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That is the neighborhood where I grew up and, as a teenager, I was the kid who the neighbors would call for everything from babysitting rambunctious boys to cleaning gutters or painting garages. I had worked on that particular house a number of times and knew it well. The people who were in it on Christmas were new owners so I didn’t know them, but that doesn’t matter. I went to school with the neighbor who called the alarm in. The house was being remodeled and had no working smoke alarms, and the cause was improperly disposed fireplace ashes.
The Stamford Fire Department is no stranger to Shippan Point – named after the Good Ship Ann which wrecked there long ago. Sailing ships used to water there from a natural spring that still runs the sweetest spring water you’ll ever taste. Most of the houses there were built between 1900 and 1930, and the AP wire service described it as a “tony” neighborhood. Fires there tended to come in the dead of winter and at night – usually having to do with heating systems, fireplaces or wiring.
Our house – built in 1928 – had two visits from the fire department while I was there, fortunately without great damage or injury. We saw many places burn, including the next door neighbor’s, but no one got hurt.
I bristle at the term “tony” to describe the place. The houses are substantial to more than substantial and all well kept. The people there aren’t flashy. No Bentleys or vanity tags. In fact, most cars down there were like my dad’s – an underpowered, six-cylinder Chevy wagon that couldn’t get out of its own way. And I didn’t know anybody who got there with a silver spoon in their mouth. They worked hard for they had. Our 84-year-old house has only had three owners. We were the second.
You could see New York City from the end of our street, and that’s why I worked so hard. When I got a few bucks ahead, I went to Manhattan – and took a date.
A retired firefighter I know who could see how distressed I am over this loss has counseled me to go up and visit the site. It’s too early yet.I’d appreciate your opinion on the following question. Should we replace our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors every five years regardless of their operating condition? We have three smoke detectors – in the kitchen hallway, foyer and upstairs hallway – as well as a CO detector in our basement near our gas furnace and gas water heater. The smoke detectors are battery powered and probably 30 years old (they are the “ionization” type).
Up until now, I have simply changed the batteries when a unit starts to give its low battery “chirp.” After putting in a new battery, I then push the test button and the unit sounds the alarm. I thought this was adequate maintenance. The CO detector in the basement is AC powered, probably 20 years old, and has a green pilot light which stays lit.
Occasionally, I push its test button and it sounds its alarm. Again, I thought this was proper maintenance. Recently, my neighbor said a hardware clerk
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