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1925-1929

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FINCIDENTS

Notable Fires  1920-1929

1925   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

February 6, 1925:  453  3:02 AM  50 West Broadway                       3 Story Brick
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Paterson Press - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 13, 1925:  141  12:10 AM  320 Market Street            Fruit/Vegetable Market building
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February 13 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 16, 1925:  241 (Cedar & Beech Streets)        11:05 PM                  Stationary Store
      2 PFD accidents:  Truck 1 and BC Specht Gig --   close call for Engine 6
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March 19, 1925:  241  11:05 PM      Stationary Store     Major accident to T1 and also BC gig
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April 9, 1925: 23  9:32 AM    43-45 Franklin Street               2nd            Meyer & DeVogel
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April 18, 1925:    6:10 PM  168 Main Street   Cellar fire Eclipse Talking Machine Co
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April 20 Paterson News
May 4, 1925:  (Box North York & Lyon Streets) 9:39 PM 170-172 Putnam Street
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May 7, 1925:    45, 452, 456  5:26 PM   21-35 Main Street       2nd from Box 45      5 Buildings
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May 13, 1925:   Station 51 9:30 AM  170-172 Putnam Street Van Dyk Plant    Feed Storehouse
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May 25, 1925:  ~after midnight   241 Warren Street   F/F injuries    2 story frame
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June 27, 1925: Station 531 (Clay and Main Streets)  4:15 AM   518-520 Main Street
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July 19, 1925:  ~ 4:30 AM   215-219 Pennsylvania Avenue    Factory fire
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July 20, 1925:  34    1:50 AM   102-107 West Broadway          Three story frame dwelling
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July 20 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 28, 1925:          12 Noon         471-475 McBride Avenue   2nd alarm   Baum's Park                     
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​August 21, 1925:   34  6:17 PM   13-15 Benson Street      2nd           Weinberger & Silverstein
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September 11, 1925:  11:00 AM    215-217 Paterson Street
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October 30 1925:   4 still alarms for Engines 4, 8, 10 and 12
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​​October 31, 1925: 542  4:43 PM   513-519 Market Street                         4 Stores
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11/1/1925 Paterson Press- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 14, 1925:  Station 25 (Bond and Straight Streets) 11:15 Am  389 Straight Street
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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
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1926   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 1, 1926: 471 (Main and Market) 11:55 PM    51-53 Market Street  Frame buildings
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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  
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January 17, 1926:   553  743 AM 290 Maryland Avenue         Dwelling
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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
FOR FULL DETAILS CLICK HERE
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January 29, 1926:  283 (Crosby & Sheridan) 12:08 AM  160 Sheridan Ave Columbia Piece Dye Works
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January 30, 1926:  Early morning - 324 River Street and then  the area bounded by River & Warren Streets and Erie RR
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January 29, 1926:  Station 472 (Main and Market)   9:15 PM 127 Ward Street
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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
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February 10, 1926: 213 (10th & East 22nd St)  5:37 PM  341 Tenth Avenue 
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February 13, 1926: 2:53 PM   (Grand & Jersey)    306 Grand Street   2nd      2.5 Story Frame
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March 14, 1926:  Multiple fires  -  49 Water Street, & 732 Broadway, 37 Clark Street,
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March 17, 1926: 514 (Cross and Passaic Streets)  9:09 PM  81-83 Market Street    Store
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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
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June 5, 1926:  200 Straight Street                                Old Harding Mill
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June 7, 1926:  183  3:27 AM  183 Broadway                                          Bakery 
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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
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August 21 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 21, 1926:  82 (Grand & Jersey) 5:40 AM  309 Grand Street
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September 3, 1926:  734 (Broadway & Church Sts)  8:51 PM  130 Broadway
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October 14, 1926: 244 (private box)  6:36 PM  32 Morton Street   Ehrlich & Shapiro Silk Mill
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October 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 11, 1926: 733  5:11 PM    198 Straight Street                    Mill - 4 story brick
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November 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 24, 1926: 242  3:06 AM    327 Straight Street                               Cellar fire
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December 10, 1926:    557   6:14 PM     162 East Railway Avenue, 27 Kentucky Avenue
​                                                                          3rd             Passefinmie Sil Co & Van Kirk Mill
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December 17, 1926:  Station 315 (Jefferson & Garfield) 6:46 PM  64-66 Garfield Avenue
                                    2nd alarm   1 story brick garage with 3 cars
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December 21, 1926:   4 false alarms by a "maniac"
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1927   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 1, 1927:  12:29 PM Cianci Street                                   St Michael's Church
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January 11, 1927:  734  1:28 AM   104 Broadway         2nd                  American Carriage Co.
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January 11 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 11, 1927:  437 (22nd & E 20th St) 6:53 PM  28-30 22nd Avenue   Brick Mill
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January 18, 1927:  363    8:38 AM    Broadway & E 23rd Street    3rd   B'Way Baptist Church
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Daily News January 18
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January 24, 1927:   Station 14   9:41 PM  251 Market Street  S&S shop in Manhattan Hotel
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January 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 25, 1927:   12:29 PM  329 Grand Street         Clothing Store  Mixed Occupancy
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​January 28, 1927; 351  12:23 AM  302 Preakness Avenue         2nd      Textile Print Works
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February 3, 1927: 472  6:13 PM      265 Main Street                                          JB Coyle
February 7, 1927: 1072 Madison Avenue              Grocery store
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February 20, 1927:  1:00 AM  319 Main Street  Still alarm engine 4
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February 21 News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 28, 1927: 351  ~ Midnight   300-302 Preakness Avenue  2nd alarm  Bilson Factory
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February 7, 1927:  Station 437 (23rd & East 20th)  ~ 1 PM  1072 Madison Avenue   Store
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February 20, 1927:  253   4:34 AM  1 Peach Street   Grocery Store
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February 20, 1927:  35   5:35 PM 109 Wayne Avenue    Hillcrest Garage
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March 6, 1927:  6:30 PM  209 West Broadway                                   3 story dwelling
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​March 18, 1927:    315 & 311  7:00 PM     15 North Second Street              3 story brick mill
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March 19 Paterson News
​March 20, 1927:   183  2:23 PM   Car parked in front at 115 Hamilton Avenue
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March 21, 1927:   56 (Gould & Dakota Streets)  9:33 PM  368 Main & 377 Pacific Streets
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April 9, 1927:  267  5:07 PM             22 Leslie Street                   2nd                Bass Silk Co
April 11, 1927:   546  (17th & East 21st)  4:45 PM 305 Park Avenue​   Mixed occupancy
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April 12, 1927:   Station 415  (Murray Ave & Dayton St)  Truck on Murray by Frand St
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April 15 1927: 70 Cross Street     Mixed occupancy
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​April 15, 1927: 243 & 141  6:08 PM  285 Straight Street                                 Francis Silk Co.
April 22, 1927: 283  6:50 PM 34 Sherman Avenue  6:50 PM             Garage Fire
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​April 30, 1927: 36  12:03 PM             213-215 12th Avenue                  Elia Furniture Company
May 2, 1927: 474 (Main & Market) 9:43 PM 274-280 Main Street  2nd   2 story frame (shops)
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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
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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
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​July 18, 1927: 218 & 216    1:50 AM     362-364  East 27th Street  2nd Alarm       
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July 22, 1927: 12:35 AM  88 Lane Street   3 story warehouse
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​July 28, 1927: 623  4:14 AM  28 Branch Street                            3rd        Lamond & Robertson
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July 30, 1927:  ~1:00 PM   Eastside Pierce Dye Works  2nd alarm
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August 10, 1927:   Station 724  Market & Church) 6:50 PM  Hamilton Hotel
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​​September 12, 1927: 326 (Holsman and Jefferson) & 234 (River and Water)  12:14 PM 
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October 23, 1927:    425   6:33 PM    178 18th Avenue                     3rd           Dillistin Lumbar
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​November 23, 1927:  Paxton Street 
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November 27: Still alarm E9  11:12 AM  394 Straight Street               Nash Silk Co.
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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
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February 10, 1928:   531 (Main & Clay Streets) 315 South 6:42 PM Mill Street
                                   
