CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES
Notable Fires 1960-1964
Lesser fires listed if news clippings or photos exist
1960 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 1, 1960: 438 9:26 PM 10 Lafayette Place 3rd Retail Stores
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Truck 1 (1952 FWD) aerial in foreground
January 2, 1960: 9:40 AM 403 Straight Street (at Cedar) 2nd alarm
Fatality Several rescues including child ladder rescue
4:00 PM 135-137 Highland Street 2nd alarm
Fatality Several rescues including child ladder rescue
4:00 PM 135-137 Highland Street 2nd alarm
January 4 Paterson News
Engine 13 Mack pumper
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January 26 1960: 7:15 PM 24 Church Street Mikola's Dress Shop
January 27 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 29, 1960: 11:20 AM 517 East 41st Street 2nd + 1 other box Truck depot
January 30 Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 29 Paterson News
January 31, 1960: 230 West Broadway 2nd Alarm Lincoln Club
February 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 6, 1960: B/C ted Tice suffered smoke inhalation injuries at Grand Street fire
February 9 Paterson Evening News
February 12, 1960: Spruce Street bridge rescue
February 13 Paterson Evening News
February 17, 1960: PFD Mutual Aid Response: General Alarm fire at the Velveray Corporation on Pleasant Avenue in Clifton - 4 engine companies (E7, E9, E12, E13), one truck company (1), the supply truck, Acting Chief of Department (Joe Bray), 3 deputy chiefs (Chaplain, Peppinghaus, Kane) and 1 Battalion Chief (Dugan). One PFD engine and 1 Truck company also relocated to PFD firehouse. Passaic F/F William Jackson made the Supreme Sacrifice. Passaic also lost fire apparatus (photos below)
Courtesy Lt. E. Rodriguez Passaic FD
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Courtesy Lt. E. Rodriguez Passaic FD
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February 19, 1960: 80 East 35th Street Plane Crash (2 dead)
February 20, 1960: 140 Water Street 3 story dwelling
February 23 Paterson Evening News
February 26, 1960: 321 2:00 AM 146-148 Water Street 4th Tenement
Hancock Collection
Engine Company 12, 1951 FWD pumper - Hancock Collection
Aerial is either T2 or T3 - 1954 FWD cab with Ahrens Fox Aerial -- Hancock Collection
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February 28, 1960: 521 6:13 PM Main and Slater Streets 3rd St Boniface Church
Hancock Collection
Hancock Collection
Hancock Collection
March 7, 1960: Ice removal from Ellison Street side of Quackenbush
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 7, 1960: 132 Beckwith Avenue Lamop shade company
Paterson Evening News
March 20, 1960: 11:39 PM 16-18 Montgomery Street
March 21 Paterson Evening News
March 28, 1960: Wardlow Village on Redwood Avenue (north of Chamberlain AVe)
May 4, 1960: North Main Street
May 5 Paterson Evening News
May 5, 1960: 9:19 AM 249 Hamilton Avenue FF injuries Dwelling
Paterson Evening News May 5
May 7, 1960: Station 344 (West Broadway and Cliff Street) 155 West Broadway 2nd alarm
Paterson News
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May 9, 1960: Station 656 (Graham Ave and Franklin Street) 187 Franklin Street 2nd alarm Franklin Finishing Corp In 1963 this factory was destroyed in a General Alarm fire
Paterson News
August 7, 1960: 4:30 PM 89-91 ? Water or River Street 3 alarm 3 story frame
August 8 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 14, 1960: 22 Marshall Street 6 family frame tenement
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August 15 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 30, 1960: 2 Stations pulled 407 East 42nd Street - Garage with car fire
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August 31 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 31 Paterson Evening News courtesy Dennis Morrison
September 2, 1960: 12:30PM 175 12th Avenue 2 FF overcome
Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 26, 1960: 5:00 PM 191 Hamilton Avenue 3rd alarm Tenement
Morning Call courtesy Dennis Mortrison
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November 11, 1960: 143 Carroll Street 3rd Trinity Methodist Church
1960 Ford Ranch Wagon Gig - Hancock Collection
Hancock Collection
December 2, 1960: 3:30 PM 212 Broadway Rooming House 1 alarm
December 3 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 3, 1960: ~ 4:00 PM 118 12th Avenue Fatality & other injuries
December 4 Paterson Evening News
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December 4, 1960: Passaic falls rescue
December 5 Paterson Evening News
December 9, 1960: 5:00 PM 309-311 Park Avenue 2nd alarm Apartment house
