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 ​HELMETS, CAPS & SHIELDS
​Paid Department

CHIEF HELMETS

Chief Brian McDermott  2018 - 

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Vince Marchese Photo
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Vince Marchese Photo
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Vince Marchese Photo

Chief Michael Postorino  2004 - 2017
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2016 Chief Michael Postorino ---- Vince Marchese photo
Chief William Comer  1985 - 1990
The following are Chief Comer's Uniform cap, Deputy Chief helmet, a presentation helmet to the Chief from helmet makers Cairn's and Brothers and a helmet the Chief used in his personal firematic collection
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Eifler Collection
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Al Credidio photo
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Presentation from Cairns to the Chief
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Chief James Pasquariello  1997 - 2004
The following five helmets span the (37 year) career of one of Paterson's Chief Engineers, specifically Chief James Pasquariello. He served as a fireman on Truck 3 from 1968 to 1980. as a Captain of Truck 3 from 1980 to 1988, as a Battalion Chief from 1998 to 1994, as a Deputy Chief from 1994 to 1997 and as Chief from 1997 until retirement.
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Chief John Mauro  1990 - 1996
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Mauro Helmet Shield Collection
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Courtesy of Chief John Mauro

Assistant Chief Helmet - Joseph Dayspring

The Cairns and Brothers, 8 comb helmet shown below belonged to Assistant Chief Joseph Dayspring, who served from 1942 to 1981 He held the rank of Assistant Chief Engineer from 1962 to 1981.  The chief also used this helmet as a Battalion and Deputy Chief
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Dayspring Collection
The eye shields were made mandatory in the late 1970s after an incident involving then 3 Truck fireman Bill Shortway. He lost the sight in his left eye after being hit with falling debris from a ceiling he was pulling during overhaul operations after a fire. He later advanced to the rank of deputy chief.
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Finial typical of that era firemen
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Cairns insignia inside helmet
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1981 Retirement Photo: last day on job wearing the helmet
Assistant Chief Helmet - Gerard Dugan
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Note th3e uniform cap badge on top is that of a Deputy Chief. The breast badge and lapel pins are the rank of Assistant Chief
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AC Dugan at the 1980 Brogan Cadillac fire
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Assistant Chief Gerard Dugan's Helmet

Deputy Chief Uniform Cap

This cap belonged to Deputy Chief Joseph Dayspring: 1957-1962
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Dayspring Collection
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Deputy Chief Cap   - Transitioned to white in the 1980s
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June 1, 2019 - DC Donn Langevin

Deputy and Assistant Chief Helmets - Eugene Mariani
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Courtesy of Eugene's granddaughter
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Stokers Cap

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Dayspring Collection
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Dayspring Collection

Firefighter's Cap

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2019

Deputy Chief Helmets

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~1890 Deputy Chief Helmet Shield - likely that of the first Deputy Chiefs: Patrick Sweeny or Ernest Fields
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Deputy Chief Joseph Dougherty - Courtesy of Jan Davies
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2016 photo Deputy Chief Kevin Hancock ---- Vincent Marchese photo
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Deputy Chief Solomon Reines (courtesy of Richard Reines)
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Chief Reines at Cliffside Dye Fire 1980
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DC Bruce Vander Voort 2010 - 2014
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2021 DC Frank P Calamita
April 30, 2019: BC Donn Langevin promoted to Deputy Chief
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Fleming Family Helmets

3 Michael Flemings' have achieved Chief Officer ranks (combined service 1943-2019)
Captain (Engine 1) and Deputy Chief Helmets of Michael J Fleming
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Circa 1951-57 - Trumpet decals almost worn off - courtesy Fleming family
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Circa 1957-1970 (helmet itself likely also used since 1957 when a Battalion Chief)
Michael P. Fleming
Served 1963-2003 - a 40 year career.
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Served as B/C for 19 years from May 1, 1984 until retirement on February 1, 2003
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Truck 1 - 1970s
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Battalion Chief
Michael P. Fleming Jr.   Served 1991-2019
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Captain Ladder 3
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Deputy Chief - Tour Commander

Battalion Chief Helmet

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Battalion Chief Alex Credidio 1999 -2010
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Battalion Chief Alex Credidio 1999 -2010
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BC Michael D'Arco - shield made by Captain Joseph Parkin Jr
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BC D'Arco
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Battalion 1 - John Bradle - 2018
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Battalion 3 - Luis Cruz - 2018
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AJ Woods 2022
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Battalion 4 - Orlando Rodriquez - 2018
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Brand New - June 2019 - BC Michael Cleenput
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2022 BC Shields

