PATERSON FIRE HISTORY
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THE GREAT PATERSON FIRE 1902​  Click here
The Worse Conflagration in Paterson History

PATERSON'S MAJOR HISTORIC DISASTERS

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  • PRE 1890
  • Hinchliffe Brewery 1896 
  • DLW Train Wreck 1899
  • Tenement Fire 1901
  • Hinchliffe Brewery 1904
  • Levy Silk Mill 1910
  • Salvation Army Mission 1917 
  • Linn Department Store 1928
  • Quackenbush 1938
  • Wire Factory 1953
  • Franklin Street 1963
  • Dowling Coal Pocket 1965
  • Midtown Hotel 1968
  • Fulton Street 1978
  • ​Cliffside Dye 1980
  • Park Avenue Tenement 1981
  • Alexander Hamilton Hotel 1984
  • Meyer Brothers 1991
  • The Paterson Armory 2015

Chronological Listing Of Other Fires & Incidents

Pre 1890

 Notable Fires by Years after 1890

1890-1894
1895-1899
1900-1909
1910-1914
1915-1919
1920-1929
1930-1939
1940-1949
1950-1954
1955-1959
1960-1969
1970-1979
1980-1989
1990-1994
1995-1999
2000-2004
2005-2009
2010-2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

 Fire Scene Videos

1991-2011
2014-2019
DOCUDRAMAS
THE FIRST FIRE OF THE PARTIALY PAID PATERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT
The first major fire extinguished by Paterson's paid fire department, successor to the city's volunteer brigades, broke out at 416 Main St. on  April 17, 1890 and spread to an adjacent building, according to that day's edition of the Paterson Daily Press. The alarm was transmitted at 2:45 p.m. from Box 83 at Slater and Marshall streets.

The newspaper reported: "The flames made their way through the siding of the three-story story building at 414 an 412, and spread through the attic where the firemen kept it in check and extinguished the fire but not until the place was thoroughly saturated with water."

The original fire building was owned by Mrs. William Leonard. The adjoining building was owned by Jeremiah Rogers. Fire damaged a store occupied by William B. Allen, stationer. 
The fire probably started in the chimney at 416 Main St. Damage was estimated at $500. 
Police cordoned off the scene "under the recently passed ordinance establishing police lines," the Paterson Daily Press said in a followup story on April 18, 1890.

The newspaper also noted: "There were some persons who are disposed to criticize the management of the blaze, and say that the firemen poured in more water than was needed, but persons on sidewalks viewing the fire from outside the police lines are not in a position to know." 

Source:
http://patersonfirejournal.blogspot.com/​ 
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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