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Martin B. Carrigan, born in Pennsylvania in July 1872, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1904, rose to Captain, and died in the line of duty on January 19, 1922 of injuries sustained fighting the Kaighn Avenue fire.
Walter Dayton Eastlack (1889–1964) was a Camden firefighter who served 29 years with the Camden Fire Department, from his appointment on March 3, 1925 to his retirement on March 15, 1954.
Obituary of Joseph T. Johnson, 88, retired Camden city fireman of 626 Berkley Street, who drove a horse-drawn steam pumper for Engine Company 7 from 1900 until 1932.
Obituary of Mrs. Emma E. Johnson, 77, of 626 Pine Street, Camden, who died in Cooper Hospital; she was the wife of retired Camden fireman Joseph T. Johnson and stepmother of Mrs. Walter Eastlack of Collingswood.
Sergeant Thomas J. Murphy and switchboard operator Joseph "Si" Pedigree of 49 South Twenty-seventh Street were among 13 Camden policemen and firemen retiring on pension before the first of 1933, and Mayor Roy R. Stewart said none of the vacancies would be filled. Camden Courier-Post, October 8, 1932.
The monthly supper at Camden Fire Headquarters, Fifth and Arch streets, featured German sour krout served by Lieutenant Jim White, with Chief Charles Worthington and Assistant Chief John A. Stockton among the speakers.