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1940-1944

1940    Box     Time          Address               Alarm           Remarks

1940: Date & location ?
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January 1941 FMBA Ball Book
January 1, 1940:  Station 635 (Madison & 6th)  3:55 PM  920 east 19th Street   2nd alarm
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January 2 Paterson News
January 11, 1940:  2:20 AM 91 Main Street  
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January 10, 1940: Station 734  9:26 PM  129-133 Broadway  3rd   Retail stores
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January 11 Paterson News
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February 1, 1940: 34   9:05 PM  129 West Broadway   3rd      Tire Store
February 5, 1940: 4:55 AM  35 Market Street    3rd   Tavern
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April 7, 1940:  717 14th Avenue and 224 Trenton Avenue dwelling fires
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April 8 Paterson News
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April 15, 1940:   Valley of Rocks rescue by truck 2
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April 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 6, 1940:  Stations 559 and 553  ~ 3 PM  79-81 Florida Avenue  
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May 7 Paterson News
July 14, 1940:   Station 734 Broadway & Church Street  2:05 AM   82-84 Fair Street
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July 15 Morning Call
July 16, 1940:   9 PM  Body recovery from Passaic River turns out to be a bale of paper
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July 17 Morning Call
August 4, 1940: Station 54 (16th & Carroll)  10:55 PM   103 Park Avenue
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August 5 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 10, 1940:  Station 522 (Main & Green)  pulled twice  ~4 AM  457 Main Street
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August 24, 1940:   Station 28 Albion Ave and Henry Street - 4:57 PM  47-49 Albion Avenue  (former movie theater)    B/C Kennedy and two FF injured
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August 26 Morning Call

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August 26 Paterson News
September 2, 1942: Station 255 (Jackson & Washington Ave)  9:01 AM  26 Washington Avenue - Dwelling with fatality
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September 5, 1940:  Station 232: River & Lawrence 6:04 PM   2nd alarm
       Station 231 River & Montgomery Streets  6:05 PM
       Station 182  Fulton Street Mill  6:09 PM
​       34  Lawrence Street     Central Waste & Wiper Co
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September 6 Paterson News
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September 10, 1940:   Station 23 River and Warren Streets 2:46 PM  Scrap Metal Co.
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September 11 Morning Call
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October 2, 1940:   182 Graham Ave garage & 208 Harrison Street dwelling
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October 16, 1940:  Station 362 (Carroll & 12th) ~ 10:00 PM  151-153 Harrison Street. This 3 story old building was a historic structure which was formerly located at the City Hall (Hamilton) plot and move to Carroll Street ~1890.
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October 17 Paterson News
November 5, 1940:  Station 452 Fair & Washington Streets  27 Washington Street
                            Grocery stores      Multiple FF smoke inhalations requiring 2 hospitalizations
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November 6 Morning Call

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November 5 Paterson Evening News
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November 15, 1940:  4 PM  Response to free small boy trapped between two buildings - 38 and 40 North Third Street. E12 responded and called for help of BC Comer and Truck 2 - came up with a workable rescue solution
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November 16 Morning Call
November 18, 1940:  7:15 AM  Vocational School at Summer & Ellison Streets
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November 19 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 18 Paterson News
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December 8, 1940: four boxes pulled for fire at 704 Main Street (right across street from St Joseph's Hospital) - calling out every PFD apparatus
           Station 263 St Joseph's   (pulled by hospital employee)
           Station 261 Court and Pacific Street - pulled twice
​           Station 264 Main and Mary Street
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December 9 Morning News
December 25, 1940:  Falls View Hotel (McBride and Sprice)
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December 26 Paterson News
December 30, 1940:   234  10:59 AM 128 River Street
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December 31 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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BC James Kennedy at top of ladder. L-R are FF George Reinhardt, Captain Rudolph Peppinghaus, FF Thomas Holmes and John Craig. In doorway are BC James Troy and his aide Joe Dow. SAt bottom of ladder are FF Reinhold Ratzlaff, Thomas Scholfield and Richard Kane.
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BC James Kennedy at top of ladder. L-R are FF George Reinhardt, Captain Rudolph Peppinghaus, FF Thomas Holmes and John Craig. In doorway are BC James Troy and his aide Joe Dow. SAt bottom of ladder are FF Reinhold Ratzlaff, Thomas Scholfield and Richard Kane.
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At left is Patrolman Leo Shearn with first aid kit. An unconscious Bessie Friedman is being carried by Captain Peter Rege aand FF Les Devenport. They are assisted by BC James Kennedy, FF Lester Titus, FF Nick Attema, BC James Troy, FF Ed Peters and FF James Coyle. FF Peter Veesart and Captain Peter Breen are watching
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December 30 Paterson News
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1941  Box      Time          Address                Alarm           Remarks

