Fire Watch: In This Issue

Fire Watch Magazine, Spring 1977

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FIRE WATCH VOL. 1 NO. 1 SPRING 1977 IN THIS ISSUE MESSAGE FROM LOCAL #788 2 WHAT'S NEW 4 VIEW FROM THE TOP 5 SAFETY EVERYONE'S CONCERN 6 A CITY CHANGING IT'S IMAGE 8 DO YOU REMEMBER 10 HOT FLASHES 11 FIREHOUSE CHATTER 12 IN RECOGNITION 13 RUNS AND WORKERS-1976 13 DOWN MEMORY LANE 14 OUR SUPPORT SERVICES 16 QUIZ BIZ 18 FROM THE RULE BOOK 19 OUR PATRONS 19 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY AND FOR CAMDEN FIREFIGHTERS The Cover Photo of our inaugural issue displays the scene that greeted first arriving units on the morning of 6 June, 1976 at Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Fairview Street, the Harris Terminal Complex. The fire involved a four story brick and corrugated steel warehouse (100 x 1000) containing miscellaneous industrial materials. Structure was fully involved upon arrival of Department Forces. As is evident in photo, the firebuilding was completely obscured from view by extremely heavy smoke conditions that were visible as far as thirty miles away. Elevated water tank in background, which is adjacent to firebuilding, is 100 feet tall. A massive effort by over 400 hundred manning some fifty pieces of equipment, was required to control the blaze. The Camden Fire Department was assisted by the mutual-aid response of Fire Units from Camden County. A 10th Alarm for Box #4412 was transmitted for this fire. Photo by M. Hall. (LIABILITY STATEMENT) #1) The contents of FIREWATCH magazine are not intended to reflect official Fire Department policy, and are published with the express purpose of broadening the member's understanding and interest in the Fire Fighting Profession, and the Labor Movement. Opinions and ascertations set forth by authors of articles in FIREWATCH magazine do not reflect the views of the Fire Department of the City of Camden, N.J. or Local #788, I.A.F.F. PUBLICATION OFFICE 2500 Morgan Blvd., 2nd Floor Camden, N.J. 08104 $1.25 PER ISSUE $4.00 PER YEAR OFFICIAL DIRECTORY CAMDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT Edward V. Michalak, Chief of Department Dep. Chf. Joseph R. Guarino, Personnel & Administration Dep. Chf. Daniel F. Jiannetto, Department Properties Dep. Chf. Anthony C. Saponare, Support Services Dep. Chf. Theodore L. Primas, Staff Services Batt. Chf. Harold H. Pike, Chief Fire Marshal Capt. Vincent G. Orme, Asst. Fire Marshal & Community Relations Batt. Chf. Matthew J. Davies, Fire Training Academy Capt. Ronald Guernon, Training Officer Chief Joseph F. Wolfinger, Motor Maintenance Unit OFFICIAL DIRECTORY CAMDEN FIREFIGHTER'S UNION, LOCAL #788, I.A.F.F. Robert J. Williams, President E.11 William H. Colucci, 1st Vice President L.1 Robert K. Troutman, 2nd Vice President E.6 Richard J. Tate, 3rd Vice President E.8 Robert W. Frett, Secretary B.1-Aide George F. Kifferly III, Treasurer E.11 Edward DeHart, State Delegate E.11 William S. DiPompo, State Delegate E.8 William L. Kamman, State Delegate E.3 PUBLICATION STAFF, FIREWATCH MAGAZINE Editor Peter Carbone E.1 Asst. Editor Joseph Marini L.1 Circulation Martin Murray L.2 Historian Dennis Penn E.7 Art Robert Zieniuk E.3 Graphics B. James Nash E.8 ADVERTISING STAFF Paul Matyjasik Div. Pool Paul Price Div. Pool Paul Speas E.1

FIRE WATCH

CAMDEN N.J.

