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1950 - 1954

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF NOTABLE FIRES

1950-1954

1950    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 3, 1950: 4 separate alarms - North 3rd Street, Mill Street, River Street, Marshall St.
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 10, 1950:  1:05 AM   45 Temple Street
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Paterson Evening News
January 17, 1950:    3 car fires
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Paterson Evening News
January 20, 1950:   41  12:25 PM 4 Grand Street Grand Street  
141  2:12 PM  237 Straight Street at Park Avenue
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
​February 5, 1950: 63 Marshall Street    Still alarm Engine 5
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February 6 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 8, 1950:  Station 234 Bridge & River  3:05 AM  155-157 River Street   2nd alarm
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February 8, 1950:  7:45 PM 94 Prospect Street    2 story frame    FF injury
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February 9 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 10, 1950:   Main Street & 21st Avenue - 11:53 PM - Engine 4, driven by F/F Joseph Bauer responding to a car fire strikes bus (PS 76)  which crashes into a tavern at Slater and Marshall Street killing a man at the bar. Other F/F (Frank Dalton & Ernie Biggs) injured
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February 12, 1950: 235 (Paterson and Tyler Streets) 11:30 PM  50 Tyler Street   
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February 13 Paterson Evening New
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February `13 - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 20, 1950:  523  8:23 PM   428 Main Street     1 alarm            Kitchen Fire
​               Chief's Aide Walter W. Pitkethly (who drove BC Titus) collapsed & died
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Journal of Engine 11 re Main Street Fire & FF death announcement -- Hancock Collection
February 21, 1950:  Station 514 Passaic and Cross Streets   3:53 AM  28 Cross Street   Tavern
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March 3, 1950:  9:57 AM  152 Market Street
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March 10, 1950:  351 Van Houten Street rescue of a mentally distraught "jumper"   Truck 2 has life net ready. FAO Superintendent scales ladder
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March 11 Paterson Evening News
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March 30, 1950:   125 North 3rd Street   4th floor flat
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March 31 Paterson Evening News
March 31, 1950:   7:34 PM  197 Redwood Avenue   stove fire
​           Also 9th Ave, and Washington Street incidents
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April 1 Paterson News
April 5, 1950:  4:26 PM  200 Gould Avenue   2nd                Mill fire
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April 6 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 19, 1950:    10:51 PM  508 14th Avenue  2nd alarm   Barn/Shed
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May 20 Paterson News
June 12, 1950:  An on-fire sanitation truck stops at Engine 10 and has fire extinguished
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June 13 Paterson News
June 27, 1950:  9:54 AM   Cellar fire at Paterson General Hospital campus home
​              Pennington and Oak Streets
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June 27, 1950:    ~ 6 PM  445 Fifth Avenue                        International Chemical Corp
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July 9, 1950: PPD and PFD in resuscitation effort 
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July 10 Paterson News
August 13, 1950:   326     10:45 AM      14-18 Hudson Street        3rd             Paper Stock Co.
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August 14 Paterson News
August 13, 1950:  Barnert Hospital incident
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August 14 Paterson News
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​​August 17, 1950: 9:44 PM 191 Straight Street                                1st              Kitchen fire
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 13, 1950:   326     10:45 AM      14-18 Hudson Street        3rd             Paper Stock Co.
September 14, 1950:  24 Beckwith Avenue  Rescue from collapsed excavation
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September 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 24, 1950:  12:36 AM  98 North 3rd Street   2nd                      Dwelling
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October 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 7, 1950: 145 (Market & Church Streets) 6:50 PM 203- 207 Market Street   2nd
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November 17, 1950:  34 (West Broadway & North West Street)  3:30 PM 
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November 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 24, 1950:       144      1;45 PM       155 Paterson Street  3rd             Retail Store
November 24, 1950:        743     7:55 PM       732 Broadway          3rd            Apartment House
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November 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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​November 29, 1950:    451 (Broadway & Main Streets)     7:30 AM         104 & 106 Broadway                                                                                                                    3rd             Retail Store
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The E12 FF with Captain Schofield resembles Henry Borgman
December 11, 1950:  6:30 AM  123 Redwood Avenue    Dwelling with rescue
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December 22, 1950:   Station 744 (Barnert Hospital)   7 AM     Broken pipe
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December 23 Paterson News
December 23, 24, 25 1956:   Holiday fires
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December 26 Paterson News

