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586 Main Street

The firehouse at 586A (see map below) Main Street (near Washington Avenue) was built in 1876 to house Paterson Steam Fire Engine Company 9 of the Volunteer Fire Department (the company was organized in 1882 and went on duty March 3, 1883). ​
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In 1888 the Fire Department was reorganized by a special committee consisting of Aldermen Macdonald, Miller and Kearney, and a partially paid department or "Call System" succeeded the volunteer system on March 20th, 1890, with four permanent men in nine engine and three hook and ladder companies, and eight call men to each. The fulltime men consisted of Captains, Engineers, Drivers and Tillermen as well as the chief, and two assistants. 
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​​Chronological Listing of Events and  Apparatus at 586 Main Street

May 10, 1890: Company election of officers
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Paterson Daily Press

March 20, 1890: The transition from a totally volunteer department to partially paid "Casll System" occurred and Paterson Steam Fire Engine Company Nine became Engine Company 9.
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March 20, 1890: Second Size 1876 Nussey Steam Fire Engine (pictured below as a spare apparatus at Prospect Street firehouse). The  Company also had a Walker four wheel Hose Wagon carrying 700 feet of hose. ​
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Initial Roster:  Engine Company 9
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​Captain John J. Condon
​Engineer Michael Hanlon, Drivers Louis Hasser and Michael Farrell
​Callmen: Nicholas R. Snyder, George Slater, John C. Garside, John O'Neill, Frank Rever, John Glass, John Madden, Michael Berghorn
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August 1, 1890:  Captain Condon disciplined at Alderman's Fire Committee meeting
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August 2 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 29, 1890: Aldermen's Fire Committee meeting
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August 30 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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March 13, 1891: Aldermen accept Silsby Steamer (over Amoskeag, Button and LaFrance bids) purchase for Engine 9
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March 14 Paterson Press

March 28, 1891: New Silsby steamer, originally destined for Cleveland, arrives via railroad
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March 30 Paterson Press

​March 31, 1891: 
Third Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (Serial # 996) replaced the Nussey Steamer. Tested along River Road.​
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April 1 Paterson Press

July 3, 1891: 1886 Gleason and Bailey Hose Wagon from Engine Company 1 had 700' of hose, 2 three-gallon extinguishers and one roof ladder.
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July 17, 1891: Fire Committee Meeting:  Captain Condon reduced to F/F rank and Peter Reilly (driver of E4) elevated to Captain of Engine 9.
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July 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

​February 17, 1892:  E9 develops flag system to alert electric cars on Main Street of apparatus leaving firehouse
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Paterson Press

​March 11, 1892: Engineer Reid injured while exercising the horses
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March 12 Paterson Press

August 22, 1892: Repairs to firehouse - Engine & horses transiently relocate to stable on Marshall Street
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Paterson Press
January 31, 1893:  Engineer Costello of E6 receives temporary assignment to cover for injured Engineer Reed at Engine 9
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Paterson Press
May 1, 1893: Call and Permanent Men's Association of Engine 9 has elections
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Paterson Press
February 5, 1894: Chief Stagg sends E1 supply/hose wagon which has chemical tanks to Main Street firehouse and the wagon that was at Engine 9 goes to Engine 1 at 112 Van Houten Street
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Paterson Press
May 8, 1894: Engine 9 election
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Paterson Press

​July 23, 1894:
Bedroom accommodation improvement at firehouse by F/F Mundrick
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Morning Call

​December 24, 1894: Hose wagon Driver Michael Farrell becomes ill at firehouse
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Paterson Press
April 1, 1895: Chief Engineer Annual Report
Manpower Assignment for Engine 9
Badge       Name                            Rank
​97         William B. Campbell        Captain
98         Henry L. Reid                    Engineer
​99         Michael Farrell                  Driver
​100        Allison Boswell                Driver
​107        Christian Mondrick          Hoseman
​Badge       Name                            Rank
​101         Nicholas R. Snyder    Callman
102         George Slater             Callman
​103         John C. Garside          Callman
​104         John O'Neill                Callman
​105         Frank Revear              Callman
106         John Glass                  Callman
​108         Michael Berghorn      Callman
Apparatus: 1891 3rd size Silsby steamer in good condition.  1886 Gleason and Bailey hose wagon with 700' hose, 2 three gallon extinguishers and 3 six gallon extinguishers
November 15, 1895: Department goes fully paid  - callmen eliminated
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November 15, 1895: the Fully Paid Department ​begins:
First Manpower Assignment for Engine 9

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Captain William Campbell #90
Engineer Charles Wiley #91
Driver Michael Farrell #92
​Driver Allison "Allen" Rosewell #93
Hoseman Thomas McGuirk #95
Hoseman George Slater #96
​Hoseman Michael Slattery #98
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Captain William Campbell
May 6, 1895: Company election
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Paterson Press

​December 5, 1895:  7:30 PM  Station 43 - FF falling of Hose Wagon injured
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 6 Paterson Press
February 24, 1986:  Investigation of Engine 9 FF's failure to help[ a police officer
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April 25, 1896:  Captain & F/F of E 9 reprimanded by Mayor 
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

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April 25 Paterson Daily Press

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April 28 Paterson Press
September 1, 1896: Sister of FF Michael Farrell sues him for loan repayment
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Paterson Daily Press
February 13, 1897: FF Charles Wiley fined for entering a saloon while on duty
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Paterson Daily Press
June 5, 1897: Fire committee sells old steamer 
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Paterson Daily Press

​April 20, 1899:
  Station 72  (Police Station on Washington Street)  General Alarm   11:20 AM 
 Apollo Hall on Van Houten Street.  Hose wagon of Engine 9 has accident at Main and Market Streets with F/F injuries.
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Paterson Evening News

​August 1, 1899:
Main Street quarters under repair
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Paterson daily Press
September 30, 1902: Driver John Vesey falls off apparatus while responding to fire at Strange Mill on Madison Street
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October 1 Paterson Daily Press

​January 5, 1903: Aldermen investigate Captain James O'Neill of Engine 9 for improper language
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​February 28, 1903:
 Active firefighter James Madden, age 45, of Engine 9 passes away. ​
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February 28 Paterson News
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March 3 Paterson News

​February 28, 1903:  Aldermen discuss disposition on Engine 1 and 5 when new Steamers arrive - Chief notes they will become reserve engines
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Paterson Daily Press

​​February 28, 1903:  FF (active) John Madden of Engine 9 dies
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March 2 Paterson Daily Press
May 27, 1903: Engine Company 9 receives the Button Steamer formerly used by Passaic Engine Company 1 of the Volunteer Department and Engine Company 1 at 112 Van Houten Street. The 1891 Silsby apparatus used by E9 is transferred to Engine 7 at Gould Avenue
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June 9, 1903: Engine 9 steamer (formerly used by Engine 2) falls apart while responding to fire
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June 10 Paterson Daily Press

​July 1903:
Engine 9 Button Steamer at fire scene: corner of Slater and Marshall Streets  
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February 12, 1904: Report of Chief Stagg on apparatus -  Engine 9
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Paterson News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
April 2, 1904: Alderman's Fire committee meeting - New Metropolitan Steamers arriving soon. Very similar to those of current Engine 1 and 5. ​
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April 3 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
August 9, 1904:  The two new first size American LaFrance Metropolitan Steamers of Engine 2 and 9 are tested on River Road. During the test one of horses of the supply wagon took an ember, got spooked and ran away with the wagon
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1904 First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine shown bellow at the Main Street firehouse.
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586 Main Street Firehouse, Metropolitan Steamer and 3 horse hitch
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April 18, 1904: Annual company election
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Paterson News Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 31, 1904: AC Mills to operate out of Engine 9 quarters
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Paterson Daily Press

​November 4, 1904: 
While responding to simultaneously pulled Stations 451 and 453, a horse pulling E9 Hose Wagon stumbled and caused an incident
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
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November 10, 1904: A new hose wagon built locally enters service
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 27, 1905:  Hose from the Metropolitan steamer burst and causes damage (at Main and Ellison Street)
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 31, 1905: Engine 9 tests new nozzle
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
January 31, 1906: Heroic winter rescue by Captain Allen at Morris Canal near Barclay Street
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Captain William Allen
February 20, 1906: Station 183 Marshall and Slater Streets  Incidents E9
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Guardian courtesy Dennis Morrison
March 3, 1906:   Driver E9 FF injured falling off hose wagon
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Paterson News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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September 18, 1906:  Firefighter Matthew Flaherty falls and gets injured trying to board a moving hose wagon of Engine 9 as it responded to a fire on Jersey Street.
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September 20 Paterson News
October 27, 1907:  From the PFD series published in the Guardian
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
1908 NY Sunday World photo of men outside firehouse  - Standing left to right:  Abraham Perrins, Micheal J Ryan, John McGurk, Edward Hepp, George Bott, Martin O'Rourke, Dennis Toomey, Edward J Moore. Seated: Captain James O'Neill, Lieutenant William Loughlin
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NY Sunday World - also 1909 Ball Book
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Colorized by Jim Eifler
May 14, 1908:  Fire and Police Board meeting regarding issues at Main Street quarters of E9
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May 16 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
1909: Company Captain was James O'Neill
Circa 1910: Company photo  - steamer, harnesses and horse in background. F/F at right rear may be George Muth
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Courtesy Vincent Marchese
March 7, 1910: Truck 1 and Engine 9 Hose Wagon collide at Main and Grand Streets responding to Station 162 for a fire at Roger's Locomotive factory
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Paterson Guardian report of accident
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October 19, 1911: Horses run wild
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May 2, 1912:  FF Edward Moore (a 1938 Supreme Sacrifice) calms nervous horses at Martin Street fire scene
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September 24, 1912: Engine 9 fills water tank at Lambert Castle
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

​May 9, 1913: Motorization of Engine 9 - Christie Front Drive tractor to be added to steamer. Upon its return it will be transferred to Engine 4 on Slater Street
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May 10 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

​May 23, 1913: Horse drawn First Size Nott Steam Fire Engine (former Engine Company 4) with a First Size Sowerbutt Hose Wagon. Engine 9's Metropolitan Steamer motorized and sent to Engine 4 on Slater Street
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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May11, 1913: Article # 10 in the Chronicle Series on PFD Companies - Engine Co. 9
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
Left to right: Front row - Captain James O'Neill, Richard Healy, Thoms McGill, Lieutenant Martin Gleason. Second row - Edward Hepp, John Chapman, Edward Tuohey, Engineer Thomas Donohue. Hose wagon is in rear
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​August 1, 1914:
 Annual report of the Chief Engineer - Engine Company 9
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​​October 1914: Apparatus ordered overhauled by Fire and Police Commission on July 14, 1914. Steamer then shipped and an Continental Boiler by Ahrens Fox was installed. Returned to service in October. 

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July 14, Morning Call - Courtesy Jim Eifler
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​Below is the 1915 Sanborn's Map of Paterson: Note that the exact address of Engine 9 quarters is actually 586A Main Street. Width of property is 34 feet and it lists the building as housing 10 men, 5 horses, one first sized steam fire engine and a hose wagon with a universal nozzle, 1200 feet of hose and two 3 gallon chemical tanks. Note the building to the left of front door was a saloon.
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July 1, 1916: Two Platoon System begins: (Day and Night Shifts)
Day Shift
Night Shift
Captain James O'Neill
​Engineer Corneilius Prince
Richard Healey
Daniel Stevenson
Horace Warr
​David Quackenbush
Lieutenant Martin Gleason
Engineer Thomas McGill
Edward Moore
​Richard Caulfield
​William Milnes
​David Johnstone (Supreme Sacrifice)

​August 5, 1916: 
 PFD reports motorization (electric powered) of department. Engine 9 to get combination chemical and hose wagon to get a tractor for steamer

​1917: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor (Serial # 7099) attached to steamer and the Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon (Serial # 7099). 

1918 Ball Book Roster
Captain James O'Neill
Lieutenant Martin E. Gleason
Engineer Cornelius Prince
Thomas McGill
Richard Haley
Horace J. Warr
​Daniel J. Stevens
Edward J. Moore
Richard Caufield
David Johnstone  (Supreme Sacrifice)
Harold Lane
Arsene Nunnink
David Quackenbush (in US Armed Forces)

​1925 Contract to repair firehouse roof
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1929: City of Paterson Manual lists Captains of Engine 9 as James Campbell and Philip Hartley
1930 Company Roster
A Shift
​Captain Hobart Strathearn (future Chief)
William McCorry
David Quackenbush
Daniel Stevens
Stephen Walls
​Joseph Carr
B Shift
​Captain Philip Hartley
Charles Willard
​Harold Lane
​Edward Christensen
Richard Kelly
​James Kelvie

