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1955 - 1959

CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF NOTABLE FIRES

1955-1959

1955    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 7, 1955:  3 Boxes pulled:  182 (Fulton & Summer), 18 (Straight and Governor) and 231 (River &Lafayette) ~ 6 PM  54 Straight Street     Dwelling fire
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January 8 Paterson News
January 9, 1955:   103 West Broadway and other fires
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January 10 Paterson News
January 12, 1955:  18 North 4th Street plus other fires
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January 13 Paterson News
January 12, 1955:  Station 527 (Mill & Slater) 8:24 PM  213 Mill Street   Apartments
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January 13 Paterson News
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January 15, 1955: 347 6:42PM    95 Totowa Avenue      Dwelling with fatality
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January 17 Morning Call - courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 17 Morning Call - courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Additional article - published on Tuesday January 18th
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January 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 11, 1955 Letter to Editor
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Note at that time William Comer (future Chief) was Chief's Aide to BC Joseph Dayspring
January 16, 1955:  26 Tyler Street (corner Bridge Street)  2nd alarm    Double fatality
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January 17 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 17th Morning Call
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January 17th Morning Call
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January 17th Morning Call
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From January 18th Morning Call

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January 17 Paterson News
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January 29, 1955:  2 boxes with a 2nd alarm - 22 Temple Street         3 story dwelling
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 21, 1955:  734 (Broadway & Church)  7:07 PM  115-117 Broadway  2nd  
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March 16, 1955:    108 Lafayette Street  2nd alarm   Dwelling
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March 19, 1955:  156-160 Ward Street   Fabricated Cushion   4 story brick mill
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March 24, 1955:   438      6:57 PM      377 Mclean Boulevard       3rd               Municipal Pool
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March 26 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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2nd Battalion Chief Joseph Dayspring
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April 23, 1955: 102-104 Governor Street
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June   8, 1955:      23      12:45 PM       River & Keen Streets    4th               Meat Packing Plant
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Aerial Truck with FWD Cab
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Truck ? with Ahrens Fox trailer
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July 10, 1955: Station 284 (Jasper & Crosby) 2:21 PM  153-155 Jasper Street   2nd alarm
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July 11 Paterson News
July  12, 1955:     523 (Main & Greene)      5:22 AM       449 Main St.    4th               Bakery
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July 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 1955:   12:50 Am Two homeless men incinerated (caused by smoking) while sleeping in car on McBride Ave
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August 2, 1955:   Station 45 (River & Bank Streets) and 456 River & Washington Streets)
​                            6:13 PM  21 Washington Street                     2 story building
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August 14, 1955:  237 (Summer & Montgomery) 7:05 PM    93 Montgomery Place
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August 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 25, 1955:  18 (Straight & Governor Streets)     5:18 AM       110 Straight Street                                                                                                     3rd alarm              Dry Cleaners
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September 17 and 18, 1955:  7 different alarms
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September 19 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 27, 1955:   1:40 PM  158 Fair Street                        Rooming House
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September 28 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
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 October 18, 1955:  Station 269 (Newark and Pacific) 7:52 PM  Serious apparatus accident as Engine 7 responds to a false alarm - Pacific Street and Bloomfield Avenue. F/F Edward Ristan was driver and Eugene Fredericks Captain. 
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November 29, 1955: 6:35 PM  433 11th Avenue                                    Dwelling
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November 30 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 12, 1955:  9:18 PM 114-124 Straight Street
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December 13 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 16, 1955: 10:33 PM  136 West Broadway                                         Apartment
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December 17 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 16, 1955: Station 42 Vreeland and 21st Aves  530 East 38th Street   Dye Works
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December 17 Paterson News
December 22, 1955:  Station 18 (Straight & Governor)  7:36 AM     136 Governor Street
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December 28, 1955:  74  (12th & East 25th) 9:30 PM 627 East 24th Street     2nd alarm                       Drs Office
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December 29 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 29, 1955: 234 (Bridge & River) 11:50 PM  17 Tyler Street             Apartment
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December 30 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

