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
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January 11, 2013
| Engine 4 - 1968 Maxim on Ramp
Firefighters John O'Hare and Bill Davin
January 15, 1963: Sick Benefit Assn. Picks Officers
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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March 15, 2013
| St. Patrick's Day
1965: Hamden Firefighters Honored
1956: Ff. Bill Hines Presents Prize
1998: End of HFD's Gamewell Era
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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?
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March 29, 2013
| 1953: Communion Breakfast Group
1972: Platoon 4, Station 3 Training
Who is this guy?
1982: Ffs. Fred Knudsen and Brian Forsyth
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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 . . .
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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