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The Web Shop in Centerville (March 1, 2013)

Blizzard of '13 (February 15, 2013)

Before EMTs and Paramedics (May 18, 2012)

Council and the Pension - May 14th Meeting (May 15, 2012)

Hamden Firefighters and Their Numbered Badges (May 4, 2012)

The Alarm Room News (April 27, 2012)

Dozens of Fire & Police Retirees Attend Budget Hearing (April 6, 2012)

We Need to be Heard! (March 30, 2012)

Paul Reutenauer (March 25, 2012)

The Old Fire Report (March 23, 2012)

The Weekly Communications Bulletin (March 2, 2012)

1964 - Department Conducts Home Inspections (February 3, 2012)

Church in factory photo was a case of mistaken identity! (January 27, 2012)

Councilman Raymond Chase, Sr. (January 27, 2012)

Harrison and O'Donnell (January 20, 2012)

The Odyssey of Truck 1 - Six Fire Stations (January 13, 2012)

Three Station 9 Firsts (January 13, 2012)

Merry Christmas 2011! (December 23, 2011)

Bob Slater - 30 Years at Disney (December 16, 2011)

Sam Jones - Man of the Year (December 16, 2011)

December 1968 - Lostritto Promoted to Superintendent (December 16, 2011)

70 Years Ago! US Attacked - HFD Prepares for the Worst (December 7, 2011)

Tis the Season (December 2, 2011)

1946 - New Firemen Examinations (December 2, 2011)

Attention, Stand By for a Dispatch - Central Communications at 30 (November 25, 2011)

Co. 5 Celebrates Centennial (November 11, 2011)

May 1982 - Firefighter/Paramedics Bob Surprise and Howie Hurlburt, Jr. (November 4, 2011)

Remembering John Mongillo (October 21, 2011)

Commissioner Duane Wetmore - 1926-2011 (October 15, 2011)

Wild Ride 25 Years Ago Eventually Leads to Chet's - and a Training Session (September 23, 2011)

September 5, 1951 - Firehouse Becomes Schoolhouse (September 9, 2011)

Company 4 - Headquarters - Station 4 (September 2, 2011)

Honorary Member Letitia Flagge (August 19, 2011)

Rhode Island Firefighters' Pensions in Jeopardy (July 23, 2011)

1930 Maxim on State Street (July 15, 2011)

Station 3 Watch Desk - Then and Now (June 17, 2011)

30 Years Ago - Four New Lieutenants (May 13, 2011)

April 20-21, 1969 - H&D Paper Products (April 22, 2011)

April 20-21, 1979 - Corey Lumber and Howard Johnson's (April 22, 2011)

Sid Trower Obituary (April 14, 2011)

Patch Me In! (April 8, 2011)

100 Years - Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Fire (March 25, 2011)

Three New Firefighters Join the Ranks (March 9, 2011)

Walt Macdowall's Roast - November 1991 (March 8, 2011)

Joint Hamden-New Haven Fog Nozzle Training on Ives Street (February 21, 2011)

Ride With Larry (January 24, 2011)

Hydrant Stuff (January 23, 2011)

Honoring Frank Critchett (November 22, 2010)

50 Years Ago Leddy Becomes Chief (November 14, 2010)

Frank Critchett Obituary (October 11, 2010)

Working Hard for a 42-Hour Workweek (October 2, 2010)

Chan Brainard's Amazing Collection of Fire Memorabilia from Hamden & Elsewhere (September 21, 2010)

September 17, 1979 - Hamden Firefighters Protest Town's Intransigence (September 14, 2010)

The New England Hurricane of 1938 (September 3, 2010)

Hurricane - Sunday, November 26, 1950 (September 3, 2010)

Future Fire Chief Concerned About Public Apathy on Civil Defense (August 4, 2010)

Historic Flags Fly at Station 4 (July 1, 2010)

Where Are They Now? (June 24, 2010)

Mix District Firehouse Sunday School, by Verna Schulze Nedovich (June 16, 2010)

HFD World War II Honor Roll (May 30, 2010)

Pasquale "Pat" Barbato Was a Friend to Hamden Firefighters (March 12, 2010)

New Deputy Fire Chief (March 12, 2010)

2010 Local 2687 Annual Dinner (March 1, 2010)

Hamden Fire Department Telephone Numbers - 1918 to 1988 (November 9, 2009)

Yocher "Just Can't Walk Away" After 50 Years of Firefighting (November 2, 2009)

Hamden's Gamewell Fire Alarm System (October 27, 2009)

Warren Blake Obituary (September 24, 2009)

Station 4 Closes (September 23, 2009)

Sal "Cookie" Ferraro Obituary (August 12, 2009)

Hamden Fire Department - 1925-1964 - Connecting the Leadership Dots (June 16, 2009)

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