Treadwell Industrial Park Fire
Tuesday, January 4, 1983
Two news accounts of the January 4, 1983 general alarm fire at the Treadwell Industrial Park. Interviews with Chief V. Paul Leddy and several occupants. Also, quick glimpses of pump operator Paul Frodel and Art Heriot. Click on the photo at right to watch the YouTube video.
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Engine 5 on videotape
Friday, March 16, 1973
This is a brief videotape recording, made on a SONY reel-to-reel B&W video tape recorder, of Engine 5 responding out of Station 5. The sound track is lost, but the video clearly shows Station 5 before the annex was built. Tony Melillo can be seen donning his bunker coat and climbing into the driver seat of the 1952 Maxim pumper.
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Hamden High School Fire
Tuesday, September 24, 1996
Three separate news accounts of the 1996 fire at Hamden High School. Click on the photo at the right to check out the YouTube video.
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20 years ago - Hamden Tornado - July 10, 1989
It is hard to believe that it has been twenty years since an f4 tornado ripped through southern Hamden, leaving damages in the millions of dollars. The 1989 tornado was an incredible challenge for the department. The following day, I grabbed my VHS camcorder and documented much of the damage for the Department's training division - and, of course, for posterity. Occasionally, I added commentary while videoing to establish exact locations because many areas were unrecognizable.
Right after the tornado, I edited the raw video and made VHS copies for our department, as well as the Connecticut Commission on Fire Prevention and Control video library. Just recently, using a Mac, I digitally re-edited the original master tape to just under ten minutes, with better transitions and graphics. It is now available for viewing on YouTube. CLICK the picture on the right to view it.
Dave Johnson
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| Whitneyville Condos - Newhall and Augur (Photo by Ed Doiron, Jr.) |
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