April 21, 1905 – Combination Ladder Co. 6 was designated LADDER COMPANY 23. The company continued to be located at 36 Washington Street , Dorchester. The company continued to use an 1898 Fire Extinguisher Company ladder truck equipped with 9 ladders of varying lengths.
December, 1910 – Company received a new 1910 American LaFrance ladder truck with 9 ladders of varying lengths.
May 14, 1913 – Chemical Engine Company 5 (Grove Hall) was organized at Ladder 23’s quarters.
April 13, 1916 – Captain Daniel M. Shaughnessy, Ladder Company 23, was profiled in a Boston Globe newspaper article. Profile
October 13, 1922 – Chemical Engine Company 5 was disbanded at Ladder 23’s quarters.
August 20, 1923 – Company received a new 1923 American LaFrance, Type 14, motor combination city-service ladder truck, Serial # 4362, Shop # 232.
May 17, 1926 – Company received a new 1926 American LaFrance, Type 17, 85ft tiller aerial ladder truck, Serial # 5528-C413, Shop # 243.
November 20, 1931 – Company received a 1926 American LaFrance, Type 17, motor tractor, Serial # 5519, Shop # 209T , attached to a new 1931 American LaFrance 85ft aerial ladder trailer, Serial # C578.
April 5, 1945 – Company received a new 1945 Mack, Type 19, motor tractor, Serial # 19LS-1042, Shop # 200T , on a 1931 American LaFrance, Type 17, 85ft wood aerial trailer, Serial # 209.
1958 – Company received a 1947 Mack, Type 19, tractor, Serial # 19LS-1069, Shop # 404T , attached to a 1950 American LaFrance 85ft tiller aerial ladder trailer, Shop # 234.
June 11, 1960 – Engine Company 13 moved into Ladder 23’s quarters from their prior quarters at 1046 Tremont Street , Roxbury.
1960 – Company received a 1957 Mack, ‘Type B85F’, motor tractor, Serial # B85F-1209, Shop # 252T , attached to a 1950 American LaFrance 85ft tiller aerial ladder trailer, Shop # 233.
1962 – Fire Fighter Martin R. O’Toole, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Walter Scott Medal for Valor for his actions at 52 Judson Street, Roxbury, Box 1764, on February 28, 1962. Citation for Fire Fighter O’Toole.
1962 – Fire Fighter John L. Campbell, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
1963 – Fire Fighter James F. Donovan, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
July 12, 1967 – Engine Co. 13 was designated the RESCUE-PUMPER UNIT. It continued to be quartered at Ladder 23’s quarters.
May 21, 1968 – Company received a new 1968 American LaFrance 100ft tiller aerial ladder truck, Serial # 12-1-932, Shop # 273.
1969 – Fire Fighter Edward J. Cusack, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Patrick J. Kennedy Medal of Honor for his actions at 108 Columbia Road, Dorchester, Box 3355, on March 7, 1969.
Citation for Fire Fighter Cusack.
1969 – Fire Fighter Rodney Horton, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
1970 – Fire Fighter John J. O’Brien, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
March 5, 1971 – Company received a new 1971 Maxim 100ft tiller aerial ladder truck, Serial # 2872, Shop # 219.
1971 – Fire Fighter George W. Girvan, Fire Fighter John F. Carey, Fire Fighter Robert J. McCue, and Fire Fighter James J. Ochs, Ladder Company 23, were awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
October 25, 1972 – The Rescue-Pumper Unit, quartered with Ladder 23, was designated RESCUE COMPANY 2.
August 16, 1973 – Rescue Company 2, quartered with Ladder 23, moved to a newly opened firehouse at 975 Blue Hill Avenue , Dorchester.
August 17, 1973 – Engine Company 24 moved into Ladder 23’s quarters from their prior firehouse at 434 Warren Street , Roxbury.
1974 – Fire Fighter Paul F. Mahoney, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Walter Scott Medal for Valor. Citation for Fire Fighter Mahoney.
1974 – Fire Fighter John J. Harrison, Fire Fighter Neil F. Sullivan, Fire Fighter John F. Carey, and Fire Fighter Thomas W. Uniacke, Ladder Company 23, were awarded the Distinguished Service Award. Citation
1975 – Fire Fighter Robert M. Greene, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
December 17, 1976 Company received a new 1976 Seagrave 100ft tiller aerial ladder truck, Serial # F76071, Shop # 297.
11/27/1978 – Fire Fighter Robert M. Greene, Ladder Company 23, died in the Line-Of-Duty from injuries received on Alpha Road, Dorchester, Box 3323, on November 25, 1978.
Medal of Valor Citation for Fire Fighter Greene.
1981 – Fire Fighter William J. McCarthy, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
1984 – Fire Lieutenant John J. Simpson, Headquarters (detailed to Ladder Co. 23), Fire Fighter Henry J. Sheridan, and Fire Fighter William J. McCarthy, Ladder Company 23, were awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
June 21, 1988 – Company received a new 1988 Emergency One 110ft rearmount aerial ladder truck, Serial # 6017, Shop # 210.
1992 – Fire Fighter David A. Glover, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Patrick J. Kennedy Medal of Honor for his actions at 25 Wyoming Street, Roxbury, May 5, 1992. Citation for Fire Fighter Glover.
1993 – Fire Fighter Gary L. Walker, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
February 6, 1997 – Company received a new 1997 Emergency One 110ft rearmount aerial ladder truck, Serial # 17145, Shop # 232.
2002 – Fire Fighter William B. O’Sullivan, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the John E. Fitzgerald Medal for the Most Meritorious Act of 2002 for his actions at 15 Kenberma Road, Dorchester, Box 332, on January 6, 2002.
Citation for Fire Fighter O’Sullivan.
2002 – Fire Lieutenant Robert T. Kilduff, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
2005 – Fire Lieutenant Patrick D. Murphy, Fire Fighter Joseph J. Holder, and Fire Fighter Joseph G. Welch, Ladder Company 23, were awarded the Roll Of Merit. Citation
2005 – Fire Fighter David A. Glover, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award. Citation
November 17, 2011 – Company received a new 2011 Emergency One, Cyclone II, 110ft rearmount aerial ladder truck, low-profile cab, Serial # 136604, Shop # 254.
2016 – Fire Fighter Dennis M. Carr, Ladder Company 23, was awarded the Roll of Merit for his actions on Babson Street, Mattapan, on January 11, 2016. Citation
November 22, 2019 – Company received a new 2019 Emergency One ‘Metro’ single rear axle, 100ft rearmount aerial ladder truck, Serial # 141485, Shop # 281.