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Date ?      Hamilton Avenue   4 fatalities
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January 3, 1951:     Stations 23 (River and Warren Streets) at 3:43 PM & 655 (mercer and Warren Streets)  3:46 PM    2nd (3:49 PM) &  3rd (3:51 PM) from Station 23           58 Warren St.   Factory
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January 4 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 6, 1951: Station 541 Park Ave & East 18th Street  10:08 PM  196 Park Avenue
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January 7 Morning Call
​January 28 1951:   541  7:55 PM   739 East 18th Street    2nd Alarm fire
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January 29 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 31, 1951: 1:00 AM  510 15th Avenue     Ladder Rescue
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February 13, 1951:    ~ Noon   31 Ellison Street                         2nd          Apartment fire
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February 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 13, 1951     54    11:00 PM       239-241 Carroll St.    4th             Apartment House
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February 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 18, 1953:  6 PM 9-11 Thomas Street  2nd alarm              Dwelling
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February 19 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 22, 1951:   567      6:15 AM 7     90 Main Street                    4th            Lumbar Yard
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Van Winkle-Bromley)   Also damaged 103 Newark Ave, 236 Atlantic Street ​
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March 2, 1953:  5:55 PM 385 11th Avenue    6 family dwelling
​        First action for Joseph Dayspring (and his new helmet) as a Battalion Chief
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March 2, 1953:   9:45 PM 48 Essex Street   3 alarm  Dwelling with Child Fatality
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March 3 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 1, 1951:  23 (River & Warren Sts)   9:03 AM 388-390 River Street
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May 2 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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​May 3, 1951:    195       3:20 PM         133 North 10th Street             4th             Crayon Factory
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FF John Spruce (supply truck) of 252 Clinton Street who pulled the box
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North 10th Street across from fire: FF William Siss & Al Capter in group, kneeling at right Dan Carroll (Capt E1), standing Captain John Hoffman (T2) In rear Father Francis Meyers.
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E5 at Jefferson and North 9th Street (1948 Mack pumper)
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Engine 4 Fox pumper #1669 - North 11gth Street just west of Clinton Street
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Engine 13 Fox Pumper #3334
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Engine 3 Fox Pumper - North 11th Street just east of Clinton Street
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May 5, 1951: 9:03 AM  388 River Street     2nd alarm    Manufacturing plant
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May 7, 1951: 5:45 PM  17 Arch Street and 203-205 Water Street  2nd alarm  Dwellings
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May 13, 1951:   7:51 AM  565 Main Street Fire     2nd            Mixed occupancy
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May 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 4, 1951:  Station 352 Paterson Ave & Front Street - 4:27 PM   33 Paterson Ave 
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June 5 Morning Call
June 13, 1951:  Station 432: 22nd Ave and East 25th Street - 3:50  AM 195 23rd Avenue                                                                                                              (Trailer home)   Fatality
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June 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 18, 1951:  5:45 PM   280 12th Avenue    Garden State Shoe Company
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June 19 Morning Call
June 25, 1951:  4:41 PM 17 Alois Place Bldg 17A Apt 1
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June 26 Morning Call
July 9, 1951: Station 651 North York and Lyon Street - 4:24 PM  107 Highland Street
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July 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 12, 1951:    10:15 PM  114 Ellison Street   2nd Alarm    Manhattan Dress shop
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July 13 Morning Call
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July 26, 1951:    Station 636 (East 23rd St & 2nd Avenue)  6:29 PM   551-61 1st Ave.            3rd alarm   Apex Silk Company While driving Acting Chief Kennedy to the fire the Chief's Cadillac involved in a collision at Madison Avenue and Broadway. Chief's Aide Joseph Dow died due to his injuries.
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Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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1948 Mack Pumper - could be E12 or E5
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August 11, 1951:   Several Saturday incidents
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August 27, 1951: Station 525 Grand and Prince Streets  3:24 PM    52 Prince Street
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August 28 Morning Call
September 6, 1951:   7:15 PM       295 Union Avenue                                 Tavern
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September 20, 1951: Stations 653 & 625 pulled:  11:23 AM
​                                                                           54 East 11th Street Paterson Iron & Metal Co.
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October 30, 1951: 5:27 PM  50 and 52 East Main Street                    Service Station
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October 31 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 6, 1951:  191-193 East 31st Street               4 story apartment building
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November 19, 1951:  6:30 PM  307 Park Avenue   2nd alarm   Apartment  fire
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December 2, 1951: 11 AM  404 Market Street                                                 Shed fire
                                 8:00 PM  209 West Broadway                                           Stove fire
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December 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 2, 1951:  54 (Carroll & 12th) 148 16th Avenue           2nd                  
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December 10, 1951:  4:24 PM  185 East 33rd Street      Basement fire at Mayfair Apartments
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December 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 11, 1951:  1:38 & again at 3:26 PM 185 East 33rd Street     Mayfair Apartments
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December 12 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 23, 1951:   12th Avenue fire   Upon return to quarters E3 FH door blocked
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January 11, 1952:       23        4:26 AM       388-90 River Street                3rd               Tavern
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January 22, 1952:   Several alarms starting 6:37 PM 188 Ellison Street
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February 1, 1952:   ~ midnight  257-259 Park Avenue     Dwelling
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February 1, 1952:  Station 635 (Madison & 5th)  3:53 AM  289-291 5th Avenue   2nd alarm
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February 24, 1952:   54  1:30 PM    148 16th Avenue         2nd             Dwelling  (fatality)
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February 28, 1952:  ~6 PM  444-450 Summer Street    2nd   Watson Machine Co Foundry
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February 28 Paterson News
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​March 9, 1952:       282      12:07 PM       445-447 Union Avenue & 82 Redwood Avenue
​                                                                                            3rd Alarm   Dwelling, Beauty Shop
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February 27, 1952:    36 Van Houten Street   Child first aide
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February 28 Paterson News
March 9, 1952:  7:06 PM  54 Paterson Street           1 alarm   Apartment in dwelling (Fatality)
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March 11, 1952:  253 (Spring Street and 21st Ave) 6:19 PM 27-29 Peach Street
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March 1, 1952: Station 281 (Redwood & Doremus) and 282 (Redwood & Union) 2:52 PM  121-123 Redwood Avenue   2nd Alarm     Dwelling
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March 19, 1952: Van Houten Street near Erie RR  Still alarm Engine 5
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March 20 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 25, 1952:    368  8:00 PM       454 East 41st Street   1 alarm           Dwelling
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March 26, 1952:  2:50 PM Started as a still alarm for Engine 8 and then two boxes were pulled: Stations 281 (Redwood & Doremus Streets) and 282 (Unuon & Redwood) 2nd alarm sounded for Station 281  Thus 9 Engine companies and all 3 Trucks were at the fire  121-123 Redwood Avenue  6 family Dwelling
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March 26, 1952:    323  4:15 PM   53 Benson Street   1 alarm
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​March 27, 1952:     636      5:55 AM        15-17 1st Ave.      3rd           Peerless Finishing Corp
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June 23, 1952:  Multiple incidents with mentions of many FF
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August 31, 1952: Box at East 35th & 19th Ave1:27 AM  319 19th Avenue 
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September 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 2 1952: Station 731 Broadway and Summer Street  7:36 PM    False alarm
​            2:47 AM   411 Broadway    Bathroom fire
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September 8, 1952:   4:08 PM 90 Ellison Street                 NY Provision Company
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September 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 17, 1952: 4:17 PM  311-315 River Street     3rd alarm
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September 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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September 21, 1952:  1:40 Pm  545 East 18th Street    Storage shed
                     103 Governor Street   Fire scare
​                     2:10 PM    438 River Street            Basement
                      3:34 PM   136 West Broadway      Dwelling
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September 22 Morning Call
October 1952: Park and Graham Avenues Metropolitan Tire
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October 8, 1952:  10:55 PM  454 Union Avenue      Mixed occupancy
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October 26, 1952:   9:21 AM 192 Godwin Avenue  and other fires
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October 27 Morning Call
October 28, 1952:  5:54 PM    189 Mill Street
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October 29 Morning Call
November  6, 1952:  Station 541    3:10 PM   376-380 Graham Avenue  4th alarm  Dwellings
                         Tiller area of Truck 1 aerial apparatus scorched