1956    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 9, 1956:  8 AM 143 River Street   2nd alarm                     4 story brick tenement
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January 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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1956 Ball Book
January 13, 1956:  Station 562 Main and Bloomfield  3:53 PM    885 Main Street  2nd alarm
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January 14 Paterson News
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January 14, 1956:   233 Hamilton Avenue                  Multi family building  - Rescue
                       
451  6:06 PM 56 Broadway                   Darby Lingerie shop cellar    FF injuries 
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January 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 16 Paterson News
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January 17, 1956:  Station 255 (Jackson Street and Washington Ave) 9:30 PM 
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January 18 Paterson News
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January 18, 1956: 151 North Main St
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January 28, 1956:  Station 527 136 Slater Street  849 AM
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January 28 & 29, 1956:  8 weekend fires
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January 30 Paterson News
February 9, 1956:  472  6:28 PM    242 main Street     2nd alarm   6 story elbow building
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February 10 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 15, 1956:  208 Carroll Street   + other fires
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February 22, 1956:     237  5:57 PM       39-45 Summer Street           3rd                Factory
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Morning Call - Courtesy DennisMorrison
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1953 Seagrave Pumper - either E2 a or E3
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February 23 Paterson News
March 5, 1956:  12:35 PM    62 Pearl Street                    Apartment fire
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 10, 1956:  6:38 1:37 PM  107 East 17th Street  3rd alarm   3 story factory
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March 11th Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 16, 1956:  Mercer & Lafayette Sts - 12:15 PM  108 Lafayette Street       2nd
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March 16, 1956:  ~ 9 PM  25 Washington Street    Chesler Paper Co
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March 18, 1956:  147 (Market & Railroad)   Just after 6 AM  231-233 Market Street    2nd
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March 19, Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 19, 1956:   23 Washington Street     Chesler Paper Co    F/F injuries
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March 20 Paterson News
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March 21, 1956:  8:20 PM  415 East 26th Street               Dwelling
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March 22 Morning call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 5, 1956: Station 54 (16th & Carroll) 1:30 PM  166 16th Avenue
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April 6 Paterson News
April 10, 1956:   6:30 AM   267 Water Street
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April 12, 1956:  Still alarm followed by a transmitted and pulled from location Station 638 (5th & East 17th) and well as station 63 (5th and River Streets)  7:20 PM  135 5th Avenue
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April 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 13, 1956:  24 (Market & Summer) 1:45 PM    88 Essex Street             Dwelling
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April 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 15, 1956: afternoon - Station at East 31st & 20th - 492 East 33rd Street   Dwelling
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April 16 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 25, 1956:   3:50 PM  494 Madison Ave   2nd    Madison Ave Christian Reformed Church
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April 26 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 11, 1956:  Station 431  (22nd Ave & Eat 25th Street)  10:32 AM  178 23rd Avenue
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June 2, 1956:   567   5:39 PM     790 Main Street      3rd                      Lumbar Yard
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June 2, 1956 Evening News -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1956 Evening News -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1956 Evening News -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1956 Evening News -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1956 Evening News -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison

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June 4 Paterson News
June 13, 1956:  Passaic River Drowning  
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 28, 1956:   462 & 459 east railway Avenue  2nd Alarm    American Celery Co
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June 29 Paterson News
​July 10, 1956:   Station 638 (3rd Ave & East 17th St) 1:37 PM  107 East 17th Street
     Exposures at 105, 111, 113 East 17th Street   3rd alarm     Factory
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July 11 Paterson News
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July 23, 1956:  Paterson sends mutual aid to East Paterson  General Alarm at Grand Union on Broadway
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July 23, 1956:      638       1:37 PM       107 East 17th Street                     3rd                Factory
August 5, 1956:  3:30 AM  58 Chestnut Street   Dwelling
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B/C Chaplain - August 6 Paterson News
August 12, 1956:  4 PM   185 Paterson Street   2nd    Germain Store Equipment Co
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August 13 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 20, 1956:  144 (Paterson & Ellison)  ~ 5 Pm  181-183 Paterson Street  2nd    Stores
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August 21 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 24, 1956:  943 and 947 East 28th Street                                            Dwelling
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August 25 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 25 Paterson News
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September 2, 1956: 146 Spruce Street      Apartment
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September 4 Paterson Everning News
September 8, 1956:    523  9:05 PM     573-577 Main Street      3rd alarm       Apartment House
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October 20, 1956: 467 21st Avenue     Mixed occupancy
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October 23 Paterson Evening News
November 5, 1956:   154  2:41 PM  19th Avenue & East 22nd Street  4th      Public School 24
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School 24: Truck 1 at top and Truck 3 at bottom. Angelo Contini on aerial below the officer
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December 25, 1956:    293 Main Street  Majestic Theater
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December 26 Paterson News

