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January 1, 2016
Pledge to Pledge
60 Years Ago - Fire at QC Dorm in Spring Glen
1961 - New Chief, New Changes
Transitions: Those We Lost, Retirements, Promotions, New Faces of 2015
2015 Retirement Dinner Honorees
Posterity Project - Chief David A. Berardesca
More Highlights oof 2015
January 8, 2016
75 Years Ago: Firefighters' Tough Week
HFD Apparatus Inventory in January 1941
Posterity Project - Platoon 1, Station 4
January 15, 2016
Understanding Benefits
Smart Named Elks Firefighter of '16
Hamden's 1926 Maxim Ladder Factory Photo
Posterity Project - Platoon 4, Station 2
January 22, 2016
1/25/1971 - Sam Mednicow's Used Cars
1978: "Howie Sr." & the Minipumper
2016: Cold Water Rescue Training
2002: Cold Water Rescue Training
Jeanine's Boy
Posterity Project - Marshal's Office
January 29, 2016
High Expansion Foam Training 40 Years Ago
75 Years Ago: Another Busy Week for the HFD
January 31, 1941: Mutual Aid to North Haven
Hamden's 2nd Motorized Pumping Engine - Only Known Photo
ONLINE VIDEOS OF BENEFITS Q&A NOW AVAILABLE
Posterity Project - 1952: Platoon 3, Station 4
February 5, 2016
Two Newest Hamden Firefighters Sworn In
Feb. 1972:
LIFE
photo of Hamden Winter Water Rescue
Hamden Elks Firefighter of the Year
Posterity Project - Platoon 4, Station 4
February 12, 2016
35 Years Ago: Hamden's Civilian Fire Dispatchers
Marty Barletta: A Nice Backstory
Summer 1971: Training at Willimantic Fire School
15 Years Ago: Instant Convertible
Clark's Pond, One Year Later
February 19, 2016
75 Years Ago: Hamden Landmark Destroyed
Town Hall: A Little History
1925: Memrial Town Hall Dedication
Station 4 Through the Years
Posterity Project - Platoon 1, Station 3 (Tower 1)
February 26, 2016
c. 1968 - Firefighter Walt Macdowall at Old 3's
1969: HFD Parade Honor Guard
Testing Hose (always a lot of fun!)
NICE! Polishing Station 9
Posterity Project - Platoon 1, Station 9
Spark Time - 1944 Maxim Pumper with a Canopy Cab
March 4, 2016
Squad 1 Nails Fully Involved Pick-up Truck
30 Years Ago: HFD Goes LDH
Read Across America
"Hamden" Fire Marks
HFRA featured in Post-Chronicle
Ch - Ch - Ch - Changes!: Magic Mile 1965 and Now
Posterity Project - Platoon 2, Station 2
March 11, 2016
Margaret "Marty" Barletta
55 Years Ago: Joe McDermott Commended for Saving Young Life
1961: New Car for Deputy Chiefs (Shift Commanders)
1966: Another New Car for Deputies
Those Apparatus Radio Designations
Posterity Project - Platoon 1, Station 3 (Engine 3)
March 18, 2016
Early Dunbar Hill Photo Found
Happy Birthday, "Rev."
Driver Extricated from School Bus Following Crash
c. 1968 - Firefighter Sam Jones at Old 3's
Posterity Project - Platoon 1, Car 1
1982: Lt. Bill Coppola at Station 4
March 25, 2016
50 Years Ago: Rocket Fuel Fire Damages Bolton Street Home
Car vs. House Last Tuesday
90 Years Ago: New Maxim Pumper and Truck for Highwood
1941: 1926 Maxim Truck vs. Trolley (Truck Loses)
Then and Now: Dixwell Avenue near Mather Street
New Photos Show Extent of Interior Damage to School Bus
Posterity Project - 1951: Platoon 2, Station 2
Rotary Club Donations for HVFF Fireworks and CERT
April 1, 2016
HFRA Spring Meeting on the 12th
Jay Leno's 1914 Christie Tractor & Steamer
30 Years Ago: Hamden-Bethany Mutual Aid Pact
Posterity Project - Platoon 4, Station 9
Maryjane Grelle-McGaffin (1957 - 2016)
Five Years a "Weekly"
