People
William E. Jaeckel
William E. "Pud" Jaeckel (1888–1961) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1920 and served over thirty years with Engine Company 9 at North 27th and Federal Streets in East Camden, retiring on pension in January 1951.
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Allen Palmer
People
Allen Palmer
Allen Palmer was born on April 20, 1891, in the Ellisburg section of Delaware Township (present-day Cherry Hill), New Jersey, to John and Ida Palmer. By 1900, the family had moved to 26 North 21st Street in East Camden.
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21st Street
Twenty-First Street runs through Cramer Hill and into East Camden, extending from Harrison Avenue to Federal Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory.
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Allen Palmer Goes on Fireman's Pension
Camden Courier-Post - August 1, 1941 Allen Palmer , member of the Camden Fire Department for 23 years, retired on pension today. Palmer, who is 50 and lives at 2796 Stevens Street was appointed to the department by old city council on March 6, 1918.
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Man and Wife Saved by Passing Firemen
Trapped over a blazing butcher shop on Kaighn Avenue, a man and wife were carried down a ladder by Engine Company 9 firemen returning from one of four serious fires that called out every piece of apparatus in Camden.
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East Side Truck Company in Collision Answering Alarm
Answering an alarm for a fire at Allan Palmer's home at 2205 Sewell Avenue, the East Side truck company collided with a team at Twenty-fourth and Federal Streets.