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| Hamden Fire Retirees' Association - Sunday, May 1, 2011 |
May 1, 2011 - A very good day for America!
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* Always remember the FDNY 343. *
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Posted - AT LAST! - 5/1/11 - 2315 hrs.
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| Hamden Fire Retirees' Association - Friday, May 6, 2011 |
May 1, 1968 - Maselli's Fireplace Center, 3547 Whitney Avenue - Not a big fire, but a nasty one.
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| May 1, 1968 - Maselli Fireplace Center |
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New Tower 1 in service at Station 3. CLICK on photo.
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| New Tower 1 in Service |
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Apparatus IDs on Hamden stations
| Alarm Room - January 1954
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| CLICK to see the new look of Station 3 |
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This is how the Alarm Room at Fire Headquarters was configured in January 1954. The four separate telephones were most likely for the emergency, non-emergency, dispatch and direct PD lines. A small table top switchboard was installed a few years later. CLICK to enlarge.
Posted 5/6/11
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| Hamden Fire Retirees' Association - Friday, May 13, 2011 |
Website is updated every Friday - Important interim updates are posted when necessary
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| Photo by I.A. Sneiderman |
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This 40-year old photo shows an unidentified Hamden firefighter (with booster line), HPD Sgt. Henry "Dutch" Otto and HFD Lieut. Jack Laffin. The late model Camaro flipped over on Dixwell Avenue at the railroad bridge when the young driver "tried to climb the abutment on left," according to notations on the photo. The young woman driver was pinned inside her car, but was extricated by firefighters who pried open the passenger side door. Posted 5/13/11
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| May 29, 1978 - Ray Reilly and Guy White in front of Engine 3, the 1973 Maxim Telesqurt (CLICK to enlarge) |
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| April 1982 - Supt. Richie Lostritto and Bob Mordecai outside the Shop at the rear of Station 2 (CLICK to enlarge) |
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50 Years Ago
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| May 1961 - Sam Jones was a pioneer - CLICK |
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| May 1981 - Four new lieutenants bring total to eight - CLICK |
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The website has been notified of, and wishes to acknowledge the passing on May 5th of Daniel Hume, Jr., son of the late Deputy Chief Training Officer, Daniel Hume, Sr. Our condolences go out to the Hume family.
Posted 5/11/11
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Hamden Firefighters' Special Delivery!
Posted 5/7/11
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| Hamden Fire Retirees' Association |
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011
Website is updated every Friday - Important interim updates will be posted when necessary
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| (Photo by Chan Brainard) |
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Our thanks to HFRA Honorary Member Chan Brainard, who recently sent in this photo of Hamden’s 1959 Maxim “cab-forward” pumper in the 1961 Connecticut State Firemen’s Convention Parade. It was assigned as Engine 2 at the time. Chan wrote, “I took this photo from somebody's front lawn, high up on a bluff in (I think) Danbury. But, here's something interesting: note the red wooden sign mounted along the hard suctions. It reads ‘West Woods Fire Company #9.’
"Clearly, the volunteer company persuaded the paid department to allow them to "Showcase" the new pumper. I believe that the paid firefighter riding the rear step was Art Smith."
Posted 5/20/11
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Bob Mordecai took this 2002 photo of the guys taking a break during training in an old house on Shepard Avenue that was scheduled for demolition.
Posted 5/20/11
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| September 16, 2002 - Bob Mordecai took this photo taken during a break in a training session at an old house on Shepard Avenue that was scheduled for demolition. L-R: Capt. Dave Strawhince, Ff. Craig Smart, Ff. Brion Tierney, and Lt. Jim Dunlop. |
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Our thanks to Ed Doiron, Jr., who sent this 1968 New Haven Register article contrasting the kitchen and watch desk facilities at Station 6 with the brand-new Station 9, which was dedicated the following week.
Posted 5/20/11
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| From The New Haven Register, Sunday, December 2, 1968 - CLICK to enlarge |
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| Hamden Fire Retirees' Association |
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011
Website is updated every Friday - Important interim updates will be posted when necessary
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The HFRA wishes everyone a safe and meaningful
Memorial Day holiday.
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| All HFRA members who still have their dress blues are invited to join the active members of the Hamden Fire Department marching contingent in Hamden's Memorial Day Parade next Monday, May 30th. The marching contingent will assemble on the parkway side of the high school starting at 0915. The HFRA wishes everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day holiday.
Posted 5/24/11
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| May 30, 1964 - This was when the parade began in Highwood and ended at the high school |
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April 1976 - Second Rescue is Placed in Service
This presentation photo was taken in front of Fire Headquarters
Posted 5/27/11
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| From The New Haven Register, April 1976 - (Photo ©1976 The New Haven Register) |
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| Photo courtesy of the Hamden Historical Society |
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Volunteers from Highwood pose with their brand new Stewart chemical truck, delivered in February 1918 at a cost of $1,800. It remained in service at the Highwood station until March 1926, when a new Maxim 500 GPM pumper was delivered. The 1918 Stewart chemical was then assigned to the Mix District Volunteer Fire Co. 7, where it remained until delivery of their new 1935 Dodge Bros. truck.Posted 5/27/11
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