FIRE HEADQUARTERS

FIRE HEADQUARTERS
Paid Department

10 Hotel / Hamilton Street

West side of street, near Market. Hotel Street later (1894) renamed Hamilton Street

Chief John Stagg and Driver George Pfitzenmayer outside Hotel Street Firehouse

City Hall on Market Street

The Chiefs office at Hotel street was small and visitors had to walk through the stables at Hotel Street Firehouse to access the steps. Headquarters was moved. For several years after the Great 1902 fire, (up to 1912) the Chief Engineer (John Stagg) and the Fire Marshall James F. Carroll operated out of Fire Headquarters Office in City Hall.

August 4, 1910 Paterson News - Courtesy Dennis Morrison

The Assistant Chief (John Mills) still operated out of Hotel Street firehouse. Deputy Chief Patrick Sweeney was located at Engine Company 9 on Main Street and Second Assistant Chief John Gillmore was at Hook and Ladder Company 2 on Prospect Street. The Farm Alarm Office and Superintendent James Zeluff also was at the City Hall.

115 Van Houten Street

North side of street between Church and Washington Streets 1912-1982

V Zito photo - June 2019

Door to apparatus floor between the Truck 2 and Engine 5 bay

3rd Floor- Bedrooms - 2nd Floor rear- Left side: Scott-Pak room, middle, TV room & right side-bathroom. Between the Scott-Pak & TV rooms E-5 & Sq-1 hung their gear. Between the TV room & bathroom T-2 & E-1 hung their gear. Only rear of building had cellar windows - Vince Zito photo

850 Madison Avenue 1982 -2015

Construction of New Headquarters - 300 McBride Ave - 

May 2014: FMBA News

April 2015: Paterson Times Opening Ceremony Story

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Hancock Collection

May 2016 Photo after installation of exterior sign

Louis Ponstingle Photo

Sign mad and installed by Louis Ponsitngel

July 2016 Vincent Marchese photo

Ambulance 97 rides out of headquarters. The command unit is Field Communications which is assigned to 3rd alarms and greater but can be mobilized for any incident on the authority of the incident commander. It has a communications area, a meeting room with strategy boards and a telescoping camera that also has thermal imaging capabilities.

The air unit, or cascade truck also carries the accountability officer and rehab supplies (water, gatorade, towels, etc.). It is assigned to all working fires or any incident where the incident commander deems necessary. It also responds to incidents any municipality in Passaic County at the request of that entity for the purpose of filling SCBA cylinders.

Engine 7 is at right

July 2016 Vincent Marchese photo

Interior view of apparatus floor -- Vincent Marchese photo August 2016

June 5, 2017: Memorial Service - Flag display with new Ladder 3 and Ladder 2

July 1, 2017: FF Kerry Rivera of Engine 7 died in an off duty accident June 26, 2017. He was posthumously promoted to Captain on June 30, 2017. Below is the assembly at McBride Avenue Headquarters as his cortege passed (Ron Bombaro Photos)

L-R: Engines 6, 3, 2. Ladder 1, Spare 1

2017: Plaques added to McBride Avenue Firehouse

January 2018 - Signage reflects new Chief Brian McDermott

Kitchen Table

June 3, 2018: Annual Memorial Service T Dayspring photos

June 6, 2018: Engine 7 and Mobile Cascade Unit

Instatgram {Post by Congressman Bill Pacrell

November 2018: New insignia on kitchen door

May 28, 2019: Fire Headquarters renamed for Congressman Pascrell - following a unanimous vote of approval by the Paterson City Council. Ceremony to be held June 24, 2019

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June 2, 2019: Vince Marchese photo at the Annual Memorial Service