKenna (Foreman)	1898- 1908
Frederick W. Striffler	1908-1912
Thomas Burdock	1912-1925
Austin J. Gibbons	1925-1926
Richard H. Rau	1926-1927
Richard H. Borden	1927-1927
Benjamin Levy **	1927-1954
Leo I. Zaslofsky	1954-1958
Thomas McGrath	1958-1961
Thomas Kiernan	1961-1962
Theodore Campbell	1962-1964
Granger Maher	1964-1964
George Gold	1964-1965
John J. McCormack	1965-1968
Joseph L. Padian	1968-1969
Edward V. Wetzel	1969-1973
George J. Bennett	1973-1976
James A. Bauman	1976-1981
Brendan McCormick	1981-1985
Joseph A. Coniglio	1985-1998
Robert T. Higgins	1998-2014
James B. Duggan	2014 – Present

** Denotes longest serving Captain

THE RIG

FF Edward W. Steihler -Thomas A. Kenny Memorial Medal and Dept. Medal

On January. 30th, 1922 – FF Steihler was hung by his ankles by his comrades “pendulum style” from a cornice of a 3 story building at 251 Christopher Ave. to effect the rescue of 5 people who were not within reach of ladders, had no fire escape, and were ready to jump if not for his quick actions.

Lt. Edward F. Gross – Thomas E. Crimmons Memorial Medal

On August 22nd, 1924 Lt. Edward F. Gross rescued a young girl at 2:43AM at 319 Osbourne Street. He carried the girl out via portable ladder without a hoseline in place.

Captain Benjamin Levy – The Stephenson Medal

The Stephenson Medal was awarded to Captain Levy in 1936 for having maintained the best disciplined and most highly efficient company in the Department. Captain Levy would command E231 for an astonishing 27 years!

Lt. Emanual Fried – Franklin D. Roosevelt Medal and Dept. Medal

Awarded for his participation in the removal of a woman from the ruins of a fire and a building collapse at 489 W 184th Street at 11:59PM on December 11, 1946.

Lt. Edward V. Wetzel – Bella Stiefel Medal

On November 4th, 1965 Lt. Wetzel had a confirmed report of children trapped at 712 Stone Ave at 7:20PM. He crawled on his belly under the flames and past the fire to the rear bedroom where he found two children. Shielding them with his own body, he crawled once again past the fire and handed their limp bodies to his awaiting men. The children would survive the harrowing ordeal thanks to Lt. Wetzel’s quick instincts which were done without a mask and before a hoseline was in place.

Captain Joseph A. Coniglio – Doctor. John F. Connell Medal

On May 14th1989 ,E231, under the command of Capt Coniglio, responded to a project fire at 251 Osbourne Street. The job would turn out to be a long stretch to the 5th floor as the Captain entered the apartment well before a hoseline was in place. He was informed that 3 people were trapped in the rearmost bedroom. He quickly made the last room where he physically pulled a woman back in who was on the edge ready to jump. As he awaited water, he would share his air with the three occupants thereby preventing them from further panic and sure certain death.

UNIT CITATIONS

DATE	Box #	Address
August 17, 1956	3-3 2100	796-802 Stone Ave
January 11, 1967	2-2 2004	458-462 Georgia Ave
February 10, 1969	3-3 1625	1236 East NY Ave
November 2, 1973	7-5 845	2053 Fulton Street
June 30, 1978	3-3 1996	2712 Atlantic Ave
November 15, 1979	2-2 1718	249 Hinsdale Street
April 02, 1984 1903	1903	334 New Lots Ave
January 16, 1987	2-2 1685	99 Belmont Ave
June 5, 1998	5-5 2044	2530 Atlantic Ave
July 16, 2009	2-2-845	60 Somers Street
July 6, 2012	7-5-1820	224 Logan Street
October 29, 2012	8300	212 Street (Breezy Point)

YEAR	RUNS	WORKERS	YEAR	RUNS	WORKERS	OSW
1898	70	20	1952	1446	668
1899	94	19	1953	1350	515
1900	90	17	1954	1313	490
1901	115	32	1955	1264	497
1902	150	36	1956	1246	439
1903	166	39	1957	1636	554
1904	204	67	1958	1676	589
1905	237	96	1959	2330	816
1906	242	99	1960	2540	944
1907	322	133	1961	2387	787
1908	464	225	1962	2631	898
1909	369	177	1963	3157	1107
1910	319	136	1964	4935	1271
1911	376	146	1965	6635	1635	818
1912	503	177	1966	4911	1401	610
1913	428	136	1967	4721	1581	674
1914	461	129	1968	5646	2118	824
1915	398	166	1969	6419	2609	949
1916	514	181	1970	7353	2714	821
1917	552	197	1971	7299	281	865
1918	549	201	1972	7280	2984	837
1919	613	227	1973	5723	3125
1920	658	238	1974	4966	2900
1921	709	269	1975	5219	3296
1922	721	274	1976	5020	3899
1923	696	236	1977	5791	4811
1924	735	280	1978	4570	5615
1925	817	270	1979	4694	3680
1926	856	282	1980	5148	3836
1927	892	275	1981	4400	3100
1928	894	281	1982	4292	3080
1929	984	238	1983	3774	2632	396
1930	1084	266	1984	3840	2682
1931	1125	253	1985	3241	2301	404
1932	1467	298	1986	3008	3001	387
1933	1147	240	1987	3169	2996	310
1934	1015	246	1988	4072	4056	395
1935	887	268	1989	4301	4243	422
1936	794	247	1990	4814	3206	397
1937	752	222	1991	5365	3556	439
1938	740	235	1992	5000	3229	506
1939	811	268	1993	4644	2851	515
1940	737	237	1994	4515	2829	508
1941	806	225	1995	4476	2758	381
1942	655	168	1996	4156	2863	402
1943	759	201	1997	4092	1197	440
1944	671	176	1998	4081	2866	399
1945	794	194	1999	4278	3012	355
1946	792	301	2000	4058	2850	378
1947	760	307	2001	3904	2839	351
1948	931	391	2002	3861	2725	371
1949	1062	276	2003	4011	2777	312
1950	1143	458	2004	4144	2968	393
1951	1065	253	2005	4614	3288	419
			2006	4559	3527	461 (140 10-75) (Tie #1 Bklyn)
			2007	4425	3540	496 (135 10-75) (#8 in NYC)
			2008	4493	3389	442
			2009	4470	3338	482
			2010	4648	3558	477 (86 10-75)
			2011	4233	3239	524 (100 10-75)
			2012	4483	3376	473 (99 10-75)
			2013	4222	3160	439 (97 10-75)
			2014	4660	3363	377 (98 10-75)
			2015
			2016	5118	2232	744 ( 110 10-75)

Engine 231

HISTORY

CAPTAINS