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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
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December 1964 - Icy Dog Rescue on Lake Whitney
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| Photo from the HFRA archives. Photographer unknown. CLICK to enlarge. |
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This photo had been in the HFRA archives for years, but it contained no IDs or date. A few months back, retiree John O'Hare allowed us to scan a few news articles of his. One of them included this photo, which was published in the December 11, 1964 edition of the New Haven Journal-Courier.
John is shown in the bow of the Department's rowboat while Lieut. Danny O'Connell rows on an icy Lake Whitney just after they rescued a five-year old Labrador retriever named "Traze," belonging Chris Pedersen of 71 Augur Street.
According to the article, "Lt. O'Connell said Thursday night that the rescuers had to row about 200 feet out into the lake, where the canine was swimming in a hole in the ice.
"O'Connell said the boat was almost swamped when O'Hare attempted to lift the dog in. Once inside the boat, the grateful dog sat quietly until shore was reached."
Posted 5/3/13
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45 Years Ago!
Maselli Fireplace Center
3547 Whitney Avenue
May 1, 1968
The quarried head of Sleeping Giant literally provides the backdrop for this photo. This early evening fire was not a big one, but it was a nasty one that did a lot of damage to merchandise stored in the basement of the Maselli Fireplace Center on the east side of Whitney Avenue, just north of West Woods Road.
Posted 5/3/13
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40 Years Ago!
On Saturday, May 5, 1973, Hamden Lieut. Gilbert Spencer and Firefighters Dave Howe, Ed Doiron and Tony Melillo assisted New Haven Fire Department Drillmaster, Capt. Charles Doll, with numerous live fire exercises for seventeen members of Co. 5 at the Hamilton Street training ground. Many of the exercises were documented by Ed Doiron in several dozen slides, some of which can be viewed by clicked on this photo.
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| Photo by Ed Doiron, Sr. / CLICK for more photos. |
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35 Years Ago!
As a bona fide member of the department, HFD Chaplain Owen Sanderson has always pitched in. This nasty ground cover fire in the West Rock area 35 year ago was no exception. The "almost antique" truck in the photo was Co. 7's 1935 Dodge, which was still in service in '78, and is still around today. But, like most of us who were active in 1978, the '35 Dodge is now retired.
The lower photo could be captioned, "Sometimes you just have to improvise."
Posted 5/3/13
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| Article courtesy of Gilbert Spencer |
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Telling Our Story on May 9th
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The First 100 Years of Hamden Firefighters - the History, the Evolution, and Memorable Events will be the subject of a Powerpoint presentation by your webmaster at the annual meeting of the Hamden Historical Society NEXT Thursday evening, May 9th at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center Hall of the Miller Memorial Cultural Complex, 2901 Dixwell Avenue. Please enter through the rear entrance. No charge, and refreshments will be served. All - especially Hamden's fire retirees - are welcome!
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