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January 6, 2012
Ffs Cosgrove, Viglione and Lt. Coppola - 1982
Platoon 2 at Station 4 - 1993
Station 4 Mascot "Blackie" - 1957 Article
Stan Brown
January 13, 2012
The Odyssey of Truck 1
Three Station 9 "Firsts"
January 20, 2012
Hamden's First "Emergency Squad" - 1938
Harrison Appointed Fire Marshal
Marshal Bob "Bubby" O'Donnell - 1982
Radio Installed in 5th Truck - 1953 Article
Loot from Fleming Fire - 1968
January 27, 2012
Sam Mednicow's Used Cars - 1971
Councilman Ray Chase Sr. (1923 - 2012)
Church Photo Case of Mistaken Identify
February 3, 2012
Home Inspection Campaign - 1964 Article
Sleeping Giant Parking Area - 2002
Gassing Up Chief's 1951 Pontiac
February 10, 2012
60 Years Ago! Mutual Aid to Cheshire
1951 Maxim at State Street Fire
Nursury School Kids Pose With Tower 1 - 1996
February 17, 2012
1971 Photos - Memorial Day & Willimantic Fire School
1942 Fire Behind Mt. Carmel School
Ffs. Joe Rahl and Dick Carney at 1966 School Demo
Centerville From the Air - c. 1945
February 24, 2012
Arthur Norman, HFD's First Retiree
1943 Color Photo of the Hook & Ladder Truck
Bob "Whitey" Williams and Eddy Doiron at 5's in 1973
HFD Mountain Rescue Team Today
March 2, 2012
Photos of March 1979 Hillfield Road House Fire
Communications Bulletin No. 1 - 1982
March 9, 2012
UPFFA Golf Tourney
Rondo of America, 100 Sanford Street August 24-25, 1979
Fire Destroys Plans for Wilbur Cross Parkway - 1947
B/W Photos of Both Ladder Trucks at Mart - 1983
March 16, 2012
St. Patrick's Day at the Elks
Ridge Hill School Alarm System - 1972
C. Wetmore and R. Lostritto Test Alarm System - 1968
Ffs. Longo and Patrick in Ice Rescue Exercise
St. Patrick's Uniform of the Day at Station 4 - 1985
March 23, 2012
Tribute to Paul Reutenauer (1935 - 2012)
Fire Guts the "Old Peck School" on Hillfield Road - 1941
Old Hamden Fire Report Form
March 30, 2012
Local 2687 Annual Dinner Photos
We Need To Be Heard!
Awards to Hurlburt, Reutenauer, Backus and O'Dea
Silent Tribute to an Old Friend
April 6, 2012
Dozens of Fire & Police Retirees Attend Budget Hearing
Links to related
New Haven Register
articles
Early 1960s photo of EMS training at Station 2
House Fire at 39 Ives Street - 1965
Whatever Happened to Badge 101?
Tower 1 crew: Ff. Osiecki, Capt. Desroches and Ff. Beaton
Paychecks! Batt. Chief Sam DeBurra and Ff. Daryl Osiecki
April 13, 2012
Photos of Spring HFRA Meeting
Mystery Solved!
Lieutenant Adam Barletta
Ffs. Harrington and Carney Placing CD Sign - 1962
1965 Mack as Engine 7 - 1985
April 20, 2012
Brotherhood - A Poignant Moment
May 1991 - New Pierce Tower One Arrives
Play Ball! Chief Leddy Throws Out First Ball
Ffs J. Lopes & J. Anderson on R1 at Station 4 - 2000
1958 - Company 8 Station Expansion
1938 Photo of Public Works Vehicles by Town Hall
April 27, 2012
Fire Emergency Plan Celebrates 75 Years
We Won! August 31, 1962 - Hamden's O'Hare & NH's Suski
The Alarm Room News
- April 1983
Unidentified House Fire in 9's Territory
Color Photos of Engines 1 and 2 at Station 2 - 1957
May 4, 2012
Ff. Ray Ramelli's Last Day on the Job - 1999
Hamden's Numbered Badges - #1 Was Top Dog
Rich Maybury Still Looking for Badge No. 101!
