St. Matthews Fire Protection District
STMFD

Index to the History of the STMFD
NOTE: This site is a work in progress, periodically it
will have additions to bring it up to date as new information and projects
become available.
This collection was compiled by Al Ring for the purpose of writing the book St.
Matthews Firefighters, 84 Years of Firefighting in St. Matthews, Kentucky. It is
my sincere hope that readers will; purchase a copy of the book (all proceeds
going to the St. Matthews Fire Department Alumni Association), and that they
will provide me with any additional information, photos, stories, location of
former firefighters, etc., that they will correspond with me and share this
information. I also hope this site will encourage other departments to share
their history. (Order book here)
The following statement starts all sections.
This is one of many sections that contain information, documents, letters,
newspaper articles, pictures, etc. of the St. Matthews Fire Protection District.
They have been collected and arranged in chronological order. These items were
collected, organized and entered into a computerized database by Al Ring with
the help of the St. Matthews Fire Department Alumni Association, Inc. The
Association's members are Rick Albers, A. E. "Bill" Andriot, III, E. Gar Davis,
Clarke Fenimore, Jack Monohan, Mike Noon, Russ Rakestraw and Al Ring.
The purpose of this "collection" was to create the background and research for
the book St. Matthews Firefighters, 84 Years of Firefighting in St. Matthews,
Kentucky, written by and published by Al Ring in 2004. The collection is
continuing today, so if you should have old or new information on the St.
Matthews Fire Department, please contact al Ring.
All graphics have been improved to make the resolution as good as possible, but
the reader should know that many came from copies of old newspaper articles.
This also applies to other items such as documents, letters, etc. Credit to the
source of the documents, photos, etc. is provided whenever it was available. We
realize that many items are not identified and regret that we weren't able to
provide this information. As far as the newspaper articles that are not
identified, 99% of them would have to be from one of three possible sources, The
Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times or one of the Voice publications.
Please use this information as a reference tool only. If the reader uses any of
the information for any purpose other than a reference tool, they must get
permission from the source.
The Association would like to thank the St. Matthews Fire Protection District
and various newspapers including The Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times, and
The Voice-Tribune. Our appreciation is also extended to the various citizens and
firefighters who contributed to the gathering of this information.
NOTE: The
Sections below are mostly PDF's, and some are quite large in size and depending
on the computer, they may take quite some time to open. Be patient they will
open on most computers.
SPECIAL NOTE:Starting in 2010, I am updating the St.
Matthews Fire Department history with new PDF’s as I can complete them.The new ones will be
right below this explanation and will slowly replace the old ones.
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CRONOLOGICAL
STMFD HISTORY |
BOARD DOCUMENTS &
MINUTES |
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1919 to 1929 1930 to 1932
1933 to 1934
1935 to
1937
1938 to
1939 1940 to
1942
1990 1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 2001
Reunion
2004
Reunion 2009
Reunion
Section 5 1940
to 1949 Section
6 1950 to 1951 Section
7 1952 to 1953 Section
8 1954 to 1955 Section
9 1956 to 1957 Section
10 1958 to 1959 Section
11 1960 to 1962 Section
12 1963 to 1965 Section
13 1966 to 1968 Section 14 1969
to 1969 Section
15 1970 to 1971 Section
16 1972 to 1973 Section
17 1974 to 1975 Section
18 1976 to 1979 Section 19
1980 to 1981 Section 20
1982 to 1983 Section 21
1984 to 1986 Section 22
1987 to 1989
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1919 to 1992, Board
Documents
1930s,Board Minutes
1940s,
Board Minutes
1950s,
Board Minutes 1960s,
Board Minutes 1970s,
Board Minutes 1980
to 1984, Board Minutes 1985
to 1987, Board Minutes 1988
to 1989, Board Minutes 1990
to 1992, Board Minutes 1993
to 1994, Board Minutes 1995
to 1997, Board Minutes
1998
to 1999, Board Minutes
2000
to 2001, Board Minutes 2002
to 2003, Board Minutes
2004
to 2005, Board Minutes |
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FIRE RUN REPORTS &
STATISTICS
NOTE: Many of the below fire run sheets are
better viewed by seeing two pages at once, side by
side. On the Internet I find you can’t do this, so if you
want save the PDF to your hard drive then follow the
instruction on page 2 of the PDF’s involved.
