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January 4, 2013


Station 2 Hits Century Mark
1988:  Rare Look at the Upstairs at Station 2
A Pre-Christmas Visit to Station 3
January 4, 1983:  Treadwell Industrial Park Fire
1968:  Lincoln Continental Gutted on Whitney Avenue

January 11, 2013


Engine 4 - 1968 Maxim on Ramp
Firefighters John O'Hare and Bill Davin
January 15, 1963:  Sick Benefit Assn. Picks Officers

January 18, 2013


"Thank You" From Popeye
1952:  Letter of Thanks
1984:  Whitney Center Box Assignment
1965:  Howie Hurlburt, Sr. at 2's
DNR on R1

January 25, 2013


Link to "Hamden meeting set on pension issue"
March 1987:  Lots of Future Brass in this Class 
Station 3:  March 16, 1987
Ralph Dievert in Old Alarm Room
Popeye Display at Wilder Hall

February 1, 2013


Three links to pension articles
1961:  Two Structure Fires on One Very Cold Night
HFRA Website Assists Japanese Author
Early and Later Telesqurt Photos
Badge Presented to Ff. Meegan's Niece
1962 Ball Committee
Newtown Benefit

February 8, 2013


February 3, 1978:  Daw Packing Co. Fire
Hamden Firefighters Join the I.A.F.F.
2013:  Platoon 4 at Station 3
The Powder Farm
Hamden's First Aerial Truck (1958 - 1990)

February 15, 2013


Honorary Member Helyn Callahan Ramelli Barbato
The Blizzard of 2013
February 12, 1953:  Country Club Pharmacy
Watering the grass at the jr. high school
1938:  Dixwell Theater Fire Link
Brush Fire on Gaylord Mountain Rd.
Blizzard reference in original Daw Fire Article

February 22, 2013


Town's First Fire Apparatus
2002:  Ice Rescue Training
Sparking Out With Vintage Ahrens-Fox Pumpers
1982:  1951 Maxim at 9's

March 1, 2013


1875:  New Haven Web Co. Fire
Links to several articles - Centerville's historic Web Shop
1978:  Ff. Guy White at 3's
1986:  1968 Maxim S Model at 5's
1953:  Vintage Ad for The Sleigh House

March 8, 2013


May 20, 1988:  Board of Ed. Fire, Servoss Street
Dieseling Up - Bob Kenny and Eddie DeFrancesco
1988:  A Day in the Life
Car 55

March 15, 2013


St. Patrick's Day
1965:  Hamden Firefighters Honored
1956:  Ff. Bill Hines Presents Prize
1998:  End of HFD's Gamewell Era

March 22, 2013


Charlie "Chaz" Cargan (1941 - 2013)
Local 2687 Annual Dinner Honors Capt. John O'Dea 
1995:  Cat Rescue Parody Video
2013:  Annual Dinner Photos
October 27, 1989:  The Bike Rack
Where were YOU in '62?

March 29, 2013


1953:  Communion Breakfast Group
1972:  Platoon 4, Station 3 Training
Who is this guy?
1982:  Ffs. Fred Knudsen and Brian Forsyth

April 5, 2013


Links to Pension-Related Articles
1954:  John O'Hare at Fire School
1948:  Flooded Hamden Homes
April 3, 1963:  The Office, 32 Lee Street
Yep, that was him!
HAMDEN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

April 12, 2013


HFRA Spring Meeting at the Elks
April 1976:  Firemen Add Rescue Van
1954:  "Blackie" and friend on Engine 4
Gamewell Catalog Photos

April 19, 2013


Boston Bombings
April 18, 1947:  Texas City Disaster
1972:  Joe Rahl and Ray Dobbs at 3's
1072:  Supt. Wetmore in Bucket Truck
Department Bulletin Reveals Lots of Changes in 31 Years

April 26, 2013


1993:  Supt. Mike Murray Saves Ff. John Reynolds
Fire service support for West Texas, TX
Going . . . Going . . . Gone!
Oops!
Hamden's 1926 Maxim City Service Ladder Truck

May 3, 2013


December 1964:  Icy Dog Rescue on Lake Whitney
May 1, 1968:  Maselli Fireplace Center
May 5, 1973:  New Haven Fire Training School
May 3, 1978:  Mobile Firefighting
Telling Our Story on May 9th

May 10, 2013


2013:  Platoon 3, Station 2
1988:  Platoon 2, Station 2
168-hour Workweek - Purce Tells All About It
1973:  McDermott, Laffin, Macdowall Promoted

