11/1/1925 Paterson Press- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 14, 1925: Station 25 (Bond and Straight Streets) 11:15 Am 389 Straight Street
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Mortrison
November 22, 1925:42 (21st & E 38th) 4:58 AM 1083 Market Street Brindles Inn November 23: 5:56 PM November 24: 8:28 PM
1926 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 1, 1926: 471 (Main and Market) 11:55 PM 51-53 Market Street Frame buildings
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 13, 1926: 73 11:59 AM Broadway & Paterson St. 3rd Retail Store
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January 14, 1926: 521 (Main & Grand) 3:58 AM 341-347 Grand Street 2nd alarm Mixed use occupancy
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January 17, 1926: 553 743 AM 290 Maryland Avenue Dwelling
January 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 26, 1926: Historic - Three 3-alarm fires at same time 12:25 AM 472 (Main & Market Streets) 3rd alarm 12:35 AM 514 (Market & Cross Streets) 91-93 Market Street 3rd alarm 1:21 AM 23 (River & Warren Streets) 324-326-328 River Street 3rd alarm
This news photo from January 31 Daily News courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 29, 1926: 283 (Crosby & Sheridan) 12:08 AM 160 Sheridan Ave Columbia Piece Dye Works
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 30, 1926: Early morning - 324 River Street and then the area bounded by River & Warren Streets and Erie RR
January 29, 1926: Station 472 (Main and Market) 9:15 PM 127 Ward Street
January 30 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 31, 1926: 234 (River and Bridge) 10:45 PM 4 Bridge Street (165-167 River Street) Confectionary Store
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 10, 1926: 213 (10th & East 22nd St) 5:37 PM 341 Tenth Avenue 3 story Frame - A&P on ground
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 13, 1926: 2:53 PM (Grand & Jersey) 306 Grand Street 2nd 2.5 Story Frame
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same fire - Paterson News
March 14, 1926: Multiple fires - 49 Water Street, & 732 Broadway, 37 Clark Street, 22 Marshall Street, 3 Temple Street
March 15 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 17, 1926: 514 (Cross and Passaic Streets) 9:09 PM 81-83 Market Street Store
March 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 16, 1926: Still alarm on Governor Street for Engine 5 - The Hose Wagon after striking an uplifted manhole cover has accident on Paterson Street
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April 17, 1926: 258 (Spring & Peach Streets) 7:30 PM 3rd alarm Station 433 (Kelly Flax Mill at Clay and Straight St) also pulled. East Paterson FD also responded (not called) with the flames lighting up the sky Fire at Washington Pierce Dyeworks & White, Shanger Plumbing Supply in the Old Dexter Lambert Mill. Extension to 245 Clay Street and 178 Beech Street
Morning Call -Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 5, 1926: 200 Straight Street Old Harding Mill
June 7 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 7, 1926: 183 3:27 AM 183 Broadway Bakery
June 7 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 25, 1926: 472 2:01 AM 284 Main Street 2nd US Theater
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August 20, 1926: 521 (Main & Clay Sts) 11:20 PM 508 Main Street Jersey Dairy
August 21 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 21, 1926: 82 (Grand & Jersey) 5:40 AM 309 Grand Street
Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 3, 1926: 734 (Broadway & Church Sts) 8:51 PM 130 Broadway
September 4 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 14, 1926: 244 (private box) 6:36 PM 32 Morton Street Ehrlich & Shapiro Silk Mill
October 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 11, 1926: 733 5:11 PM 198 Straight Street Mill - 4 story brick
November 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 24, 1926: 242 3:06 AM 327 Straight Street Cellar fire
December 10, 1926: 557 6:14 PM 162 East Railway Avenue, 27 Kentucky Avenue 3rd alarm Van Kirk Mill (Paterson's largest silk mill)
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 11 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 11 Paterson News
From the March 9, 1927 issue of Fire Engineering
December 17, 1926: Station 315 (Jefferson & Garfield) 6:46 PM 64-66 Garfield Avenue 2nd alarm 1 story brick garage with 3 cars
Paterson News
December 21, 1926: 4 false alarms by a "maniac"
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
1927 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 1, 1927: 12:29 PM Cianci Street St Michael's Church
January 2 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 11, 1927: 734 1:28 AM 104 Broadway 2nd American Carriage Co.