Battalion Chief Uniform Cap

Battalion Chief rank was established in 1916 - Below is cap of BC Nolan
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1939 Cap of BC James Kennedy
In June 2019 Battalion Chiefs transitioned back to white caps (discontinued in the 1920s)
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Courtesy of BC Michael Caposella (June 2019)

​Engine Company 1
Captain's & Firefighter Helmets

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Captain Patsy Fusaro - ~1963 -1964"
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February 1965: Captain Fusaro (wearing above helmet), Dr Raso & FF Stu McKay - Essex Street Fire
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Captain Edward Hancock circa 1964 from Hancock Collection
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Captain Thomas Ottavino
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Captain Thomas Ottavino
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circa 1990 F/F Ray Allex Jr
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Ray Allex Jr with helmet
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Craig Lauten - Appointed June 12, 1995 and Captain of Engine 1 - September 2009 - Retired September 2017
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Captain Giocchino Panico 2018
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Captain Giocchino Panico 2018
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FF Thomas Perea
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FF Thomas Perea

Engine Company 2
Captain's & Firefighter Helmets

Early Engine 2 "High Eagle" style FF helmet - badge # missing
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Schoonmaker Collection
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Vince Marchese photo
Helmet of long time engine 2 Captain Albert "Hoot" Novick (1943-1968).  On the shield the left trumpet (captain's insignia) is worn off.
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Courtesy Raymond Novick
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While quartered at Hillcrest Firehouse on Union Avenue
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Captain Ronald Fortino Tour 4 August 2018
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FF Kyle Broadfield -Tour 4 - 2018
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FF Kyle Broadfield - 2018

Engine Company 3
​Captains & Firefighter Helmets

Captain Harry Huber- retired 1979
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Courtesy of Huber Family
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Captain Sam Harris - Dayspring photo - December 27, 2018
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Captain Harris - Dayspring photo
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Dayspring photo - December 27, 2018
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Dayspring photo - December 27, 2018

Engine Company 4
​Captains & Firefighter Helmets​

Worn by Michael D'Arco 2004-2010
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Helmet of Michael D'Arco
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Another E4 Captain's Helmet worn by Alex Credidio
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Captain Alex Credidio 1987 - 1999
Engine 4 helmet used by FF Elizabeth Melhorn Fournier (first PFD female FF)
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Engine 4 Captain and Firefighter Helmet August 2018
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Captain Jason Macones (with eye shield)
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Captain Jason Macones (with eye shield)
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FF Adrian Orbe with wooden door chock
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FF Adrian Orbe with weye shield deployed & wooden door chock
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FF Adrian Orbe with wooden door chock

Engine Company 5
​Captain's Helmet​

Captain's Helmet of William Comer 1960-1963
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Captain Charles S. Walker  circa 1950-60's
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Captain Edward J Conklin - Engine Company 5.  The emblem on shield is from the 
​ Third Marine Division that Captain Conklin was assigned to during Vietnam.
​Became Captain in 1989. 
Below is helmet of Bruce Vander Voort - Captain Engine 5 1994- 2003
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Engine 5: Captain and Firefighter 
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December 2018 - Dayspring photo
Engine 5 Captain (Jamie Garced)  Tour 1
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
Engine 5 Firefighter 
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018

​Engine Company 6
​Fireman's Helmet

Firefighter Jim Durkin
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Courtesy Durkin Family
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During the 1990s PFD established Rescue 1 which at times was an independent company but at other times operated by Engine 6. Note the blue colored (the Rescue Color) shield of an E6 helmet from that era
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Hancock Collection
Engine 6  - Captain and Firefighter
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Captain Ken Kiefer at left December 27 2018 - Dayspring photo
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Captain Joe Parkin Jr
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Captain Ken Kiefer
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Engine Company 7 Helmets

Captain Michael Walker August 2018
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with door chock
Firefighter Manny Soto (top row) and Andres Salazar (bottom row)
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Engine Company 8
​Fireman's Helmet

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Cairns New Yorker used by Vince Marchese
It was in the early 1990s the department started to replace the Cairns 5 A leather New Yorker with the Cairns 880 series plastic helmet. From there the department began to issue the Cairns 1010 reinforced plastic helmet. The newest helmet now being issued is the Cairns 1044 A it is a reinforced plastic leather look helmet with built-in goggles that are stored in the dome of the helmet that flip down when needed. Below is the thermoplastic or composite NFPA approved helmet which was issued to Vince Marchese in the early 1990's showing eye guards and thermal neck protector.
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Helmet of Auxiliary Firefighter Vince Marchese