May 17, 2013


1957:  Civil Defense Exercise at Groton Sub Base
1968:  Davin, Saslow, Leddy and Laffin in MDA Photo
1956:  Four Receive Lieutenant Badges

May 24, 2013


Memorial Day Invitation to Retirees
HGSRA Meeting Announcement
Firefighter Richard W. Kenyon (1944 - 2013)
Ffs. Kenyon and Chadwick Training on Welton St.
May 25, 1988:  Davenport Residence Fire
May 1988:  Hartford Courant Article
1958:  First HFD "Rescue" Placed in Service
Do You Know Where You Are?

May 31, 2013


Link to article on Houston, TX firefighter deaths in hotel fire
July 1959:  BLEVE Averted on Dixwell Avenue, North Haven
Battalion Chief Don LaBanca completes 35 years
2013:  Memorial Day
One word ("OOOPS") is worth a thousand pictures . . .

June 7, 2013


HFRA Honorary Member Lucyann Roth
June 12, 1966:  Firemen's Field Day at Brookvale Park
June 12, 1966:  Connecticut Doughnut Co. Fire
1978:  Station 3
1973:  Mountain Rescue
1948:  House Fire on Wintergreen Avenue
Experience Corps Needs Volunteers

June 14, 2013


Tracy Ann Tramontano
Link to Article on Obamacare
Is "Regionalization" in the future?
Links to Hamden-No. Haven Dispatch Consolidation Articles
June 13, 1939:  New Pumper
1965:  Fire Prevention Poster Winners
1938:  HFD Brass
June 15, 1978:  Station 3 Watch Desk

June 21, 2013


June 20, 1963:  Rite Box Co., 2317 Whitney Ave.
1965:  Aerial View of Centerville
March 17, 1964:  184 Greenway Street 
1953:  Station 5 Watch Desk
Ancient Telephone Donated to Conn. Fire Historical Soc.

June 28, 2013


19 firefighter fatalities in AZ brush fires
Fireworks Tonight!
1938:  Ladder Training on Putnam Avenue
2013:  Old Station 3 Today
Photo Evoked Memories With Dual HFD Connection
1995:  Ff. Harold Prescher at Station 3
1927-28:  Department Officer and Driver Roster
1988:  Platoon 1, Station 2
1953:  Truck Tips Up on Ives Street

July 12, 2013


Council "Informational" Meeting Tonight
July 9, 2013:  HFRA Summer Meeting
Summertime 45 Years Ago HFD Provided the Foam
Hamden's Newest Department Member
1947:  Tally Ho Fire
1971:  House Fire Next to Chief's Home
First Pumper to Occupy Station 5 Annex

July 26, 2013


Experts Urge Approval of Pension Obligation Bonds
March 18, 1993:  Gas Explosion at 84 First Street
July 25, 1953:  Quarry Claims Another Victim
1982:  Ff. Tom Conway polishing Rescue 1
First Aid and EMT Patches
1992:  HFD Guys in US-Canada Golf Tournament
Experience Corps Volunteers Needed

August 9, 2013


1959:  Firefighter Fred Fletcher Saves Infant
HFD Provided Special Service on Farmington Canal
The Canal Line - When the Tracks Were Still There
2000:  Capt. Bob Surprise and Ff. Mark Barletta
1982:  Platoon 4 Training at HPD Training Room
1982:  Ff. Bill Giaquinto

August 23, 2013


Firefighter Gerald R. Wolf (1927 - 2013)
June 1969:  O'Connell's Lawn Mower Shop
HPD and Local 2687 Golf Tourney Info
Engine 260 Info
D/C John Tramontano and Ff. D. Buechele at Giant
1939:  Pump Test Photos

September 6, 2013


1953:  Red Cross Vehicle Serves Dual Purpose
Chief Spencer and His Cigars
Williams, Angiletta, Mangler, Anderson, DeBurra, Spencer
1963:  Greater New Haven Firemen's Softball League
1939:  New Squad and new Seagrave at old Station 3

September 13, 2013


The 1965 Mack Signaled a Return to RED
Mrs. Flagge Turns 100
2013:  Engine 260
Hamden and its Mercury Patrol Cars
Hamden Historical Society Link

