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January 4, 2013
Station 2 Hits Century Mark
A Rare Look at the Upstairs at Station 2
A Pre-Christmas Visit to Station 3
Treadwell Industrial Park Fire - January 4, 1983
Lincoln Continental Gutted on Whitney Avenue - 1968
January 11, 2013
Engine 4 - 1968 Maxim on Ramp
Firefighters John O'Hare and Bill Davin
50 Years Ago - Sick Benefit Assn. Picks Officers
January 18, 2013
"Thank You" From Popeye
1952 Letter of Thanks
Whitney Center Box Assignment - 1984
Howie Hurlburt, Sr. at 2's - 1965
DNR on R1
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
February 1, 2013
Three links to pension articles
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
February 8, 2013
Daw Packing Co. Fire - February 3, 1978
Hamden Firefighters Join the I.A.F.F.
Platoon 4 at Station 3 - 2013
The Powder Farm
Hamden's First Aerial Truck (1958 - 1990)
February 15, 2013
Honorary Member Helyn Callahan Ramelli Barbato
The Blizzard of 2013
Country Club Pharmacy, Feb. 12, 1953
Watering the grass at the jr. high school
75 Years Ago - Dixwell Theater Fire Link
Brush Fire on Gaylord Mountain Rd.
Blizzard reference in original Daw Fire Article
February 22, 2013
Town's First Fire Apparatus
Ice Rescue Training - 2002
Sparking Out With Vintage Ahrens-Fox Pumpers
1951 Maxim at 9's - 1982
March 1, 2013
New Haven Web Co. Fire - 1875
Links to several articles - Centerville's historic Web Shop
Ff. Guy White at 3's - 1978
1968 Maxim S Model at 5's - 1986
Vintage Ad for The Sleigh House - 1953
March 8, 2013
Bd. of Ed. Fire, Servoss Street - May 20, 1988
Dieseling Up - Bob Kenny and Eddie DeFrancesco
A Day in the Life - 1988
Car 55
March 15, 2013
St. Patrick's Day
Hamden Firefighters Honored - 1965
Ff. Bill Hines Presents Prize - 1956
15 Years Ago: The End of an Era
March 22, 2013
Charlie "Chaz" Cargan (1941 - 2013)
Local 2687 Annual Dinner Honors Capt. John O'Dea
Cat Rescue Parody Video - 1995
Annual Dinner Photos
The Bike Rack - October 27, 1989
Where were YOU in '62?
March 29, 2013
1953 Photo of Communion Breakfast Group
1972 Photos of Platoon 4, Station 3 Training
Who is this guy?
Ffs. Fred Knudsen and Brian Forsyth - 1982
April 5, 2013
Links to Pension-Related Articles
John O'Hare at Fire School - 1954
65 Years Ago Flooded Hamden Homes
The Office - April 3, 1963
Yep, that was him!
HAMDEN EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
April 12, 2013
HFRA Spring Meeting at the Elks
Firemen Add Rescue Van - April 1976
"Blackie" and friend on Engine 4 - 1954
Gamewell Catalog Photos
April 19, 2013
Boston Bombings
Texas City Disaster - April 18, 1947
Joe Rahl and Ray Dobbs at 3's - 1972
Supt. Wetmore in Bucket Truck - 1972
Department Bulletin Reveals Lots of Changes in 31 Years
April 26, 2013
Supt. Mike Murray Saves Ff. John Reynolds - 1993
Fire service support for West Texas, TX
Going . . . Going . . . Gone!
Oops!
Hamden's 1926 Maxim City Service Ladder Truck
May 3, 2013
December 1964 - Icy Dog Rescue on Lake Whitney
45 Years Ago! Maselli Fireplace Center
40 Years Ago! New Haven Fire Training School
35 Years Ago! Mobile Firefighting
Telling Our Story on May 9th
May 10, 2013
Today and 25 Years Ago at 2's
168-hour Workweek - Purce Tells All About It
40 Years Ago! McDermott, Laffin, Macdowall Promoted
May 17, 2013
1957 Civil Defense Exercise at Groton Sub Base
Davin, Saslow, Leddy and Laffin in 1968 MDA Photo
Four Receive Lieutenant Badges - 1956
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.
25 Years Ago! Davenport Residence Fire
Hartford Courant Article - May 1988
First HFD "Rescue" Placed in Service - 1958
Do You Know Where You Are?
May 31, 2013
Link to article on Houston, TX firefighter deaths in hotel fire
Potential BLEVE Dixwell Avenue, North Haven - July 1959
35 Years - Battalion Chief Don LaBanca
Memorial Day 2013
One word ("OOOPS") is worth a thousand pictures . . .
June 7, 2013
HFRA Honorary Member Lucyann Roth
Firemen's Field Day at Brookvale Park - June 12, 1966
Connecticut Doughnut Co. Fire - June 12, 1966
35 Years Ago! Station 3
40 Years Ago! Mountain Rescue
65 Years Ago! House Fire on Wintergreen Avenue
Experience Corps Needs Volunteers
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
HFD Brass c. 1938
Station 3 Watch Desk - June 15th 1978
June 21, 2013
Rite Box Co., 2317 Whitney Ave. - June 20, 1963
1965 Aerial View of Centerville
184 Greenway Street - March 17, 1964
Station 5 Watch Desk - 1953
Ancient Telephone Donated to Conn. Fire Historical Soc.
June 28, 2013
Link to article on 19 firefighter fatalities in AZ brush fires
Fireworks Tonight!
