CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES
Significant Fires in Era of Partially Paid (March 20, 1890)
and Fully Paid Department of (November 15, 1895)
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
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
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
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
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
November 15: Box 72 Vandervoort and Slingland's at 133-135 Main Street
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
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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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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