Chief H W Parker, Second Chief of the Stamford Fire Department Obit
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 [...]
Meet Chief George Bowman, First Chief of the Stamford Fire Department
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 [...]
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The Stamford Fire Department Annual Report For Fiscal Year 1903-1904
Below is a transcribed version of the Fire Department Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1903-1904, submitted by Chief George W Parker. The SFD in 1903-1904 responded to just 28 fires, all of which were undoubtably actual fires. A PDF of the original 1903-1904 Stamford Annual Report - Fire Department Report of the Chief Engineer of [...]
Meet Chief Victor H Veit
As published in Fire and Water Engineering Magaine, Volume 68, July 7th, 1920 Stamford Fire Chief Victor H Veit Chief Victor H Veit who was promoted from Deputy Chief of the Stamford Connecticut Fire Department on June 15 to succeed Chief Harry W Parker, resigned, has been a fireman for a few months more than 25 [...]
The History of the Stamford Fire Department and It’s Members
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: December 17, 2014Categories: The SFD In HistoryTags: FeaturedViews: 484Over the past several weeks we have been collecting and organizing SPFF Local 786’s collection of historical documents, pictures and objects. We are in the process of cataloging everything and posting the catalog on the StamfordFire.com website. If you know who donated any of the items in our catalog, please let us know, so we can give [...]
4 February 2000 – 791 East main Street Mixed Occupancy Fire
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: December 19, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 529[nggallery id=7]
10 Nov 1998 – Atlantic Street Multi Family Residential Fire
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: December 15, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 903[nggallery id=6]
24 Jul 2000 Lipton Place Residential House Fire
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: December 14, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 418Photographer: unknown [nggallery id=5]
11 Jan 2011 – Horton Street House Fire
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: December 14, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 434This was a stubborn one-alarm basement fire on a cold winter night. Crews worked hard to confine the fire to the basement of the structure. [nggallery id=3]