VOL. 1 NO. 1 SPRING 1977

PUBLICATION OFFICE

2500 Morgan Blvd., 2nd Floor Camden, N.J. 08104

$1.25 PER ISSUE $4.00 PER YEAR

IN THIS ISSUE

MESSAGE FROM LOCAL #788 ... 2

WHAT'S NEW ... 4

VIEW FROM THE TOP ... 5

SAFETY......EVERYONE'S CONCERN ... 6

A CITY CHANGING IT'S [sic] IMAGE ... 8

DO YOU REMEMBER ... 10

HOT FLASHES ... 11

FIREHOUSE CHATTER ... 12

IN RECOGNITION ... 13

RUNS AND WORKERS-1976 ... 13

DOWN MEMORY LANE ... 14

OUR SUPPORT SERVICES ... 16

QUIZ BIZ ... 18

FROM THE RULE BOOK ... 19

OUR PATRONS ... 19

PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY AND FOR CAMDEN FIREFIGHTERS

The Cover Photo of our inaugural issue displays the scene that greeted first arriving units on the morning of 6 June, 1976 at Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Fairview Street, the Harris Terminal Complex. The fire involved a four story brick and corrugated steel warehouse (100 x 1000) containing miscellaneous industrial materials. Structure was fully involved upon arrival of Department Forces. As is evident in photo, the firebuilding was completely obscured from view by extremely heavy smoke conditions that were visible as far as thirty miles away. Elevated water tank in background, which is adjacent to firebuilding, is 100 feet tall. A massive effort by over 400 hundred [sic] manning some fifty pieces of equipment, was required to control the blaze. The Camden Fire Department was assisted by the mutual-aid response of Fire Units from Camden County. A 10th Alarm for Box #4412 was transmitted for this fire. Photo by M. Hall.

(LIABILITY STATEMENT)

#1) The contents of FIREWATCH magazine are not intended to reflect official Fire Department policy, and are published with the express purpose of broadening the member's understanding and interest in the Fire Fighting Profession, and the Labor Movement. Opinions and ascertations [sic] set forth by authors of articles in FIREWATCH magazine do not reflect the views of the Fire Department of the City of Camden, N.J. or Local #788, I.A.F.F.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY CAMDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT

Edward V. Michalak, Chief of Department

Dep. Chf. Joseph R. Guarino, Personnel & Administration

Dep. Chf. Daniel F. Jiannetto, Department Properties

Dep. Chf. Anthony C. Saponare, Support Services

Dep. Chf. Theodore L. Primas, Staff Services

Batt. Chf. Harold H. Pike, Chief Fire Marshal

Capt. Vincent G. Orme, Asst. Fire Marshal & Community Relations

Batt. Chf. Matthew J. Davies, Fire Training Academy

Capt. Ronald Guernon, Training Officer

Chief Joseph F. Wolfinger, Motor Maintenance Unit

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY CAMDEN FIREFIGHTER'S UNION, LOCAL #788, I.A.F.F.

Robert J. Williams, President ... E.11

William H. Colucci, 1st Vice President ... L.1

Robert K. Troutman, 2nd Vice President ... E.6

Richard J. Tate, 3rd Vice President ... E.8

Robert W. Frett, Secretary ... B.1-Aide

George F. Kifferly III, Treasurer ... E.11

Edward DeHart, State Delegate ... E.11

William S. DiPompo, State Delegate ... E.8

William L. Kamman, State Delegate ... E.3

PUBLICATION STAFF, FIREWATCH MAGAZINE

Editor ... Peter Carbone ... E.1

Asst. Editor ... Joseph Marini ... L.1

Circulation ... Martin Murray ... L.2

Historian ... Dennis Penn ... E.7

Art ... Robert Zieniuk ... E.3

Graphics ... B. James Nash ... E.8

ADVERTISING STAFF

Paul Matyjaskik [sic] ... Div. Pool

Paul Price ... Div. Pool

Paul Speas ... E.1