January 6, 2012
| 1982: Ffs Cosgrove, Viglione and Lt. Coppola
1993 Platoon 2, Station 4
1957: Station 4 Mascot "Blackie"
Stan Brown
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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
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January 27, 2012
| 1971: Sam Mednicow's Used Cars
Councilman Ray Chase Sr. (1923 - 2012)
Church Photo Case of Mistaken Identify
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February 3, 2012
| 1964: Home Inspection Campaign
2002: Sleeping Giant Parking Area
Gassing Up Chief's 1951 Pontiac
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February 10, 2012
| 1952: Mutual Aid to Cheshire
1951: Maxim at State Street Fire
1996: Nursery School Kids Pose with Tower 1
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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
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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
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March 2, 2012
| March 1979: Hillfield Road House Fire
March 1, 1982: Communications Bulletin No. 1
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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
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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
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March 23, 2012
| Tribute to Paul Reutenauer (1935 - 2012)
1941: Fire Guts the "Old Peck School" on Hillfield Road
Old Hamden Fire Report Form
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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May 18, 2012
| Before EMTS & Paramedics - Life Saving Stories
1951: Chief Spencer by Emergency Squad
1954: Frank Nolan's Advice to New Firefighters
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May 25, 2012
| Photos of Past Memorial Day Parades
1931 Marching Orders from Chief Loller
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June 1, 2012
| Honorary Member Florence M. Fletcher
CERT Training
June 1, 1982: Bulletin No. 14
2012: Memorial Day
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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September 1, 2012
| Captain Burton C. Hillocks (1921 - 2012)
Jeanine and Fran Retire
Shift Calendars Finally Available Online
1973: Department Roster
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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November 2, 2012
| Video: "A Century Plus of Us:
"Boo!" Shop Guy Observes Halloween
1948: How a Pigeon Set Fire to a Church
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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December 14, 2012
| Edward D. Meegan Tribute
c. 1975: Ace Callahan dispatching at Station 4
1971: Ralph Tortora and John Reynolds at Station 2
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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)
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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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