PATERSON FIRE HISTORY
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1890 - 1895

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

Significant Fires in Era of Partially Paid (March 20, 1890)
and  Fully Paid Department of (November 15, 1895)

1890          Box      Time                        Address          

    July 24:            Box 51 at 3:15 AM J. C Todds Machine Shop on Van Houten Street
    August 24:       Box 62 at 3:04 AM Thrift and Son's Lumbar Yard on Straight Street
    October 14:     Box 145 at 12:36 Am White's Stables Bank Street
    November 22: Box 19 at 8:20 AM Bamford's Mills on Rip Van Winkle Avenue
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1891          Box      Time                        Address      

    April 9:            Box 63 at 12:30 AM Riverside Plastic Works on East 13th Street
​    July 9:             
FF James H Moser of Engine Company 1 (call man) was killed by an                                         exploding soda water tank 
    November 3:    Box 51 at 6:09 PM J.C. Todd's works on Van Houten Street
    November 4:    Boxes 314 & 53 at 9:51 PM Blackburn Mill on Railroad Avenue
​    December 6:    
FF Richard Duffy of Truck Company 1 (call man) was thrown from the                                     apparatus and died the next day after surgery 
    December 8:     Box 14 at 4:11 AM  Dunlop Mills at Madison, Morton and Straight Streets
    December 16:   Box 165 at 6:35 AM at Paterson Sanitary Works on Leon Street
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1892          Box      Time                        Address   

    January 15:    Box 132 at 10:54 PM  Stohr's Mill on Height Street
    November 15: Box 72  Vandervoort and Slingland's at 133-135 Main Street
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1893          Box                      Address   

    March 16:   Box 47  Turn Hall at Cross and Ellison Streets
    May 5:        FF Christopher Murphy of Truck Company 3 (call man), was fatally injured                            falling off the apparatus 
    July 1:         Box 21  Johnson Wool Extract Company on River Street
​    September 14:   Box 124  10:20 PM 68-78 Paterson Street  General Alarm  Lumbar Yard
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • EVENTS 1890-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-99
    • EVENTS > 2000
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRFICE
  • FIRE PHOTOS BY ERA
  • NOTABLE FIRES
  • GREAT 1902 CONFLIGRATION
  • COMPANY LOCATIONS
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • FIRE SCENE VIDEOS 1
  • FIRE SCENE VIDEOS 2
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • AWARDS
    • FIREMEN STORIES
    • GROUND ZERO
    • HANCOCKS
    • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
    • HISTORY by CHIEF STAGG
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES
    • PROMOTIONS
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • STATISTICS
  • MEMORABILIA
  • CITY OF PATERSON
  • DEPARTMENT DOGS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • EMS DIVISION
    • EMS ROSTER
  • FMBA / PFA
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • CONTACT
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