Battalion 22 was organized as Battalion 2, Staten Island on October 1, 1905
Battalion 22 covers the "North Shore" of Staten Island, roughly 1/3 of the
Island. Their response encompasses a wide mix of occupancies and
socio-economic diversity. Everything from ghetto city projects and
surrounding areas, to multi-million dollar private dwellings are included in
their response area. Quartered in older West Brighton, originally called
Factoryville for the large number of factories located there, there are
active shipyards and drydock facilities, a large hospital complex, a college
campus, the largest paper recycling plant in America, the only active
containerport in the city, museums, live theaters, a zoo, the Teleport, a new
railroad under construction, a large military reserve facility, a youth
detention facility, the largest landfill in the world, petroleum tank farms,
and even typical Staten Island large areas of brush included in their
response area. There are six engine companies, four ladder companies, three
brush fire units, a foam unit, two reserve pumpers, and an EMS station within
Battalion 22. Oceanic Volunteer Fire Company, operating a pumper and a brush
fire unit are also quartered within the 22nd Battalion.