Mayor, Fire Chief Announce New Breathing Apparatus for Fire Department
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: November 14, 2017Categories: Media ReleasesTags: feature, FeaturedViews: 578STAMFORD, CT – Mayor David Martin, Director of Public Safety Ted Jankowski and Fire Chief Trevor Roach today announced that the Stamford Fire Department will soon have new breathing apparatus for all crews. The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) will have new technology to better protect Stamford firefighters. Mayor Martin, wearing one of the new packs, speaks at the press conference, [...]
Captain and Lieutenant Promotions
The Stamford Fire Department would like to congratulate the following members of the Stamford Fire Department on their recent promotions. Well done! Captains Captain Ryan Kerwin Captain Theodore Valenti Captain Andrew Perry Captain Carl Alton Captain Michael McCullagh Captain Shawn Sasser Captain Joseph Dombrowski Captain David Davis Captain William O'Connell Lieutenants Lieutenant Brian Teitelbaum Lieutenant [...]
Retired Fire Captain Gerald LaBlanc Has Passed Away
The Stamford Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired Fire Captain Gerald LaBlanc. What follows is his published obituary. Gerald LaBlanc, 87, a lifelong resident of Stamford, CT, passed away on October 2, 2017. Gerald was born on November 17, 1929 in Stamford, CT, to the late Dennis and Dolores Leblanc. Gerald [...]
Stamford Fire Department and the Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association to run 2 fundraisers for hurricane victims
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: September 22, 2017Categories: Media ReleasesTags: FeaturedViews: 498STAMFORD, CT – The Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association (SPFFA), IAFF Local 786 and the Stamford Fire Department will be doing two fundraisers for the victims of the recent hurricanes that have devastated several areas of the United States. The first, a “fill the boot” fundraiser will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017, from [...]
Retired Fire Captain Albert Rich Has Passed Away
It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Fire Captain Albert Rich. Albert Rich, 79, of West Haven and formerly of Stamford passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Stamford on July 22, [...]
Missing Boater Located In Stamford Harbor
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: June 25, 2017Categories: Media ReleasesTags: Boater, Drowning, Marine, Missing Boater, Stamford HarborViews: 667Stamford, CT – Stamford fire, police, and EMS were dispatched at 23:25 pm Saturday night for a report of a boater unaccounted for in Stamford Harbor. The boat’s occupants noticed the boater was missing sometime after entering Stamford Harbor, having traveled from New York. Stamford emergency services initiated both a shore-based and open water search [...]
Retired Stamford Firefighter Nikodem J. Kowaleski Has Passed Away
Nikodem J Kowaleski Jr died peacefully at home on January 9, 2017. He was 90. He was the son of the late Nikodem Sr and Weronika Domalewski Kowalewski. A lifelong resident of Stamford, CT, he graduated from Stamford High School and Fordham University. He served in the US Army during the Korean War receiving both [...]
Retired Firefighter Michael F. Piacenza Obituary
Michael F. Piacenza passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2016 at age 92. Born and raised in Stamford, CT, he was the son of the late Leonard and Assunta Dagilia Piacenza. Michael was a World War II veteran, having served for the U.S. Army, and a firefighter for the city of Stamford for 37 [...]
City Firefighters Rescue Child Trapped in Escalator
Stamford, CT. November 30, 2016 - At 7:51 pm City of Stamford firefighters were called to the Macy's department store at 151 Broad Street to rescue a five-year-old child who had gotten his foot caught in an escalator. One engine company, one truck company, the department's heavy rescue company, and the duty deputy chief responded [...]