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1964-10-27: #4 Snorkel Placed Into Service
The First Snorkel in Stamford was placed into service on October 27, 1964, at 8:00 AM. This apparatus [...]
1965-08: The Stamford Fire Department Apparatus in 1965
Photo Source: The 82nd Annual State Firemen's Convention, August 1965 Souvenir Program Station #1 1938 Ahrens-Fox Pumper 1000 [...]
1966-05-25: Maxim 100’ Tractor/Trailer Tiller Placed Into Service as Truck #1
Purchased from Maxim Motor Co., Middleboro, Mass. on Purchase Order #A39252 – June 7, 1965. Price $58,780.00 1st [...]
1969-06-04: Sabini Warehouse Fire
A 7:45 PM fire broke out at the Sabini Furniture warehouse complex located at 175 Pacific Street (near [...]
1970 (Circa): Training Officer Joseph Vitti Supervising A Training Evolution
Training Officer Joseph Vitti supervises an unknown training session sometime around 1970. Firefighter Edward Fitzgerald stands in the [...]
1970 05 11 – Fire Service Recognition Day
THE DAY OF THE FIREMAN – “Visit Your Local Firehouse” Fire Service Recognition Day was observed in [...]
1970-05: Reading the Box Number
Prior to modern-day Zeatron dispatching, each station would have a device called a joker. The Joker would punch [...]
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