1940 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
1940: Date & location ?
January 1941 FMBA Ball Book
January 1, 1940: Station 635 (Madison & 6th) 3:55 PM 920 east 19th Street 2nd alarm
Bornstein Silk Company
Bornstein Silk Company
January 2 Paterson News
January 11, 1940: 2:20 AM 91 Main Street
January 10, 1940: Station 734 9:26 PM 129-133 Broadway 3rd Retail stores
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
Paterson News
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April 7, 1940: 717 14th Avenue and 224 Trenton Avenue dwelling fires
April 8 Paterson News
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April 15, 1940: Valley of Rocks rescue by truck 2
April 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 6, 1940: Stations 559 and 553 ~ 3 PM 79-81 Florida Avenue
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
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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
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August 4, 1940: Station 54 (16th & Carroll) 10:55 PM 103 Park Avenue
August 5 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 10, 1940: Station 522 (Main & Green) pulled twice ~4 AM 457 Main Street
Paterson News
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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
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
September 10, 1940: Station 23 River and Warren Streets 2:46 PM Scrap Metal Co.
September 11 Morning Call
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October 2, 1940: 182 Graham Ave garage & 208 Harrison Street dwelling
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Paterson News
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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.
October 17 Paterson News
November 5, 1940: Station 452 Fair & Washington Streets 27 Washington Street
Grocery stores Multiple FF smoke inhalations requiring 2 hospitalizations
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
November 16 Morning Call
November 18, 1940: 7:15 AM Vocational School at Summer & Ellison Streets
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
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
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December 25, 1940: Falls View Hotel (McBride and Sprice)
December 26 Paterson News
December 30, 1940: 234 10:59 AM 128 River Street
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.
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.
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
FF Joe "Les" Devenport in center
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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
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
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
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
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
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
January 27 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 25 Paterson News
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February 9, 1941: 2:28 PM 457 Main Street 8 family dwelling
February 10 Morning Call
February 14, 1941: ~11:30 PM 139 Redwood Avenue Residence of FF Arthur Lutz
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
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
Paterson News
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March 31, 1941: 1:00 AM 47 West Broadway
Paterson News
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April 1, 1941: 9:30 AM 24 1/2 Van Houten Street 3rd alarm Old Adams Mill
April 2 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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.
May 5 Paterson Evening News
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May 6 Paterson News
His funeral was May 31, 1941
June 2 Paterson News
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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
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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Paterson Evening News
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June 17, 1941: 181-183 Madison Avenue 2nd Dwelling
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Paterson Evening News
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June 21, 1941: Station 526 (Jackson & Slater) 12:27 AM 2233-225 Jackson Street
June 21 Paterson News
June 24, 1941: Station 45 (Main & Hamilton) 3:10 AM 36 Main Street 2nd alarm
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Paterson News
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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
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
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
Paterson News
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Plainfield News
September ?, 1941: Station 162 10:15 PM Falls View Hotel on 13 Spruce Street
Courtesy Richard Davenport
September 12, 1941: Three minor fires
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
13 Spruce Street Old Falls View Hotel
October 5 Morning Call
October 31, 1941: 3 Halloween fires
December 4, 1941: Station 514 4:20 PM Turn Hall at Cross & Ellison Streets
December 5 Paterson News
December 6, 1941: PFD attempts cat rescue at 51 Fair Street
December 9 Paterson News
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December 12, 1941: 9:30 PM 480 Union Ave Gas station E8 still alarm
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
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 7, 1942: ~3:00 PM 764 Main Street Mixed occupancy - saloon
Paterson Evening News
January 11, 1942: Station 234 (Bridge and River) 8:40 PM 14 Bridge Street
2nd alarm 1 1/2 story frame
2nd alarm 1 1/2 story frame
January 12 Morning Call
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January 12 Paterson News
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January 12, 1942: 3:00 PM 61 Cedar Street and other fires
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January 13 Morning Call
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January 20, 1942: Station 421 (Market &n East 29th) 11:40 AM 779 Market Street
2nd alarm 2 story frame
2nd alarm 2 story frame
Paterson News
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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
January 23 Morning Call
February 3, 1942: 14 10:47 PM 237-243 Market Street 3rd Manhattan Hotel
February 4 Morning Call - Curtesy Dennis Morrison
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Ahrens Fox Aerial
1926 Ahrens Fox (#1668) of engine Company 10
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
Paterson Evening News
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February 12, 1942: 9:30 AM 1 East 11th Street Kirker Chemical
Paterson Evening News
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
Greenberg's Store
10:35 PM Station 145 Market & Clark Streets 194 Market Street 3rd alarm
Greenberg's Store
Paterson Evening News
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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
1 1/2 Story Frame
1 1/2 Story Frame
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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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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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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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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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 16, 1942: 3:43P PM 81 Ellison Street 4 story Mixed Occupancy
May 18 Paterson News
June 16, 1942: Station 633 (5th & River) 21-25 East 19th Street Vacant Mill
Paterson News
July 7, 1942: 6 PM Paterson & Harrison Streets 2nd Sowerbutt Paper Mill
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrrison
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August 3, 1942: Headquarters incident
Paterson News
September 1942: 624 1:38 PM Rye & E 7th St. 3rd Payet-Molte Co.