January 8, 1941:  Station 182 (Hall Mill at Fulton & Summer) 151 Harrison Street  8:33 PM
Also Station 237 (Straight and Montgomery Streets) at 8:35 PM 18 at Straight and Governor at 8:37 PM - 3rd Alarm from Station 182 at 8:42 PM - 3 story frame -  the original hostelery "Hamilton House" which formerly sat at Market & Colt Streets
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January 9 Morning Call
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January 9 Paterson News
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January 16, 1941:  521  11:45 AM    388-390 Main Street    3rd    Tavern
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January 17 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 16 Paterson News
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January 22, 1941:  2 AM   254-256 Park Avenue   3rd alarm        4 houses
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January 22 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

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January 22 Paterson News
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January 25, 1941:   Station 41 Rockland and Barnes Streets  6 AM  Westside Methodist Episcopal Church  Barnes Street   3rd alarm
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January 27 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 25 Paterson News
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February 9, 1941: 2:28 PM  457 Main Street    8 family dwelling
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February 10 Morning Call
February 14, 1941:  ~11:30 PM  139 Redwood Avenue    Residence of FF Arthur Lutz
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February 15 Morning Call
February 21, 1941:   Station 36 (12th and East 18th)   8:59 PM City Yard on Governor Street   3rd alarm  Several FF injuries
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February 22 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 29, 1941: Several incendiary fires in Dublin area over a 2 week period
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March 31, 1941:   1:00 AM   47 West Broadway
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April 1, 1941:  9:30 AM 24 1/2 Van Houten Street    3rd alarm   Old Adams Mill
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April 2 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 1 Paterson News
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April 7, 1941:  Station 321 (Temple and Water)  4:35 PM  1, 3, 5 and 7 Temple Street
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April 23, 1941: Station 35 (Totowa & Sherman)  2:44 AM 109-111 Wayne Avenue   2nd
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April 25, 1941:   41  6:05 AM   6 Barnes Street          3rd              Church
May 3, 1941: Station 472 Main and Market Streets - 278-280 Main Street  3:40 PM  - F/F Charles McBennett of Engine Company 1, a 20 year PFD veteran suffers a heart attack . He was hospitalized and died 4 weeks later.
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May 5 Paterson Evening News
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May 6 Paterson News
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June 2 Paterson News
May 8, 1941:  321 (Water & Temple) 1, 3, 5 Temple Street
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May 8 Paterson News
May 26, 1941:  523   8:00 AM   464 Main Street   4th alarm              Apartment House
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May 26 Paterson News
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June 6, 1941: Station 451  1:36 AM 133-135 Main Street       3rd alarm
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June 9, 1941:    Station 451 (Main & Broadway)  1:36 AM   129-131, 137, 139 Main Street                                                                              3rd alarm    Silver Rod Store
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June 9 Paterson Evening News
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June 10, 1941:  462-466 Main Street   2nd alarm  (Same building as May 26 fire)
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June 17, 1941:  181-183 Madison Avenue      2nd             Dwelling
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June 21, 1941:  Station 526 (Jackson & Slater)  12:27 AM  2233-225 Jackson Street
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June 21 Paterson News
June 24, 1941:  Station 45 (Main & Hamilton) 3:10 AM    36 Main Street   2nd alarm
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June 28, 1941:  Station 632  11:50 AM     301 East 22nd Street  Bornstein Mill (7th Avenue and East 22nd Street)   
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August 7, 1941:  Molly Ann's Brook flood
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August 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 7, 1941:   12th Ave & East 31st St     Water tank rescue  Looschen Piano Case factory
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August 8 Paterson News
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August 8, 1941: Three fires starting at 2:43 AM - Stations 322, 47 and 164
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August 15, 1941:  267    2:45 AM    74 Barclay Street       General alarm   Lumbar yard
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September ?, 1941: Station 162  10:15 PM    Falls View Hotel on 13 Spruce Street
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September 12, 1941:    Three minor fires
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September 21, 1941:   8:20 PM  323 River Street   Incendiary fire
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October 4, 1941: Station 162 Market and Spruce  10:15 PM   
                                                  13 Spruce Street  Old Falls View Hotel
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October 5 Morning Call
October 31, 1941:   3 Halloween fires
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December 4, 1941:  Station 514  4:20 PM  Turn Hall at Cross & Ellison Streets
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December 5 Paterson News
December 6, 1941:  PFD attempts cat rescue at 51 Fair Street
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December 9 Paterson News
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December 12, 1941:   9:30 PM  480 Union Ave Gas station   E8 still alarm
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December 12 Morning Call
December 22, 1941:  366    5:49 AM    663 Madison Avenue    3rd   Livery & 30 cars
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1942  Box      Time          Address                Alarm           Remarks