Engine Company 9
​Fireman's Helmet

FF David Quackenbush served (Engine 9 and later Fire Alarm) from July 1, 1916 to his retirement on August 1, 1954  (photo courtesy Michael Mauro)
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Engine Company 10
​Fireman's Helmet

Firefighter Jack Nargiso  192 is his badge number
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Engine Company 11  
Replica Helmet

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Helmet replica was part of a "Smokers Set" given to FF Jim Durkin (Badge 165) by his son PFD EMT Supervisor Jim Durkin
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Engine Company 12 
Captain's Helmet

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Captain Robert "Woody" Woodruff
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Captain Robert "Woody" Woodruff

Engine Company 12
​Lieutenant's Helmet / Shield

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Helmet of Harold L. Schoonmaker - Courtesy of the Schoonmaker family - Vincent Marchese photo
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Helmet of Harold L. Schoonmaker - Courtesy of the Schoonmaker family - Vincent Marchese photo

Engine Company 13
​Fireman's Helmet / Shield

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Firefighter Edward Conklin's Helmet

Floating Captain's Helmet

This Captain's helmet below belonged to Edward Allen who served as a floating captain before being assigned to a specific company
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​Rescue Company
Helmets and and Shields

Captain Rescue 2: White shield with a dark blue letter on a white background
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Below is a Rescue 2 Helmet of Captain Scott Parkin (circa 2016)
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Firefighter's Rescue 1 Helmet circa 1994 - Black shield with blue "Rescue Co" letters on a white background and white number "1" and PFD on a dark blue background
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Michael D'Arco
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Michael D'Arco
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Michael D'Arco
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Michael D'Arco
Firefighter's Rescue 2 Helmet - Black shield with a white letter on a dark blue background
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R2 helmet after a tough job - Courtesy FF Scott Wilson
July, 2020 - Captain Arthur J (AJ) Woods 
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Squad 1

During its existence the Squad Company FF had green helmet shields. The photo below depicts that of William "Flip" Fillipelli (FMBA President)
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Courtesy Fillipelli Family
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Squad 1 shield of Bill Filippelli
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Filippelli Family Helmet Display
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Ed Allen - Squad Captain Helmet

Squad 6

Entered Service December 19, 2022
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Shield of Tour 2 Captain Rod Ziedler
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Squad 6 Firefighter Shield
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Captain R Zeidler "Ziggy" also known as "Squadfather"
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FF Rich Lisowski Helmet

Truck Company Captains Shields

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Eifler Collection

​Truck Company 1
​Captain's Helmet

Captain Jim Pasquariello  
Note the red color of the numeral 1
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Ladder 1 Captain & Firefighter Helmets

Captain Dante Destefano and Firefighter Kyle Hughes  (President Paterson Fire Association)
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2018 photos (at Madison Avenue Firehouse)
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​Truck Company 2
​Fireman's Helmet

Well know and well respected Firefighter Joseph Parkin Sr. City of Paterson Fire Department badge # 231 was appointed December 1st 1957 and retired March 1st 1982. He served in Engine Company 3, B shift, from 1957 - 1969 and Truck Company 2, Tour 4, from 1969 - 1982. The helmet pictured is his Cairns leather he used for 27 years. It was repaired several times throughout his career, at one point soaking it for nearly a week in water to reshape it and restitch it after it had been accidentally run over by 2 Truck at a tour change. Like all helmets if it could talk it would have many interesting stories. The fire scene photo, with Joe wearing the helmet is from 1978, a second alarm fire at Kings TV repair shop at the intersection of Ryle Road, West Broadway and Presidential Boulevard.
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Presentation of helmet at Fireman's Hall on  Walnut Street: L-R Ray Cusack, Joe Parkin Sr, Mike Ross and kneeling in front Roy McGinniss The helmet and plaque were made by Joe's son, Captain Joe Parkin Jr,
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For more on Joe Parkin Sr visit the Notable Events Page, as a new Tower Ladder (2) was dedicated to his service at the new state of the art Fire Headquarters which was also officially opened at this ceremony.

Truck Company 2
​Lieutenant's Helmet

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Richard Shortway -- Vince Marchese photo
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Lieutenant Richard Shortway - appointed to Lieutenant February 1958

Ladder 2 Captain & Firefighter

Ladder 2 Captain and Firefighter Helmets August 2018
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Captain Pete Lobosco Tour 1
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Captain Pete Lobosco Tour 1
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FF Michael Oates Tour 1
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FF Michael Oates Tour 1

Engine or Truck Company 3
​Captain's Helmet ?

