January 3, 1870 – The Town of Dorchester was annexed to the City of Boston. Alert Engine Company 4 of the Dorchester Fire Department became Alert Engine No. 19 and was located at 786 Norfolk Street (now Babson Street, near Mattapan Square.). The firehouse was built in 1869 for the Town of Dorchester, the address later became 128 Babson Street. The steam engine was built by William Jeffers Co. in 1869.
1873 – Company names discontinued, reverted back to numbered company only (Engine 19).
December 5, 1891 – Company received a new 1891 Clapp and Jones Third Size steam fire engine, Serial # 567.
July 6, 1900 – The steam pumper of Engine 19 was involved in a collision with a streetcar at Washington & Harvard Streets, Dorchester. Engine 19 was responding to Box 312 from the quarters of Engine 18 at 30 Harvard Street. Story
May 1, 1906 – Driver Joseph Dooley was thrown from the steam pumper of Engine 19 at Canterbury & Ashland Streets, Roslindale, while responding to Box 539. Assistant Engineer John H. Johnson of Engine 28 managed to stop the runaway pumper. Story
July, 1907 – Company received an 1896 Amoskeag Second Size steam fire engine, Serial # 720, replacing the 1891 Clapp and Jones steam engine, Serial # 567, which was sold to Amoskeag.
February 28, 1911 – Engine 19 Hose Wagon driver Fred W. Hayes was seriously injured while leaving quarters responding on mutual aid to the Town of Milton. Story
May 24, 1916 – Captain F. J. Sheeran of Engine 19 was profiled in a Boston Globe story. Profile
March 1, 1919 – The address for Engine 19’s firehouse was changed from 786 Norfolk Street to 128 Babson Street, with no change of location.
November 16, 1919 – Company received a 1917 Seagrave ‘Model 756’ Triple-Combination pumper, Serial # 16823, Shop # 120 , replacing the horse-drawn apparatus.
1920 – The two belfry towers were removed from Engine 19’s firehouse.
1923 – Company was briefly assigned a 1920 American LaFrance, Type 75, 750gpm pumper, Serial # 3153, Shop # 137. After a brief period, the company was reassigned the 1917 Seagrave pumper, Shop # 120.
October 28, 1927 – Company changed from Single-unit operation to Double-unit operation. Company received a 1920 American LaFrance, Type 40, Hose & Chemical wagon, Serial # 2805, Shop # 327.
October 7, 1929 – Company received a new 1929 American LaFrance, Type 112, 750gpm pumper, Serial # 6671, Shop # 180.
August 23, 1930 – Company received a new 1930 American LaFrance, Type 212, Hose & Booster wagon, Serial # 7234, Shop # 381.
June 1, 1938 – Ladder 6 moved into Engine 19’s quarters from their old quarters with Engine 16 at 51 River Street, Dorchester. Engine 19 became a Single-unit due to space limitations in the firehouse. Engine 19’s 1930 American LaFrance, Type 212, Hose & Booster Wagon, Serial # 7234, Shop # 381 was transferred to Engine 22.
Engine 19’s 1929 American LaFrance, Type 112, 750gpm pumper, Serial # 6671, Shop # 180 , was transferred to Engine 2. Engine 19 received Engine 2’s 1929 American LaFrance, Type 112, 750gpm Triple Combination pumper, Serial # 6670, Shop # 179. This swap was made on May 31, and equipped Engine 19 with both a pump and a booster tank.
1947 – Company received a 1931 American LaFrance, Type 307RC, 750gpm pumper, Serial # 7415, Shop # 184.
July 10, 1953 – Company received a new 1953 FWD/Wood Engineering Co. 750gpm pumper, Serial # 117125, Shop # 114.
October 27, 1955 – Engine 19 was involved in a collision at River & Fremont Streets, Mattapan. The crash injured four persons, including two firefighters.
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December 31, 1958 COMPANY DEACTIVATED
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August 30, 2004 – Company reactivated in the Port Norfolk section of Dorchester. Due to the reconstruction of the Redfield Street bridge over railroad tracks, the Port Norfolk/Neponset section of Dorchester was isolated from the rest of the city. Engine 19 was housed in a Quonset hut and mobile trailer in a parking lot at Tenean & Lawley Streets, Dorchester.
December 5, 2004 – COMPANY DEACTIVATED