December 9 Paterson Evening News
December 17, 1960: Engine 1 responding to an alarm at 49 Broadway collides with a car at Main and Broadway. Apparatus driven by F/F Henry Kettman and Captain was James Burns
December 19 Paterson Evening News
December 19, 1960: Station 212 (East 26th & 8th Avenue) 8:44 AM 286 East 27th Street
Paterson Evening News
December 20, 1960: Station 625 7:03 AM 311 6th Avenue 2nd alarm Dwekking
December 26, 1960: 3:36 AM 108 Straight Street 2nd alarm
December 27 Paterson Evening News
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1961 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 4, 1961: 377 Water Street Truck garage
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 15, 1961: 373 2:30 PM 506-508 Park Avenue 4th Jacobs Drug Store
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Hancock Collection
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January 26, 1961: 456 5:30 PM 100-102 River St. 3rd 4 Story Tenement
January 27 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 13, 1961: 6:19 PM 255 River Street 2nd 3 story brick
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February 14 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 14 Paterson Evening News
March 3, 1961: 1:30 AM 1-3 Bridge Street 2nd alarm
Paterson Evening News
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March 3, 1961: 3:33 PM 335 East 18th Street 2nd Alarm Dwelling
March 4 Paterson Evening News
March 25, 1961: 1:15 PM 201 Graham Avenue
March 26 Paterson Evening News
April 8 1961: 10:35 AM 329 Main Street Captain Pelleschi of E 1 injured
April 9 Paterson Evening News
April 22, 1961: Early morning - 24 1/2 Van Houten Street Warehouse
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 26, 1961: 3: 05 PM 157 River Street 2nd alarm 4 FF injuries 2.5 story building
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 2, 1961: 1:30 AM 18 Washington Street
Paterson Evening News
June 18, 1961 427 6:30 PM 178 18th Avenue General Dillistin Lumbar Co.
June 19 Paterson Evening News
Hancock Collection
Hancock Collection
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Hancock Collection
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Deputy Chief Gerard Dugan - courtesy Richard Dugan
Dilistin Lumbar Fire
Courtesy Sharon Woodruff - Names at right Jim Farrell & Ted Guerall were CDs
Hancock Collection
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Hancock Collection
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June 19 Paterson Evening News
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July 3 Paterson Evening News
July 1, 1961: 8 PM East 30th & 19th Avenue 2nd alarm
Chemical warehouse Paterson Crystal Salt Co
Chemical warehouse Paterson Crystal Salt Co
July 3 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 3 Paterson Evening News
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July 5, 1961: just after 5 PM 2nd alarm at White and Hopper Coal Yard
July 6 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 7, 1961: Arsonist, an PFD Auxiliary FF at Engine 10 arrested
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July 21, 1961: Storm causing floods
July 22 Paterson Evening News
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July 31, 1961: 6:30 AM 146 Spruce Street
Paterson Evening News
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July 31, 1961: 9:10 AM 1070 East 26th Street Dwelling
August 1 Paterson Evening News
August 22, 1961: Passaic River at River & Warren Streets - Raft confiscation
Paterson Evening News
September 7, 1961: 203 3rd Avenue Diner
September 23, 1961: 1:17 AM 38 Bridge Street Club 38 fire
Morning Call courtesy Denis Morrison
October 15, 1961: 8 AM 2 Market Street (at Spruce) 2nd alarm Manhattan Shirt
October 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 20, 1961: 4 fires at PS # 24
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October 24, 1961: 8:17 PM 25-29 Peach Street Vacant dwelling
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 29, 1961: ~ 4 AM 247 Graham Avenue 2nd alarm Apartment building
October 30, 1961 Paterson Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
November 3, 1961: 73 12:36 PM Paterson & Van Houten Sts. 4th Clark McCaffrey Store
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Legend of the above photo: Downtown Blaze - thick smoke pours from the Clark McCafferty Furniture Co at the height of yesterday's fire. Mayor Frank X. Graves, left with back towards camera watches as firemen climb into the burning building
Color photos below courtesy of John Malone and Huber Family
AC Dayspring at left
Assistant Chief Joseph Dayspring and Tommy Hannenberg at Clark McCaffrey Furniture Fire
