1885-06: The Very First Fire Districts and Bell Sequences for the New Stamford Fire Department (with a Map)

These bell sequences would ring at the Luther Street Fire Station and at the Stamford Town Hall letting everybody know that there was an alarm of Fire and its approximate location. Call firefighters would rush to the station and try to catch a ride to the fire on one of the various apparatus. If they missed an alarm, they would be fined.

These districts and bell sequences were published in the 1885 Rules & Regulations of the Stamford Fire Department along with a district map showing the various water mains and their sizes (below).