221 Jasper Street                                           Garage
                                    170 River Street                                            Cellar                                   
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March 6, 1928:   Orpheum Theater  Ammonia leak
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March 7 Paterson News
March 9, 1928: 598 East 25h Street - Truck 3 still alarm     Cat rescue
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March 31, 1928:  51  3:30 PM  15 Van Houten Street  Grobart Harmony & Industrial Mill
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March 31, 1928: 23 and 65  10:18 PM    431 River Street          Lorenzo Manzi Cleaning Shop
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April 12, 1928:    724 (Market & Church)    9:54 PM    156-158 Market Street           
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​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
Fore More Details Click:
LINN STORE FIRE
SUPREME SACRIFICE
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May 3, 1928:    145   1:30 AM     156-166 Market Street                3rd             Katz Building
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May 11, 1928:  633  1:454 PM      779 River Street                             Johnson-Cowden Silk Co
June 29, 1928:   12:30 AM    144 East Holsman Street
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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
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August 2, 1928:   731 14th Avenue  working fire in dwelling
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​August 8, 1928:  Station 734  (Broadway and Church) 1:30 AM 
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​August 8: 372  11:29 AM  731 Fourteenth Avenue                                       Dwelling
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​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 Brewery                        First Ever 4th Alarm                     
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October 22 Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 28, 1928:   Box at E32nd and 18th Ave  Noon   244 18th Avenue
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November 3, 1928:  231 (River & Montgomery) 35 Straight Street
                       Station 514 (Cross & Ellison)   52 Ellison St    Turn Building
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November 21, 1928:  623 and 621 10:08 AM   28 Branch Street              Lamond & Robertson
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November 22, 1928:  Station 625 (Erie RR & 5th Ave) 3:18 AM    East 11th St & 6th Ave                                                                            Wediemann's Dye Works    2nd alarm
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December 13, 1928:   ~1:00 PM 325 East 30th Street      Dwelling
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December 15, 1928:  Station 451 (Main & Broadway) 3:20 AM   18 & 22 West Broadway    
                                                                                       3 story frames   Mixed occupancy
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1929   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 4, 1929:  12:24 AM   217 East 27th & 11th Ave) 425 East 27th St  Garage
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January 4 Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
January 5, 1929: Station 364 (Graham and Hamilton)  12:10 AM  311 Hamilton Ave
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January 7 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 19, 1929: Several boxes - including  Market & Straight blaze
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February 2, 1929:  Station 54 (16th & Carroll)  9:14 PM154 16th Avenue  3 story tenement
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February 3, 1929:   23 (River & Warren Sts)  2:32 PM 297 River Street             Dwelling
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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
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February 8 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 15, 1929:  Engine 6 steamer while responding to an alarm, runs off road and crashes into fence near Eastside high school. 
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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
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February 22 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