April 8, 2016
April 10, 1970: 26-28 Dudley Street
Hamden's First Hydrant
Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society Re-opening
2016 Harley Davidson to be Raffled!
Spark Time: Temple Terrace, FL Quint
April 15, 2016
Quick Response Saves Centerville Greenhouse
Two dozen turn out for the Association's 30th meeting
Posterity Project - Platoon 2, Station 9
April 1976: Second Rescue is Placed in Service
1951 Maxim Dedication Plaques
Howard Hurlburt, Jr. Memorial Plaque Presentation
1957 British Firefighters' Training Film (YouTube)
April 22, 2016
April 26, 1956: Tragic Fire Follows Birthday Celebration
Talkin' Trash: Memorable HFD Trash Fires
Posterity Project - Deputy Fire Chief Gary Merwede
History of HFD's "Second-in-Command"
Then and Now: Thornton Street
April 29, 2016
Four Honored at Local 2687 Annual Retirement Dinner
Training: Confined Space Rescue
Training: Confined Space Rescue '95 (YouTube)
Posterity Project - Platoon 2, Station 4
Same Crew in a Different Venue
55 Years Ago - A Very Dangerous Time!
May 6, 2016
May 8, 1946: Blaze Damages Himmel Bros. Building
1986: Hamden Parade Launches Town Bicentennial Celebration
80-Year-Old Hamden Parade Film Coming Soon
Posterity Project - Platoon 1 Station 5
Multi-agency Rescue Exercise at Sleeping Giant
Honorary Member Mary Lane
Do You Have a Flashlight App on Your iPhone?
May 13, 2016
What's the Connection with the HFD?
May 13, 1966: Drunk Driver on Parkway Kills Three Sacred Heart Seniors
Pky. Tragedy Leads to Rev. Sanderson's Intro to HFD
May 1966: HFD Apparatus Inventory
Hamden High Fire in Nursery Area Extinguished Quickly
Posterity Project - Platoon 3, Station 2
May 15, 1973: Three Promotions
May 20, 2016
Helping Our "Best Friend": HFD Called to the Giant
Taking a break in '02
May 1946: Gag's Pepper Pot
HFD Responds to Report of Overturned Kayak
Members Honored by Yale-NH Hospital Sponsor Hospital Program
Posterity Project - Platoon 3, Station 5
May 27, 2016
Remembering Firefighter Edward G. Charbonneau, Who Died Serving His Country
YouTube Photographic Tribute to America
May 26, 1956: Hamden Cooperative Poultry Auction Assn.
Posterity Project: Platoon 2, Station 5
May 1986: Live Fire Training on Arch Street
1970s Radio Designation Tag - "Engine 35"
1973: Ffs. John O'Hare and Joe Mulligan with 4 Co. 5 Vols on Engine 5
Website Announcement
June 3, 2016
Announcements re: HGSRA Election and Upcoming HFRA Meeting
Station 3 in '93
Seat belts and guardrail save two very fortunate car occupants
June 3, 1956: HFD Training Cited in N.H. Register
Posterity Project - Platoon 3, Station 3
June 10, 2016
Orlando Nightclub Tragedy: Gov. Malloy Orders Flags Lowered
June 12, 1966: Hamden Field Day Features Competition, Hotdogs and (later) Doughnuts
June 12, 1966: Connecticut Doughnut Co. Destroyed
Doughnut Company Photo Retrospective
Posterity Project - Platoon 3, Car 3
June 10, 1976: Maisano's Package Store
1986 Hamden Bicentennial Fire Muster
Bicentennial Outing at Brooksvale
1936 Hamden Parade Film Coming Next Week!
June 17, 2016
Website 7th Anniversary!