1957    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 2, 1957: 321 11:47 AM    128 Water Street    2nd Alarm    2 1/2 Story Building
                     Building was once home of Protection Engine 5 and Engine 5
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January 2 Paterson News
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January 34 Paterson News
January 2, 1957:  514 (512 and 47 also pulled) ~12:20 PM 31 Ellison Street   
        2nd Alarm   4 story brick building Engine 10 in accident at Park Ave and Straight Street            while responding
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February 17, 1957:  Morning    20 Arch Street                2 story frame
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February 18 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Mossison
February 20, 1957:   6:00 AM   908 East 27th Street
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February 20 Paterson News
March 17, 1957:   10:30 AM    236 River Street
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March 18 Paterson News
March 30, 1957: ~ 7 PM  281 Grand Street                    Apartment with ladder rescue
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April 1 Paterson News
April 1, 1957:   6:50 PM 428 East 30th Street     Had to return ~ 9 PM for flare up
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April 2 Paterson News
April 2, 1957:       468 Totowa Avenue    Explosion at Fashion Screen Printing Co
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April 2 Paterson News
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April 4, 1957:   Spruce Street Raceway (near Market Street) rescue   Truck 2 & Rescue Co
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April 5, 1957:   9:50 AM   371 Union Avenue    2nd   Mixed occupancy
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April 5, 1957:   Afternoon -  166 16th Avenue   Apartment building
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April 6 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 19, 1957:  11:47 PM  8 Benson Street  Dwelling fire
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May 7, 1957:  Station 378 (East Park Drive & Park Ave)  9:47 AM  333 East 39th Street
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May 8 Paterson News
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May 30, 1957: 8:45 PM  315 South Mill Street 
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May 31 Paterson News
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July 20, 1957:  390 River Street                                             Abandoned building
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July 20 & 21, 1957:   Multiple alarms on a busy weekend
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July 22 Morning Call - Courtesy of Dennis Morrison
July 27, 1957:   503-505 Market Street   2nd alarm  Mixed Occupancy
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July 31, 1957:   2 Boxes pulled  -  485 East 33rd Street     2 story dwelling
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July 31, 1957:   485 East 33rd Street       Dwelling
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August 1 Paterson News
September 16, 1957:  9 Peach Street     Dwelling fire with rescue
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September 17 Paterson Evening News
October 23, 1957:   285 Straight Street    Mill Fire
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October 25 Paterson Evening News
October 25, 1957: 41 Lane Street
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October 28 Paterson Evening News
November 8, 1957:  River rescue from Arch Street Bridge
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November 9 Paterson News
November 17, 1957:   1:30 AM    8 Bank Street
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November 18 Paterson News
November 29, 1957:  32-38 Robert Street      2nd Alarm           Furniture Warehouse
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November 30 Paterson News
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December 25, 1957:   8:45 AM  319 Park Avenue
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December 26 Paterson News