AC Dayspring in white helmet- SFF Angelo Contini in white sweater - Ahrens Fox aerial at right
FWD Cab Ahrens Fox Aerial (likely Truck 3)
AC Joseph Dayspring
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? Deputy Chief
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Captain Ray Thompson E6
Bleeding out the hydrant
FF Walt McMahon
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Note 1953 Seagrave Pumper in center of photo
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FWD pumper at right
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Mayor Graves
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Hancock Collection
November 5, 1961: 8:30 PM 216 Broadway Vacant building
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December 6, 1961: 3 boxes pulled - 8:30 AM 44-46 Matlock Street Dwelling
December 7 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 26, 1961: 109 East 5th Street
December 27 Paterson Evening News
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1962 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 8, 1962: 9:30 PM 227 Market Street Brooks Furniture
January 9 Paterson Evening News
January 9, 1962: Station 524 9:00 PM 51 Clark Street 3rd alarm Apartment House
January 11 Paterson Evening News
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January 10, 1962: 54 Crosby Avenue Dwelling fire - PPD rescue
February, 1962: 234 5:48 PM 164-166 River St. 4th Factory
March 9, 1962: 6:55 PM 171 Fair Street 2nd alarm Dwelling
March 10 Paterson Evening News
April 1, 1962: ~1:00 AM 141 Putnam Street Furniture Company
April 2 Paterson Evening News
April 5, 1962: 3:10 and 3:12 AM Carroll & 12th and then Fair and Carrol Street False Alarms
April 11 Paterson Evening News
April 17, 1962: 440 Union Avenue Dwelling
Paterson Evening News
April 18, 1962: 207 Haledon Avenue Dress shop & Cleaners
Paterson Evening News
April 20, 1962: 16 North Bridge Street
Paterson Evening News
April 27, 1962: 3:30 PM 14-18 Hudson Street F/F Hunt hospitalized
May 1 Paterson News
May 14, 1962 264 3:03 AM 704-710 Main St. 3rd Florist
July 14, 1962: 9:30 PM 20 Beckwith Avenue 3 alarms Storage shed of old Hook Lumbar Co
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November 15, 1962: 639 10:07 AM 72 East 26th Street 4th Johnson Motor Line
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November 15, 1962: 156 4:22 PM Martin Street 3rd St Stephen's Church
November 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Hancock Collection
Hancock Collection
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Hancock Collection
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November 17, 1962: 145 12:28 AM 209-211 Market Street General Retail Stores
Hancock Collection
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Hancock Collection
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Letter from Acting Chief Dayspring to Department re last 3 fires
Dayspring Collection
December 10, 1962: 10:06 AM 36 Stout Street 2nd alarm 2 1/2 story frame
December 11 Morning Cll
December 12, 1962: 98 Pennington Street 2nd alarm Dwelling
December 13 Paterson Evening News
December 19, 1962: 146 Harrison Street 2nd alarm Apartment building
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December 20, Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 25, 1962: 109 East 5th Street 2nd alarm 2 1/2 story frame
December 26 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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1963 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 22, 1963: 359 Van Houten Street 2nd alarm Mixed use
February 3, 1963: 10:30 PM 17 Twelfth Avenue Dwelling
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Paterson News
February 4, 1963: ~ 8 PM 6-8 Arch Street
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February 5 Paterson News
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February 8, 1963: 209 East 15th Street 2nd Garage
February 8, 1963: 3:20 PM 553, 555, 557 Summer Street 3 alarm
Adjoining 2 story dwellings
Adjoining 2 story dwellings
February 9, 1963 Morning Call = Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 9, 1963: 11:15 PM 208 Park Avenue Bakery
February 11 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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February 22, 1963: 3:57 PM 219 Paterson Street 2 alarms 3 story building - mixed use
FWD pumper (E5, 1 or 6?) Truck 2 Pirsch aerial
February 23 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 2, 1963: 5:15 AM 232 Market Street 2nd Alarm Hotel with fatality
March 4th Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 11, 1963: 12:30 PM 105 Graham Avenue 2 story dwelling
March 12 News
