David (Davey) was Stamford's first black firefighter, appointed July 28, 1955 at the age of 29. He started his career with the Department on September 1, 1955, assigned to Engine 2. He retired October 3, 1975.
A 3-Alarm fire struck the abandoned Ambassador Arms Luxury Apartment building on the night of September 30, 1978. As was common with many fires of this time period, arson was suspected. Ambassador Arms stood at the corner of Washington Blvd and TResser Blvd, where the Advocate Newspaper building also [...]
A Barn / Carriage House fire at 63 Forest Street injured two firefighters. Firefighter Frank Russo was transported to Stamford Hospital for a possible concussion. Firefighter John Donch was treated at the scene for a punctured hand. The newspaper article incorrectly reports the incident to be on Fourth Street. The [...]
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
The context of this photo is not known, but it was acquired from a collection of Advocate photos. It is dated as December 31, 1979
Editors Note: The following collection of photos was provided to me by Steve Heilner, former Turn of River Fire Marshal and member of the Stamford Arson Task Force. The information on the photo envelope was that they are of an "8-3" (3-alarm fire) sometime in 1981 on South Pacific [...]
A cigarette was named as the cause of a fire that destroyed an apartment and displaced six families for a period of time. Nobody was injured in the fire
Fire units from the Central Fire Station and East Side Fire Station fought a fire in an unoccupied building that was once known as the "Baker & Baker" building at Myrtle Avenue and Elm Street. The building was also once a pool hall, vegetable market, and variety store. The building [...]
Introduction The events of January 4, 1983 and the months that followed, violently overturned the lives of four men, galvanized the state into passing a law to prevent similar tragedies, united area towns and cities in an outpouring of support, and changed the way at least one city would [...]
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 [...]
