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Philip Hayes

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I am a Captain with the Stamford Fire Department and the developer of this website.

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1955 Maxim 85’ Aerial Ladder Truck

1955 Maxim 85’ Aerial Ladder Truck

November 30, 2020By Philip Hayes

Service History: Truck 4 9/21/1955: Arrived from factory at 4:24pm with company engineer Fred Haskins and R. Bartholemew sales representative. This truck officially #4 Truck.9/22/1955: #4 Maxim Aerial Ladder Truck after testing and breaking drivers went in commission at #4 Station […]

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An Illustrated History of Stamford’s Hand Drawn Fire Apparatus (Handtubs)

November 30, 2020By Philip Hayes

Handtub “a fire-fighting apparatus consisting of an often tub-shaped reservoir of water pumped out through a hose by means of a pump with brakes that are rocked up and down by a number of men on each side of the […]

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1892 Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

December 11, 2016By Philip Hayes

This is a PDF of an original program for the 1892 Firemans Entertainment and Ball. It was held on Thursday evening, January 28, 1892.

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The 1895 Fireman’s Entertainment & Ball Program

December 11, 2016By Philip Hayes

This is a PDF of an original program for the 1895 Firemans Entertainment and Ball. It was held on Thursday evening, January 31. You should recognize some of the names on the committee page such as George Bowman (Fire Chief) […]

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2011.01.04 – 79 Horton Street Basement Fire

December 5, 2016By Philip Hayes

It was a Tuesday at 5:40 pm when units were dispatched to a reported house fire.  Engine #4 was the first unit on the scene and confirmed a working fire in the basement at 79 Horton St.  Firefighters made an aggressive […]

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1903.12.19 – The Stamford Fire Department Annual Report For Fiscal Year 1903

December 5, 2016By Philip Hayes

Below is a transcribed version of the Fire Department Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1903-1904, submitted by Chief George W Parker.  The SFD in 1902-1903 responded to just 28 fires, all of which were undoubtedly actual fires. You can view […]

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Fire Chief Harry W Parker

December 4, 2016By Philip Hayes

Chief Harry W Parker submitted his resignation on May 24, asking to be placed on the retired list. The request was granted by the Stamford Board of Alderman on June 1. Chief Parker left the Fire Department after 38 years […]

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The Rippowam as it sat in the "relic" room of the Central Fire Station

The Rippowam… Stamford’s First Pumping Apparatus

December 4, 2016By Philip Hayes

Stamford’s first pumping apparatus was known as the “Rippowam.”  Pictured above, the “Rippowam” survived the early 1900’s and was on display in the “Relic” room on the third floor of the new Central Fire Station which was built in 1915.  The Rippowam […]

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Fire Chief George Bowman

December 4, 2016By Philip Hayes

b. 12 May 1852 in Fifeshire, Scotlandd. 14 September 1903 in New York StateServed as Fire Chief: 1887 – 1903 Chief George Bowman, the first Fire Chief of the Stamford Fire Department, served as Fire Chief for sixteen years. Chief […]

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1887 Picture of the Luther Street Fire Station and the Men of the SFD

December 3, 2016By Philip Hayes

On December 2, 2014, Deputy Chief Tim Conroy (now retired) presented me with a very old photograph of the Luther Street Fire Station and members of the SFD. As I remember it, he told me he found it in one […]

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