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1930 - 1934

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

Notable Fires  1930-1934

1930   Box   Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 13, 1930:  5:00 Am  734 Broadway            Coffee Pot restaurant
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January 25, 1930: Station 45 (Main & Hamilton) 11:37 PM 42 Main Street
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January 31, 1930: 1:13 AM  40 Clark Street    3 story frame dwelling
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January 31 Press Guardian
February 5, 1930:  10:00 AM  191 Governor Street   2 story frame
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February 16, 1930: 521    2:44 AM    398-400 Main St.      4th              Rafner Furniture Store
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February 7 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Same Fire - Morning Call
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Same Fire Paterson Evening News
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February 17 News - courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 18, 1930  2 PM  257-258 Totowa Ave  Mixed occupancy   3 story Brick  
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364 (Graham & Hamilton) 7:51 PM   345 Fair Street​          
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March 4, 1930:  Station 472 - 12:13 PM  Main and Market  97 Market Street   3rd alarm

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March 5 Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 15, 1930:  6:50 PM  Station 241 Beech & Cedar - 3 alarms sounded
Station 25 at 6:52 PM Straight and Bond Streets, Station 243 at 6:43 PM Straight and Essex Street and Station 254 Dale Avenue & Slater Street Streets at 6:54 PM for fire the Janowitz Mill at Straight and Slater Streets   4 story Brick Mill
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March 17 - The Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 28, 1930:   9:48 AM  302 Market Street   2nd alarm    3 story brick building
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March 28, 1930:  74 (12th & E 29th) and 217 (11th Ave & E27th St) 3:49 PM 
                           453 11th Avenue   2.5 story wood frame dwelling  Ladder Rescue
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March 29 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 30, 1930:                      779 Market Street                               Mixed dwelling
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March 31 Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 6, 1930: Fire Engineering photo describing a fatal explosion at a Paterson plant - Date of fire ?
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August 11, 1930:   11:45 AM  644 Beckwith Avenue  Coal pocket  E13 still alarm
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August 12 Morning Call
September 1, 1930: 31 (North Main & North Straight Streets)    122 (120, 124) North Main              Street  2:43 AM
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September 9, 1930;    623 (private box)  11:26 AM 26 Branch Street   General Alarm 
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September 9 Paterson News
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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September 24, 1930:  233 (Bridge and River Streets) 7:33 PM 258 Sherwood Avenue
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September 24, 1930:  258 Sherwood Avenue
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September 26, 1930:     436    12:08 AM   2 Oregon Avenue       4th    Hamilton Lumbar Yard
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September 26 Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 16, 1930:   266  4:50 PM   351-353 Pacific Street    1.5 story frame
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 14, 1930:  1:10 AM  Parke Ave & East 31st Street   Fabian Memorial Free School
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November 15, 1930:   515 (Adams Mill Can Houten St Box) 15 Van Houten Street
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November 28, 1930:  7:30 AM   80 Market Street
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December 13, 1930:    3:49 AM  454 East 24th Street & 418, 420, 422 11th Avenue
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December 15, 1930: 154 (East 22 & 19th Ave)   6:17 PM  42 19th Avenue   Mixed Occupancy
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December 16 - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 24, 1930: 437 (East 20th St & 20th Ave)  2:14 PM   557 (Madison & 23rd Aves)    
​      Second alarm from 437 at 2:23 PM    136 East 20th Street                  Narrow Ribbon Co
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December 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Mortrison
​December 25, 1930:  45  12:10 AM   40 Main Street                     3rd            Zakin Paint Store
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January 23, 1931:   Station 412 New Street & Dixon Ave11-19 New Street   8:10 PM
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January 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 26, 1931:   Still alarm Engine 5 at 11:54 PM - then Station 73 Broadway & Paterson                      145 Ellison Street at 11:57 PM            3rd alarm        Indoor Golf Course
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January 27 News
January 27, 1931:   9:10 AM  Matlock & Northwest Streets  3rd alarm Pelgram-Meyer Mill 
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March 31, 1931:    14      10:15 PM     239-257 Market St.            4th              Manhattan Hotel
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March 28, 1931:  Station 216 East 23rd & 9th Avenue 9:59 PM  and Station 634 3rd Avenue and East 19th and Station 213 Madison and 10th Avenues  -  356 East 25th Street
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March 31, 1931:  10"15 PM Market Street  4th alarm  Manhattan Hotel & numerous stores
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April 4, 1931: Rescue a coal worker
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May 21, 1931:  Station 457 Washington & Van Houten Streets 12:14 AM 
​       Lyceum Theater  located next door to Fire Headquarters on Van Houten Street   4 alarms
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Morning Call May 23
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June 2, 1931: Station 427 (Dillistin Lumbar Yard)  6:56 PM   19th Ave & East 28th Street
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June 3 Morning Call
June 24, 1931: Ryerson Ave by Molly Ann's Brook
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July 31, 1931:   ~ noon  Beckwith Avenue lumbar yard and dwelling at 525 East 25th Street
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August 17, 1931:  452  7:38 PM  87 Broadway                         Manhattan Cloak & Suit    
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August 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 19, 1931:  2:30 AM  41 Washington Avenue                                              Grocery store
                             
