• Two Alarm Fire in South End Destroys Auto Repair Business

    By Published On: June 5, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 26

    The fire was contained to the building of origin due to the efforts of Stamford Firefighters. STAMFORD, CT (June 4, 2024) - At 5:30 PM, Stamford firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at an auto repair business, located at 30 Dyke Lane.  Engine 2 and Truck 2 from the South End fire station arrived on scene in less [...]

  • Broad Street Apartment Fire

    By Published On: June 5, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 17

    At 10:09 PM on Sunday night, Stamford Fire Department responded to 200 Broad Street, Sofi Parc Grove, for multiple calls reporting smoke and fire.  Fire units from Central, Woodside, Shippan, and South End fire stations initially responded.  Upon arrival at 10:13 PM, SFD found a working fire on the balcony of a 4th floor apartment [...]

  • Retired Deputy Chief Kevin Tappe Has Passed Away

    By Published On: April 11, 2025Categories: Member NewsViews: 1072

    It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Deputy Chief Kevin B Tappe.  Kevin, a longtime Stamford and Ridgefield resident, died recently in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 72. Kevin Bedard Tappe was born to John and Rhodyne Tappe in Long Beach, California. He attended St. Anthony Claret in [...]

  • Stamford Fire Chief Robert Morris Sr. Honored with Prestigious National Award at FDIC 2025

    Indianapolis, Indiana – April 10, 2025 – The Stamford Fire Department is proud to announce that Fire Chief Robert Morris Sr. was formally presented with a prestigious national award today at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The honor was bestowed in recognition of Chief Morris’s decades-long commitment to the [...]

  • Fire Damages Frederick Street Home

    By Published On: March 19, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1211

    Stamford, CT – At 7:47 pm Stamford firefighters responded to 28 Frederick Street for a report of a grill on fire extending to the rear of a house. Engine 4 from the Shippan firehouse arrived within 3 minutes and found heavy smoke showing from the rear of the multifamily house. Engine 4’s crew extinguished the [...]

  • Stamford West Side Townhouse Fire Quickly Extinguished

    By Published On: March 8, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1209

    The Stamford Fire Department responded to 59 Liberty Street, Liberty Commons Condo Unit 5, at 14:38 on multiple calls for a building on fire.  Upon arrival at 14:40, the first due fire companies from the West Side Fire Station found a fire on an exterior 2nd floor porch of a 4-story, wood frame, multiple dwelling [...]

  • Downtown Stamford Fire Destroys Several Businesses

    By Published On: March 7, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 7035

    The Stamford Fire Department responded to 184 Bedford Street at 04:45 AM on Friday, March 7, 2025 for an activated fire alarm.  Upon arrival at 04:50, the first due fire companies  discovered smoke coming from the first floor of Chez Vous Bistro Restaurant at 188 Bedford Street.  The 60ft x 80ft, 2-story commercial fire building [...]

  • Retired Fire Mechanic Doug Henley Has Passed Away

    By Published On: March 5, 2025Categories: Member NewsViews: 1282

    It is with deep regret that the City of Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Fire Mechanic Doug Henley, Sr.. Douglas Haywood Henley, Sr., a man of dedication, creativity, and service, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2025, joining his beloved parents, Haywood and Carmen Henley, and his brother, Vincent, in eternal rest. [...]

  • Fire Displaces Family in Turn of River Neighborhood

    By Published On: February 15, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1581

    Stamford, CT (February 14, 2025) - At 5:38 pm on Friday, the Stamford 911 center received a call reporting a house on fire at 79 Loughran Ave. Stamford Fire Department’s Engine 9 arrived approximately 3 minutes later and encountered heavy fire venting from the front door of the 1 ½ story residence. Engine 9’s crew stretched [...]

  • Fire Destroys Auto Body Shop in Shippan Area

    By Published On: February 14, 2025Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 2449

    At 8:55 pm on Thursday 2/13/25 the Stamford 911 Center recieved a call reporting heavy smoke in the area of 87 Wardwell St. in the Shippan area of Stamford.  SFD Engine 4 arrived approximately 3 minutes later and found heavy smoke that seemed to be originating from a block north.  Other responding units from Central Fire [...]

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