PATERSON FIRE HISTORY
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FIREHOUSES

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There have been 26 firehouses (but 27 addresses) used by the paid Paterson Fire Department since 1890: four firehouses have served as department headquarters. Below are listed the firehouse address and the date it was first used by the Paid Paterson Fire Department. The first Firehouse constructed specifically for the paid department was 77 Highland Street 

​Click on the buttons for firehouse history/photos

112 VAN HOUTEN ST   --  1890
77 PROSPECT ST -- 1890
10 HOTEL/HAMILTON ST 1890
298 TYLER ST -- 1890
149 SLATER ST -- 1890
128 WATER ST-- 1890
304 MARKET ST-- 1890
71 WAYNE AVE -- 1890
586 MAIN ST-- 1890
72 JACKSON ST-- 1890
183/41 GODWIN AVE -- 1890
77 Highland st -- 1890
476 MARKET ST -- 1895
78 GOULD AVE -- 1895
176 12th ave -- 1904
198 17TH AVE -- 1910
97 GRAND ST - 1912
115 VAN HOUTEN ST -- 1912
36 CIRCLE AVE -- 1913
37 23rd AVE -- 1928
127 TRENTON AVE -- 1962
237 lafayette St. -- 1962
136 GETTY AVE -- 1964
221 UNION AVE - 1971
850 MADISON AVE -- 1982
48 TEMPLE ST -- 198
300 McBRIDE AVE- 2015
  • All of the firehouse openings and closings are noted
  • There is a detailed description of apparatus assignments and reassignments.
  • The numbers assigned to various companies in firehouses often changed over time
  • When the department transitioned from Volunteer Status (after 75 years) several of their Firehouses were usurped and used by paid department.
  • 1n 1898 the section of Tyler Street​ ​​where a firehouse existed was renamed as Twelfth Avenue: the FH address changed from 298 Tyler Street to 176 12th Avenue​
  • For a listing of specific company assignments per firehouse ​​over time
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Fire Department Headquarters Overview Page

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For additional Headquarters details click on specific address above:
10 Hotel Street
115 Van Houten Street
850 Madison Ave
​300 McBride Ave

Hose House and Coal Depot

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  • HOME
  • OVERVIEW
    • EVENTS 1890-1899
    • EVENTS 1900-1910
    • EVENTS 1911-1919
    • EVENTS 1920-1939
    • EVENTS 1940-1959
    • EVENTS 1960-1979
    • EVENTS 1980-99
    • EVENTS > 2000
  • FIREFIGHTERS
  • THE SUPREME SACRFICE
  • CHIEF ENGINEERS
    • ASSISTANT CHIEFS
    • DEPUTY CHIEFS
    • BATTALION CHIEFS
    • CHIEF GIGS
  • NOTABLE FIRES
  • GREAT 1902 CONFLIGRATION
  • EMS
    • EMS ROSTER
  • FIRE PHOTOS BY ERA
  • FIREHOUSE PHOTOS / FACTS
  • COMPANY FH LOCATIONS
  • APPARATUS
  • APPARATUS VIDEOS
  • FIRE VIDEOS 1991-2011
  • FIRE VIDEOS 2014-2019
  • DOCUDRAMAS
  • NOTABLE EVENTS INDEX
    • APPARATUS NOTABLES
    • APPTS & PROMOTIONS
    • AWARDS
    • FIREMEN STORIES
    • 1960 CHIEF SELECTION
    • GRAND STREET RIOT 1917
    • GROUND ZERO
    • HANCOCKS
    • HISTORICAL REVIEWS
    • HISTORY by CHIEF STAGG
    • KEARNEY-FAMILY
    • MILITARY
    • PARADES
    • RED MASS
    • RESCUES
    • SISTER LORETTA
    • SPORTS
    • THEATRE DETAIL
  • MEMORABILIA
  • DEPARTMENT DOGS
  • TRAINING
  • VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT
    • 1821 - 1854 HISTORY
    • VOLUNTEER HISTORY
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS
    • VOLUNTEER PROFILES
    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
    • FIRE BOX LISTS
    • EVRS STATION LIST
  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
  • EXEMPT HOME & RELICS
  • FMBA / PFA
  • AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • STATISTICS
  • CITY OF PATERSON
  • ORAL HISTORY
  • PFH CONTRIBUTORS
  • CONTACT
  • 1909 BALL BOOK
  • 1916 BALL BOOK