CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF MAJOR FIRES

Notable Fires  1960-1969

Lesser fires listed if news clippings or photos exist

1960  Box    Time          Address                Alarm          Remarks

January 1:     438     9:26 PM       10 Lafayette St.                  3rd               Retail Stores
​February 19:                                  80 East 35th Street                                 Plane Crash (2 dead)

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

​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

September 2, 1960:   12:30PM  175 12th Avenue    2 FF overcome

Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 11, 1960:  143 Carroll Street   3rd   Trinity Methodist Church

1960 Ford Ranch Wagon Gig - Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

December 3, 1960: 3:30 PM  212 Broadway   Rooming House  1 alarm

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1961   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

January 15:   373     2:30 PM       506-508 Park Ave.                4th               Jacobs Drug Store

Hancock Collection

January 25, 1961:   456     5:30 PM      100-102 River St.                   3rd               Tenement

April 22, 1961: 24 1/2 Van Houten Street

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 26, 1961:   3: 05 PM      157 River Street   2nd alarm     4 FF injuries  2.5 story building

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

June 18, 1961  427    6:30 PM       178 18th Avenue           General            Dillistin Lumbar Co.

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

Dilistin Lumbar Fire

Courtesy Sharon Woodruff - Names at right Jim Farrell & Ted Guerall were CDs

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

November 3, 1961:  73  12:36 PM   Paterson & Van Houten Sts.  4th     Clark McCaffrey Store

AC Joseph Dayspring

Assistant Chief Joseph Dayspring and Tommy Hannenberg at Clark McCaffrey Furniture Fire

FWD Cab Ahrens Fox Aerial (likely Truck 2)

Captain Ray Thompson E6

Bleeding out the hydrant

FF Walt McMahon

Note 1953 Seagrave Pumper in center of photo

FWD pumper at right

Mayor Graves

Hancock Collection

1962   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

Jan. 9, 1962:     524    9:00 PM        51 Clark St.                          3rd               Apartment House
February, 1962 24:   234    5:48 PM       164-166 River St.                  4th               Factory
May 14, 1962  264     3:03 AM      704-710 Main St.                  3rd               Florist

July 14, 1962:   436    9:30 PM       20 Beckwith Avenue            3rd               Hook Lumbar Co

November 15, 1962:   639   10:07 AM     72 East 26th Street     4th         Johnson Motor Line

​November 15, 1962:  156      4:22 PM      Martin Street          3rd               St Stephen's Church

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

November 17, 1962:  145    12:28 AM     209-211 Market Street    General          Retail Stores

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

1963   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

February 8, 1963:                         209 East 15th Street                         2nd                  Garage

May  14, 1963:  164    1:30 PM     111-113 Mill St.                      4th              Houses
May 31:    193    9:00 AM    93 Belmont Ave.                     4th              Factory

July 10, 1963:     243  10:45 PM    300 Straight Street         General          Benjamin Eastwood 

October 2, 1963:   4:40 AM     98 Straight Street                              Ali Baba Tavern

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Oct. 17, 1963:     362   11:08 AM   40-44 Carroll Sreet                     4th               Retails Stores
​                FF Arthur Heydorn Sr. received commendation for saving and resuscitating infant
​                AC Titus has heart attack

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

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

​Oct. 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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Oct. 23, 1963:     655    2:26 AM     140-142 Warren St.            3rd              Dwellings
December, 27 1963:  472  3:02 AM      98-100 Market St.         3rd             Store & Apartments

T2 Pirsch Aerial ----Hancock Collection

1964   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

January 6, 1964:  4:30 PM 320 & 318 15th Avenue    2nd Alarm    Dwelling

Morning Call Courtesy Dennis Morrison

January, 17:    656    2:46 AM     57 Graham Avenue              3rd               Apartment House
​March 4, 1964:         8:38 PM      335 East 18th Street             2 alarm        3 story frame

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

​March 12, 1964:    42    2:52 AM    295 Vreeland Avenue      General              Factory

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

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

March 13, 1964 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

March 19, 1964:   264   2:41 PM   609-611 Main Street (near Mary Street)   4th alarm                                                                                                                            Multiple Dwellings 

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Captain Charles S Walker (E5) on the hose stream

AC Joseph Dayspring

Robert Barker comforts his rescued dog

April 29, 1964: ~7 PM  485 East 25th Street  1 alarm   Several FF injuries

April 30 Morning Call: Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 1, 1964:     523   9:05 PM      80-84 21st Avenue                        4th               Dwellings

