1924: Stamford’s Fire Alarm System
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".
1972-12-13: New State of the Art Communication System Dedicated
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 [...]
1989-01-23: The New State of the Art Stamford Combined Dispatch Center Began Taking 911 Calls
In the early days, each of the volunteer companies, Stamford Fire Department and Stamford Police Department, each had their own seven-digit number that residents were supposed to call in the event of an emergency. The volunteer companies would dispatch their own units to incidents. Over the years the Stamford Fire [...]