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Articles and photos added during
November 2009
Regular weekly Friday website updates commenced on April 1, 2011.
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14 Thayer Street
Monday, November 27, 1950
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| 14 Thayer Street - November 27, 1950 |
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This relatively new home on Thayer Street in the Pine Rock section sustained serious damage in a gas explosion that killed one occupant. Pictured here are Firefighter Tim Cummins and Capt. Everett Doherty. According to newspaper accounts, the home would have to be razed and rebuilt from scratch. (Original newspaper staff photo courtesy of Tom Doherty)
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| Marshal Albert Purce points to stress cracks in kitchen wall caused by the explosion. (Local 2687, IAFF) |
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| February 5, 1961 article from The New Haven Register (Courtesy of Gil Spencer) |
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Butterworth Mansion
640 Tuttle Avenue
February 15, 1955
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| New Haven Evening Register - February 15, 1955 (CLICK on photo for article and more photos) |
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| April 1988 - Platoon 2's Cmdr. Joe McDermott with Car 3, a 1987 GMC Jimmy, outside Station 4 |
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| HFD Telephone Numbers
1918-1988
The first commercial telephone exchange in the world - yes, in the world - was established on January 28, 1878 in New Haven. This eventually became the Southern New England Telephone Co.
The first Hamden telephone exchange was established in 1915. CLICK on either photo to read about the history of HFD telephony and the Hamden fire station telephone number that has remained the same since 1932!
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| Greater New Haven Firemen's Softball League Picnic - September 1960 (Photo courtesy of John O'Hare) |
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Seven Hamden firefighters and one future Hamden firefighter pose with other members of the 1960 Greater New Haven Firemen's Softball League in this end of season photo taken behind the Montewese fire station in North Haven.
1) Ray Bantz 2) Carmen Amarante 3) Art Heriot 4) Luke Tobin 5) Bob "Ace" Callahan
6) John O'Hare 7) Kevin O'Hare (who will join the HFD 27 years later) 8) Sal "Cookie" Ferraro
Posted 11/12/09
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MEETING NOTICE!
The next meeting of the Hamden Fire Retirees' Assn. will be held on Tuesday evening AT 7 pm, November 10th at the Elks Hall on School Street in Hamden. Brian Forsyth is offering a special dinner for us at 6 PM - SIX dollars a head! See details at the left.
Brian would like to get an approximate count, so if you know you will be attending the dinner, please let him know - email: flo428@sbcglobal.net Walk-ins are welcome, too.
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