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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
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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
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​​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
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March 30 Paterson News
March 31, 1929:  Station 451  12:17 AM  91 Main Street    2nd alarm
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April 1 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 23, 1929: Station 235  3:25 AM 101 Godwin Street      Dwelling
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April 23 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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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
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June 18 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 19 Paterson News
July 22, 1929:  425 (E 31st & 20th Ave)    10:19 PM 278 20th Avenue         Dwelling
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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
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August 13, 1929:  3rd blaze in 3 days at 74 Broadway candy store
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2 Ahrens Fox pumpers visible - one is likely Engine 5 - August 14 Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 21, 1929:  Station 734 (Broadway& Church)   8:00 PM 116 Broadway    Store
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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
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​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.
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September 26 Paterson News
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October 10, 1929:   AM fire  142 Kearney Street    Dwelling Fire
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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
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October 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 18, 1929: 4:00AM  Station 734- --
​                  Watson Bldg at Broadway & Church
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October 28, 1929:  Series of fires  First at 45 Market Street
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October 29 Paterson News
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November 7, 1929: 8:32 AM    Straight St & Washington Ave Paterson Bridge Co
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December 1, 1929:      51   4:53   AM     11 Van Houten St.               3rd      Jaffe Factory
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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
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December 2 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 5, 1929:   9:20 AM   138 Paterson Street  Tire shop
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December 10, 1929:  49 Ward Street  St Michael's school   3 boxes pulled   
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December 23, 1929: Stations 192 and 234  65 North 5th Street & 6 Harrison Street fires
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December 24 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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