416 (Danforth Ave & Nagle Street)  6:52 AM  101 Webster Avenue   Porch
                              522 (Main and Clay Streets) 5:55 PM   523 Main Street                    Kitchen
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August 20 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 3, 1931:   234  9:27 PM    139 River Street                            Garage/Car fire
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September 18, 1931: Station 47 (Prospect & Van Houten)  20 Van Houten Street   
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October  5, 1931:     521      2:50 PM     398-400 Main Street               3rd              Empty Store
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October 5, 1931: 734  3:57 PM  19 Church Street     Lowenthal Shoe Store
                              233 12:12 PM   43 Bridge Street    Dwelling​
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October 6, 1931: 521  2:50 PM  396-400 Main Street   3rd alarm  
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​November 25, 1931:    521      4:06 AM     400 Main Street         3rd              County Jail
December 5, 1931:   142 4:45 PM Hamill Mill 11 Dale Avenue
        December 6, 1931; 561 (Getty & George) 10:54 AM  11 Timothy Street
        December 6, 1931  353 (Union & Preakness)  5:42 PM  233 Preakness Ave Shed
​        December 6, 1931: 234 9bridge & River) 6 Arch Street   Dwelling
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December 15, 1931;  34 (West Broadway & North West St) 1:11 PM 121 West Broadway
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December 16 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 27, 1931:  351 (Preakness Avenue & Hill Street) 5:45 PM  331 Linwood Ave
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December 28, Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 29, 1931:  74 (12th & East 25th) 12:45 PM  610 East 24th Street     Dwelling
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December 30 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December  31, 1931:    234     2:29 PM      2 Jay Street                3rd              S.U.M.  Pope Mill