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March 19, 1963: 3:36 AM 15 Church Street
Paterson News
March 31, 1963: 10:58 AM 63 Governor Street Old Hinchliffe Brewery building 2nd alarm
April 1 Paterson News
April 15, 1963: 289 Governor Street 2nd alarm
Paterson News
April 29, 1963: 2:25 AM 154-156 Oliver Street 2nd alarm
Paterson News
May 14, 1963: 164 1:30 PM 111-113 Mill St. 4th Houses
May 15 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 18, 1963: ~ 4:40 AM PPD Headquarters Jail Cell fire with fatalities
May 20 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 31, 1963: 193 9:00 AM 93 Belmont Ave. 4th Factory
June 1 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 1 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 10, 1963: 243 10:45 PM 300 Straight Street General Benjamin Eastwood
July 11 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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July 11 Paterson News
August 16, 1963: 11:35 PM 143 River Street 3 fire boxes pulled (> 3rd alarm equivalent)
Paterson News
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August 21, 1963: 8 PM 27 East 33rd Street Plastic Coating Co.
August 22, 1963: 3:00 AM 298 Van Houten Street Luncheonette
August 22, 1963: 3:00 AM 298 Van Houten Street Luncheonette
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August 25, 1963: 17 Lee Place 2nd alarm apartment building
August 26 Paterson News
October 2, 1963: 4:40 AM 98 Straight Street Ali Baba Tavern
Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 17, 1963: 362 11:08 AM 40-44 Carroll Street 4th Mixed Use Occupancy
FF Arthur Heydorn Sr. (Engine 5) and William Shortway received commendation
for saving and resuscitating infant. AC Walter Titus has heart attack
FF Arthur Heydorn Sr. (Engine 5) and William Shortway received commendation
for saving and resuscitating infant. AC Walter Titus has heart attack
October 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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AC Titus often wore the MSA canister mask which remove carbon monoxide but which did not provide oxygen and there was some concern that this may have aggravated the heart attack.
Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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October 21, 1963: 656 12:33 PM 178 Keen Street General CLICK Franklin Finishing Co
Note raised ladder of T3 which was destroyed
E5: Captain Charles S Walker on left and Henry O. Harris on right
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October 23, 1963: 655 2:26 AM 140-142 Warren St. 3rd Dwellings
October 23, 1963: 655 2:26 AM 140-142 Warren St. 3rd Dwellings
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October 29, 1963: 402 Union Avenue Garden State Milk Store
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October 30 Morning Call
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December 4, 1963: 9:07 AM 91 Governor Street
Paterson News
December 4, 1963: 63 Broadway Clam Broth Bar
Paterson News
December 16, 1963: 3:20 AM 426 Ellison Street
Paterson News
December 18, 1963: 4:00 AM 250 Straight Street Tenement fire 2nd alarm
Paterson News
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Morning Call
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December 19, 1963: Late morning 314 Market Street Apartment
Paterson News
December 23, 1963: 1:28 PM Beckwith Avenue 2nd alarm
December 24 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Mortrison
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December, 27 1963: 472 3:02 AM 98-100 Market Street 3rd alarm Store & Apartments
T2 Pirsch Aerial ----Hancock Collection
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1964 Box Time Address Alarm Remarks
January 6, 1964: 4:30 PM 320 & 318 15th Avenue 2nd Alarm Dwelling
Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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January 6 Paterson Evening News
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January, 17, 1964: 656 (Graham and Franklin) 2:46 AM
57 Graham Avenue 3rd alarm Apartment House
57 Graham Avenue 3rd alarm Apartment House
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January 17 Paterson Evening News
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January 27, 1964: 2:30 PM 15 Godwin Street Child fatality
January 28 Paterson News
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March 4, 1964: 8:38 PM 335 East 18th Street 2 alarm 3 story frame
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 6, 1964: ~ 4:00 PM 69 Jackson Street 3 story frame
March 7 Paterson News
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March 12, 1964: 42 2:52 AM 295 Vreeland Avenue General Factory
March 12 Paterson News