January 11 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 11, 1927: 437 (22nd & E 20th St) 6:53 PM 28-30 22nd Avenue Brick Mill
January 12 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 18, 1927: 363 8:38 AM Broadway & E 23rd Street 3rd B'Way Baptist Church
Daily News January 18
Ahrens Fox Pumper
January 24, 1927: Station 14 9:41 PM 251 Market Street S&S shop in Manhattan Hotel
January 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 25, 1927: 12:29 PM 329 Grand Street Clothing Store Mixed Occupancy
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 28, 1927; 351 12:23 AM 302 Preakness Avenue 2nd Textile Print Works
Paterson News
February 3, 1927: 472 6:13 PM 265 Main Street JB Coyle
February 7, 1927: 1072 Madison Avenue Grocery store
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 20, 1927: 1:00 AM 319 Main Street Still alarm engine 4
May 2, 1927: 474 (Main & Market) 9:43 PM 274-280 Main Street 2nd 2 story frame (shops)
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 6, 1927: Station 263 (Hospital Box with a 2nd alarm) Station 264 (School 8 Main Street) also pulled 9:15 PM 703 Main Street St Joseph's Hospital
June 7 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 18, 1927: 218 & 216 362 East 27th Street Latruglio Macaroni Factory July 22, 1927: 323 (Clinton & Benson Sts) 12:35 AM 33 Lane Street Ideal Furnitur
July 18, 1927: 218 & 216 1:50 AM 362-364 East 27th Street 2nd Alarm Latruglio Macaroni Factory
Paterson News
July 22, 1927: 12:35 AM 88 Lane Street 3 story warehouse
Paterson News
July 28, 1927: 623 4:14 AM 28 Branch Street 3rd Lamond & Robertson
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 30, 1927: ~1:00 PM Eastside Pierce Dye Works 2nd alarm
Paterson News
August 10, 1927: Station 724 Market & Church) 6:50 PM Hamilton Hotel
August 27 Paterson News
September 12, 1927: 326 (Holsman and Jefferson) & 234 (River and Water) 12:14 PM 228-230 Water Street Dry Goods warehouse
November 27: Still alarm E9 11:12 AM 394 Straight Street Nash Silk Co. December 7, 1927 : 636 8:11 PM 36 East 26th Street Aboyoun & Son
1928 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 13, 1928: Station 55 ~ 11:00 AM 55 Market Street opposite Passaic Street Supreme Sacrifice by Captain Josiah Barton CLICK FOR DETAILS
Paterson Press
February 10, 1928: 531 (Main & Clay Streets) 315 South 6:42 PM Mill Street 221 Jasper Street Garage 170 River Street Cellar
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 6, 1928: Orpheum Theater Ammonia leak
March 7 Paterson News
March 9, 1928: 598 East 25h Street - Truck 3 still alarm Cat rescue
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 31, 1928: 51 3:30 PM 15 Van Houten Street Grobart Harmony & Industrial Mill
April 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 31, 1928: 23 and 65 10:18 PM 431 River Street Lorenzo Manzi Cleaning Shop
April 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 12, 1928: 724 (Market & Church) 9:54 PM 156-158 Market Street 3rd alarm Katz Building (multiple stores)
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Guardian
April 27, 1928: 451 2:30AM 133-137 Main Street between Washington and Van Houten Streets 3rd alarm Firefighters Edward Tribe and Marinus Baker killed Multiple FF injuries (see list below) Linn Department Store and Klein's Suit and Cloak House
May 3, 1928: 145 1:30 AM 156-166 Market Street 3rd Katz Building
Guardian Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 11, 1928: 633 1:454 PM 779 River Street Johnson-Cowden Silk Co
June 29, 1928: 12:30 AM 144 East Holsman Street
June 29 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 11, 1928: 633 1:454 PM 779 River Street Johnson-Cowden Silk Co. July 5, 1928: 544 5:31 PM Broadway and Graham Avenue 3rd Church of Redeemer
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
Ahrens Fox pumper at work -- Dayspring Collection
July 18 Daily News courtesy Dennis Morrison - Ahrens Fox pumper in foreground
July 18 Daily News courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 6 Paterson News
August 2, 1928: 731 14th Avenue working fire in dwelling
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 8, 1928: Station 734 (Broadway and Church) 1:30 AM 87 Broadway Albert Froelich
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 8: 372 11:29 AM 731 Fourteenth Avenue Dwelling
October 11, 1928: Still Alarm E7 3:50 PM Jeffrey Silk Co. October 20, 1928 18 (Straight & Governor Streets) 5:30 PM 57 Governor Street & 9 Ann Street Consolidated Brewery Hinchliffe BreweryFirst Ever 4th Alarm
October 22 Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 28, 1928: Box at E32nd and 18th Ave Noon 244 18th Avenue
Paterson News
November 3, 1928: 231 (River & Montgomery) 35 Straight Street Station 514 (Cross & Ellison) 52 Ellison St Turn Building
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 21, 1928: 623 and 621 10:08 AM 28 Branch Street Lamond & Robertson
November 22, 1928: Station 625 (Erie RR & 5th Ave) 3:18 AM East 11th St & 6th Ave Wediemann's Dye Works 2nd alarm
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 13, 1928: ~1:00 PM 325 East 30th Street Dwelling
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 15, 1928: Station 451 (Main & Broadway) 3:20 AM 18 & 22 West Broadway 3 story frames Mixed occupancy
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
1929 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 4, 1929: 12:24 AM 217 East 27th & 11th Ave) 425 East 27th St Garage
January 4 Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
January 5, 1929: Station 364 (Graham and Hamilton) 12:10 AM 311 Hamilton Ave
January 7 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 19, 1929: Several boxes - including Market & Straight blaze
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 2, 1929: Station 54 (16th & Carroll) 9:14 PM154 16th Avenue 3 story tenement
Februaryn3 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 3, 1929: 23 (River & Warren Sts) 2:32 PM 297 River Street Dwelling
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 7, 1929: 513 (Mill & Market) and 164 (Mill and Oliver) 8:47 PM 42 Ryle Avenue 2nd, 3rd & 4th alarm from station 513 National Silk Dyeing Co. (historic Murray Mill) Several FF injuries
February 8 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 8 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 8 Paterson News
February 15, 1929: Engine 6 steamer while responding to an alarm, runs off road and crashes into fence near Eastside high school.
