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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2013
Website is updated every Friday - Important interim updates will be posted when necessary
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The Hamden Legislative Council will meet at the Hamden Middle School next Thursday night,
April 4th, at 7 to hear public comments on the proposed budget for 2013-14.
All retirees who live in the area are urged to attend.
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The annual Communion Breakfast, a tradition at the Mt. Carmel Congregational Church, was attended by several members of the Hamden Fire Department on Palm Sunday, March 29, 1953. Those Hamden fire personnel who could be recognized from this Hamden Chronicle photo are Ff. Bill Hines (#1), Lt. Emil Strain (#2), and Lt. James Strain (#3). Rev. Joseph Peters (#4) was a Hamden Fire Department chaplain from 1950 until his retirement in 1970.
Posted 3/29/13
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Spring 1972
Platoon 4 at Station 3 - Lt. Danny O'Connell's crew practiced rappeling from the two-year old Maxim 100' aerial ladder truck. The new dark blue work uniforms were just introduced, but khakis could still be worn until the following December 4th. Website thanks to Doug Yocher, who took these photos and many others that will be posted in the coming weeks.
CLICK on any photo to enlarge.
Posted 3/29/13
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| Ff. Bill Davin |
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| Ff. Ray Dobbs |
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| Ff. Ray Dobbs belaying for rappeling Ff. George Patten |
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| Ff. Joe Rahl rappels and Ff. George Patten belays |
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| Anyone want to guess who this guy is?
This photo was among about 20 other photos of early personnel acquired a few years back from former Chief Paul Wetmore, Sr., from the collection of his father, Clem Wetmore. Answer next week.
Posted 3/29/13
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| June 1982 - Firefighters Fred Knudsen and Brian Forsyth practice CPR at 3s. (Photo by John Tramontano) |
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