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 [...]
Before the Fire Department began hiring an outside contractor to test each length of hose annually, it was the responsibility of the individual Fire Companies to test, record and maintain records on each length of hose.
In September 1999, Captain Bill Avalos and Lieutenant Phil Hayes approached Chief Anthony Milone with a plan to have a huge week long celebration of Fire Prevention Week targeting not just the traditional 3rd graders, but all children in Elementary and Preschools in Stamford. He was 100% sold on the [...]
I'm not sure when the tradition started, but when I came on the job in March 1987, I was told that I was expected to cook a meal for the group. So... I went to town (with a little help from Mom)
With the end of World War I, just barely six months behind them, the organizers of Stamford's Memorial Day Parade wanted to show their appreciation to those who gave their lives for their country. So they invited every veteran to the parade and made it as big as possible. The [...]
As the story goes, a drug crazed man climbed through the driver's window of Engine 3, across the drivers lap. Not knowing his intentions, the driver bailed out of the cab. The man then managed to figure out how to get the apparatus in gear and began down Stillwater Avenue, [...]
In 1989, five rookies got together and formed the first Stamford Fire Department Ski Team. They raced a giant slalom course at Hunter Mountain against team from all over the East Coast. They were Paul Neman, Phil Hayes, Greg Montague, Mar Shannon and Scott McColl. After the race, there was [...]
A two-alarm fire riped through the building that once served as the old Stamford Town Hall. The 155 year-old building. which served as the Stamford Town Hall between 1830 and 1867, found itself in in the middle of a battle between historic preservation and urban redevelopment. The building had 10 [...]
A set of late evening fires at Westover School is declared suspicious.
The first two-way General Elec. FM radio receiver and transmitter was installed in the Chiefs Car, a 1950 Dodge - Serial Number N-5391. The radio was installed by Charles Ruby of Fairfield Marine Co., 433 Main St. and H. C. Oefinger, Supt. Of Fire Alarm. In the coming months, additional [...]
