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Daniel F. Jiannetto

Engine Company 9 after the Market Street Ferry Terminal fire, October 6, 1954
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Harry Mailahn

Harry Mailahn (1926–1971) was a Camden firefighter assigned to Engine Company 9 from his appointment in January 1951 until his death in 1971. A Navy veteran of World War II, he lived at 2924 Royden Street in East Camden.

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Contents page of Fire Watch magazine, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1977.
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Fire Watch: In This Issue

The opening page of the inaugural issue of Fire Watch (Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1977), the magazine published by and for Camden firefighters, with its table of contents, a note on the cover photo of the 6 June 1976 Harris Terminal Complex fire at Mt. Ephraim Avenue and Fairview Street, and the department, union and staff directories.

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Firemen climb ladder at Ray's Tavern fire, 5th and Mickle Streets
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4 Trapped in Blaze Saved by Firemen

A rash of overnight fires in Camden during a February 1967 snowstorm destroyed Ray's Tavern at 5th and Mickle Streets and damaged four buildings; police and firemen rescued four elderly residents, and Acting Battalion Chief Arthur Batten's crew answered the second call for aid after fighting two North Camden blazes.

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Article "Tetrachloride Fumes Sicken 3 Firemen", Camden Courier-Post, March 4, 1961.
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Tetrachloride Fumes Sicken 3 Firemen

Three Engine Company 8 hosemen, including Clarence Hawkins of 1570 Park Boulevard, were sickened by fumes after police used a carbon tetrachloride extinguisher on a mattress fire on Walnut Street.

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Firemen Here Get Advanced First Aid Course

More than 40 members of the Camden Fire Department — Rescue Squad, Headquarters, Truck and Engine company men housed at fire headquarters — completed the Red Cross advanced first aid course. Robert Olesiewicz was among the graduates.

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