The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – Heading to the 80s and Chief Munger Retires
By the end of 1982, the United States was once again changing. Gone was the “doom and...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – Historic Fires of the 1970’s
Like the 1960s, the 1970s were a time of extreme ideas, concepts, and fads. During this time, the...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department: The 1970’s Heat Up
As the 1970s began, the tension between the fire department and the Common Council had cooled...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – A New Chief, Tragedy, and the Times They Are A Changing
In 1967, an institution of the Little Falls Fire Department decided he had had enough. Fire Chief...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – The 1960’s
1961 was a big year for the City of Little Falls, which was celebrating its 150th birthday. Events...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – The New Apparatus of the 40s and 50s
When Chief Cooney retired, it brought about several big changes in the Little Falls Fire...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – A Huge Blaze Takes Out Several Houses
Regardless of who is on duty at the fire station, one thing remains the same – a major fire...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – The Changing of the Guard
The retirement of Chief Cooney in 1947 brought widespread changes throughout the Little Falls Fire...
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The History of the LFFD – A New Chief, a New Call Force, and a Fatal Fire
Chief Swartz and the members of the fire department pause for a picture with Police Chief Reardon,...
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The History of the LFFD – Chief Cooney Retires
Posing for a picture at Chief Cooney’s retirement party is seated left to right: Thomas...
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The History of the Little Falls Fire Department – A Familiar Building Burns and a Horrible Collapse
When Abe Swartz was promoted to Assistant Chief in 1942, it was apparent he was being prepared to...
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The History of the LFFD: Platoons, a New Engine, and Another Deadly Fire
By 1942, the United States was embroiled in World War II, fighting the Germans in the European...
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