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R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
March 13, 1964 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 13, 1964 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 13, 1964 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 13, 1964 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 19, 1964: 264 2:41 PM 609-611 Main Street (near Mary Street) 4th alarm Multiple Dwellings
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Captain Charles S Walker (E5) on the hose stream
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AC Joseph Dayspring
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Robert Barker comforts his rescued dog
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March 23, 1964: 2:14 AM 93 Park Avenue 3rd alarm Department Store
March 23 Paterson News
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March 24, 1964: 7:45 AM 92 Straight Street Shack Fatality
March 24 Paterson News
April 5, 1964: 3:19 PM 177 3rd Avenue 2nd alarm Morris Paperboard
April 6 Paterson Evening News
April 15, 1964: False alarm incident - perpetrator captured
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April 16, 1964: Clinton Street Warehouse 2nd alarm
April 17 Paterson Evening News
April 29, 1964: ~7 PM 485 East 25th Street 1 alarm Several FF injuries
April 30 Morning Call: Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 30 Paterson Evening News
May 1, 1964: 44 Broadway - building collapse after truck accident
May 2 Paterson News
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May 1, 1964: Station 523 (Main & 21st) 9 PM 80-84 21st Ave
(between Marshall & Main Streets) 4 alarms House & Mills
(between Marshall & Main Streets) 4 alarms House & Mills
Hancock Collection
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May 21, 1964: 255 4:40 PM 183-185 Jackson Street 4th Dwellings
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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June 4, 1964: Brooks Sloate project at 12 Christina Place Dwelling
Courtesy Don Giaquinto
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June 5 Paterson Evening News
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June 7, 1964: PPD disguised as F/F stage gambling raid on Grand Street social club
June 10 Paterson News
June 11, 1964: 31 2:41 PM 55-57 Holsman Street General Tenement
Engine 12 and Truck 3 -- R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection
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June 23, 1964: ~ 7:00 PM Gig of D/C Joe Cucci, driven by F/F Joe Ranieri accident responding to oxygen request has accident at Market and Summer Streets
June 23 Paterson News
June 28, 1964: Harrison Street 2nd alarm F/F injuries
June 29 Paterson News
July 2, 1964: 10:30 AM 110 16th Avenue 2nd alarm 3 story frame
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July 4, 1964: 9 AM 149 Park Avenue 2.5 story frame Tenement
July 6 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 9, 1964: 179 Spring Street F/F Injury (Russell Redman of Engine 9)
July 10 Paterson News
July 14, 1964: West Broadway and Chamberlain Avenue Food Fair
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 28, 1964: 10 PM Passaic River rescue
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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September 26, 1964: 175 12th Avenue Garage
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
October 22, 1964: Engine 3 collides with Metzler ambulance - Madison and 10th Avenues
R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
Engine 3 courtesy of R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
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R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection
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October 23 Morning Call
November 20, 1964: ~8:44 PM 135 17th Avenue 1 alarm
The Morning Call November 21, 1964 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
December 1, 1964: ~10:30 PM Building 1 Explosion
December 2 Paterson Evening News
December 3, 1964: 63 Broadway Apartment
December 4 Paterson Evening News
December 17, 1964: 7 PM Broadway 3rd Alarm Kelsey Bldg (former YWCA)
December 18 Paterson Evening News
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 18, 1964: 12:53 PM 290 Pennsylvania Avenue 2md Alarm Eastern Tank Corp
December 19 Paterson Evening News
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December 29, 1964: 2:42 PM 76-78 Bridge Street 2nd Alarm Our Lady of Province Mission
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Chief Kane inspecting damage - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison