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January 6, 2012


1982:  Ffs Cosgrove, Viglione and Lt. Coppola
1993  Platoon 2, Station 4
1957:  Station 4 Mascot "Blackie"
Stan Brown

January 13, 2012


The Odyssey of Truck 1
Three Station 9 "Firsts"

January 20, 2012


1938:  Hamden's First "Emergency Squad"
Harrison Appointed Fire Marshal
1982:  Marshal Bob "Bubby" O'Donnell
1953:  Radio Installed in 5th Truck
1968:  Loot from Fleming Co. Fire

January 27, 2012


1971:  Sam Mednicow's Used Cars
Councilman Ray Chase Sr. (1923 - 2012)
Church Photo Case of Mistaken Identify

February 3, 2012


1964:  Home Inspection Campaign
2002:  Sleeping Giant Parking Area
Gassing Up Chief's 1951 Pontiac

February 10, 2012


1952:  Mutual Aid to Cheshire
1951:  Maxim at State Street Fire
1996:  Nursery School Kids Pose with Tower 1

February 17, 2012


1971:  Memorial Day & Willimantic Fire School
1942:  Fire Behind Mt. Carmel School
1966:  Ffs. Joe Rahl and Dick Carney at School Demo
c. 1945:  Centerville from the Air

February 24, 2012


Arthur Norman, HFD's First Retiree
1943:  Color Photo of the Hook & Ladder Truck
1973:  Bob "Whitey" Williams and Eddy Doiron at 5's
HFD Mountain Rescue Team Today

March 2, 2012


March 1979:  Hillfield Road House Fire
March 1, 1982:  Communications Bulletin No. 1

March 9, 2012


UPFFA Golf Tourney
August 24-25, 1979:  Rondo of America, 100 Sanford Street 
1947:  Fire Destroys Plans for Wilbur Cross Parkway
1983:  Both Ladder Trucks at Mart

March 16, 2012


St. Patrick's Day at the Elks
1972:  Ridge Hill School Alarm System - 1972
1968:  C. Wetmore and R. Lostritto Test Alarm System - 1968
2003:  Ffs. Longo and Patrick in Ice Rescue Exercise
1985:  St. Patrick's Uniform of the Day at Station 4 - 1985

March 23, 2012


Tribute to Paul Reutenauer (1935 - 2012)
1941:  Fire Guts the "Old Peck School" on Hillfield Road
Old Hamden Fire Report Form

March 30, 2012


Local 2687 Annual Dinner Photos
We Need To Be Heard!
Awards to Hurlburt, Reutenauer, Backus and O'Dea
Silent Tribute to an Old Friend

April 6, 2012


Dozens of Fire & Police Retirees Attend Budget Hearing
Links to related New Haven Register articles
c. 1962:  EMS training at Station 2
December 31, 1965:  39 Ives Street House Fire
Whatever Happened to Badge 101?
Tower 1 crew: Ff. Osiecki, Capt. Desroches and Ff. Beaton
Paychecks! Batt. Chief Sam DeBurra and Ff. Daryl Osiecki

April 13, 2012


Photos of Spring HFRA Meeting
Mystery Solved!
Lieutenant Adam Barletta
1962:  Ffs. Harrington and Carney Placing CD Sign
1985:  1965 Mack as Engine 7

April 20, 2012


Brotherhood - A Poignant Moment
May 1991:  New Pierce Tower One Arrives 
Play Ball! Chief Leddy Throws Out First Ball
2000:  Ffs J. Lopes & J. Anderson on R1 at Station 4
1958:  Company 8 Station Expansion
1938:  Photo of Public Works Vehicles by Town Hall

April 27, 2012


Fire Emergency Plan Celebrates 75 Years
August 31, 1962:  We Won! - Hamden's O'Hare & NH's Suski
April 1983:  Alarm Room News features Hamden
Unidentified House Fire in 9's Territory
     [Solved Eventually - March 1959:  Still Hill Road]
1957:  Color Photos of Engines 1 and 2 at Station 2

May 4, 2012


1999:  Ff. Ray Ramelli's Last Day on the Job
Hamden's Numbered Badges - #1 Was Top Dog
Rich Maybury Still Looking for Badge No. 101!
The Big Day - Promotional Exam at Jr. High
c. 1957:  New Lebanon Mission, 375 Morse Street