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 21, 1929: 472 (Main & Market Streets) 8:42 PM 100 Market Street Cellar fire In 1938 FF Matthew O'Neill made the SUPREME SACRIFICE at Quackenbush fire
February 22 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 22 Paterson New
March 5, 1929: 472 12:13 PM 97 Market Street 3rd Max Suswein March 12, 1929: 351 (Preakness Ave & Hill St) 2:05 PM Brush fire 234 (Bridge & River Street) 8:05 PM 29 Tyler Street Furniture Storehouse
March 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 15, 1929: 241 6:50 PM Straight & Cedar Streets 3rd Janowitz Brothers Factory
March 25, 1929: 8:59 PM 24 1/2 Van Houten Street 2nd alarm United Pierce Dye Works
March 28, 1929: 141 9:49 AM 302 Market Street 2nd Barney Chesnoff
March 30, 1929: Station 14 (Market & Railroad) 7:15 AM 212 Market Street Square Club
March 30 Paterson News
March 31, 1929: Station 451 12:17 AM 91 Main Street 2nd alarm
April 1 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 23, 1929: Station 235 3:25 AM 101 Godwin Street Dwelling
April 23 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 17, 1929: 34 (North West & West Broadway) 11:06 PM 3 alarms Stations 47 (Prospect & Van Houten), 515 (Adam's Mill Van Houten Street) also pulled 44 Ryle Avenue (Valley of the Rocks) National Silk Dyeing Company factory
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 18 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 19 Paterson News
July 22, 1929: 425 (E 31st & 20th Ave) 10:19 PM 278 20th Avenue Dwelling
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 31, 1929: 5:55 PM 135 Marion Ave dwelling and garage at 137 Marion Street (corner of Union) as well as home at 494 Union Ave and a 14 Jane Street home roof. Second alarm
August 1 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
Ahrens Fox apparatus in backgound
August 13, 1929: 3rd blaze in 3 days at 74 Broadway candy store
2 Ahrens Fox pumpers visible - one is likely Engine 5 - August 14 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 21, 1929: Station 734 (Broadway& Church) 8:00 PM 116 Broadway Store
August 22 Paterson News
September 1, 1929: 31 2:43 AM 123 North Main Street 2nd Gallow Awning Co
September 4, 1929: 11:05 AM Station 655 (Warren & Mercer) 11:05 AM 22 Mercer St 11:25 AM Box 25 (Bond & Straight) 460 Straight St
September 5 Paterson News
September 9, 1929: 622 11:26 AM 25 Branch Street 4th Lamond & Roberston Rug Co
September 25, 1929: 513 8:59 PM Van Houten Street 2nd United Piece Dye Co.
September 26 Paterson News
October 10, 1929: AM fire 142 Kearney Street Dwelling Fire
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 10, 1929: 451 (Main & Broadway) 2:30 PM 70 Main St Awning fire 266 (Montclair & Sussex Streets) 4:06 PM 35 Montclair Ave Dwelling 451 (Broadway and Main Streets) 11:30 PM Old Bijou Hotel
October 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 18, 1929: 4:00AM Station 734- -- Watson Bldg at Broadway & Church
October 28, 1929: Series of fires First at 45 Market Street
October 29 Paterson News
November 7, 1929: 8:32 AM Straight St & Washington Ave Paterson Bridge Co
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 1, 1929: 51 4:53 AM 11 Van Houten St. 3rd Jaffe Factory
Morning Call December 2 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 1, 1929: 51 (Van Houten & Magee's Alley) 1:52 AM 13-14 Van Houten Street 3rd alarm 4 story Brick
December 2 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 5, 1929: 9:20 AM 138 Paterson Street Tire shop
Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 10, 1929: 49 Ward Street St Michael's school 3 boxes pulled
Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 23, 1929: Stations 192 and 234 65 North 5th Street & 6 Harrison Street fires
December 24 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison