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71 Wayne Avenue


The firehouse at 71 Wayne Avenue (corner of Liberty Street) was built in 1876 to house Lafayette Engine Company 8 (originally organized in 1872) of the Volunteer Fire Department.

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 the Events and Apparatus at Wayne Avenue 






​1887: As PFD put horses in firehouses, paid FF (drivers) were needed. John Ellis who served at Lafayette Engine 8 of Volunteer Department was appointed as paid fireman in 1887 as the first driver of Engine 8. He later retired 1914
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John Ellis in 1907 photo at Engine 8

​March 20, 1890: The transition from a totally volunteer department to partially paid occurred and at that time Lafayette Steam Fire Engine Company Eight became Engine Company 8. The company remained at 71 Wayne Avenue firehouse.
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March 20, 1890: The company used the apparatus of Lafayette Company 8, 1874 Harrell and Hayes Steam Fire Engine with a Walker Hose Wagon.
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Initial Roster: 
​Captain William Boyle,
​Engineer Thomas Donahue, Drivers John Ellis and Robert Wright
​Callmen: Adam Banghart, John Nagle, James Dunkerly, Jas. C. Matthews Jr.,  John W. LaRue, Chris. Rafferty, Kerrin Keys, James McMullen 
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March 19, 1890: Engineer Donahue receives gift from previous employer
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March 19 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
The inaugural Company Journal of Engine Company 8  from March 1890. For specific entries see history overview page.
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March 24, 1890: Aldermen solicit proposals for Engine 8 steamer (3rd size Silsby)
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Paterson Daily Press

March 28, 1890: Election of Company Officers
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Paterson Daily Press

​July 3, 1890: Engine 8's new Silsby steamer (Serial 974) tested at Passaic River. It is a rotary type, third class steamer (of the rotary type) mounted on platform springs and Archibald wheels. Frame is painted vermillion (red-orange) with gold striping and ornamental scroll work. Engine is very similar, but one size smaller, to that of Engine 5. 
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Morning Call
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Generic Silsby Advertisement
​July 23, 1890: The department purchases its first new apparatus, A Third size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (Serial # 974). Hose wagon built by Post and Doremus carried 700 feet of hose, two 3-gallon extinguishers and a roof ladder.​
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July 23 Paterson Daily Press
July 23, 1890:  Test of Silsby Steamer
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July 24 Paterson Daily Press

​August 24, 1890:
   First run of the new steam fire engine was at Box 62 at 3:04 AM for a General alarm at Thrift and Son's Lumbar Yard on Straight Street near Cedar Street 
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Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 1, 1892:   Fire department committee votes to build addition at the rear of Wayne Avenue firehouse
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July 2 Morning Call
August 29, 1892:  Fire Committee meeting: Engine 8 edition discussed - the addition will be used as a new stable
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August 30 Morning Call
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Demarcation between original firehouse and new stables to the rear
April 1, 1895: Chief Engineer Annual Report
Manpower Assignment for Engine 8
Badge       Name                            Rank
​85         William Boyle                 Captain
86         Thomas Donohue            Engineer
​87         John Ellis                         Driver
​88         RobertWright                   Driver
​89        John Cluney                      Hoseman
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​90           John Nagle                      Callman
​91           James Dunkerly              Callman
​93           James W. Larue              Callman
​94           Kerin Keys                      Callman 
95           James McMullin              Callman
​96           Chris. J. Rafferty              Callman
Apparatus:  1890 3rd size Silsby Steamer in good condition.  Post and Doremus hose wagon in good condition with 700' hose, 2 three gallon extinguishers and 1 roof ladder
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At one point, (exact date ?) each Paterson company was assigned its own unique color scheme: specific colored stripes would be on every piece of equipment. Engine 8 color was brown.
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July 17, 1891: Fire Committee meeting - sleeping issues at quarters discussed
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July 18 Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison

​August 7, 1893:  Captain Boyle illness
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Paterson Press
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 8 (Badge #s)

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Captain William Boyle #80
Engineer Frank Blakely #81
Hoseman Robert Wright #82
​Driver John Ellis #83
Hoseman James McMullin #84
Hoseman Frank Shane #87
Driver John Gorman #88
Hoseman Samuel Miller #89
(detailed as Assistant Chief Driver)
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Captain William Boyle

November 23, 1895: Fire Committe agrees to send the bell from the Tower at the Wayne Avenue House to the tower on the new PS #5 being built on Totowa Avenue. The citizens of Totowa had originally paid for the bell at the firehouse when it was built. 
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Paterson Daily Press
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November 23 Paterson News
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PS 5 with tower in center

​February 27, 1896:
Horses ran away during exercise period
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Paterson Daily Press

​May 25, 1899:  Captain changes at Engines 3 and 8 and Chemical 1 
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Paterson Daily Press

May 8, 1900: FF Toms misplaces his badge (#89)
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Paterson Daily Press
December 19, 1902: Methodist Church in Little Falls - 2:30 PN - Engine 8 dispatched and saves the village
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December 19 Paterson Daily Press

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December 22 - Paterson Daily Press

July 24, 1903: The old hose wagon of Engine 5 transferred to Engine 8 on Wayne Avenue
February 12, 1904: Report of Chief Stagg on apparatus -  Engine 8
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Paterson News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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December 12, 1905: First Size Nott Steam Fire Engine (Serial # 633) with a Robinson Combination Hose Wagon. ​
Photo below is of the restored apparatus. Full story of the restoration is on the Notable Events page. 
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1907 Journal entry: documenting an order from Chief John Stagg
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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 standing outside firehouse - Standing left to right: James Thomas (driver of engine), James McMulllen (hoseman), John Condon (hoseman), William Farrell (engineer), Charles Firstbrook (hoseman), William Milnes (driver of wagon).
​Sitting (L-R): Thomas Halliwell (Lieutenant), William Boyle (Captain). 
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NY Sunday World - also 1909 Ball Book
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Colorized by Jim Eifler
December 1909: Journal of Municipal & Public Works - Chief Stagg report of E8 Nott Steamer
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1909: Captain is William Boyle
October 18, 1910: Captain Boyle goes to the new Engine 10 with its auto-engine on 17th Avenue and is replaced by Captain Charles Simonton (of the Chemical 1 Company)
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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April 1913: Christie Front Drive Tractor planned for attachment to the Nott steamer
May 4, 1913: Article # 9 in the Chronicle Series on PFD Companies
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Left to right: Front row - Captain William Boyle, James Thomas, John Ellis. William Lieutenant Robert Wright. Rear row - James McMullin, Harry Lister, Engineer William Farrell and Louis Hassard.  To the rear is horse drawn hose wagon (Note ladder on top).
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March 11, 1914:    Liberty Street and Wayne Avenue    Fire Horse electrocuted at Engine 8
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March 12 Paterson News courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 20, 1914: Call for full motorization by Fire and Police Commission
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Morning Call - Courtesy Jim Eifler

​August 1, 1914: Annual report of the Chief Engineer - Engine Company 8
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January 1916: A new Christie Front Drive Tractor attached to a new Continental Boiler from Ahrens Fox (shown below)
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Match 16, 1916:  Second class engine pumps 750 GPM
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Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
May 24, 1916:  Joseph Greer made Lieutenant at Engine 8
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Morning Call courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 1, 1916: Two Platoon System begins: (Day and Night Shifts)
Day Shift
Night Shift
Captain Josiah Barton
Engineer James McMullen
Charles Firstbrook
Louis Sassar
John Davenport (Supreme Sacrifice)
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Lieutenant Thomas Haliwell
Engineer John Bowden
Edward Tuohey
Harry Lester
​Edward Walsh

July 4, 1916: Retirement of Hoseman Robert Wright 
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Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

August 5, 1916: 
 PFD reports motorization (electric powered) of department. Engine 8 to get combination chemical and hose wagon to get a tractor for steamer
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1918 Ball Book Roster
Captain Josiah Barton
Lieutenant Thomas Halliwell
Engineer John Bowden
James McMullen
​Charles Firstbrook
​Peter Sanford
John Summers
Harry Lister
Edward Touhey
John Devenport (in US Armed Services)
Edward Walsh (in US Armed Services)

​1919:
Received a Mack Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon (formerly of Engine Company 1)
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December 2, 1922: Accident involving Engine 8 at Totowa and Wayne Avenue while responding to Station 344 at :26 AM 
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Evening News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
July 6, 1923: Apparatus accident on Spruce Street bridge
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July 6 Paterson Evening News
December 20, 1927: New Ahrens Fox Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM (Serial # 3311). Apparatus had a dual bumper and pneumatic tires. Received a new transmission in 1942.
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January 13, 1928: Last response of Engine 8 Captain  Joseph Barton - Returning from Station 514 (Cross and Passaic Streets) which was sounded at 10:18 AM
Press Guardian
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Press Guardian - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Press Guardian - Dennis Morrison
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January 13, 1928 - Paterson News
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Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Funeral Clip
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1929: City of Paterson Manual lists Captains of Engine 7 as John McGurk and Thomas Halliwell
1930 Company Roster
A Shift
Captain Thomas Hunt
​Christopher Garrity
Joseph Grayson
Charles Firstbrook
Leo Kane
​Charles Bobrowski
B Shift
Acting Captain Carl Rose
Edward Tuohy
Arthur Lutz
Harry Dews
​Charles Gall
​Frank Corr
1935: Men of Engine Company 8 A shift: Captain Thomas Hunt, Christopher Garrity, Joseph Grayson, Charles Firstbrook, Leo Kane. Standing on Liberty Street side of firehouse
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1936 Ball Book Photo
1935: Men of Engine Company 8 B shift:  Captain Carl Rose, M O'Rourke, Edward Tuohy, A Lutz, Harry Dews, Charles Gall. Standing on Liberty Street side of firehouse
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1936 Ball Book Photo
​1940  Paterson Evening News Golden Jubilee - Engine Company 8 Roster
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Dayspring Collection
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1944 Annual Report Roster
A Shift
Captain John Hess
Leo Kane
​Christopher Garrity
​Frank Di Barri
B Shift
​Captain Edward Heitzman
Carl Rose
Arthur Lutz
Frank Carr
1949 Ball book photo of Engine Company 8 "A Shift" Captain  John Hess, Henry Westphal, Frank Brocco and Leo Kane​
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1949 Ball book photo of Engine Company 8 "B Shift" Captain Ed Heitzman, Frank Corr, Michael Hader and William Blakeley
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July 15, 1950: Paterson Evening News lists early 1950 Rosters of Engine 8
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1952: Firehouse remodeled under Mayor Lester F.  Titus
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March 1953: A new 1953 Seagrave 750 GPM Model 400 B (Serial # G3794). Had a 150 gallon booster tank. It was received February 5, 1953. The cost was $15,754 (1/2 of the cost paid by Civil defense). Below are the specifications and the equipment carried
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August 21, 1953: ENGINE COMPANY 8 - From the Morning Call Series of PFD Companies. For more details on the Volunteer Era CLICK HERE​
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August 21, 1953 Morning Call - Courtesy Dennis Morrison
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Morning Call August 21, 1953 and 1954 FMBA Ball Book
Left: Front to back - Sabias Recca, Captain Edward Heitzman, Michael Hader,  Fallous Baker, William Blakely. Right side: Front to back - Leo Kane, Reginald Ripley, Captain John Hess, Alfred Micozzi
Mid 1950s fire scene: Morningside Florist fire at West Broadway and Katz Avenue
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Hancock Collection
Engine 8 on Cumberland Avenue
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Fire House Sign
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Frank Malzone photo
1967: Men of Engine 8 in quarters with 1953 Seagrave pumper: Front L-R: ​Captain Reginald Ripley, Joseph Guerrieri, Allan De Ritter, Captain Joseph J. Carr. Rear L-R: William McMaster, Armondo S. Botti, Sabias Recca, Henry Kettmann.
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Courtesy J Behnke & Sellitto Family
1967: Men of Engine 8 in quarters with 1953 Seagrave pumper: In front L-R: Robert Gabriel, Ludwig Lentino, Arthur Salmanowitz, Bruce Greenough, Captain William Gallagher, Captain Anthony Laraia. Up top L-R:  Francis J Murray, Anthony Ziza, John Cetrano.
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Courtesy J Behnke & Sellitto Family
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Ff Sabias Recca at fire scene
Post-1968 photo of Engine 8 Seagrave (with riot-roof)  with FF Hank Kettman in front
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March 26, 1970: Received a 1953 Seagrave 750 GPM (Serial#G3791), formerly of Engine company 6.​
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Malzone photo
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Captain Reg Ripley
Running Board of Engine Company 8 at 71 Wayne Avenue
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July 7 1971: Engine Company 8 relocates to its new quarters at the Hillcrest Firehouse at 221 Union Avenue. 
71 Wayne Ave quarters later used as Ambulance Headquarters
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1972 - Firehouse Interior views
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Quarters closed in 1982

Years after closing
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  • OVERVIEW
    • FIRST CENTURY
    • EVENTS 1890-1894
    • EVENTS 1895-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-1999
    • EVENTS 2000-2019
    • EVENTS 2020-2023
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • THE SUPREME SACRIFICE
    • MEMORIAL SERVICE
  • OBITUARIES / DEATHS
    • 1889-1919 DEATHS
    • 1920-1939 DEATHS
    • 1940-1959 DEATHS
    • 1960-1969 DEATHS
    • 1970-1979 DEATHS
    • 1980-1999 DEATHS
    • 2000-2009 DEATHS
    • 2010 AND LATER
  • NOTABLE FIREFIGHTERS
    • CALAMITA FAMILY
    • CAPTAIN JOHN WEBER
    • CUSACK FAMILY
    • FLEMING FAMILY
    • GERARD DUGAN
    • HANCOCK FAMILY
    • HENRY OTIS HARRIS
    • ISAAC FELICIANO
    • JOHN GILMORE
    • JOSEPH DAYSPRING
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MARIANI FAMILY
    • McLAUGHLIN FAMILY
    • SALMANOWITZ BROTHERS
    • THE SIMONTONS
    • THE SWEENEYS
  • NOTABLE FIRES/INCIDENTS
  • SPECIAL OP EVENTS
  • TAKING THE HEAT BOOK
  • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
  • 1907 GUARDIAN
  • 1936 HEARD & SEEN COLUMN
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • SPECIAL OPERATIONS
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • COMPANY & FH HISTORY
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • FIRE BOXES & STANCHIONS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2022
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • PFD STORIES
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES PAID DEPT
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • RETIREMENTS
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • PATCHES DECALS LOGOS SHIRTS
  • WALLPAPER
  • DEPARTMENT PETS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • 1815-1890 VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • 1888 HISTORICAL SUMMARY
    • LOOKING BACKWARDS
    • VOLUNTEER PARADES
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS >
      • CHIEF ELECTIONS
      • CHIEF BIOS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • ANDREW MOSER
    • ENGINE CO APPARATUS LIST
    • OLD GOOSENECK
    • JEFFERS STEAMER
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
    • EXEMPT 1892 BALL
    • EXEMPT BY-LAWS 1902
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
    • FMBA BY-LAWS
    • FMBA 1949 FOLLIES
  • BALLBOOKS
    • 1909 BALL BOOK
    • 1916 BALL BOOK
    • 1918 BALL BOOK
    • 1921 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1923 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1928 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1935 PFD BOOSTER
    • 1936 JANUARY PICTORIAL
    • 1936 DECEMBER PICTORIAL
    • 1937 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1938 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1939 ANNUAL BALL
    • 1941 ANNUAL BALL
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