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FULTON STREET FIRE  April 29-30, 1978

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​On April 29, 1978, the Fulton Street fire - a general alarm at Box 151 - devoured old mills, adjacent homes and buildings. Three Paterson Fire Department vehicles - Engine 2, Engine 5 and Battalion 2 - were also left in ruins. Hundreds of firefighters from across North Jersey provided mutual aid. The initial alarm was received at 5:31 p.m. for a four-story mill at 28 Fulton St., near the Passaic River. Initial reports suggested a grain explosion, according to The New York Times but investigators said the fire was arson. The department was under the command of Acting Chief Daniel Carroll.
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Engine 2 1969 Seagrave -- Haycock Collection
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Engine 3 ALF Pumper in foreground
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Engine 1 ALF Pumper
August 1978 story in Fire Engineering Magazine
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Note error in last paragraph of story: In 1938 Paterson lost 5 firemen but no apparatus at the Quackenbush fire. Last time PFD lost an apparatus (Truck 3) was 1963 Franklin Street Fire
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    • EVENTS 1960-1979
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  • 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
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  • 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
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    • VOLUNTEER CHIEFS
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    • VOLUNTEER COMPANIES
  • COMMUNICATIONS / FA
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  • EXEMPT ASSOCIATION
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  • 1909 BALL BOOK
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