September 20, 2013


The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
1998:  Station 4 - Rescue 1 - 1998 Ford 3-D
Old Whitneyville Badge a Gift to the HFRA
1994:  Ray Chase's Last Day on the Line
1978:  Memorable First Ride on a Fire Truck
1948:  The End of the [Trolley] Line

September 27, 2013


50 Years and Still Waiting!
Visit by Big Fan and Good Friend of the HFRA
Bethany Wins 2013 Parade Trophy
. . . and 75 Years Earlier:
HFD Golf Tourney Deadline Extended
1955:  Herbert Hume Donates to Dystrophy Drive
1988:  Bunkroom at Station 9

October 4, 2013


HFRA President Mark Barletta Retiring to Florida
Class of 2000 Joins the Department
October 1953:  14 Alarms in SIX DAYS!
"10-4"
April 1988:  Ff. Mark "Batman" Barletta

October 11, 2013


Bob Mordecai Elected HFRA President
Members Appreciate Brian's Meeting Meals
1948:  Purce Named Hamden's First Full Time Fire Marshal
History on Display at the Hamden Historical Society
1950:  Department Roster
Richie Lostritto - Looking Good As Always
More Views of HFRA Fall Meeting

October 18, 2013


October 18, 1972:  Tech Plywood Fire
October 18, 1961:  The Cold War Was Heating Up
The Chief Connects!
"Same Circus, Different Clowns"
Retiree Yoga Poses With Rocket Launcher in Cheshire
January 12, 1968:  Carlson, Harrington and Shields

October 25, 2013


Harry Cubbellotti (1928 - 2013)
1978:  A Snapshot of Firefighters' Lives
September 15, 1984:  Saxony Coat Company
Purce Obviously Not Motivated by Remuneration
Classic Old HFD Helmet Donated to HFRA

November 1, 2013


One of Our Own in Mayoral Race
1970:  Rev. Sanderson Sworn In at Station 3 Dedication
1974:  Platoon 2, Station 4
1987:  HFD Welcomes First Female Firefighter
"Top-Trol" Latest 1970s Aerial Ladder Gadget
1953:  Fire Log

November 8, 2013


Brief WWII Homecoming for Hamden Firefighter
Website Navigation Made Easier
HFD WWII Honor Roll
Maturo is 1960 Ball Chairman
Happy Birthday USMC
November 11, 1918
Hamden Firefighters Rescue 2 Kids From West Rock
Election Results

November 15, 2013


1964:  Platoon 1, Station 3 Crew at 2's
MN Student Restoring a 95-Year Old Truck
November 19, 1963:  Suspicious Blazes Probed
1982:  Repacking Hose on Leeder Hill Drive
1930-1935:  Department Inventory

November 22, 2013


Lieutenant Howard Hurlburt, Jr. (1948 - 2013)
Reporter Visits HQ During Tragic Week
1983:  Apparatus Committee Formed
November 28, 1973:  Leonard Pipe, 375 Mather St.

November 29, 2013


Deputy Chief Bob Surprise Retiring
Dedication Plaques Last Surviving Vestiges of
     Bygone HFD Apparatus
"Well done, thou good and faithful servants."
November 30, 1958:  176 Armory Street
December 1, 1958:  Our Lady of the Angels School Fire

December 6, 2013


"Whitneyville Annex" Station 6
Sitting Watch at Station 3
Ed Doiron and Bob Slater Move From 6's to 3's
Dedication Plaque for 1959 Maxim "Cab-Forward"
Capt. Bernie Amatrudo and Ff. Ralph DiFonzo
Chief Tramontano and Lt. Bob Kelo

December 13, 2013


December 8, 1968:  West Woods Fire Station Dedicated
The Little Red Schoolhouse
1984:  Station 9, Platoon 3
1975-76:  MDA Drive Kick-off
Microbus Heats Up on Four Rod Road

December 20, 2013


1981:  Local 2687 Christmastime Donation
1998:  Retired Hamden Firefighter Joe Yoga Saves Child
1968:  HFD-HPD Training Photo at HQ
1997:  Christmas Toy Drive
1908:  Centerville Co. 4 Quarters

December 27, 2013


Central Falls, RI Emerges From Bankruptcy
New Haven Firefighter Battling Pancreatic Cancer
December 30, 1965:  Empire Kitchens Fire
1968 Maxim Dedication Plaque
Firefighters' Support of MDA Goes Back a Long Way
December 15, 1973:  Old Hamden Rescue in Fatal MVA
Joe Pepe, Historical Society Archivist, Retiring
     After 13 Years

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