FDNY Engine 42

Crews respond to fires, medical calls, rescues and hazardous conditions across a busy stretch of the Bronx—all under the banner of FDNY Engine 42, the city-run fire house on 1781 Monroe Ave in an area bordered by Boston Road, East Tremont Avenue and Southern Boulevard. Built to serve a dense urban patch that mixes century-old apartment blocks with newer mixed-use buildings, the station houses the apparatus and personnel responsible for emergency response within a tight grid of pre-war streets and high-traffic thoroughfares.

Area residents and passersby can reach the company by phone from any location; the direct line lets dispatchers verify whether units are still out of service. Need to plot your route? Spin the online map to pinpoint 1781 Monroe Ave; tap once to launch turn-by-turn directions straight from Google. This pocket of the Bronx remains tightly linked to its local apparatus despite skyline changes just a few miles south, so Engine 42 keeps its boots on the ground and its rig at the ready daily.