1954
-1956 Fire Runs 1957
- 1959 Fire Runs 1960
- 1961 Fire Runs 1962
Fire Runs 1963
Fire Runs 1964
Fire Runs 1965
Fire Runs 1966
Fire Runs 1967
Fire Runs 1968
Fire Runs 1969
Fire Runs 1970
Fire Runs 1971
Fire Runs 1972
Fire Runs 1973
Fire Runs
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1974
Fire Runs 1975
Fire Runs 1976
Fire Runs 1977 Fire
Runs 1978
Fire Runs 1979 Fire Runs
1980 Fire
Runs 1981
Fire Runs 1982
Fire Runs 1983
Fire Runs 1984
Fire Runs 1985
Fire Runs 1986
Fire Runs 1987
Fire Runs 1988
Fire Runs 1989
Fire Runs 1990
Fire Runs 1991
Fire Runs 1992
Fire Runs STMFD Fire
Runs “Typed” 1954 to 1963 1919
– 1992 Fire Run Statistics 1954
– 1974 Fire Run Work Sheets by Al Ring 1950
– 1969 Fire Run Reports 1970
– 1972 Fire Run Reports 1975
Fire Run Reports 1976
Fire Run Reports 1993
–2005 Fire Run Statistics
2006
on fire Run Statistics |
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RADIO TRANSMISSIONS
(Audio)
Live
Radio Transmissions from Jefferson County Fire & More 1956 Fire
House Siren
1975 &
1976 Various Runs
1976
Spruce Lane Working Fire
1976
Ring Road Working Fire
1976 2
Hunting Road Runs
1976 St.
Francis in the Fields Church Fire
1978 2
Hunting Road Runs & Tone Test
1979,
1982, 1986 Various Runs
1980 Harlow’s
at Dupont Circle Fire
1980 1104
Chamberlain Hill (Coach Gate) fire
1980
5101 Moccasin Court fire 1980 1217
Wellington lane (Coach Gate)
fire 1983 2603 Woodside
Road Fire 1985 6004 Hackney Coach
Working Fire 1987 1100
Chamberlain Hill (Coach Gate) fire 1989 132
Chenoweth Lane Fire |
VIDEOS
1968-69
Super 8 Movie by Al Ring 1972 to 1974 Wiley Brewer STMFD Fires 2001 STMFD
Reunion 2004
STMFD Reunion Part 1 2004
STMFD Reunion Part 2 2004 St.
