Apparatus Accident

2010 10 04 – Fire Engine Struck by Tractor-Trailer During Vehicle Fire Response

On October 4, 2010, a Stamford Fire Department fire engine was severely damaged after being rear-ended at high speed by a tractor-trailer while firefighters were battling a vehicle fire on Interstate 95 near exit 8 southbound. The collision, which occurred at 2:13 a.m., left the fire engine in a [...]

By |2023-08-17T16:09:56-05:00August 17, 2023|Categories: Apparatus Accident, Uncategorized|Comments Off on 2010 10 04 – Fire Engine Struck by Tractor-Trailer During Vehicle Fire Response

1924-06-21: Engine 4 Slides Off Road Enroute To A Call of Fire. Firefighter McCarthy Hurt, Apparatus Wrecked

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 [...]

By |2021-06-01T01:07:22-05:00June 1, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1920-1929, Apparatus Accident, Timeline|Comments Off on 1924-06-21: Engine 4 Slides Off Road Enroute To A Call of Fire. Firefighter McCarthy Hurt, Apparatus Wrecked

1963-12-31: Truck 4 Accident at Elm Street & South Frontage Road

Two Stamford Firefighters and a milkman were injured when Truck 4, out of the Eastside Fire Station, collided with a milk truck at the intersection of Elm Street and North State Street. Truck 4 was responding to Cogmetta's Floor Covering Shop at 738 Main Street for a possible fire when [...]

By |2021-05-03T21:10:18-05:00April 2, 2021|Categories: 1900's, 1960-1969, Apparatus Accident, Timeline|Tags: , |Comments Off on 1963-12-31: Truck 4 Accident at Elm Street & South Frontage Road
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