January 3, 1942: Grand and Spruce Street station pulled - 2:30 AM  73 Slater Street
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 7, 1942:    ~3:00 PM  764 Main Street     Mixed occupancy - saloon
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Paterson Evening News
January 11, 1942:  Station 234 (Bridge and River)  8:40 PM 14 Bridge Street   
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January 12 Morning Call
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January 12 Paterson News
January 12, 1942:   3:00 PM  61 Cedar Street and other fires
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January 13 Morning Call
January 20, 1942:    Station 421 (Market &n East 29th) 11:40 AM  779 Market Street 
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January 22, 1942:   Station 167 (Grand and Spruce) and Station 166 (Grand and Jersey) 7:37 and 7:39 PM respectively   241-243 Grand Street
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January 23 Morning Call
February 3, 1942:  14   10:47 PM   237-243 Market Street   3rd        Manhattan Hotel
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February 4 Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
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1926 Ahrens Fox (#1668) of engine Company 10
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Ahrens Fox pumpers of Engine 5 at left and Engine 1 at right on Clark Street at corner of Market - Dayspring Collection
February 4, 1942:       215  (7th & East 16th)    9:08  PM   245-249 5th Avenue  3rd alarm            The 2nd & 3rd alarms sounded from Station 63 (5th & River)      Dwellings
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February 5 Paterson News
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February 12, 1942:    514     8:20 AM        Passaic Street      3rd alarm          Public School 2
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February 12, 1942:    9:30 AM     1 East 11th Street       Kirker Chemical
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February 13, 1942:   2:30 PM     111 Ellison Street    Boiler Explosion in Exchange Bldg
      10:35 PM  Station 145 Market & Clark Streets   194 Market Street  3rd alarm   
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​March 7, 1942:     255     11:02 AM      225 Spring St.             3rd             Westminster Church
April 13, 1942: 255 (Jackson & Washington)   12:35 AM  171 Jackson Street  
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April 15, 1942:   Station 145 (Market & Church) 8:37 AM    Stores
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April 18, 1942: 621 (East 5th & Wood) 12:24 AM 100 East 5th Street  2nd  1 story frame
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April 25, 1942:   231 and 232   11:14 and 11:15 PM  34 Lawrence Street   3 story brick
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May 16, 1942:  3:43P PM  81 Ellison Street   4 story Mixed Occupancy
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May 18 Paterson News
June 16, 1942:  Station 633  (5th & River)  21-25 East 19th Street    Vacant Mill
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July 7, 1942:  6 PM   Paterson & Harrison Streets      2nd                    Sowerbutt Paper Mill
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August 3, 1942:  Headquarters incident
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September 1942:   624     1:38 PM        Rye & E 7th St.            3rd             Payet-Molte Co.
October 25, 1942:  5 different alarms
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October 26 Morning Call
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November 12, 1942: Station 264 (Main and Mary) 2:45 PM    641-645 Main Street   
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November 12 Paterson News
December 5, 1942: 453 (West Broadway & River St) 2:01 AM West Broadway Bridge                                   accident  Two fatalities (drowning)   Engines 1, 5, 12, Truck 2, Searchlight Van,                         Chief Coyle & Troy
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December 9, 1942:   Station 341 (West Broadway and Union Aves) 4:50 AM 
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December 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 21, 1942:   3:17 PM  97 Market Street   2nd alarm    Dry Goods store
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December 22 Paterson News
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December 25, 1942:  9:30 PM   McBride Avenue & Spruce Street  Falls View Hotel   Vacant
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 January 25, 1943:  Station 624 (Lowe and Eat 7th)   4:12 PM  174 East 7th Street   
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March 3, 1943:   733  (Straight & Van Houten)  6:56 PM    2nd alarm   2 story brick & frame
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March 54Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 4 Paterson News
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​March 13, 1943:   5:08 AM    838 21st Avenue ​    3rd alarm            Wolfe Cereal Mill
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May 9, 1943:  Wright Plant  Chemical fire with magnesium requiring use of foamite
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May 10 Paterson News
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June 27, 1943:   362 (12th & Carroll)  8:08 AM  92-94 Carroll Street
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July 8, 1943: 235 (Paterson & Tyler)   6:22 PM 72 Paterson Street    2nd    Mill Fire
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July 9 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 18, 1943:  Station 235 (Paterson and Tyler) 72 Paterson Street   
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September 4, 1943:  4:55 PM   River Street
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September 4 Morning Call
September 15, 1943:  Station 628 (Erie RR & 5th Ave)  8:10 PM 65 Waite Street   Truck fire
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September 16 Morning Call
September 24, 1943:  Station 636 sounded twice  (2nd Ave & East 23rd) as well as one other                     box  5:16 AM 13 East 22nd Street   2nd alarm from station 636 
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September 24 Paterson News
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September 25 Morning Call
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November 10, 1943:  Station 32 (North Main & Arch) 10:35 PM  21 North First Street   
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December 18, 1943:  4:45 AM  46 Bridge Street    3 story frame dqwelling
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December 19 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 21, 1943:   Station 23 (River & Warren Streets) 3:17 PM  61 Keen Street
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December 22 Morning Call