1958    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 8, 1958:  453 (West Broadway and River Street)   4:15 AM    32 River Street                                           3rd  alarm              Small Hotel      Fatalities
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Truck 2 FWD with Ahrens Fox aerial and E1 Mack pumper
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January 21, 1958:  9:25 AM  92 Benson Street                Multiple rescues    Dwelling
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January 22 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
February 2, 1958:   4:34 PM   68 Haledon Avenue   3rd Christian Reformed Church
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February 3 Paterson News
February 3, 1958:  ~6:00 PM  111-113 Market Street   2nd alarm   Stores
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February 4 Paterson News
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February 14, 1958:   Evening - Grand & New Streets   Explosion & fire  PVWC Gate House  
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February 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 22, 1958:   7:30 AM  11-13 Albion Street      Dwelling
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February 22 Paterson News
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March 7, 1958:        4:23 PM Passaic River at 6th Avenue 
                                  Still alarm Rescue Truck (operated by Engine 5): BC Dugan in command
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March 8 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 10, 1958:  1:12 AM  140 Water Street with extension to 134 & 136   2nd alarm  
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March 17, 1958:   198 Market Street    Cellar Fire
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March 18 Paterson News
April 4, 1958:  Main Street (near Slater Street)  Newly appointed FF Warren Grant of E4
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April 5 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 13, 1958:   407 20th Avenue     2nd alarm    Brake shop
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April 18, 1958:  4:00 AM  757-761 River Street   4th Alarm  Bowling Alley
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April 19 Paterson News
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April 28, 1958:  10:51 AM  64 Chadwick and 14 Mary Street   2nd alarm    3 story frame
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April 29 Paterson News
May 27, 1958: 5:10 PM  22 Hamilton Avenue  Diner roof fire
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May 28 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
June 7, 1958:  4:02 AM   276 Slater Street  3rd alarm  Freight House  
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​June 8, 1958:   12:39 AM     36 Park Avenue   3rd Alarm              Dwelling
​                                First time PFD Recall system ever used

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June 9 Paterson Evening New
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June 9 Morning Call
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June 9 Paterson News
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June 17, 1958:    2:05 AM  27 East 33rd Street   3rd Alarm  Eastern Machine Co
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June 23, 1958:  Oxygen providing resuscitators were carried in gigs
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June 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
July  2, 1958:      529       2:30 AM       349 Main St.                       3rd                Retail Store
July 20, 1958:   5:30 AM  341-347 Graham Avenue    Apartment fire
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July 21 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 28, 1958:   840-842 Main Street        Suspicious laundry fires
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July 29 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 2, 1958:  Station 529 Hamilton & DeGrasse Streets -  2:30 AM  349-351 Main Street  3rd alarm   Office supply store
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August 3, 1958:   8:04 AM  99 Granite Avenue                    City Hospital cockloft fire
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August 8, 1958:  286 Getty Avenue
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August 13, 1958:             300 Marshall Street             Marshall Trading Company
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August 14 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 17, 1958:    633      4:00 AM       757-761  River Street       4th                Bowling Alley
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August 20, 1958:     451 (Main and Market Sts) 6:20 PM  279 Main Street (at Smith St)
                                                                                          2nd alarm  Gross Furniture Store
   Also 132 Beckwith Avenue    Two boxes and a 2nd alarm   Old Curtiss Wright Factory
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August 21, 1958:         1:59 PM   653 Market Street   Zabriskie Motors
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August 22 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 23, 1958:   107 Madison Avenue  2nd alarm     3 story dwelling
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September 4, 1958:   Station 322 - False alarm at Temple and Matlock Streets
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September 7, 1958:   Van Houten & Summer Street rooming house  2nd alarm
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September 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 11, 1958:    Station 558 (East Railway & Alabama)  12:12 AM 
​                                                  99 East Railway Avenue     4th alarm                Warehouse
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September 12 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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September 11 Paterson Evening News
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October 16, 1958: ~ 9:00 PM    Fire at abandoned City Hospital on Katz Avenue
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October 17 Paterson News
October 18, 1958: 9:00 AM   358 Straight Street     Mill fire
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October 20, 1958:   3:57 PM 379 Straight Street     Dwelling
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October 21 Paterson Evening News
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October 23, 1958:   4:47 AM  455-457 Main Street  2nd alarm  Tenement
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October 24 Paterson Evening News
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October 24, 1958:  6:30 PM   First National Bank on Straight Street
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October 25 Paterson Evening News
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October 28, 1958:   9:30 AM     Colonial Dye Works  McLean Blvd   F/F injury
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December 6, 1958:   12:47 PM  92-96 Fair Street (at Paterson Street)  2nd alarm   Synagogue   
                                  2:25 PM 126 Carbon Street   Dwelling    BC gig in accident responding
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December 8, 1958: Responding to a fire at 22 Temple Street E12 driven by F/F William Savage,  slides on icy road into traffic light at Water and Temple Streets
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December 14, 1958:     451 (Main and Broadway)   5:30 AM       81 Broadway                 
​                                                                                                 4th alarm               Retail Stores
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December 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Building demolished in January 1959
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December 18, 1958:     523  11:13 AM     577-581 Main Street  3rd                Apartment House
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December 19 Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 28, 1958:   1:30 PM  25 6th Avenue  Associated Dye and Paint
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December 31, 1958: 5:14 PM 796 14th Avenue    Dwelling of Edward Haines
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January 1, 1959 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 2 1959 Paterson Evening News