The Big Day - Promotional Exam at Jr. High
New Lebanon Mission, 375 Morse Street - c. 1957
May 11, 2012
Legislative Council Meeting - Monday, May 14th
Batt. Chiefs Doherty and Ambriscoe - August 1996
Trainees Photographed at Blazing Training Building
Classic Brown Stone Newspaper Ad - 1953
May 15, 2012
Mid-Week Update
Council and the Pension
May 18, 2012
Before EMTS & Paramedics - Life Saving Stories
Chief Spencer By Emergency Squad - 1951
Frank Nolan's Advice to New Firefighters - 1954
May 25, 2012
Photos of Past Memorial Day Parades
1931 Marching Orders From Chief Loller
June 1, 2012
Florence M. Fletcher
CERT Training
30 Years Ago
Memorial Day 2012
June 8, 2012
30 Years Ago - FLOOD!
June 15, 2012
A New Calling for an Old Friend
Photo of Supt. P. Wetmore Adjusting Pump
Horton Manufacturing Co., Home Place - 1932
Edwards Fishing Rods
Rose Eastman O'Donnell
Hoffmeister Farm Fire
"Car 30, 10-1" - New 1966 Ford Wagon for Deputies
June 22, 2012
Station 4 Back in Service
Dixwell Theater Fire - 1938
School Kids Visit 3's - 1994 News Article
Station 4 Dalmatian Mascot "Sport" - 1949 Article
June 29, 2012
HVFF Fireworks Tonight!
Bucky Serafino, 1st Member of the Gallon Club
Two 1946 Maxims
Dep. Fire Marshal Brian Dolan and daughter Katie
July 10th Meeting Reminder
July 6, 2012
70 Years Ago - We Stood United!
1977 Photo of Ff. Ralph Tomaselli ifo 3's
Everett's Farm Mt. Carmel Avenue - February 22, 1942
Spreading Foam for the Kids
July 13, 2012
Fuel Truck Overturns in Driveway - Dec. 1988
1942 Photo of Overturned Oil Truck ifo Town Hall
Summer HFRA Meeting Photos
Gag's Pepper Pot - May 16, 1946
Whitney Theater Building Then and Now
July 20, 2012
One Man Parade?
October 1961 Fire Prevention Parade News Photo
Tower 1 - August 2001
Straight-Frame H&L With Rear Steer
1204 Whitney Avenue - Then and Now
July 27, 2012
"Rescue 2, 10-14" - Lt. Macdowall at 1978 Parade
Those Department Rosters Help Tell the Story
1938 Seagrave at Arch Street Dump - 1951
Watering Down the Daisies - 1998
1963 Photo of Station 4 Open House
August 3, 2012
Website Helps Kammerer Family Research
1953 Department Roster
1970s Aerial View of Station 3
Ff. Milner Benham at Reilly's Fire - Color
August 10, 2012
Remembering Capt. Ray Reilly (1943 - 1987)
1960s Color Aerial View of Whitneyville
Ffs. Tim O'Flynn and Augie Williams - 2002
1960 Department Roster
August 17, 2012
Sears Comes to Hamden - 1954
Sears Provides Training Oppotunities Before Demolition
Bill Hines at Sears
An Epic Hamden Event Experienced at Sears
D/C Walt Macdowall and Cmmr. Bob LaTorraca
Always Engine 3 - 1973 Telesqurt
1961 Department Roster
August 24, 2012
Golf Tourney Invitiations
"Flames Flicker in Fireman's Father's Flat"
1970 Department Roster
Peters Farm Market - 1946 Photo
September 1, 2012
Captain Burton C. Hillocks (1921 - 2012)
Jeanine and Fran Retire
Shift Calendars Finally Available Online
1973 Department Roster
September 7, 2012
Grand March - 1948 Annual Firemen's Ball
The Strains, Hines and Humes at the 1948 Ball
Co. 7's 1918 Brockway at 1983 Engine 260 Muster
1975 Department Roster
September 11, 2012
NEVER FORGET!
