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".
1925-08-08: Firemen Build Drill Tower in Spare Time
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 [...]
1928: Stamford’s Industrial Southend
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 [...]
1930-01-17: Tank Explosion at Luders Marine Construction Company Kills One, Destroys Building & Boats
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 [...]
1930-05-14: Chief Victor Veit Sets the Standard for School Fire Drills in Stamford
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 [...]
1932-04-06: Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Thomas J Meehan
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 [...]
1938 05 23 – Massive Fire Causes Signifiant Damage to Historic Ukrainian Church Seminary in Stamford
In a devastating incident on a Saturday afternoon, the main building of the Ukrainian Catholic Church Seminary, located on Goldbook Road in Stanford, was engulfed in flames, resulting in extensive damage to the historic structure. The fire, which started from Workmans blow torches being used to remove paint from [...]
1938-08-12: The SFD Receives a New 1000-Gallon Ahrens-Fox Pumper
The new 1000-Gallon Ahrens-Fox Pumper arrived at Headquarters at 10:40 AM on August 12, 1938. It was initially intended for assignment to Station 2, but they soon found that it was too wide for the current garage doors. The Ahrens-Fox was commission at Headquarters at 10:52 A.M. Aug. 17, 1938 [...]
1938-08: Factory Photo of the Ahrens 1000 Gallon, 2-stage Centrifigual Pumper
The new 1000-Gallon Ahrens-Fox Pumper arrived at Headquarters at 10:40 A.M. it was original planned to be assigned to #2 Station, but was found to be too wide for the doors, so it was put in commission at Headquarters at 10:52 A.M. Aug. 17, 1938.
1940: The Men of the Central Fire Station
These pictures are labeled as "Central Fire Station 1930's or 1940's."