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January 6, 1932: 1:48 AM PM  444 Broadway at East 18th Street   2nd alarm
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January 12, 1932: 453 West Broadway and River Streets 8:39 PM 
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January 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 17, 1932: 36 (East 18th & 12th Ave)  2:22 PM  251 12th Avenue   Garage
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January 18 Morning Call
January 23, 1932:  47 (Van Houten & Prospect Streets) and 51 (Van Houten St & Magee's Alley)  15 Van Houten Street   Grobart Mill  (3rd & 4th floors)
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January 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 25, 1932: Station 63 River Street & 5th Avenue   9:41 PM 21 East 15th Street   
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January 26 Morning Call
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January 29, 1932:   45 (Main & Hamilton Sts)  and 456 (Washington & River Sts)  8:47 PM                                21-27 Main Street                  2nd alarm         Jacobs Dry Goods
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January 30 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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​February 2, 1932:    144     9:48 PM    192 Paterson Street          2nd         Sarbone Building
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February 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 3 Passaic Daily News
February 5, 1932:  231 (Montgomery and River Streets) 253 River Street   8:53 PM  
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February 6 Morning Call
February 7, 1932:  2:50 AM  192 Slater Street  extension to 190 & 194 
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​February 11, 1932:  231  8:53PM   251-263 River Street                           Rosenberg Furniture ​
March 2, 1932:   Station 472    9:27 PM 272 Main Street   2 story frame
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March 3 Morning Call
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March 3, 1932:  Station 451  Broadway and Main  7 PM   66 Broadway    Stores
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March 4 Morning Call
March 21, 1932: Station 21 ~ 2:00 PM  59-51 Chestnut Street   2nd alarm  Gas masks required
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March 22 Paterson News
March 23 1932:  Station 21 (double alarm)   2:00 AM  100 Elberon Avenue    
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March 24 Paterson Evening News
March 24, 1932:   6 alarms during the evening starting at 7:51 PM
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April 4, 1932:       473      10:30 PM    202-204 Main Street  3rd        Jorray Jewelry
April 27, 1932:   431 Grand Street    3 story frame
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May 22, 1932:  Station 353  Union & Preakness  7:01 PM  108 Edmund Ave auto fire
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May 23 Morning Call
May 26, 1932:  Station 235 at Paterson and Tyler  at 3:21 PM and Station 18 Straight and                             Governor 37 Governor Street 3:22 PM - 2nd alarm from station 235 
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May 30, 1932:   Station 562 Main & Bloomfield  4:00 AM  and Station 567 Main & Hemlock                                   at 4:02 AM  846 Main Street    1 story brick building
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May 31 Morning Call
June 13, 1932:  Station 314 Main and Holsman  11:20 PM  107 East Main Street  3 story frame
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July 14 Morning Call
June 21, 1932:  4:42 AM   921 Main Street
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July 20, 1932:  7:30 PM   210 Madison Avenue
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July 21 Paterson News
July 24, 1932: Station 472  Main and Market  8:00 AM 270-272 Main Street
​                Station 451 Main and Broadway  8:07 AM  40-42 Washington Street
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July 25 Paterson News
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July 25, 1932:  Station 514 Cross and Passaic  4:21 PM    31 & 29 Passaic Street  2nd alarm
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July 27, 1932:  Station 141 (Paterson & Ellison) & 14 (Market and Railroad)
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July 28 Morning Call
August 7, 1932:  Station 73  Broadway and Paterson   8:37 PM  2 1/2 story frame  Cellar
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August 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 4, 1932: 12:22 AM    Main between Broadway & Van Houten Streets  Sweet shop
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December 15, 1932:   1:00 AM   152-154 Broadway    Doremus Studios
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January 9, 1933:  Stations 192 (Jefferson & North 5th) at 4:41 PM and 194 (Lily and North 9th) 4:44 PM  89 Carbon Street   Dwelling (attic) fire    Apparatus stuck in mud
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January 10 Paterson News
January 31, 1933:   Station 211 11th Ave & East 23rd   1:11 PM   567 East 23rd Street   
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February 9, 1933:   9:30 PM  125 River Street
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February 10 Paterson News
February  13, 1933:  Station 14     1:46 AM     228-244 Market Street   4th     Carroll Building
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February 14 Press Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 13, 1933: Station 521 (Main and Grand) at 5:28 PM as well as Station 52 - a  2nd alarm for Station 521 sounded at 5:31 PM - 332-348 Main Street  Several stores
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February 27, 1933:  Station 634 (East 19th & 3rd Ave) 2:43 AM  69-71 Eat 19th Street
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March 21, 1933:  153 12th Avenue   34 story frame -    Trial re arson
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March 23 Morning Call
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March 31, 1933:  311 Haledon and North 4th)  and 36s (Belle & North 2nd)     2:30 AM    
​                  231 North 4th Street       3rd alarm     Holland Christian School
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April 19, 1933:    Station 45 Main Street & Hamilton Avenue 9:41 PM  Station 456 Washington and River Streets 9:43 PM    36 Main Street   Damage to 34 and 38 Main Street
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April 20 Morning Call
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April 28, 1933:  two fires (1) 23 Ryle Avenue and (2)  24 North Main Street 
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April 28 Morning Call
May 3, 1934:   3:45 AM  St Joseph's RC Church   3rd Alarm
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May 3, 1934: Station 525 (Prince & Grand)  8:15 PM Barbour Flax Spining Co
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May 11, 1933:   11:56 PM   102 Main Street      Shops
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May 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 13, 1933:  Station 734  Broadway & Church  3:24 AM  78 Fair Street
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May 15, 1933:   10:00 AM   79-81 Florida Avenue
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​June 10, 1933:  636 12:42 AM   36 East 26th Street                                       Flocart Print Co.
July 8, 1933: 7:24 PM  3 Boxes pulled: 23 (River & Warren), 624 (Lowe and East 7th Streets),       and 65 (River and Sassafras Streets)  Associate Silk Dyeing Company at Wait and Lowe  
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August 31, 1933:   Station 24 Market & Summer Streets  9:25 PM  339-341 Market Street                     4th alarm      Tire shop   Salvation Army Citadel on 261 Summer Street also damaged
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September 1 Morning Call
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October 30, 1933:  3 different alarms
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October 31 Morning Call
November 6, 1933:   67 Broadway  Meat market
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November 7 Morning Call
November 11, 1933:  Station 252  Railroad and Green  9:09 PM
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November 13 Morning Call
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November 14, 1933:  Station 265 Courtland and Leslie Streets   9 Leslie Street  Church
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November 15 Morning Call

