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Two firefighters exiting a two-story sided apartment building at 1016-1018 Sheridan Street
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Sheridan Street

Sheridan Street is a residential street in Camden, NJ named for Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It originally ran from Warsaw Street east to Davis Street, later extended to South 10th Street.

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Fatal Fire Truck Crash Is Blamed on Their Sirens
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Fatal Fire Truck Crash Is Blamed on Their Sirens

Camden Courier-Post, August 18, 1975. Engines One and Eight collided at 6th and Pine Streets, killing Wilkins Tisdale and injuring 14, including Albert Collum, captain of Engine One. A fire official theorised the drivers could not hear each other over their own sirens.

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Courier-Post clipping, Police, Fire Tests Take Heavy Toll
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Police, Fire Tests Take Heavy Toll

Camden Courier-Post coverage of the June 1968 Civil Service results for the Camden fire captain and patrolman examinations, listing every candidate who passed — including Anthony D. Moffa of 23 Leonard Avenue, who scored 73.3 on the fire captain's test.

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