Hancock Collection

May 1, 1964:   9 PM 82 21st Ave (between Marshall & Main Streets)  4 alarms  House & Mills

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

May 21, 1964:   255   4:40 PM     183-185 Jackson Street                   4th              Dwellings

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

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

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

October 22, 1964:  Engine 3 collides with Metzler ambulance - Madison and 10th Avenues

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

November 20, 1964:   ~8:44 PM  135 17th Avenue  1 alarm

The Morning Call November 21, 1964 - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

December 17, 1964:  7 PM Broadway  3rd Alarm  Kelsey Bldg (former YWCA)

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

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

Chief Kane inspecting damage - Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

1965   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

February 2, 1965:            ~ Noon        30 Essex Street                                 Dwellings

Note 1953 Seagrave Pumper - likely E10 -- Hancock Collection

Patsy Fusaro, Dr Joseph Raso and FF Stuart McKay -- Hancock Collection

Photo article reads...CHILDREN SAVED...Fireman John Gregg, top left catches his breath, ambulance attendant Samuel Johnson carries Thomas Daniels. Article states Fire Chief Harold Kane praised firefighters for their action, and singled out firemen William Savage and Richard Henches who administered the artificial respiration, as doing work above and beyond their duties. It goes onto say he was going to recommend those two men be given a citation

February 28, 1965:    183    4:17 AM     156-158 Fair Street       3rd    Dwellings with fatality

Natoli Collection

Natoli Collection

March 8, 1965: 282    8:33 PM     98 Sheridan Avenue                     4th               Factory

The FWD marked as E 4 was a spare (E4 did not exist in 1965) R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

Thom Cronin photos

Engine 7 Snorkel

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

April 14, 1965:    234   2:30 AM     45 Tyler Street               3rd               Factory 
May 14, 1965:    26   10:33 PM     256 Marshall Street       General        Dowling Coal Pockets

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

Coal Pockets Fire

At right is rear of Truck 2 1962 Pirsch aerial and at left a 1957 FWD (? Engine 1) - R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

June 28, 1965:    343   3:52 PM     97 Clinton Street                           3rd              Warehouse

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

E12 on right and E8 1953 Seagrave at left R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

Aug. 17:     31    1:35 PM     74-78 N. Main Street                     3rd               Dwellings
July 2:       341    7:05 PM     165-171 Marion Street                  3rd               Factory
Nov. 26:    525    9:30 PM     435-37 Grand Street                      3rd              Multiple Dwellings

1966   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

March 29, 1966:                                 Fire at Lackawanna Plaza                          Brewery (old) 

Apr. 22, 1966:    31    2:59 AM     143-145 N. Main Street                3rd               Dwellings

Truck 3 ALF AeroChief Snorkel in action

Apr. 28, 1966:    26     2:30 PM     236-248 Marshall Street    3rd               Abandoned Brewery
May 13:    241   1:48 PM     73-77 Cedar Street                        4th               Multiple Dwellings ​

May 14, 1966:    314   9:21 PM     215 North 1st Street        3rd              Paper Stock Storage
June 6, 1966:      141   9:29 AM     248-50 Straight Street    4th       Apartment House (fatality)

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Dayspring Collection

Paterson Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

July 24, 1966:     362                       39 Carroll Street            3rd              Tenement
July 26, 1966      3:48 PM      347 East 18th Street               2nd              Garage

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

August 30, 1966:    341    2:50 PM     595 Main Street       3rd              Multiple Dwellings

Snorkel (Engine 7) in action

September 3, 1966:  5:15 AM     117 Fair Street   2nd Alarm    Fatality    Dwelling

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

September 20, 1966:  2 1 alarm fires:  5:19 PM on Godwin Ave & 5:27 PM at 285 Straight St

October 22, 1966:     525    2:45 AM     190-94 Market Street           4th              Retail Stores
                                                                 1-11 Clark Street

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Looking west on south side of Market Street

Legend of photo below: Daylight reveals the full extent of the damage of Paterson's worst fire in recent years. Gutted stores are shown on Market and Clark Streets

Southeast Corner of Market and Clark Streets. Truck 2 Pirsch Aerial with ladder raised - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 10, 1966:  3:18 AM  132 North Main Street       2nd        Multiple use occupancy

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collections

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collections

December 3, 1966:  1:17 AM 17 Montgomery Street  3rd  Dwelling with 2 fatalities

Captain E3, FF Louis Ponstingel and at far right Chief Kane - R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collections