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November 28, 1952:  Stations  451 & 473  1:43 AM   85 Broadway   4th     Star Carpet Store  
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Note typo: PFD Chief was Hobart, not Robert Strathearn
December 2, 1952:   148 16th Avenue      Dwelling with fatality
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December 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 6, 1952:     ~9:15 AM 189 Straight Street              2nd                     Rooming house
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December 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 8, 1952:  Station 36 (12th Ave & Eat 18th) 243 12th Avenue    Store fire
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December 9 Morning Call
December 9, 1952:   Garbage truck fire outside Headquarters (115 Van Houten Street)
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December 12, 1952:  Multiple alarms during day and evening
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December 13 Morning Call
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December 19, 1952: 6:30 PM  River Street    4 story Johnson-Cowden Mill 
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December 20 Morning Call
December 21, 1952:   ~6:00 AM 194 Water Street   2nd alarm     Dwelling
                   12:00 noon   14-18 Warren Street    2nd alarm    Dwelling
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December 22, 1952:  8:54 PM  52 North Main Street
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December 23 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 29, 1952: 10:15 AM   Several alarms in freezing cold
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December 29, 1952: Numerous alarms
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December 30 Morning Call
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December 30, 1952:  3:15 PM  195 Broadway     Fur store
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December 31 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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1953    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 3, 1953:   10:30 AM   291 6th Avenue    Dwelling with multiple bird fatalities
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January 15, 1953:   4:58 PM  35 Passaic Street    Building exhaust fan
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January 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 26, 1953:    Station 552 and 553    4:56 AM  96-98 Florida Avenue 3rd alarm (at 552)
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January 27 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 14:     436       2:02 PM       264-74 21st Ave.          General                Wire Factory
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February 25, 1953:  731   9;45 AM  232 Broadway    2nd Alarm    Old Romaine Mansion
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March 1, 1953:     385 11th Avenue    2nd alarm     6 family dwelling
​The News article below notes this blaze was the first assignment made by Joseph Dayspring (with his new white helmet and coat) who was sworn in as a Battalion Chief earlier in the day on March 1, 1953
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Helmet described in above article
March 2, 1953:      244       9:45 PM      48 Essex Street          3rd                 Apartment House
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​Station 244 Battalion Chief Walter L. Titus, Engines #4 - #5 - #6 - Truck #1. Fire at 48 Essex Street, a 3 story frame building with apartments for 4 families. On arrival Chief Titus ordered a second alarm to be sounded.