May 11, 2012


May 14, 2012:  Legislative Council Meeting
August 1996:  Batt. Chiefs Doherty and Ambriscoe
Trainees Photographed at Blazing Training Building
1953:  Classic Brown Stone Newspaper Ad

May 15, 2012
Midweek Update


Council and the Pension


May 18, 2012


Before EMTS & Paramedics - Life Saving Stories
1951:  Chief Spencer by Emergency Squad
1954:  Frank Nolan's Advice to New Firefighters

May 25, 2012


Photos of Past Memorial Day Parades
1931 Marching Orders from Chief Loller

June 1, 2012


Honorary Member Florence M. Fletcher
CERT Training
June 1, 1982:  Bulletin No. 14
2012:  Memorial Day

June 8, 2012


30 Years Ago - FLOOD!

June 15, 2012


A New Calling for an Old Friend
Photo of Supt. P. Wetmore Adjusting Pump
December 1932:  Horton Manufacturing Co., Home Place
Edwards Fishing Rods
Honorary Member:  Rose Eastman O'Donnell
January 25, 1955:  Hoffmeister Farm Fire
"Car 30, 10-1" - New 1966 Ford Wagon for Deputies

June 22, 2012


Station 4 Back in Service
February 14, 1938:  Dixwell Theater Fire
1994:  School Kids Visit 3's
1949:  Station 4 Dalmatian Mascot "Sport"

June 29, 2012


HVFF Fireworks Tonight!
Bucky Serafino, 1st Member of the Gallon Club
Two 1946 Maxims
Dep. Fire Marshal Brian Dolan and daughter Katie
July 10th Meeting Reminder

July 6, 2012


70 Years Ago:  We Stood United!
May 21, 1977:  Ff. Ralph Tomaselli Outside 3's
February 22, 1942:  Everett's Farm Mt. Carmel Avenue
Spreading Foam for the Kids

July 13, 2012


December 1988:  Fuel Truck Overturns in Driveway
1942:  Overturned Oil Truck Outside Town Hall
Summer HFRA Meeting Photos
May 16, 1946:  Gag's Pepper Pot
Whitney Theater Building Then and Now

July 20, 2012


One Man Parade?
October 1961:  Fire Prevention Parade News Photo
August 2001:  Tower 1
Straight-Frame H&L with Rear Steer
1204 Whitney Avenue - Then and Now

July 27, 2012


May 1978:  "Rescue 2, 10-14" - Lt. Macdowall
Those Department Rosters Help Tell the Story
1951:  1938 Seagrave at Arch Street Dump
1998:  Watering Down the Daisies
1963:  Station 4 Open House

August 3, 2012


Website Helps Kammerer Family Research
1953:  Department Roster
1970s:  Aerial View of Station 3
1964:  Ff. Milner Benham at Reilly's Fire

August 10, 2012


Remembering Capt. Raymond Reilly (1943 - 1987)
1960s Color Aerial View of Whitneyville
2002:  Ffs. Tim O'Flynn and Augie Williams
1960:  Department Roster

August 17, 2012


1954:  Sears Comes to Hamden
Sears Provides Training Opportunities Before Demolition
Bill Hines at Sears
An Epic Hamden Event Experienced at Sears
D/C Walt Macdowall and Cmmr. Bob LaTorraca
Always Engine 3 - 1973 Telesqurt
1961:  Department Roster

August 24, 2012


Golf Tourney Invitations
August 27, 1953:  42 School Street
     "Flames Flicker in Fireman's Father's Flat"
1970:  Department Roster
1946:  Peters Farm Market

September 1, 2012


Captain Burton C. Hillocks (1921 - 2012)
Jeanine and Fran Retire
Shift Calendars Finally Available Online
1973:  Department Roster

September 7, 2012


1948:  Grand March - Annual Firemen's Ball
The Strains, Hines and Humes at the 1948 Ball
1983:  Co. 7's 1918 Brockway at Engine 260 Muster
1975:  Department Roster

September 11, 2012


NEVER FORGET!

