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Articles and photos added during
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Regular weekly Friday website updates commenced on April 1, 2011.
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| New Haven Journal-Courier, August 15, 1945 - CLICK to enlarge |
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| On this 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is especially fitting to remember those Hamden firefighters who served in the U.S. military during World War II. For well over a generation, they represented the majority of the personnel who served on the Hamden Fire Department. "Bless 'em all!"
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| Hamden's World War II Honor Roll, which stood on the site of the future Miller Memorial Library until 1951. |
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Lawrence Bellemore
Edward Bevins
Warren Blake
William Bossoli
Robert Callahan
Michael Cantarella
Raymond Carofano
Joseph Collins
Fiore Cubbellotti
Thomas Cummins
Francis Eitler
William Esposito
Salvatore Ferraro
Frederick Fletcher
Kenneth Harrington
David Herrmann
Burton Hillocks
| William Hines
John Hoffman
David Howe
Joseph Hromadka
Howard Hurlburt, Sr.
Samuel Jones
Stewart Keeler
Frederick Knudsen
John Laffin
Francis Leddy
V. Paul Leddy
Richard Lostritto
Eugene Maturo
Joseph McDermott
John McKee
Hugh McLean
Russell Norman
| Daniel O'Connell
Robert O'Donnell
Joseph Rahl
Alfred Ramelli
George Reutenauer
Paul Rosadina
Vincent Roth
Mario Serafino
Arthur Smith
Richard Stacey
Emil Strain
James Strain
Luke Tobin
Sidney Trower
Raymond Vreeland
Robert Williams
Gerald Wolf
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Please keep all of our
troops, past and present, in your thoughts and prayers.
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A notation regarding the Honor Roll listed in the 1942 Hamden Town Report reads,
"With no official list of names obtainable, it is regretted that names may, inadvertently, have been omitted."
The website's list was compiled from Town Reports and other sources. Corrections are welcome.
Originally posted on 5/30/10
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1898 Photo of Hamden's First Fire Company
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| 1898 - Highwood Hose Co. 1 (Photo courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society) |
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Identifications and notations provided by John Della Vechia, who donated this photo to the Hamden Historical Society: (L-R) - 1. Charles Pellert - 2. Sam Williams - 3. Doeppensmith - 4. George Madison (or maybe Joe Jackson) - 5. John Mautte - 6, 7, 8, unidentified - 9. Thomas O' Connell - 10. George Visel - 11. Paul Ert - 12. David Howe - 13. Robert O'Connell - 14 and 15 unidentified - 16. George Moore - 17. Charles Loller - 18. James Rogers - 19. Dennis Keeley - 20. Frank Butler - 21. Charles Groves.
The Highwood Fire company was organized in 1896 in the old Bicycle Club on Alstrum Street, which was then known as West Prospect. Brick building in rear is the old Morse St. School built in early 1800s. Last classes around 1902. Also it was a four room school house with two wooden ells, one on each side of building. Another notation with the photo, however, states, "The Highwood Fire Department was organized in December 1896, with its quarters on Alstrum Street beside the Highwood School."
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| May 5, 1973 - New Haven Fire Training School |
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| 37 Years Later - May 5, 2010 |
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Saturday, May 5, 1973 - 37 years ago, Dep. Chief Training Officer Daniel Hume arranged for members of Co. 5 to spend the day at the New Haven Fire Training School on Hamilton Street. Career members Lieut. Gil Spencer and Firefighters Ed Doiron, Dave Howe and Tony Melillo assisted New Haven's Drillmaster, Capt. Charles Doll. (CLICK to visit the Training page and view 18 more photos.)
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - Gil Spencer had three unexpected guests today, who missed him at the last meeting. Gil had to pass up the April 21st meeting at the Elk's. He was at the doctor's office finding out that he had suffered a fractured fibula several days earlier. Gil can stand and get around the house okay in his cast, but the doc tells him he has to take it easy for a while. (CLICK to enlarge)
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| Pasquale "Pat" Barbato |
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Pasquale "Pat" Barbato
Was a Friend
to Hamden Firefighters
May 12 - The New Haven Register reported this morning the passing of Pasquale "Pat" Barbato. When he was a state senator in the late 1960s, Mr. Barbato played a major role in successful efforts by Hamden firefighters to get the Town to agree to a 42-hour work week.
In February 1967, the Hamden Paid Firemen's Sick Benefit Association formally requested a 42-hour work week from the Town. When the Town officials spurned efforts by the Association to discuss the proposal, State Senator Pat Barbato submitted a special act before the Cities and Borroughs Committee of the General Assembly that would allow the matter to be decided by Hamden voters in a November 1967 referendum. Mr. Barbato's efforts led directly to the adoption of the 42-hour work week for Hamden firefighters.
Mr. Barbato is survived by his wife, Helyn Callahan Ramelli Barbato, stepson Raymond Ramelli (HFD-retired), and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The condolences of the Hamden Fire Retirees Association go out to Mr. Barbato's family and friends.
CLICK on the photo for a view of today's Register article, and to read more about how Hamden firefighters finally won a 42-hour work week.
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| April 9, 1989 - The Hamden contingent to the Connecticut Fire Officers' Weekend at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, MD. L-R: Dave Johnson, Gil Spencer, Don LaBanca, Bill Coppola, Clark Hurlburt, Ron Wetmore (Co. 7), Don Buechele, Carl Backus, Vic Mitchell (Co. 7), Tom Doherty, Bernie Amatrudo, and Dennis Harrison. Wetmore and Mitchell are also fire officers at the Milford and Sikorsky departments, respectively. Posted 5/3/10 (CLICK to enlarge) |
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| CLICK to view Davenport Fire video |
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| Davenport Residence Fire
125 Putnam Avenue
Wednesday, May 25, 1988
The Hamden Fire Department faced its most potentially disastrous emergency twenty-two years ago when fire broke out at the Davenport Residence, an eight story apartment building for the elderly at 125 Putnam Avenue.
CLICK on top photo to view a ten minute video that was produced immediately afterward by the department's training division. Amateur and TV news video, and the actual HFD radio transmissions, helped to chronicle the extraordinary efforts put forth by Hamden firefighters, and those of the Bethany, Cheshire, New Haven, and North Haven departments, from the time of dispatch until the building was completely evacuated.
An effective incident command system, early calls for mutual aid, and the C-MED emergency medical disaster plan dovetailed perfectly to avert what would have been a major tragedy.
CLICK on the lower photo to view several news stories that were provided by the WTNH-8 and WFSB-3 news departments. The video starts with a scene from an iconic 1980s NBC television series' final episode that was being broadcast at the moment Box 295 was being transmitted. A few minutes later came the news bulletin during the 11 o'clock news on Channel 8.
Posted 5/24/10
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| CLICK to view Davenport news stories |
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