In a shocking turn of events, the east and north walls of the former Masonic Hall building on Atlantic Street collapsed on April 24, 2023. The incident, which sent shockwaves through the community, was under the supervision of the Metropolitan Wrecking Company at the time of the disaster. [...]
On the morning of June 21, 1924, Stamford Fire Department Engine No. 4 skidded off the road at Bulls Head during a strong thunderstorm, throwing Firefighter William McCarthy from the rear step of apparatus and onto the rocks, The fall caused a significant laceration to his head. Three other firefighters [...]
These pictures of Stamford Fire Departments' "Alarm Room," come from the 1924 Ball Program,. They include instructions on how to transmit an "Alarm of Fire".
The information contained within this post comes directly from the February 1924 Grand Ball Program. Central Fire Station Central fire station, at the junction of Main and Elm Street. Administration Victor H Viet, Fire Chief Joseph F Plant, Electrician S A Ezequelle, Mechanical Supervisor Lewis Y Krom, Deputy [...]
Stamford firefighters have a long-standing tradition of helping to improve the job that they love so much. In 1925, when budget constraints prevailed, Stamford Firefighters saved taxpayers $1,500 ($23,0000 in today's money) by building their own training tower in the back of the Central Fire Station. The tower was designed [...]
The picture shown is a high-resolution scan of an image found in the 5th Grand Ball Program in 1928. The view is looking west, across the East Branch Canal. The building along the canal still stands today but has recently been completed stripped down and rebuilt (shown below). The Yale [...]
At 9:34 in the morning of February 19, 1930, a welder caused an explosion of a fuel tank that threw burning oil onto a nearby building at the Luders Marine complex, in turn causing a massive fire. The building, containing eight boats for winter storage were completely destroyed with the [...]
According to an article published on 5/14/1930 in the Fire & Water Engineering Magazine, then Fire Chief Victor Veit was responsible for establishing the system of organized fire drills for stamford students that continues into today... without the surprise visits of course. The magazine pays him great homage with the [...]
You don't see this everyday... In an incident that occurred on April 10, 1930, a plaintiff contends that Stamford Firemen purposely started a controlled burn for the purpose of burning brush from a parcel of land, and further alleges that the controlled burn damaged trees and shrubbery on his property [...]
Thomas J Meehan, 45 years old and was appointed to the SFD on July 10, 1918. He was assigned to SFD Station No. 2, when he died in the line of duty on April 6, 1932. His death was a result of being ejected off the apparatus and through the glass window [...]
