The Stamford, Turn of River and Belltown Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported fire in a house.   The caller reported that everybody was out of the house.  SFD Engine 8 was the first Engine to arrive on the scene and found a two and a half story, wood frame residential home with a [...]

Station 2 firefighters were the first to arrive at 9 Woodland Ave for a reported structure fire. Firefighters found fire showing from third floor so they stretched 2 " hand line through front door to third floor. Upon reaching third floor rear apartment, only a slight smoke condition was noticed in the room. Firefighters pull [...]

Colder than normal temperatures and wind chills are projected for Connecticut through Saturday.  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has activated the State’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol in anticipation of temperatures in the teens and single digits and wind chills below zero over the next few days and nights, effective beginning today, January [...]

  Below is a scanned in map of the 1885 Borough of Stamford, showing the fire districts, hydrants, water pipes and other important landmarks.  You will also see Borough roads as they existed in the old city.

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 of a business at the [...]

The vacant Burdick School was at the corner of Grove and Forest Streets.  The school burned decades earlier, but this New Year Eve fire required the demolition of the building. At the time of the fire, a small part of the building was being used for storage by the Board of Education. Photographers: Frank Belfari [...]

The Rippowam as it sat in the "relic" room of the Central Fire Station Stamford first pumping apparatus was known as the "Rippowam".  Pictured above, the "Rippowam" survived the early 1900's and was on display in the "Relic" room on the third floor on the new Central Fire Station which was built in [...]

Below is a transcribed version of Chief Parker's obituary, as published in the Stamford Advocate in March, 1938. Former Fire Chief, H W Parker, dies in Bridgeport Passes suddenly this afternoon of a heart attack– 78 years old  Harry W Parker, retired Chief of the Stamford Fire Department, died suddenly at his home, 1235 Lindley [...]

George Bowman was born on May 12, 1852 in Fifeshire. Scotland. He and his parents immigrated to New York when George was just six months old. Sometime around 1877, George married Mary Davis of Connecticut. He and his wife came to Stamford around 1880 becoming employed by the Yale and Towne Factory on the South [...]