Matthews Fire District by Captain Joe Wolfe Glenview
Fire, 5/25/2007
2007 St.
Matthews Fire District by Captain Joe Wolfe
2008 St. Mathews Fire
District by Captain Joe Wolfe 2009
Reunion 2004
WHAS, Al Ring, Gar Davis, interview on new
book |
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TRIBUTES
Tribute
to Chief John M. Monohan, Jr. & the St. Matthews Monohan's
Tribute to Chief
John M. Monohan, Jr. (video) Tribute
to Assistant Chief Marty A. Kamer Tribute to
Assistant Chief Marty A. Kamer (video)
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HONOR
ROLL & MEMBER INFORMATION
Honor Roll, 1919 to
2010
Rosters,
1919 to 1969 Rosters, 1970 to 2010 Honor Roll, A to B Honor
Roll, C to E Honor
Roll, F to H Honor
Roll, I to L Honor
Roll, M to N Honor
Roll, O to S Honor
Roll, T to Z 2001
STMFD Reunion Roster 2004
STMFD Reunion Roster
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MAPS PRE PLANS, AERIAL PHOTOS &
MORE
8802
Map Book, Map 1, History of Map books 8802
Map Book, Map 2, Lyndon & Harrods Creek District 8802
Map Book, Map 3, Pre Fire Plans 8802
Map Book, Map 4, Instructions & Streets A to B 8802
Map Book, Map 5, Streets C to H 8802
Map Book, Map 6, Streets I to R 8802
Map Book, Map 7, Streets S to Z Maps
& Aerial Photos |
MISCELLANEOUS, STMFD
1936
to 1938 Dues Payment Booklet 1940s - 1950s Old
Regisration Booklet Captain Beam's
Booklet Crusade for Children Al Ring’s First
Book 2659,
100’ Pierce Tractor-Drawn Aerial History STMFD Letterhead
Paper 1974
STMFD Training 1966
STMFD Aerial Ladder Training |
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HISTORY OF OTHER FIRE
DEPARTMENTS
1940
- 1989 50th Anniversary, Middletown Fire Department &
More 1990
& On—Middletown Fire Department 1955
- 2005 Celebrating 50 Years of Service, McMahan Fire District &
More
North Oldham Fire District
History North Oldham 2010 Fire Apparatus
Incident North Oldham 2010 Fire Apparatus Incident (Radio Transmissions
Video) 1950
to 1999 Harrods Creek Fire District History 2000
to present Harrods Creek Fire District History Eastwood
& Fern Creek Fire District History Fairdale
& Highview Fire District History Jeffersontown
Fire District History Edgewood
FD Celebration, 48 Years, 1957-2005, by Chief Kyle Brown
(video) 1960
– 1965 Louisville Fire Department Multiple Alarms Our
Bullitt County Neighbors 1966
– 1970 Louisville Fire Department Multiple Alarms 1971
– 1975 Louisville Fire Department Multiple Alarms 1976
– 1980 Louisville Fire department Multiple Alarms Our
Shelby County Neighbors (1) Our
Shelby County Neighbors (2) Buechel
Fire Protection District Worthington
Fire & Rescue Bowman
Field & Camp Taylor Black
Mudd, Edgewood & Okolona Dixie
Suburban, Lake Dreamland & St.
Helen/Shively |
MISCELLANEOUS, OTHER
FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
1930
to 1960’s Jefferson County Fire articles
1970’s
Jefferson County Fire articles
1980's
Jefferson County Fire Articles
1990s
Jefferson County Fire Articles
2000
to 2010 Jefferson County Fire articles
2007
Jefferson County Regional Fire School Brief
History of Jefferson County Fire Department
2001
to 2004 East End Fire Departments Merger Talks
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MAJOR FIRES & EVENTS THAT CHANGE HOW WE DO THINGS
May
28, 1977 Beverly Hills Supper Club, Southgate, KY May
14, 1988 Carrollton County School Bus Crash April
3, 1974 Tornado Reports (1) April
3, 1974 Tornado (2) April
3, 1974 Tornado (3) April
3, 1974 Tornado (WHAS Radio voice) January
16, 2007, Train Wreck, Brooks, KY
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Collections, Antique Fire Apparatus, Museums &
More
Al Ring’s Firematic Collection
Creede Volunteer Fire department, Colorado
Doug Monohan’s Maxie JB
Lesher Collection Siren
& Beacon Collection & Sales (1) Siren
& Beacon Collection & Sales (2) Leonard
Krebs Antique Fire Apparatus Vintage
Fire Museum SPAAMFAA Kenneth
H. Rabeneck Antique Fire Apparatus Collection
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Associations, Organizations & Much More KRS, Chapter 75, Fire Protection
Districts Indian
Hills Sprinkler Ordinance Kentucky
Firefighters Association Kentucky
& Louisville Associations & Organizations International
& National Associations & Organizations 1961 Kentucky Firemen's Association - Program,
Forty-First 1976 Firefighters, Inc. Directory Information
1979 Firefighters, Inc. Directory
Kentucky
Fallen Firefighters Memorial | |