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1949 FMBA 24th Annual Ball 

March 17, 1949
Plaza Palace Ballroom, Paterson, NJ
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Pages appear in the order as per original book (less the advertising pages)
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Page 1
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Page 3
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Page 5
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Chief Engineer James Troy - Page 7
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Firer Marshall - Page 9
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A Shift Deputy & Battalion Chiefs - Page 11
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B Shift Deputy and Battalion Chiefs - Page 13
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Chairman Huber - Page 15
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FMBA President Frank Dalton - Page 17
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Page 24
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Page 25
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At top is the Fire Alarm Staff - At bottom out side of Headquarters are FF not present during original shoot of their companies - Page 27
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Outside of Headquarters are Chief's Aides - Joseph Dow and Edward A Hancock missing - Harold J Kane become a Chief Engineer in 1960 - Page 31
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Inspection detail and Theater detail outside of Fire Headquarters - Page 35
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Armistice Day Parade (marching outside the Armory on Market Street - Page 41
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The top is mislabeled - It is not the Inspection detail but rather the A shift of Engine 1: L-R are Captain George Walls, Joseph Kuyl, William Bradley, Harold Schoonmaker, Fallous Baker and Michael Fleming. At bottom is the B shift. Both shifts are outside their bays at headquarters and behind the door is an Ahrens Fox pumper - Page 47
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A and B shift of Engine 2 at 77 Highland Street quarters - note Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door - Page 53
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A and B shift of Engine 3 outside of their 12th Avenue quarters with Ahrens fox pumper behind the doors - Captain Reiche made Supreme Sacrifice in 1961 - Page 59
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A and B shift of Engine 4 at Slater Street quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door. That is Earl H Plavier (later a Captain) - Page 65
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A and B Shifts of Engine 5 outside their bay at Headquarters (Ahrens Fox Pumper behind the door)
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A and B shifts of Engine 6 out side their Market and Pennington Street quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door - Page 77
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A and B shift of Engine 7 at their Gould Avenue (and Pacific Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door - Page 83
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A and B shift of Engine 8 at their Wayne Avenue (at Liberty Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door- Page 89
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A and B shift of Engine 9 at their Main Street quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door. Rookie FF Louis Rotella is subject of the story shown later at page 143 - Page 95
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A and B shifts of Engine 10 at 17th Avenue (at East 26th Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door. FF Walter Pitkethly made Supreme Sacrifice in 1950 - Page 101
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A and B shifts of Engine 11 at their 97 Grand Street (at Quinn Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door - Page 107
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A and B Shifts of Engine 12 at Circle Avenue (North 3rd Street) quarters with their 1948 Mack pumper behind the door - Page 113
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A and B shift of Engine 13 at their 23rd Avenue (at East 21st Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox pumper behind the door - Page 119
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A and B shifts of Truck 1 at their Jackson Street quarters (between Green and Slater Streets) with Ahrens Fox aerial behind door - Page 123
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A and B shifts of Truck 2 at Headquarters with Ahrens Fox aerial behind the door - Page 131
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A and B shifts of Truck 3 outside their Godwin Avenue (at Auburn Street) quarters with Ahrens Fox aerial behind the door - Page 137
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Article authored by Captain Joseph Dayspring of Truck 3 which details the life of a Firefighter using rookie Louis Rotella of Engine 9 as an example - Page 143
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Part 2 of the story - photos are inside Engine 89 quarters on Main Street - Page 149
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Part 3 of the story - Engine 9 Ahrens Fox is exiting the Main Street quarters - Page 155
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Epilogue Page 155
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Additional photo of FF not present with their company photos. Top is at Engine 4 on Slater Street and bottom is at Headquarters on Van Houten Street - Page 169
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Page 196
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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2024
    • EVENTS 2025 +
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS TOTAL
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS PAID
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • FIRE & POLICE COMMISSIONERs
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENDERSON FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • JOSEPH FORBES
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • MURRAY FAMILY
    • PARKIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
    • TICE FAMILY
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • JOSEPH A MURRAY XMAS BREAKFAST
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER FOREMEN
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER OBITUARIES
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
    • FMBA VIDEOS
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
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  • ANNUAL REPORTS
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • ORAL HISTORY
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  • CONTACT
  • CITY OF PATERSON