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Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.
Burns Street was in Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, named for Robert Burns. Three blocks of row homes built in the 1890s, all destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.
Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.
Beach Street was a short North Camden street that ran from York to Erie Street, made impassable around 2000 when Delaware Avenue was extended. Only three houses were ever listed on the street: 930, 932, and 934.
Sixth Street runs with few interruptions from the Delaware River to Morgan Street, virtually the length of the city, from North Camden south almost all the way to Gloucester City.
2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.
George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.
Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.
Two Camden firefighters, Joel Bain and Bryan Emenecker, were injured in a two-alarm rowhouse fire at 430 North Erie Street that spread to a nearby church and two homes. A 5-year-old playing with matches was suspected of starting the blaze.
Five North Camden boys aged 11 to 14 were arrested after a general-alarm fire at the vacant former John R. Evans Co. leather tanning plant at Second and Erie Streets in December 1971; Fire Marshal Harold Pike estimated the loss at up to $200,000.
Camden Courier-Post - December 30, 1957 Four Camden firemen were among persons injured over the weekend in motor vehicle accidents on South Jersey roads.
Camden Courier-Post - December 30, 1955 Thirteen new firemen were sworn in today by Safety Director E. George Aaron in ceremonies at City Hall .
Carl Barker was sentenced to state prison for 1½ to four years, while Adolph Lemm Jr. of 221 Burns Street received 60 days in county jail for the larceny of paint from a Federal Street store.
Camden Courier-Post roundup of emergency room admissions to Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 13, 1938, including 9-year-old Margaret Cramer of 323 Erie Street for an infected finger.
Camden police Chief Arthur Colsey's \"Secret Six\" squad raided a cigar store at 217 Market Street, arresting Oscar Bendler of 310 Erie Street on gambling charges and seizing horse racing sheets and $114.
Residents of the 900 block of Howard Street were thrown into turmoil when Charles Bensley, 73, brandished a pistol at his tenant Mrs. Anna Morgan while seeking overdue rent. A bystander from 217 Erie Street helped apprehend him.
Seven people were injured when a car carrying a Camden Minor Baseball League team was dragged by a shifting train engine; Albert Blair, 17, of 1144 North 24th Street suffered a fractured skull.
George Cassidy of 216 Sycamore Street was cut about the head, lip and wrist in a collision at Second and Penn streets. Patrolmen Raymond Stark and Walter Patton arrested the driver, Marshall Reinheimer, for failing to show a registration card.