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collections

1967   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

Jan. 2:      193    4:28 AM      11 North 7th Street                         3rd               Church

March 3, 1967:   219-221 Graham Avenue ​ 2nd Alarm

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrisonj

March 19, 1967:    541   6:51 PM      231 Park Ave.                       3rd               Grocery Store
March 20, 1967    456   1:31 PM      100 River Street                         4th               Tenement​

Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Morning Call

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News

Evening News - courtesy Dennis Morrison

Morning Call

Evening News - courtesy Dennis Morrison

Hancock Collection

March 20, 1967:  7 PM  231 Park Avenue         3rd Alarm                            Grocery store

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

? FF William Shortell at left - Chief Kane (white helmet) in center

March 23, 1967:    234   1:01 PM      29 Bridge Street                  4th               Cooper Supply

March 24, Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Frank Malzone of Engine 5

April 13, 1967: MV Collision at Mill & Oliver Streets (Dublin Spring Monument)

T2 Captain is Richard Henches -- Dayspring Collection

April 19, 1967:     31   9:14 AM       57-59 Holsman Street       3rd               Multiple Dwelling
April 24, 1967:       1:04 PM  62-64 East 26th Street                2nd               Olsen Chemical

​May  5, 1967:               12:00 AM    30 East 25th Street           2nd               Factory 

R Salmanowitz/ Natoli Collection

​May  8, 1967:     316    9:00 PM      North 4th St. & Inglis Place      3rd      School 12

​July  8, 1967:    473    2:07 PM      185 Main Street        3rd               National Shoe Store

First use of new foam machine. AC Dayspring in white helmet

Paterson Evening News July 10, 1967 -- Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

July 12, 1967:     731    12:54 AM    311 Van Houten Street         3rd          Multiple Dwelling
​October 13, 1967:   4:39 PM   183 Jackson Street     2nd Alarm                  3 story wood frame

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

October 24, 1967      2:27 PM  Maitland and Chamberlain Avenues   Fatal accident

​October 29, 1967:      265    6:30 PM      50 Camden Street          4th           Warehouse​December 2, 1967:         37    4:13 PM      728 E. 26th Street      3rd             Dwelling
​December 4, 1967:   210, 212 & 214  Governor Street            3rd                 Dwelling

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

1965 ALF Aerochief Snorkel R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

December 7, 1967:   20 and 22 Bergen Street                                 2nd    Dwellings

Captain Don Salmanowitz, John Cichon & Anthony Lott of E-12

R Salmanowitz/Natoi Collection

1968            Box    Time    Address         Alarm          Remarks

February 10, 1968:    623    7:15 AM   185 5th Avenue     4th               Modern Machine Shop

Truck 3 ALF Snorkel

April 21, 1968: 5:45 AM  182, 184, 186 Market Street and  4, 6 & 8 Clark Street 3 Alarm

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Patsy & Lee Hairdresser - Clark Street - Selitto Collection

Engine 1, FWD at Market and Clark Streets - John Malone Collection

Engine 1 FWD Pumper in front and likely rear of E5E at left. Rear of T3 snorkel at right

Reo Rescue truck (likely transported 8 Am Tour FF from HDQTs to scene. Rear of 1953 Seagrave Pumper (?E10) and FWD Pumper (?E6)

John Malone Collection

Looking East up Market Street - ?E6 FWD, E10 & E9 '53 Seagrave Pumpers. FF Tommy Kosman with pike pole - John Malone Collection

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Note Truck 1 FWD aerial at left on Clark Street and T2 Pirsch aerial on right and Truck 3 Aerochief Snorkel bucket at left

In photo above, From the top: T3 (an ALF Aerochief  snorkel out of Riverside FH), T-1 (out of Lakeview FH), & T-2 (100' Pirsch aerial out of Headquarters at 115 Van Houten Street) of which only the ladder is seen in this photo.
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All 3 trucks are working at the scene even though it is a just a 3rd alarm. Typically the 3rd due truck was came in on the general alarm, unless it was special called. In this case T-3 Snorkel was special called.  1st Alarm response was Truck 2 and 2nd Alarm Truck 1.

