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.

 

CRONOLOGICAL STMFD HISTORY

BOARD DOCUMENTS & MINUTES
 

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

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

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

 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

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


 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)


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

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

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

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

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


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