51 Olivia Street, 736-1471
The Fire Alarm Headquarters for the City is located at 74 Cottage Street. The phone number is 736-1477.
This brief history of the Rec is recorded in Tercentenary Portrait & History of the Lower Naugatuck Valley compiled by Leo T. Molloy and published by the Press of Emerson Brothers, Inc. in Ansonia in 1935.
EIGHTY-TWO years ago, the Storm Engine Company, the second of Derby's three fire companies, came into existence. The cornpany was chartered by the State of Connecticut September 14, 1853. Today, they represent an important part of Derby's fire department, a dependable company, alert and with a membership fully cognizant of its responsibility that is theirs as a unit of the city's volunteer fire fighting system.
The Company really had its origin in 1851, when a group of young men of the Borough of Birmingham, who were interested in a fire company, met and organized the company under its present name. Professor Stevens, principal of the Birmingham public school, became the first foreman of the new company, which was raised to the status of a regular Unit of the fire department when it was chartered by the state. For many years, the company was associated with the "Latch- String" order which extended throughout the state and many fraternal visits were exchanged with the New Haven "Latch- Stringers."
The Storm Engine Company occupies quarters in a brick building located on the easterly side of Elizabeth Street. Into this company's keeping went the first motorized fire fighting apparatus purchased by the City of Derby, a Seagrave pumper which was acquired in 1917 and used for many years.
Captains of the Storm Engine Company since 1877 have been: John Leonard, John J. Fitzgerald, Michael Keenan, William Houlihan, J. J. Carroll, Frank Reilly, Dennis Lee, William H. O'Neil, Peter Ward, Thomas O'Dell, Thomas F. Conaty, Henry A. Killeen, William Duggan, John P. Ryan, James D. Carey, P. J. Welch, William T. Lenihan, William H. Stier, Frank Donahue, George H. Murphy, Fred A. Casey, Edward Cotter, John Costigan, William H. Degnan, William H. Boyle, Joseph CoIwell, Jr., Dennis Callaghan, Robert Hennessey, Harold Carey, Charles Conaty, Daniel McGeough, Fred Grant, Earl Eaton, Charles Lortz, Thomas Gillon, William Clynch, Thomas Kiley and Franklin H Degnan.
The Storms conduct their annual concert and ball on Thanksgiving eve of each year. They constitute an enterprising, active company and promote many social activities among the members. The company's parade carriage, purchased in 1885, was one of the features of the city's Tercentenary parade, September 21, 1935.
CAPTAINS OF THE STORM ENGINE CO.
1877 – 2000
1877 – 1899 - John Leonard, John J.Fitzgerald, Michael Keenan, William Houlihan, J.J. Carroll, Frank Reilly, Dennis Lee, William H. O’Neil, Peter Ward
1900 – Thomas O’Dell
1901 – Thomas F. Conaty
1902 – Thomas F. Conaty
1903 – Henry A. Killeen
1904 – William Duggan
1905 – John P. Ryan
1906 – James D. Carey
1907 – P. J. Welch
1908 – William T. Lenihan
1909 – William H. Stier
1910 – Frank Donahue
1911 – George H. Murphy
1912 – Fred A. Casey
1913 – Fred A. Casey
1914 – Fred A. Casey
1915 – Edward J. Cotter Sr.
1916 – John Costigan
1917 – William H. Degnan
1918 – Fred A. Casey
1919 – Fred A. Casey
1920 – William H. Boyle
1921 – Joseph Colwell Jr.
1922 – Dennis Callaghan
1923 – Robert Hennessey
1924 – Harold Carey
1925 – Charles Conaty
1926 – Daniel McGeough
1927 – Fred Grant
1928 – Earl Eaton
1929 – Charles Lortz
1930 – Thomas Gillon
1931 – William Clynch
1932 – Thomas Gillon
1933 – Thomas Kiley
1934 – Franklin H. Degnan
1935 – Richard Moore
1936 – John Kiley
1937 – William Dillon
1938 – John Fogarty
1939 – William Kiley
1940 – Charles Collins
1941 – Jerry Carey
1942 – William Casey
1943 – Charles Marren
1944 – Daniel Riordan
1945 – Carl Boland
1946 – John Caldwell
1947 – Carlton Brett
1948 – John Millea
1949 – Earl Skelding
1950 – Edward Loftus Sr.
1951 – Richard Kieley
1952 – Lawrence S. Skelding
1953 – John Denihan
1954 – William Cotter
1955 – Daniel Donovan
1956 – Edward Grant
1957 – Joseph D. Ahern Sr.
1958 – George O’Donnell
1959 – Harry Gow Jr.
1960 – Dave Merkle
1961 – Harry Ogle
1962 – John Donovan
1963 – Larry Kieran
1964 – William Lynch
1965 – Warren Blake
1966 – James McEvoy
1967 – Joseph Ahern Jr.
1968 – Bernie Williamson
1969 – Charles Corcoran
1970 – Edward Sheehy
1971 – Joseph Stobierski
1972 – Donald Margiano
1973 – William Cotter Jr.
1974 – Joseph E. Houde
1975 – Thomas Moran
1976 – Robert McGann
1977 – Ronald Culmo
1978 – Jack Cotter
1979 – Joseph Ukanowicz
1980 – Dennis Kisyk
1981 – Richard J. Tarde
1982 – Thomas R. Kieley
1983 – John A. Rollinson
1984 – Paul L. Degennaro
1985 – James Saldemarco
1986 – Anthony Gianpaolo
1987 – Dennis Kisyk
1988 – William Freiheit Jr.
1989 – Timothy Hession
1990 – John Dorosh
1991 – Allen Coppolo
1992 – Greg Dorosh
1993 – Michael Witek
1994 – Daniel Wasilewski
1995 – John Paul Izzo
1996 – Greg Dorosh
1997 – Thomas J. Lenart Sr.
1998 – Leonard Antinozzi
1999 – Leonard Antinozzi
2000 - Thomas Lenart Jr.