September 14, 2012


Another Era Has Ended - Veteran Dispatchers Retire
1976:  Department Roster
1923 Seagrave Pumper at Engine 260 Muster
Hamden's 1919 Seagrave 750 GPM Pumper
Hamden Then - But Where?

September 21, 2012


Hamden Guardian Services Retirees Assn.
Jimmy Moore and Charlie Cargan
September 9, 1987:  Bassett's Getty Service Station
October 1948:  Bossoli's Flying-A Service
1957:  Town Hall
Hamden Then and Now:  2600 Whitney Avenue

September 28, 2012


Old Recordings Preserve Department Radio Transmissions
c. 1961:  MVA Skiff Street at Parkway Overpass
1979:  Department Roster
1967:  New Cable Under Dixwell

October 5, 2012


1940:  Fire Headquarters Following Renovation
10 Codes
9 a.m. Radio Test
Ffs. Warren Blake and John McKee at Station 2
1981:  Department Roster

October 12, 2012


1965:  Hose Testing at Station 2
New Home for Hamden's First Tower 1 
Hamden's 1941 Diamond-T City Service Ladder Truck
G. Donald "Don" Steele (1919 - 2012)
Pension Plan Design Kick-Off Meeting Link

October 19, 2012


26 Widows Inducted as Honorary Members
1921:  25th Anniversary of Highwood Co.
1967:  Station 2 Apparatus on Ramp
2001:  Ff. Ray Dobbs' Last Day on the Job

October 26, 2012


Hurricane Warning and Precautions
October 29, 1982:  Video of Halloween Party at Co. 7
October 31, 1982:  Channel 8 News Report of Missing Girls on the Giant
Ed Doiron at Mart - Sears Stores in Background
1952:  Firemen Appoint Ball Committee
Ff. Don Buechele with Rescue 1 at 4's
1974:  Extrication Training at 5's
HGSRA Webpage Announced

November 2, 2012


Video: "A Century Plus of Us:
"Boo!" Shop Guy Observes Halloween
1948:  How a Pigeon Set Fire to a Church

November 9, 2012


ALL POLICE & FIRE RETIREES, PLEASE TAKE NOTE
1969:  Lt. Joe McDermott's Engine 3 Crew
1947:  Broadway House Destroyed by Fire
1947:  Firemen Battle 21 Blazes in Week
June 21, 1966:  304 Ridgewood Avenue
Trivia Question
HGSRA Meeting Announcement

November 16, 2012


Conversation with John O'Hare
November 7, 1962:  Famous Mt. Carmel Landmark Burns
Co. 5's R.K. Spencer Receives Life-Saving Award
Rescued Firefighter Tells His Story
Old HFD Calendar Drawing - CHestnut 8-5521
Trivia Question Answer

November 23, 2012


1987:  Shirley Mangler Training Photos
1974:  Platoon 2, Station 4
October 8, 1962:  Nasty Mountain Road House Fire
Quinnipiac Sponsors Hamden Guardian Services Day

November 30, 2012


1927:  Co. 4 Volunteer Killed in Line of Duty
Remembering "Ace" Callahan (1925 - 1982) 
1950:  Fire Department Starts New Work Week
1957:  Hamden Appoints 5 New Firemen

December 7, 2012


Edward D. Meegan Day in the Town of Hamden
Capt. John O'Dea Retires
1874:  Rappelling Off Old Centerville School
Remembering Ed Charbonneau (1939 - 1982)

December 14, 2012


Edward D. Meegan Tribute
c. 1975:  Ace Callahan dispatching at Station 4
1971:  Ralph Tortora and John Reynolds at Station 2

December 21, 2012


Newtown

December 22, 2012


Merry Christmas 50 Years Ago
January 1879:  Nine New Recruits in Training
1975:  Bob Kelo Caught by Surprise At 3's
Memories of Christmas Past (Reprise)

December 28, 2012


Remembering Art Heriot (1933 - 2009)
Video: New Year's Eve 1992-93 at Station 4
1978:  Ff. Guy White on Truck 2
June 30, 1853:  Iron Works Fire
Thank You to Hamden Historical Society Volunteers
1984:  Mayor and Chief With Two New Pierce Pumpers
Hamden Elks' Community Service Awards Night

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