1944    Box     Time            Address              Alarm           Remarks

January 15, 1944:   9:49 PM   16 Paterson Street      Oil Stove
January 16, 1944:   126 River Street            Oil Stoce
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January 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 6, 1944: 353 (Preakness & Union) 4:58 PM  281 Union Avenue Mixed occupancy
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March 7 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 23, 1944:  288   10:49 PM   35 Colonial Road                          House Explosion
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March 26, 1944:  514 (Cross & Passaic)  8:29 PM  Cross Street   3 story frame
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April 15, 1944:  18      12:10 AM      9 Ann Street                     4th             Hinchliffe Brewery
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April 16, 1944:  9:00 PM  19 Tyler Street                                      Dwelling with fatality
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April 17 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 17 Paterson News
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June 23, 1944:  5:22 AM  Station 513 (Mill & Market)  21 Market Street   Silk Company
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June 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 4, 1944:  182      1:45 AM       40-42 Fulton Street       3rd  alarm   D'Amelio Paper Co.
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August 13, 1944:  ~ 4PM Auxiliary F/F of E2 provide mutual aide to Palisades Park
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April 14 Paterson News
August 23, 1944:  Station 513 (Mill & Market Streets)   4:26 PM   
​                              17-21 Mill Street, 21 Market Street & 3-9 McBride Avenue                                                                                    General Alarm            Apple Mill & others
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August 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 24 Paterson News
September 4 and 5, 1944: 3 fires
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September 5 Morning Call
September 9, 1944: 50 State Street   Transformer Company explosion
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September 11 Paterson News
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November 6, 1944:   3:05 AM   65 Pearl Street       Frame dwelling
​                        afternoon    224 Michigan Avenue      Frame dwelling
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November 7 Morning Call
November 7, 1944:   Station 251(Straight & Getty)  7:33 PM    Grass fire
       Station 237 (Summer & Montgomery Streets) 9:35 PM  85 Summer Street
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November 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 7, 1944:   Station 37 (Park & East 25th)  11:55 PM  340 Park Avenue   Furnace
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November 17, 1944: Station 513  4:10 PM  45 Market Street     Oil stove - Dwelling
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November 18 Morning Call
November 25, 1944: 254 (Dale and Slater)     8:55 PM        225 Spring Street      
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November 27 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 3, 1944:   Station 14  (Railroad and Market Streets)       4:51 PM        
                                       210-212 Market Street    4th          Robak Furniture & other businesses
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1945 FMBA Ball Book
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August 25 Paterson News
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December 6. 1944:   2:00 AM 198-200 West Broadway   2nd alarm  Carroll's Tavern
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December 12, 1944:   1:17 AM    50 State Street   2nd Alarm    Transformer plant
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December 13 Paterson News
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