75 Years Ago! Ladder Training on Putnam Avenue
Old Station 3 Today
Photo Evoked Memories With Dual HFD Connection
Ff. Harold Prescher at Station 3 - 1995
Department Officer and Driver Roster - 1927-28
Platoon 1, Station 2 - 1988
60 Years Ago! Truck Tips Up on Ives Street
July 12, 2013
Council "Informational" Meeting Tonight
HFRA “SUMMER” MEETING - July 9, 2013
Summertime 45 Years Ago HFD Provided the Foam
Hamden's Newest Department Member
Tally Ho Fire - 1947
House Fire Next to Chief's House - 1971
First Pumper to Occupy Station 5 Annex
July 26, 2013
Experts Urge Approval of Pension Obligation Bonds
Gas Explosion at 84 First Street - March 1993
60 Years Ago! Quarry Claims Another Victim
Ff. Tom Conway polishing Rescue 1 - 1982
First Aid and EMT Patches
HFD Guys in US-Canada Golf Tournament - 1992
Experience Corps Volunteers Needed
August 9, 2013
Firefighter Fred Fletcher Saves Infant - 1959
HFD Provided Special Service on Farmington Canal
The Canal Line - When the Tracks Were Still There
Capt. Surprise and Ff. Barletta by Tower 1 - c. 2000
Platoon 4 Training at HPD Training Room - 1982
Ff. Bill Giaquinto - 1982
August 23, 2013
Firefighter Gerald R. Wolf (1927 - 2013)
O'Connell's Lawn Mower Shop - June 1969
HPD and Local 2687 Golf Tourney Info
Engine 260 Info
D/C John Tramontano and Ff. D. Buechele at Giant
1939 Pump Test Photos
September 6, 2013
Red Cross Vehicle Serves Double Purpose - 1953
Chief Spencer and His Cigars
Williams, Angiletta, Mangler, Anderson, DeBurra, Spencer
Greater New Haven Firemen's Softball League - 1963
1938 Squad and 1938 Seagrave at Old Station 3 - 1939
September 13, 2013
The 1965 Mack Signaled a Return to
RED
Mrs. Flagge Turns 100
Engine 260 - 2013
Hamden and its Mercury Patrol Cars
Hamden Historical Society Link
September 20, 2013
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
Station 4 Fifteen Years Ago - Rescue 1 - 1998 Ford 3-D
Old Whitneyville Badge a Gift to the HFRA
Ray Chase's Last Day on the Line - 1994
Memorable First Ride on a Fire Truck 35 Years Ago
The End of the [Trolley] Line
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
H. Hume Donates to Dystrophy Drive - 1955
Bunkroom at Station 9 - 1988
October 4, 2013
HFRA President Mark Barletta Retiring to Florida
Class of 2000 Joins the Department
14 Alarms in
SIX DAYS!
- October 1953
"10-4"
Ff. Mark "Batman" Barletta - April 1988
October 11, 2013
Bob Mordecai Elected HFRA President
Members Appreciate Brian's Meeting Meals
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
October 18, 2013
Tech Plywood Fire - October 18, 1972
October 18, 1961 The Cold War Was Heating Up
The Chief Connects!
"Same Circus, Different Clowns"
Retiree Yoga Poses With Rocket Launcher in Cheshire
Carlson, Harrington and Shields - January 12, 1968
October 25, 2013
Harry Cubbellotti (1928 - 2013)
A Snapshot of Firefighters' Lives 35 Year Ago
Saxony Coat Company - September 15, 1984
Purce Obviously Not Motivated by Remuneration
Classic Old HFD Helmet Donated to HFRA
November 1, 2013
One of Our Own in Mayoral Race
Rev. Sanderson Sworn In at 1970 Station 3 Dedication
1974 Photo of Station 4 Personnel on Platoon 2
1987 - HFD Welcomes First Female Firefighter
"Top-Trol" Latest 1970s Aerial Ladder Gadget
Fire Log 60 Years Ago
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
November 15, 2013
1964 - Platoon 1, Station 3 Crew at 2's
MN Student Restoring a 95-Year Old Truck
50 Years Ago - Suspicious Blazes Probed
1982 - Repacking Hose on Leeder Hill Drive
1930-1935 Department & Inventory
November 22, 2013
Lieutenant Howard Hurlburt, Jr. (1948 - 2013)
Reporter Visits HQ During Historic Week
Apparatus Committee Formed 30 Years Ago
Leonard Pipe, 375 Mather St., November 28, 1973
November 29, 2013
Deputy Chief Bob Surprise Retiring
Dedication Plaques Last Surviving Vestiges
"Well done, thou good and faithful servants."
November 30, 1958, $50,000 Blaze
Our Lady of the Angels School Fire
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
December 13, 2013
Town Dedicates New West Woods Fire Station
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Station 9, Platoon 3 - 1984
1975-76 MDA Drive Kick-off
Microbus Heats Up on Four Rod Road
December 20, 2013
1981 Local 2687 Christmastime Donation
Ret'd Hamden Ff. Saves Child as Cheshire PD Dispatcher
1968 HFD-HPD Training Photo at HQ
1997 Christmas Toy Drive
1908 Photo of Centerville Co. 4
December 27, 2013
Central Falls, RI Emerges From Bankruptcy
New Haven Firefighter Battling Pancreatic Cancer
Empire Kitchens Fire - Dec. 30, 1965
1968 Maxim Dedication Plaque
Firefighters' Support of MDA Goes Back a Long Way
40 Years Ago - Old Hamden Rescue in Fatal MVA
HHS Joe Pepe Archivist Retiring After 13 Years
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