On June 8, 1972, Stamford Firefighter Louis Hojnacki was recognized for never taking a sick day in his 28 years with the Fire Department. The Award Dinner was held at Continental Manor Banquet Hall in Norwalk, CT. Pictured, from left to right are Louis Hojnacki, Local 786 President Arthur "Buck" [...]
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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. [...]
A new "State of the Art" Communications Center, said to the first of its type in the New England area opens at the new Fire headquarters at 629 Main Street. A ribbon-cutting was held in the Communication Center at the new Fire Department Headquarters. Present were Mayor Julius Wilensky Fire [...]
The old Alarm Room in the Central Fire Station The new Alarm Room at the new Central Fire Station
The new Maxim 100′ Mid-Mount Aerial Ladder arrived at Stamford Fire Department at 1 pm from the Maxim Motor Division, 170 Wareham St., Middleboro, Mass. It was a model #FCC-82L-100 – Serial #3071 (Diesel Fuel) It was placed into service at Station 3 on April 13, 1973. Truck 3 in [...]
Two families were forced from their 128 Richmond Hill Avenue home when smoke engulfed the 2-1/2 story wood frame building in which they resided. Deputy Fire Chief Callahan said the fireman from the south end in West side fire stations responded to smoke pouring out of the building at 9:54 [...]
With the burning of a barn on Urban Street owned by the State of Connecticut, the Advocate reports there have been a string of sixteen suspicious fires in Stamford since September. Most of the suspected fires were in unoccupied structures, but a fire at 128 Richmond Hill Avenue was in [...]
On January 22, 1974, Stamford experienced its 22nd suspicious fire in just five months, the second one in January. The basement fire started with a flammable liquid, caused considerable damage to the two-story home at 50 Dyke Lane. Nobody was injured in the blaze, but the fire moved rapidly, requiring [...]
On December 6, 1974, at 11:33 PM, Stamford Firefighters Water Finch and Frank Maciolek were among the first firefighters to arrive on the scene of a Box Alarm at 55 Lafayette Street . Flames could be seen coming out of the third-floor apartment in a six-family wood frame building. A [...]
