As Published In Fire & Water Engineering Magazinbe A general alarm fire gave firefighters at Stamford, Conn., an hour-and-half battle before it was brought under control at the Boulevard Motors, Inc., on October 8. The fire, which engulfed the auto firm, and nearby stores, began with an explosion that sent [...]
At 9:34 in the morning of February 19, 1930, a welder caused an explosion of a fuel tank that threw burning oil onto a nearby building at the Luders Marine complex, in turn causing a massive fire. The building, containing eight boats for winter storage were completely destroyed with the [...]
Children playing with flares and dynamite caps are believed to be the cause of a blaze that razed a lumber yard, damaged an adjoining 4-story distilling plant, destroyed three houses, and partially burned three others. The children reportedly stole flares and dynamite caps from the nearby rail yard around 5;50 [...]
According to an article published on 5/14/1930 in the Fire & Water Engineering Magazine, then Fire Chief Victor Veit was responsible for establishing the system of organized fire drills for stamford students that continues into today... without the surprise visits of course. The magazine pays him great homage with the [...]
On December 20, 1911, Fire & Water Engineering Magazine (now Fire Engineering) published an interesting article about the trials of Stamford's first motorized pumping engine, an American LaFrance. Lots of out of town guests participated in the trials. After witnessing an exhaustive demonstration of the powers of the new [...]
Groundbreaking for the new fire station occurred on June 15, 1971. The official opening and flag-raising ceremonies were held at the new Central Fire Headquarters on December 12, 1972. Present were Mayor Julius Wilensky, Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond, Chairman of the Fire Commission member Joseph A. Czescik, John E. [...]
An explosion at the American Synthetic Color Company, caused by acids or some other chemical occurred at 5:30 in the evening on July 31, 1917. Firefighters from the Westside and Southend fire stations responded to the blaze at Sunnyside and Southfield Avenues. The alarm reportedly caused more than $50,000 in [...]
Stamford firefighters have a long-standing tradition of helping to improve the job that they love so much. In 1925, when budget constraints prevailed, Stamford Firefighters saved taxpayers $1,500 ($23,0000 in today's money) by building their own training tower in the back of the Central Fire Station. The tower was designed [...]
From 1940 to at least 1964, Stamford Firefighters from the Stamford Fire Department and the Big Five Fire Departments paid tribute to their fallen comrades in an annual ceremony held each September.
This picture is a high resolution scan of a mint condition colorized postcard from roughly 1914. It depicts the motorized apparatus of the Stamford Fire Department in front of the Luther Street Fire Station. With the first motorized Pope Hartford Chief's Car being bought in November of 1913 (shown as [...]