9:33 PM: Second alarm from station 244. Deputy Chief Joseph Bray and Engines #1 and Truck 3 responded from quarters. On his arrival Chief Bray ordered a third alarm to be sounded.

9:38 PM: Third alarm from station 244. Battalion Chief Joseph Dayspring, Engines #3 - #7 - #8 -#9 - #10 - #11 -#12 responded from quarters. Responding from their homes Chief of Department Hobart Strathearn, Deputy Chief James Chaplain, Battalion Chiefs Rudolph J. Peppinghaus, Joseph L. Devenport, Daniel Carroll, George Walls and George Peppinghaus. Mechanics John 
and August Peters. Chaplains Meyers, Melberg, Wilde. Fire of unknown cause (suspect oil stove) started in kitchen rear of first floor occupied by Mrs. Fletcher. Body of Gregory Fletcher age 6 years was found under a large amount of clothing in first floor rear right apartment removed in Truck 1 body wrapper. Pronounced dead by Doctor Richard Zorack, General Hospital. Parents of this child absent at the time of the fire. Only door leading to apartment obstructed by chair. Police investigation by Lieutenant William Ludwig and detective Joseph Dwonack. Electric shut off orders of Chief Strathearn. 

Return taps 12:46 AM Tuesday March 3, 1953. Used water. Flames from 48 Essex Street damaged a 2 story frame dwelling for 2 families at 60 Beech Street. Flames from 48 Essex Street damaged a vacant dwelling  at 46 Essex Street
March 11, 1953:    23    9:27 PM       E. 5th & Warren St.           3rd                
​                                                                                                            Schweid Slaughterhouse.
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March 17, 1953    521       7:15 PM        382 Main St.           3rd                 Pepper Bros Paints
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April 25, 1953     552       4:54 AM       96-98 Florida Ave.        3rd     Waste Paper Warehouse​
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May 13, 1953: Stations 636 (2nd & East 23rd) and 634 (3rd & East 18th) 11:50 and 11:53 AM  PM 63-69 East 24th Street   2nd alarm also sounded     Dye Factory with FF injuries
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May 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 28, 1953: 9:37 PM 236-238 River Street    Furniture store
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May 29 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June  25, 1953    311       10:48 AM     68 Haledon Ave.            4th     Christian Ref Church
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August  1, 1953     456       2:51 PM       105 River Street         4th                  Marcus Furniture ​
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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FF Patsy Fusaro of Engine 2 (new Seagrave Pumper)
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L-R: Truck 3 Ahrens Fox cab, Truck 2 FWD aerial and brand new Engine 2 Seagrave pumper with FF Patsy Fusaro on the deck gun. BC Joe Dayspring at top of ladder.
Sep.   3:     156       8:05 PM        80 Pennington St.             3rd                 Dwelling
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September  29, 1953    451       9:25 AM       35 West Broadway          3rd                 Laundry
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October 1, 1953:  241  10:44 AM      10 Slate Street       2nd Alarm       Dux Club
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Engine 13 and Truck 3 Ahrens Fox Seagrave pumper on right (?E6) Dayspring Collection
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October 9, 1953    44 Godwin Street   Fatality
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 12, 1953               875 Market Street    Burnet Motors Repair Shop
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1954    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

February 5, 1954:  Station 234 (Bridge & River Streets)  12:52 AM  185 River Street
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 20, 1954:     451      1:55 AM      60-62 Broadway                4th               Retail Stores
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April 10, 1954:     624      1:30 AM       2 Wood St (70 Waite St)    3rd               Warehouse
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April 17, 1954:    (Box at Franklin and Graham)    187 Franklin Street
​                         To see what happened to this factory in 1963 CLICK HERE
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 23, 1954:     456      4:35 AM       125-31 River St.                4th               Retail Stores April 29, 1954:   9:42 PM  174 Main Street                          2nd   The Junior Shop
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April 30 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 31, 1954: Station 18 Straight & Governor 3:37 AM  Sprinkler malfunction
                         Station 523 Main St & 21st Ave) 12:10 PM  177 Marshall St autobody shop
                         
Station 267 Marshall & Barclay  4:18 PM   RR brush fire
      
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June 1 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 9, 1954:   315 Market Street       and layter 488 Summer Street
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August 10 Morning Call
August 20, 1954:  Station 153 (Madison and Market Streets) 9:312 PM  Madison and 18th                           Avenues      Embury Methodist Church   Fire in organ
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August 21 Morning Call
August 26, 1954:  8:36 Pm  Trinity ME Church  48 Marion Street
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August 27 Morning Call
October 7, 1954:  5:10 PM  94 Prospect Street   2nd alarm   3 story building
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October 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 24, 1954:  Station 742 (11th & East 33rd) 5:21 PM
       Station 193 (Belmont & North 8th)  96 Belmont Avenue   wrecked auto fire
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October 25 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 12, 1954:  8:18 AM  23 Benson Street  2nd alarm     Dual fatality Dwelling
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Chief Strathearn: November 13, 1954 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December  8, 1954:   45    1:45 PM       29-31 Main St.             3rd               Jacobs Dept. Store
December 13, 1954: Washington & River St Box ~ 9PM        25Washington Street  
                                              2nd alarm  2 story brick    Square Deal Market  Chesler Paper Co
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December 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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