Captain's white shield  - red number signifies Truck (Ladder) company (3) but two trumpets signify Engine company
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Note red lettering but trumpet decals
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​​Truck Company 3
​Captain and  Fireman's Helmets and Shields

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Firefighter - red background, white number -
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Captan: White shield with red letter
Below is Firefighter Jim Pasquariello  134 was his badge number
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Courtesy Chief James Pasquariello
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Dayspring photo - December 27, 2018
Ladder 3 Captain (Ascary "Scotty" Rios)  Tour 1
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
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Dayspring Photo December 27, 2018
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Dayspring photo

​Presentation Helmet

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Presented upon Captain Scott Parkin's retirement June 1, 2019
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Shield was the work of noted FDNY helmet shield painter Ed May

Chief's Aide Helmet

Helmet of John B. Murphy: Appointed July 1, 1916 - Driver for Battalion Chief Nolan February 1, 1918 – Driver for Chief of Department May 18, 1926 – Retired April 1, 1957.Note the high Eagle Finial and the increased height of the shield, so typical of that era.
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Chief's Aide John B. Murphy - Courtesy Brian Fleischer
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Side view - Courtesy Brian Fleischer
 - Helmet of Carmine Caposella: ​Appointed July 1, 1954 – Retired October. 1, 1975
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Carmine Caposella - courtesy Mike Caposella
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Jim Durkin - 1980s
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Jim Durkin - 1980s
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Jim Durkin - 1980s
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Jim Durkin - 1980s
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Jim Durkin - 1980s
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Jim Durkin - 1980s

Ambulance

Helmet of FF/EMT Angelo Marzella (badge #444) worked at Rescue 2 and also Ambulance Unit 96. He put a 96 shield (Rescue Co shields are blue) on one of his old helmets for when he was assigned to ambulance duty ("riding the bus")
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Helmet atop Unit 96
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Fire Investigation Unit - 68 - 

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Courtesy Scott Wilson
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Scott Wilson Helmet

Probationary Firefighter's Helmet

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FF Joe DeSomma

Chaplain's Helmet

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Father Patrick Ryan August 2018
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Father Patrick Ryan June 3, 2018

Paterson Fire Surgeon's Helmet

Helmet mounted after Dr Peters tenure on a cigarette lighter
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1959
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1965

Paterson Fire Commissioner's Helmet

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Fire Commissioner Robert Shavick 1967
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Director of Public Safety

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April 2019
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Director Jerry Speziale
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Mayor

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Andrew Sayegh - April 30, 2019
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FC Brian J McDermott, Police Chief Troy Oswalt, Director of Public Safety Jerry Speziale
PFD CD Auxiliary aluminum helmet. Cairns & Brothers. Paterson issued these helmets for their Auxillary Fireman from the 1940's right through the early 70's. In the 1970s most quickly replaced them with the leather style New Yorker.
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Vince Marchese Helmet
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Collection of Rick Mosher

1890's Helmet Shield Regulations

From the 1893 Rules and regulations book: For all members of hook and ladder companies, same as for officers of hook and ladder companies, omitting the insignia of rank, and except that the front will be of red patent leather with the number of the company on a back-ground of white patent leather, and the registered number of each member in white figures, one inch long, painted on a line below. 

For officers of Truck companies, the shield will be of red leather, and have a white patent leather stitched front, with the number of the company cut out of it near the bottom in plain block figures, on a background of red patent leather (three and one-half inches long, if it be a single figure, and two and one-half inches long, if it be a double figure), and with the insignia of rank above it in gold, shaded with red.

Truck Company 3 Helmet Shields

Floating Captain's Shield

Floating Captains Shield: A vintage and rather rare Paterson Fire Department "floating" Captain's shield circa 1970's. It was originally used by Captain John Minardi many years ago and then passed to Scott Parkin who had the privilege of using it before being assigned to Engine Company 6 and Rescue Company 2. 
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Floating Captain Shield
July 2, 2020:  Presentation shield given by members of Rescue 2 to former Captain AJ Woods upon his promotion to Battalion Chief
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PFD Hard Hats - worn during construction of McBride Avenue Firehouse
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Hancock Collection
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Over the years, including the Volunteer era, most Paterson Firemen have ordered their helmets from Cairns in Clifton, NJ. Over they decades that company created interesting advertising paraphernalia. 
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