September 14, 2012
Another Era Has Ended - Veteran Dispatchers Retire
1976 Department Roster
1923 Seagrave Pumper at Engine 260 Muster
Hamden's 1919 Seagrave 750 GPM Pumper
Hamden Then - But Where?
September 21, 2012
Hamden Guardian Services Retirees Assn.
Jimmy Moore and Charlie Cargan
Bassett's Getty Service Station - September 1987
Bossoli's Flying-A Service - October 1948
Town Hall c. 1957
Hamden Then and Now - 2600 Whitney Avenue
September 28, 2012
Old Recordings Preserve Department Radio Transmissions
MVA Skiff Street at Parkway Overpass - c. 1961
1979 Department Roster
New Cable Under Dixwell - 1967 Chronicle Photo
October 5, 2012
Fire Headquarters Following 1940 Renovation
10 Codes
9 a.m. Radio Test
Ffs. Warren Blake and John McKee at Station 2
1981 Department Roster
October 12, 2012
Hose Testing at Station 2 - 1965
New Home for Hamden's First Tower 1
Hamden's 1941 Diamond-T City Service Ladder Truck
G. Donald "Don" Steele (1919 - 2012)
Pension Plan Design Kick-Off Meeting Link
October 19, 2012
24 Widows Inducted as Honorary Members
25th Anniversary of Highwood Co. - 1921
1967 Photo of Station 2 and Apparatus on Ramp
Ff. Ray Dobbs' Last Day on the Job - 2001
October 26, 2012
Hurricane Warning and Precautions
1982 Video of Halloween Party at Co. 7
1982 Channel 8 News Report of Missing Girls on the Giant
Ed Doiron at Mart - Sears Stores in Background
Firemen Appoint Ball Committee - 1952
Ff. Don Buechele with Rescue 1 at 4's
Extrication Training at 5's - 1974
HGSRA Webpage Announced
November 2, 2012
Video: "A Century Plus of Us:
"Boo!" Shop Guy Observes Halloween
How a Pigeon Set Fire to a Church - 1948
November 9, 2012
ALL POLICE & FIRE RETIREES, PLEASE TAKE NOTE
Lt. Joe McDermott's Engine 3 Crew in 1969
Broadway House Destroyed by Fire - 1947
Firemen Battle 21 Blazes in Week
Trivia Question
HGSRA Meeting Announcement
November 16, 2012
Conversation With John O'Hare
Famous Mt. Carmel Landmark Burns 50 Years Ago
Co. 5's R.K. Spencer Receives Life-Saving Award
Rescued Firefighter Tells His Story
Old HFD Calendar Drawing - CHestnut 8-5521
Trivia Question Answer
November 23, 2012
Shirley Mangler Photos of Training 25 Years Ago
Platoon 2, Station 4 Photos - 1974
Nasty House Fire on Mountain Road - October 18, 1962
Quinnipiac Sponsors Hamden Guardian Services Day
November 30, 2012
Co. 4 Volunteer Killed in Line of Duty - 1927
Remembering "Ace" Callahan (1925 - 1982)
Fire Department Starts New Work Week - 1950
Hamden Appoints 5 New Firemen - 1957
December 7, 2012
Edward D. Meegen Day in the Town of Hamden
Capt. John O'Dea Retires
Rappelling Off Old Centerville School - 1974
Remembering Ed Charbonneau (1939 - 1982)
December 14, 2012
Edward D. Meegan Tribute
Ace Callahan dispatching at Station 4 - c. 1975
Ralph Tortora and John Reynolds at Station 2 - 1971
December 21, 2012
Newtown
December 22, 2012
Merry Christmas 50 Years Ago
Nine New Recruits in Training - January 1970
Bob Kelo Caught By Surprise At 3's - 1975
Memories of Christmas Past (Reprise)
December 28, 2012
Remembering Art Heriot (1933 - 2009)
Video: New Year's Eve 1992-93 at Station 4
Ff. Guy White on Truck 2 - 1978
June 30, 1853 Fire
Thank You to Hamden Historical Society Volunteers
Mayor and Chief With Two New Pierce Pumpers - 1984
Hamden Elks's Community Service Awards Night
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