Fire Antiques is excited to announce the next raffle of an early pre code “16 COMB” Chicago Helmet. The helmet will be accompanied by the original newspaper that was rolled up in the liner. It is 7 1/8 and in good solid condition. This is your chance to get a [...]
It's true that many Stamford Firefighters regularly work on projects outside of the Department that are related to our profession and are worthy of recognition. It's also true that many of these members go unrecognized by the nature of the efforts being outside the formal organization. But one guy, Tom [...]
Memorial Day is a long standing tradition and an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Back in the early 1900's, it was not uncommon to see anybody who gave their life in performance of their civic duties [...]
During a violent afternoon storm on August 7, 1882, lightning struck the wooden steeple of the Presbyterian Church and set it afire. The church then was on the north side of Broad St. between Bedford and Summer. Atlantic Hose Co. quickly laid hose to the belfry but hydrant pressure was [...]
The Rippowam as it sat in the "relic" room of the Central Fire Station Stamford's first pumping apparatus was known as the "Rippowam." Pictured above, the "Rippowam" survived the early 1900's and was on display in the "Relic" room on the third floor of the new Central Fire Station which [...]
