A Stamford father of seven, suffered minor burns on his arms and legs on the morning of February 26, 1984. He was trying to carry a mattress to the outside that had caught fire. The seven children were unharmed, but the residential unit suffered signifiant fire damage. Ursula Place
A basement fire at 1462 Summer St. Sunday night traveled to the second floor kitchen, but damage was held to a minimum due to the quick actions fo the firefighters. There were no injuries. Summer Street
Employees had to drag scorched drapery and carried singed flower baskets from the charred interior of the Leo P Gallagher funeral home, following a two-alarm fire that caused considerable damage. Officials said they suspected that the building had been broken into before the blaze was discovered. Twenty-five Stamford Fire fighters [...]
On February 7th, 1983 at about 3:30PM, there was a house fire on Sea Beach Drive. The fire claimed the life of the family Parrot. There were no reported injuries. There is no story found in the Stamford Advocate archives. This picture is of the entrance-way looking out. Photographer: Tom [...]
A fire damage in an old New Haven railroad passenger car at the Stamford railroad yard at Jefferson and Cherry Street on March 7, 1985. The car, owned by Conrail, burned for less than an hour, fueled by copying machine ink and paper. The fire began at 7:15 PM. Photographer: [...]
Service History: Truck 4 9/21/1955: Arrived from factory at 4:24pm with company engineer Fred Haskins and R. Bartholemew sales representative. This truck officially #4 Truck.9/22/1955: #4 Maxim Aerial Ladder Truck after testing and breaking drivers went in commission at #4 Station as #4 Truck.#2 Maxim Aerial Ladder Truck which had been [...]
It was a Tuesday at 5:40 pm when units were dispatched to a reported house fire. Engine #4 was the first unit on the scene and confirmed a working fire in the basement at 79 Horton St. Firefighters made an aggressive attack by trying to descend the basement stairs, but the fire [...]
Below is a transcribed version of the Fire Department Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1903-1904, submitted by Chief George W Parker. The SFD in 1902-1903 responded to just 28 fires, all of which were undoubtedly actual fires. You can view a PDF version of the report at the bottom of [...]
The 1947 video clip below shows the interior of the old "Central Fire Station", with the church across the street. The station was directly next door to the present day "Central Fire Station", commonly referred to today as "Headquarters." The clip comes to us by way of the 1947 hit [...]
The following was published in the Stamford Advocate on March 24, 1913. $25,000 Fire Damage in Fessenden Block Blaze in Cellar Ruins Big Stocks of Merchandise on Easter Day BEEHLER'S LOSS, $12,000; H.NEWSTAD's, $6,000 JK Lawrence suffers $2500 loss; Royce and Judd, $200, and building damaged $3500 — tenants driven [...]