The Rest of the Story: Reunion Between Joe McDermott and the Child He Saved in 1961
June 16, 1936: Hamden Sesquicentennial Parade Film (YouTube)
June 18, 1956: Fire at 1144 Whitney Avenue Garage
Posterity Project - Platoon 3, Station 4
HFRA Summer Meeting Date Change Reminder
June 24, 2016
June 26, 1956: Magnesium Fire Challenges Hamden Firefighters
Hamden High School's "Pledge 2 Pledge" (YouTube)
June 1982: Platoon 2 crew sprucing up Engine 4
1954: Emergency Squad in Action off State Street
Posterity Project - Platoon 4, Car 4
HFRA Acquires Co. 1 Badge of "The Historian of Highwood"
Emergency Plan Kicks Off 80th Year at 8's
Spark Time: c. 1910 NHFD Truck Co. in Action on Church Street
Brush 8
Summer Bulletin Board
Firefighters Rescue Dangling Worker from Sports Complex Roof at QU (w/video)
Honorary Member Janet Butterworth
Lieutenant Robert Edward Kelo (1939 - 2016)
Deputy Chief Donald Hasbrouck Hamden Police Department (Ret.)
Sunday, August 14th: 75 Beacon Street House Fire
Al Gorman (1943 - 2016)
Firefighter Ralph DiFonzo Named Inspector
Posterity Project - Platoon 2, Station 3
New Engine 3 Placed in Service
31st HFRA Meeting on July 21st
Happy #240 America!
September 9, 2016
2016 Engine 260 Muster
Flag Status for 9/11/2016
Local 2687 Golf Tourney Announcement
Class of July 1969 Sworn In
1951: Firehouse Becomes Schoolhouse
Miss Fitzgerald, Teacher
Richie Lostritto Manning the Case Tractor
Lieutenant Robert Edward Kelo
September 11, 2016
SPECIAL PAGE
9/11 - Fifteen Years Later
September 16, 2016
"Hey, Ralph!"
Star of the 45th Engine 260 Muster
1930 Maxim at June Klingberg Auto Show
September 21, 1938
"The View" of Lake Whitney from East Rock - Then and Now
1951: Oil Truck Overturns in Mt. Carmel
September 23, 2016
September 1976 - The "Log Cabin" Fire on State Street
2295 State Street Today
1976 Apparatus Inventory
HFRA October Meeting Announcement
Chief Spencer's 1956 "Poncho"
September 30, 2016
35th Annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend: Oct. 8-9
Two Hurt During "Hurricane Belle" Pumper Crash
50 Years Ago: Centerville Demolition for 1st Municipal Parking Lot
How it Looks Today
50 Years Ago: Grace Episcopal Church, a Moving Experience
Spark Time: Horsedrawn Ladder Truck in 1954 W.H. Parade
October 7, 2016
1938 Emergency Squad in 1957 color photo
Connecticut Motorized Fire Apparatus Database
Autumn Meeting Notice of the HFRA
October 6, 1958 - West Todd St. barn fire
October 14, 2016
Robert Callahan, Jr. - R.I.P.
Two new firefighter/medics to be sworn in
Association's 32nd Meeting Well Attended: Sam Jones Honored
HFD's 1930 Maxim - Where did it end up?
October 17, 1956 - Four new company officers sworn in
October 21, 2016
Old Tradition Revived: Ff. Jay Connolly Assigned Badge No. 1
October 24, 1951: Barn Fire
Dave Wood Promoted to Lieutenant
Hamden's Newest Firefighters Sworn In
October 21, 1995: Thanks from Olive's Boyfriend
"The Rev" to be honored by Knights of St. Patrick
October 28, 2016
John O'Hare: Hitting the Big 9-0
Photo: 1961 Annual Ball Committee
Hamden's 1952 Maxim in 1953 CSFA Convention Parade
64 Years Ago: Ball Committee
1988: Ff. Buechele and New Rescue 1 at Station 4
1974: Forcible Entry Training Behind Station 5
Photo: 1924 View Looking North on Whitney at Dixwell
Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Honors Firefighting
November 4, 2016
HFRA Remembers Lieutenant Bob Kelo
Photo: October 18, 1985 Awards Night - Ff. Buechele, Lt. Kelo and Ff. Surprise
Election Night 1965 fire at Bristol's Whitney Avenue barn
"The Mack"
November 11, 2016
John Raymond "Bear" Corbett III - R.I.P.
Off. Robert Reutenauer, HPD (Ret.) - R.I.P.
Remember Our Veterans Today
Fire: July 11, 1981 at 37 Dix Street
Fire: November 9th at 787 Choate Avenue
November 19, 2016
Fire: November 21st barn at 680 Evergreen Avenue
Fire: November 21, 1966 - Mansion at "Edge Hill"
35 Years of Central Communications
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