High level view is shown of firemen beside a Snorkel battling Sunday morning's stubborn blaze that destroyed the establishments at Clark and Market Streets

Clark Street side with E7 Snorkel - Market Street to the right with T3 Snorkel

Fire Commissioner Edwin Englehardt at left with PPD

L-R: Vince DeStefano, Henry "Skippy" Kocian & Capt. Walt McMahon

Firemen pour thousands of gallons into the burned structures at Clark and Market Streets. At left is T3 Aerochief Snorkel and at right T2 Pirsch Aerial

Remains of the six stores are shown with the partially collapsed roof. Workers began removing the wreckage Sunday night as a safety precaution

May. 24, 1968:   362    9:40 AM      105-07 12th Avenue         4th               Multiple Dwellings

July 5, 1968:      155   12:54 AM      816 E. 27th Street           3rd               Warehouse
July 5, 1968:     11:51 PM  369 Market Street                          ?                  Building​

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

July 21, 1968:    522    5:56 AM   460-62 Main Street   4th (Mutual aid)     Multiple Dwellings ​

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

Truck 3 ALF Snorkel & Truck 2 Pirsch Aerial

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

 Aug. 29, 1968:   526   12:57 AM     50-52 Jackson Street        4th               Multiple Dwellings

Rear of E13 Mack apparatus and E7 Snorkel in background ---- Hancock Collection

September 8, 1968:     541    9:26 AM      219 Park Ave.                        4th               Tenement

Truck 1 FWD with raised aerial

E13 1948 Mack Pumper at right. Chief Kane in center

Assistant Chief Joseph Dayspring shouting to Chiefs below

September  22, 1968:    341   8:50 AM      231 West Broadway            3rd               Tenement

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

October 28, 1968:  362   10:05 AM    178-80 12th Avenue       4th               Multiple Dwelling

Fire right next to old quarters of Engine Company 3 on 12th Avenue. AeroChief Snorkel at work

Engine Company 3 FWD Pumper -- Hancock Collection

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 5, 1968:  7:52 PM  656 East 25th Street              2nd                      Dwelling

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

​December 10, 1968   141   10:58 PM     2 Park Avenue           General Alarm   
​                                                                                           Midtown Hotel   ​8 Killed

Truck 3 Snorkel

T3 1965 ALF Snorkel

1953 Seagrave - Company # unknown)

1953 Seagrave

Firefighter John Brower on ladder

​December 26, 1968:  364    9:40 PM       139-143 Godwin Ave               3rd               Dwellings

1969   Box    Time          Address                 Alarm          Remarks

January 1, 1969:    453    8:02 PM       32 River St.                     3rd               Apartment House

FWD Pumper at left (? company) -- Hancock Collection

January 10, 1969:    265    3:05 AM      5 Leslie Street     4th           Simpson Methodist Church

Truck 3 AeroChief Snorkel. In background bucket of Engine 7 Snorkel. An FWD pumper at left -- Hancock Collection

January 30, 1969:   234  10:10 PM      147-161 River Street     4th               Vacant Buildings
February 4, 1969:    343   11:30 AM      96 N. 3rd Street           3rd               Tenement

Truck 3 ALF Snorkel Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

FF Alfonso Francavilla of Truck Company 3: notice his leg lock on the escape ladder

February 18, 1969:  53-55 North Main Street                        2nd              3 story brick

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

R Salmanowitz/A Natoli Collection

​April 5. 1969:     541    4:00 AM      202-04 Market St.       4th               Garden Theater, Stores
April 10, 1969:   522   10:50 AM     473-75 Main St.          4th               Multiple Dwelling

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

June  13, 1969:  341   8:19 PM       27 Kentucky Ave.                    Gen             Kaysam Corp

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Vincent Zito - E7 Snorkel at right& ? E13 Mack at left

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Vince Zito

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

Courtesy Vincent Zito

Courtesy Vincent Zito

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

Hancock Collection

July 5, 1969:  9:53 PM  170 River Street         2nd alarm                     Dwelling

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

Art Salmanowitz

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection

July 8, 1969:             Main Street   (store next to Meyer Brothers)

Truck 2 Pirsch and Engine 7 Snorkel

September 21, 1969:   1 AM  47 North First Street   Child fatality

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

September 23, 1969:    362   10:38 AM    447 Marshall St.      4th               Multiple Dwelling

Courtesy Dennis Morrison

November 22, 1969: 263 - 7:25 PM  St Joseph's Hospital  3 Alarm

Deputy Chief Michael Fleming and Truck 2 FF Ed Gurlacz

November 29, 1969:  6 and 8 12th Avenue                        3rd Alarm           Dwellings

R Salmanowitz/Natoli Collection