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.
Section 1 1919 to 1929
Section 2 1930 to 1932
Section 3 1933 to 1934
Section 4 1935 to 1939
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 A Honor Roll, 1919 to
2005
Section B Rosters, 1919 to 2006
Section C Tribute to Chief John M. Monohan, Jr.
& the St. Matthews Monohan's
Section D Tribute to Chief John M. Monohan, Jr. (Video)
Section E Crusade for Children, 1954 to 2005
Section F Glenview Fire,
5/25/2007 (Video)
Section G 2001 STMFD Reunion
(Video)
Section H 2004
STMFD Reunion Part 1 (Video)
Section I 2004 STMFD
Reunion Part 2 (Video)
Section J
1968/69 Super 8 Movie, (Video)
Section K St. Matthews Fire District 2004 (video) by Captain Joe Wolfe
Section L
St. Matthews Fire District 2007 (video) by Captain Joe Wolfe