On December 6, 1974, at 11:33 PM, Stamford Firefighters Water Finch and Frank Maciolek were among the first firefighters to arrive on the scene of a Box Alarm at 55 Lafayette Street . Flames could be seen coming out of […]
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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 replaced #4 Truck which was wrecked in an accident on 12/31/63. The Snorkel was assigned to Station #4.
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 Diesel Truck for Stamford Fire Department Trade In $7,000.00 Amount Due $51,780.00 Delivered @ 4:05PMon April 4, 1966Detroit Diesel Model 6 171N […]
1973-11-23: String of Sixteen Suspicious Fires Over Three Months
With the burning of a barn on Urban Street owned by the State of Connecticut, the Advocate reports there have been a string of sixteen suspicious fires in Stamford since September. Most of the suspected fires were in unoccupied structures, […]
1973-11-20: Arson Fire at 128 Richmond Hill Avenue
Two families were forced from their 128 Richmond Hill Avenue home when smoke engulfed the 2-1/2 story wood frame building in which they resided. Deputy Fire Chief Callahan said the fireman from the south end in West side fire stations […]
1963-06-03: Stamford Firefighters Rescue Four Persons from their Third Floor Apartment on Madison Place
Stamford Firefighters rescued four persons from an early morning fire on June 3, 1963 utilizing an aerial ladder. The fire started on the second floor, but was quickly spreading up the outside of the dwelling when firefighters made their heroic […]
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 […]
1954-09-03: Elevator Motor Fire at 1 Atlantic Street
Early in the day of September 3, 1954, Stamford Firefighters from the Central and Westside Fire Stations were called to 1 Atlantic Street for an elevator motor fire. Firefighters had to enter the building through a fourth-floor window to extinguish […]
1972-06-08: Stamford Firefighter Louis Hojnacki Honored For Never Taking A Sick Day!
On June 8, 1972, Stamford Firefighter Louis Hojnacki was recognized for never taking a sick day in his 28 years with the Fire Department. The Award Dinner was held at Continental Manor Banquet Hall in Norwalk, CT. Pictured, from left […]