Hamden Connecticut Fire History Gallery
Reilly's Restaurant Damaged By Blaze
Hamden, CT - Firefighters were eventually able to halt the spread of flames as they raced through the interior of Reilly's Restaurant on Whithey Av. on Christmas day of 1964. (Hamden FD photo).
Weathervane Restaurant Burns To Ground
Hamden, CT - In one of the largest fires in the area at the time, the historic "Weathervane Restaurant" on Whitney Av. at the Cheshire town line was consumed by fire on December 7th of 1974. (Hamden FD photo)
Hamden Engine Ready For Next Alarm
Hamden FD Lt. Jeff Pechmann was lucky enough to unearth this rare portrait-quality photo of Hamden's Engine 4 from the Town Hall Station that was apparently visiting the quarters of Engine 2 on Circular Ave. sometime in 1942 when the photo was snapped. (Hamden IAFF Local 2687 Photo)
Fire Rips Through Hamden House
A fast moving fire in a house on Pine Rock was well underway before firefighters arrived. The house sustained extensive damage. The date is unknown. (Hamden Local 2687 photo)
Flames Level Hamden Barns
A 3-Alarm fire leveled a barn filled with hay and 2 other buildings at the historic Butterworth Farm on Tuttle Rd. near Sleeping Giant State Park in the late 1980's. Firefighters were hampered by high winds and no hydrants. (Jeff Pechmann photos).
Hamden Home Damaged In 2 Alarm Fire
Fire crews were forced to use an aerial ladder to combat flames as they erupted from the 2nd floor & roof of this house on Mather St. in the late 1980's. (Joe Ciscone photos)