1934     Box     Time          Address               Alarm         Remarks

​January 1, 1934:   472  4:43 AM  94 Market Street                  3rd          Jordan Clothing Store
January 17, 1934: ~11PM  312 Pacific Street    2 story frame
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January 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 2, 1934: 655 (Mercer & Warren) 9:25 PM 74 Putnam Street        Mill fire
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February 3 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 9 and 10, 1934:  Several incidents
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February 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 8, 1934: 734 (Broadway and Bridge) ~11 PM  91 Bridge Street  Mixed Occupancy
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March 9 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

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March 8 Paterson News
March 9, 1934:  73 (Broadway & Paterson)  5:03 PM  152 Broadway  2nd alarm
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March 12, 1934:   ~ 9 PM  89 Broadway     Overheated furnace in shop
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March 13 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 16, 1934:  Student gets award for rescue at 85 North Main Street fire   
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March 22 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 24 1934: 10:03 PM  59-51 Chestnut Street    Barber shop
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March 26 Paterson News
March 25, 1934:   Station 527 (Mill & Slater) and Station 526 (Jackson & Slater) 7:55 PM 177 Slater Street   3 1/2 story frame with fatality
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March 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 26, 1934: Station 65 (River & Sassafras) 1:56 AM  474-476 River Street  2nd alarm
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March 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 3, 1934:        542   8:30 AM    Carol & Market Streets       3rd          St Joseph's Church
May 7, 1934:     413      11:10 PM   Carlisle Ave & Ramsey St.  3rd         St Bonaventue Hall
​                                                             Supreme Sacrifice:  Firefighters O'Neill & Saal killed
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May 9 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 9 Paterson Evening News
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May 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 12 Morning Call
May 18, 1934: 1:53 PM   Station 231 River and Montgomery Streets  247 1/2 River Street
            FF Matthew O'Neil falls from Engine 5 as it leaves headquarters
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May 19 Morning Call

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 May 21, 1934: Station 156 Cedar and Dover Streets   6:47 AM    PS 15  Sandy Hill
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May 24 Morning News
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May 16, 1934:  3 alarms pulled - 85-86 North Main Street
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March 17 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 3, 1934:   Station 18 (Straight and Governor) 2:16 AM   105 Straight Street
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June 4 Morning Call
June 4, 1934: Station 424 18th and East 31  4:25 PM           Dwelling
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June 5 Morning Call
June 4, 1934:  Station 353 Preakness and Union Aves  10:14 PM
                                                                231-237 Preakness Avenue   3rd alarm    Mill
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June 5 Morning Call
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June 5 Paterson News
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​June 8, 1934:    361      1:52 PM    Harrison & Jelsma Place       3rd          Stiles Lumbar Co.
June 30, 1934:   after midnight  Main and Market Street  Noble Hat Store
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July 2 Morning Call
July 15, 1934:  Station 314 East Main & Hillman Streets 5:42 AM    215 North First Street                                                                                        3rd alarm    American paper Stock
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July 16 Morning Call
September 20, 1934: 8:53 PPM  161 Redwood Avenue    Garage and Car
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October 9, 1934:  Station 25 (Straight & 20th) 12:45 PM 425 Straight Street   Car fire
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October 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 31, 1934:  after midnight  732 Broadway   Realtor
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November 29, 1934:  Station 36 (East 18th & 12th Ave)  6:21 PM  566 East 18th St 
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December 10, 1934:   413      1:37 PM    Ramsey Street            4th           St. Bonaventure Mst
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December 11 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 11 Paterson News
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December 13, 1934: Station 55 (East Railway & Knickerbocker) 5:57 PM   
                                                                               300 East Railway Avenue       Workshop
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December 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 21, 1934: Station 255 Jackson and Washington  5:24 PM   195 Jackson Street
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December 22 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 23, 1934: ~4 PM  89 Broadway   Still alarm E5  Star Carper Co
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December 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

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