DeLaVergne Farms Country Inn, Amenia, NY

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These photos were reproduced from negatives donated to the Amenia Fire Co. by the Harlem Valley Times. (Original Photographer unknown)

Chief Jim Murphy

Chief Jim Murphy

Chief Jim Murphy

Chief Jim Murphy

Chief Jim Murphy

Chief Jim Murphy

This wall was thrown into Route 22 when there was a firefighter reported to be trapped under it. That report turned out to be false and everone was accounted for.

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These photos were reproduced from negatives donated to the Amenia Fire Co. by the Harlem Valley Times. (Original Photographer unknown)

Good stuff !!! there is one of a very young Jackie McEnroe....

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Lots of good shots of the mutual aid too...Millerton, Wassaic, Dover (JHK)

[Goose 188]

like the nostalgic pics, badass.

[markmets415 524]

Aaron thanks for sharing, great stuff, the turnouts, the smoking of cigarettes, pipes and everything else, classic classic stuff.

My dad was one of the reported Firefighters trapped that day, man did he have some stories. They were inside and they could hear the building starting to fail, the creaks and cracking and they bailed and just in time.

All I remember from that day was I had a baseball game at the elementary school and all the smoke and sounds were unreal.

For those that know the area the area we call the four corners of Amenia, this fire is the current location of the Four Brothers Rest.

One other thing, mind if I copy these to our website?

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Aaron thanks for sharing, great stuff, the turnouts, the smoking of cigarettes, pipes and everything else, classic classic stuff.

My dad was one of the reported Firefighters trapped that day, man did he have some stories. They were inside and they could hear the building starting to fail, the creaks and cracking and they bailed and just in time.

All I remember from that day was I had a baseball game at the elementary school and all the smoke and sounds were unreal.

For those that know the area the area we call the four corners of Amenia, this fire is the current location of the Four Brothers Rest.

One other thing, mind if I copy these to our website?

Don't mind at all.

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OH MY GAWD!!!!!! BOOTS NOT PULLED UP! COATS OPEN! NO CHINSTRAPS!NO GEAR!!!!!!! WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY!?!?!?!?! LOLOLOLOLOL!

AWESOME, AWESOME pics! THANK YOU for sharing!~

I have been hearing stories of this fire for the past 20 years...nice to finally be able to see it.

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Glad they saved the pot!

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I always love pictures from the past. It serves as a reminder as to how we got to where we are today. Was water supply an issue? it looks like thay had to use a Bucket Brigade for a while

Edited February 3, 2009 by EJS1810

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What year was that fire in?

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1974.............the SAME year i was born..

[squ1d30 3]

save the pot? i thought i was a bucket brigade lol

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FF31-126 Thanks for the posting photos in PFP - Great stuff !

[FiftyOnePride 100]

I see some very familiar faces, boy have the times changed. Great pictures!

[hilltophunter 1]

Great pictures Aaron. I think my Dad is in 2 of them. Classics right there.

[Medic137 6]

I had hair like that once....Boy I miss those days!!

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I had hair like that once....Boy I miss those days!!

You had hair like that in 94 when we worked the Wei Wei Shuffle bus on Saturday 4 - 12~!

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OH MY GAWD!!!!!! BOOTS NOT PULLED UP! COATS OPEN! NO CHINSTRAPS!NO GEAR!!!!!!! WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY!?!?!?!?! LOLOLOLOLOL!

AWESOME, AWESOME pics! THANK YOU for sharing!~

I have been hearing stories of this fire for the past 20 years...nice to finally be able to see it.

And no worry, no comment about WAIST STRAPS!!!!

[DR104 141]

Looks like Steve Mcqueen from the Towering Inferno

Edited February 4, 2009 by DR104

[chris 31 2]

Jim might be one of the best chiefs Amenia had.(RIP)

[tdc202 0]

Gotta love those old rubber coats . Thanks for sharing those pics

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Nice Pics thnks for sharing

Dan I have been hearing about that fire for 35 years

From what i've been told Dover was on the fire escape when the building collasped and Dovers ambulance was called to the scene and arrived in minutes from dispatch (or whatever they did in 1974)

Edited February 5, 2009 by JHK3605

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Nice Pics thnks for sharing

Dan I have been hearing about that fire for 35 years

From what i've been told Dover was on the fire escape when the building collasped and Dovers ambulance was called to the scene and arrived in minutes from dispatch (or whatever they did in 1974)

Now who would be passing on those stories, JHK3605 SR.

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Now who would be passing on those stories, JHK3605 SR.

For the first few years maybe but CC73 remembers it well along with the YUM YUM gang

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Got one in color.