• Freezer Fire Evacuates Downtown Supermarket

    By Published On: December 13, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 486

    Stamford, CT.,  Friday, 12/13/19: At 5:30 pm a 9-1-1 call was received from the Stop & Shop Supermarket, located at 2200 Bedford Street, reporting a fire in a refrigerator door. The City of Stamford Fire Department responded and, upon arrival found a fire in the door frame of a walk-in freezer. The fire alarm was immediately [...]

  • Stamford Fire Department Responds to Two Overnight Fires

    By Published On: November 29, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 621

    (Stamford, CT) The Stamford Fire Department (SFD) responded to two structure fires during the evening hours of Thanksgiving in the Glenbrook, and Shippan neighborhoods of the city.   10/28/19 at 09:58 pm - 48 Union Street. The SFD responded on report of an activated fire alarm. The occupancy is a large commercial building occupied by [...]

  • Apartment fire in Stamford

    By Published On: November 24, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 549

      (Stamford, CT) – The Stamford 911 Combined Dispatch Center received a single phone call from a neighbor of 149 Myano Lane stating smoke was coming from the apartment.  Stamford Fire units were dispatched and arrived on the scene within five minutes to find smoke coming from several windows of the apartment. The occupants of [...]

  • Technical Rescue – Construction entrapment

    By Published On: October 13, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 522

    At 1838 hours on Saturday evening, two engines, a rescue company and an Incident Commander responded with Stamford Emergency Medical Service to Givens Avenue for a man with his hand caught in a chimney flue.  The man was cleaning up a construction area when a 5-foot piece of unsupported chimney came down and pinned the man’s arm [...]

  • Fire Strikes Construction Site in Downtown Stamford

    By Published On: October 3, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 383

    (Stamford, CT 10/2/19) A large fire broke out at the construction site along South State Street near Atlantic Street late Wednesday night. A fire broke out in the rubber concrete forms being used to construct the new retaining walls along the roadway. Flames shot into the night sky while the 9-1-1 center received numerous calls [...]

  • Early Morning Fire Strikes Glenbrook Recycling Center

    By Published On: October 3, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 443

    (Stamford, CT 10/3/19) An early morning fire broke out at the City Carting facility at 61 Taylor Reed Place in the Glenbrook section of the city. Stamford career and Glenbrook volunteer fire companies were dispatched at 4:32 am for an automatic fire alarm at the facility. Upon arrival firefighters found a heavy smoke condition and [...]

  • Two Families Displaced By Quick Moving Fire in the Cove Area

    By Published On: October 2, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 447

    Quick Response Contained The Fire to the Garage and Attic Areas At 1502 Tuesday afternoon, Engine 4 was on Magee Avenue when they noticed a column of dense black smoke in the area of Shippan Avenue and Cove Road.  They began their response and radioed dispatch to find out whether they had any reports from [...]

  • Stamford Firefighters 911 Ceremony to be held 3pm tomorrow at Fire Headquarters, 629 Main St

    By Published On: September 10, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 424

    Stamford Firefighters will be recognizing the 18th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center at 3pm, Wednesday, 9-11-2019. The venue for this year has been changed to 629 Main St., due to station maintenance being conducted at the Woodside Fire Station, which is the site of the Firefighters World Trade Center Memorial. All are [...]

  • City of Stamford Fire Lieutenant to Receive Community Service Award

    By Published On: September 8, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 567

    Monday, September 9, 2019 at 9:00 am at Fire Headquarters (Stamford, CT 9/8/19) On September 9th, 2019 at 9:00 am Stamford Fire Lieutenant Sean Daly will receive the Police and Firemen's Insurance Association's Community Service Award. He is being recognized for his years of charitable work in the City of Stamford. In 2009 he organized [...]