1959    Box      Time         Address               Alarm           Remarks

January 3, 1959: 1 Van Houten Street  Allied Textile Printers
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January 6, 1959:  Station 472 (Main & Market)  7:50 PM 213-17 Main Street  4th alarm          Stenchever Shoes
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January 7 Morning Call
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Father of future PFD Captain Michael Caposella
January 12, 1959:  2:40 PM  144 East Main Street   2nd alarm                         Dwelling
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February 8, 1959: 11-13 Governor Street  rescue by Battalion Chef Michael Fleming
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February 8, 1959 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 13, 1959:     472       12:08 AM     236 Main Street        3rd     Caroline Shop (retail)
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February 15, 1959:     473       7:05 AM       86-88 Ellison Street      4th                Retail Stores
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February 21, 1959:   Multiple Boxes: 34-36 Pearl Street  3rd alarm equivalent    Dwelling
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March 23, 1959:   25 and 27 Passaic Street    2nd alarm    Tenement
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March 28, 1959: 8:50 AM 499 Main Street    2nd alarm   Dwelling
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March 24, 1959:  12:25 AM   False alarm telephoned in    Patrolman Frank Calamita later transferred to PFD and made Supreme Sacrifice
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March 29 Paterson Evening News
April 16, 1959:   busy day for PFD
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April 17 Paterson Evening News
April 18, 1959: ~7PM 193 Montgomery Street
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May, 1959:          45         8:26 PM       32 Main Street                        4th                Paint Store
May 6, 1959:   9:36 AM   PS 4 Clinton Street     Lavatory fire
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May 27, 1959:    256  (Grand St & Railroad Ave)   4:20 PM       104 Railroad Ave                                                                                                             3rd alarm           Sanitary Soap Co   
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June 10, 1959:  266       12:40 AM     101 Hazel St.                       3rd                General Electric
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June 10, 1959:  10:20 AM 265-275 4the Avenue  2nd alarm  Roofing Company
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June 15, 1959:    7:00 PM  Alexander Hamilton Project      apartment fire
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June 16 Paterson News
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July 11, 1959: ~ 7:00 AM    28 Church Street  apartment fire
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August 20, 1959:  5:30 PM   387 12th Ave   Temple fire
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July 25, 1959:  2 AM   Ward Street & Dale Avenue plant
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August 30, 1959:  12:32 AM  220 Water Street                         Dwelling
            1:30 AM   114 Water Street
            1:44 AM   109 Water Street
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August 31 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 30, 1959:  1:30 PM  29 Main Street     3rd             Jacobs Bargain Store
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September 7, 1959:   5:30 AM  339 Fair Street
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November 10, 1959:  12:40 AM  27 Park Avenue   Mixed occupancy
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November 16, 1959:  8:45 PM 7-9 Park Avenue  2nd alarm   Fatality
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November 17 Morning Call -Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 2, 1959:  ~5:00 PM  300 Straight Street     Foundry
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December 3 Paterson Evening News
December 19, 1959:                     351 Hamilton Avenue      2nd                          3 children die
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December 21, 1959: 12:42 PM 22 Jefferson Street with extension to 20 & 24)    2nd Alarm   
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December 22 Morning Call -, Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 22 Paterson Evening News
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