New Haven Fire Department
New Haven Firefighters
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The New Haven Fire Department can be traced
back to 1789 when the volunteer department was formed.
In 1862 it was organized as a paid department.
(L-R) FM J. Capucci, AC R. Black,
Chief M. Grant, AC R. Dumas
Since that time over the past 142 years there have been only fifteen Fire Chiefs in command of the Department. New Haven Fire Department
3 - Alarm Inferno Consumes New Haven Block
An early morning 3-Alarm fire on December 12th of 2007 at the Brass Monkey Bar on Center St. ripped through the 1 story brick building before a massive assault by firefighters, under the direction of Chief Michael Grant, brought the flames under control. 8 businesses were lost. (Dorrance Johnson photos). View Slide Show