November 13, 1930: Ahrens Fox Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (Serial 3390). Note the two red warning lights on top of hosebed which distinguishes this Fox apparatus from Engine 7's Fox. Suction reducer is on the left.
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1935: Men of Engine Company 9 A Shift: William McCorry, David Quackenbush, Daniel Stevens, Captain Hobart Strathearn, Stephen Walls, Joseph Carr, Richard Haley.
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1935: Men of Engine Company 9 B Shift: Captain Philip Hartley, Charles Willard, John Hill, Harold Lane, Edward Christensen, Richard Kelley
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from personal photo album of Captain Hartley - courtesy of his grandson Bill Tompkins
March 3, 1938: Engine 9 involved in accident and strikes pedestrian while responding to  Station 266 (Montclair Avenue & Sussex Street)
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
On May 5, 1938 the Ahrens Fox started to respond to an alarm (Station 522) but only made it 20 feet outside of the quarters when it was hit by a Main Street trolley car owned by public service. All of them men were knocked off the truck and the apparatus was badly damaged. 17 citizens were also injured. It had to be shipped back to the Ahrens Fox factory in Cincinnati for repairs. It returned to service on August 8, 1938. For full details see the Notable Events Page.

          CREW OF ENGINE 9
  • Captain Hobart Strathern
  • Driver Stephen Walls
  • Fireman William McCorry
  • Fireman Daniel Stevens
  • Fireman David Quakenbush
  • Fireman Joseph Carr
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November 30, 1938:  Mt Carmel Guild is thankful to E9 F/F for their annual Christmas appeal
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Paterson News
​1940  Paterson Evening News Golden Jubilee - Engine Company 9 Roster
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October 1942:  E9 has party for firefighters entering the service: Robert Campbell and Auxiliary FF Doug Laux
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October 9 Paterson News
1944 Annual Report Roster
A Shift
Captain William McCorry
Daniel Stevens
​David Quackenbush 
Meyer Cohen
B Shift
Captain Philip Hartley
James Kehoe
Edward Christensen
Harold Lane
​Richard Kelley
Fox being polished in its bay at the Main Street firehouse in 1948
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Drilling in quarters
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House Maintenance
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Responding out of quarters: Budd wheels with external lug nuts
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1949 Ball book photo of Engine Company 9 "A Shift" Captain Albert Captor, John Walton, Edward Moore and Daniel Stevens
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1949 Ball book photo of Engine Company 9 "B Shift" Captain Meyer Cohen, James Burns, Ed Christensen and Louis Rotella​
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July 15, 1950: Paterson Evening News lists early 1950 Rosters of Engine 9
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September 11, 1950:  Missing "Spot" the company Dalmatian
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Paterson News
August 28, 1953: ENGINE COMPANY 9 - From the Morning Call Series of PFD Companies. For more details on Engine 9 during Volunteer Era CLICK HERE 
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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August 28, 1953 Morning Call and 1954 FMBA Ball Book
Captain Meyer Cohen, Daniel Stevens, Edward Moore, Douglas Laux, Captain James W. Burns, Edward Christensen, Joseph Cucci, Fank McEntyre, John Walton, Captain Albert Capter. Note the two red warning lights above the hosebed - the only PFD Ahrens Fox to have that.
January 23, 1958: 1953 Seagrave 750 GPM pumper (Serial # G3790) formerly used by Engine Company 4
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August 20, 1958:   Station 451 (Main and Market Sts) 6:20 PM  279 Main Street (at Smith St)
 2nd alarm  Gross Furniture Store. Engine 9 Seagrave (a second alarm company)
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October 10, 1960:  Engine 9 Seagrave pumper seen at 6:30 AM 185-187 Marshall Street & 79 21st Avenue   2nd alarm fire
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Winter 1960-61:  "B" Shift shoveling hydrants (3 major storms that winter). Left to right: Captain Albert Horomanski, FF Joseph Forbes, Lieutenant John Walton, FF John Whalen and FF Harry Stryker carrying newly used two way radio.
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November 13, 1963: Mayor announces that the city to sell two and lease one of the older firehouses. One of those to be sold are the about to be unused quarters of Engine 9 on Main Street after the company moves to the new Southside firehouse.
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

​January 27, 1964:
The Main Street Firehouse closes and Engine Company 9 moves to the new Southside Firehouse at 130 Getty Avenue.
circa 1980s: View long after closing  --
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