Served as Fire Chief (1920 - 1954) Fire Chief Victor H. Veit, Chief of the department for 33 years, got his start in 1896, just around the corner from his job at Yale & Towne. "It was a little old barn," recalled the Chief. George Walton was Captain, and nobody [...]
These pictures are labeled as "Central Fire Station 1930's or 1940's."
The Harris Block on Atlantic St. was gutted by fire with a loss of over $250,000 and 18 Injured In the heart of Stamford, CT, a major fire raged with relentless fury, engulfing the historic Harris building at 328 Atlantic St. Flames leaped from one floor to the next, [...]
Apparatus of the Central Fire Station Officers of the Central Fire Station Donated by DC John Boesen Left to Right: Charles Speh, Mark O'Brien, Thomas Richardson, Martin Kennedy, Frank Fox, Victor Kurth, William Densky, Hawley Oefinger, Walter Seely, Victor Veit. Firefighters of the Central Fire Station Donated [...]
Boomerang! is a 1947 American crime film noir based on the true story of a vagrant who was accused of murder by an incompetent police force, only to be found not guilty through the efforts of the prosecutor. The film was shot mostly in Stamford after the director was denied [...]
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 [...]
From L to R: Chief Victor H Veit, Fireman Ralph J Kandetzki, Fireman / President John J Boesen, Deputy Chief Charles Speh. The Stamford Firemen's Association was originally organized on July 1, 1862. It was later reorganized on March 7, 1871. On July 20, 1949, at 8:08 PM, [...]