October 25, 1942: 5 different alarms
October 26 Morning Call
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November 12, 1942: Station 264 (Main and Mary) 2:45 PM 641-645 Main Street
Garages Jantzen Dairy
Garages Jantzen Dairy
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November 13 Morning Call
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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
December 6 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 9, 1942: Station 341 (West Broadway and Union Aves) 4:50 AM
Briarcliff Manor at West Broadway and Burhans Ave Restaurant
Briarcliff Manor at West Broadway and Burhans Ave Restaurant
December 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 21, 1942: 3:17 PM 97 Market Street 2nd alarm Dry Goods store
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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December 26 Morning Call
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1943 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 25, 1943: Station 624 (Lowe and Eat 7th) 4:12 PM 174 East 7th Street
3rd alarm 4 story brick mill
3rd alarm 4 story brick mill
Paterson News
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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
March 13, 1943: 5:08 AM 838 21st Avenue 3rd alarm Wolfe Cereal Mill
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Paterson News
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May 9, 1943: Wright Plant Chemical fire with magnesium requiring use of foamite
May 10 Paterson News
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June 27, 1943: 362 (12th & Carroll) 8:08 AM 92-94 Carroll Street
July 8, 1943: 235 (Paterson & Tyler) 6:22 PM 72 Paterson Street 2nd Mill Fire
July 9 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 18, 1943: Station 235 (Paterson and Tyler) 72 Paterson Street
3 story wood factory 2nd alarm
3 story wood factory 2nd alarm
September 4, 1943: 4:55 PM River Street
September 4 Morning Call
September 15, 1943: Station 628 (Erie RR & 5th Ave) 8:10 PM 65 Waite Street Truck fire
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
3 story building & garages BC burn injury
3 story building & garages BC burn injury
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
Old Ice house
Old Ice house
November 11 Morning Call
December 18, 1943: 4:45 AM 46 Bridge Street 3 story frame dqwelling
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
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
January 16, 1944: 126 River Street Oil Stoce
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
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
March 27 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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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
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
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
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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
17-21 Mill Street, 21 Market Street & 3-9 McBride Avenue General Alarm Apple Mill & others
August 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 24 Paterson News
September 4 and 5, 1944: 3 fires
September 5 Morning Call
September 9, 1944: 50 State Street Transformer Company explosion
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
afternoon 224 Michigan Avenue Frame dwelling
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
Station 237 (Summer & Montgomery Streets) 9:35 PM 85 Summer Street
November 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 7, 1944: Station 37 (Park & East 25th) 11:55 PM 340 Park Avenue Furnace
November 17, 1944: Station 513 4:10 PM 45 Market Street Oil stove - Dwelling
November 18 Morning Call
November 25, 1944: 254 (Dale and Slater) 8:55 PM 225 Spring Street
3rd Lackawanna Freight Depot
3rd Lackawanna Freight Depot
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
210-212 Market Street 4th Robak Furniture & other businesses
Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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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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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 12, 1944: 1:17 AM 50 State Street 2nd Alarm Transformer plant
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 13 Paterson News