Fire Breaks out in High Ridge Road Home
Stamford, CT. 8/17/19: Residents escaped to safety when a fire broke out in their High Ridge Road home this afternoon. A resident called 9-1-1 at 3:19 pm reporting smoke on the second floor of their home at 668 High Ridge Road. City of Stamford career and Turn of River volunteer fire departments responded to the scene [...]
Explosion Damages Water Treatment Facility
At approximately 22:50 last evening, Stamford firefighters responded the area of 700 Canal St for the sound of a large explosion, upon arriving on scene, units were re-deployed to the water treatment facility @ 111 Harbor View Ave for a confirmed explosion, with damage to the building. Arriving units were met by facility officials who indicated [...]
Firefighters Rescue Nine Ducklings from Catch Basin in Stamford
Stamford Engine 5 Firefighters Safely Remove Nine Ducklings and Escort Family Back to the Mill River. Firefighters from Engine Company 5 assisted Stamford Animal Control Officers on Summer Street this morning to safely rescue nine ducklings from a catch basin. The removal was all done under the watchful eye and approval of the mother duck [...]
2019 Stamford Independence Day Fireworks Show Canceled Tomorrow July 6th Due to Bad Weather – Rescheduled to Sunday July 7th
The City of Stamford will be hosting the 2019 Stamford Independence Day Firework Celebration on Sunday, July 7th, the events rain date. Saturday’s event has been cancelled due to bad weather as forecast by the National Weather Service. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m., while the fireworks show will begin promptly at 9:00 p.m. We hope to see everyone there! [...]
Fire Dept Dive Team Responds to Assist Norwalk
victim recovered At 21:53 The Stamford 911 dispatch center received a mutual aid request from the City of Norwalk to assist in the rescue of person who fell into the water on Selleck St in Norwalk. 2 units from the Woodside Fire House, which comprises the city's dive team, responded. Upon arriving on scene, the team deployed [...]
Early Morning Fire Displaces Residents
At approximately 3:00 am, the 911 dispatch center received a call reporting smoke coming from the roof of the building near Forest and Grove Sts. The first arriving Engine reported heavy smoke and fire visible on the top floor of a condominium unit at 104 Forest St. The fire was quickly upgraded to a second alarm. 5 engine, [...]
Bedroom Fire breaks out in Waterside Home
(Stamford, CT 5/23/19) At 5:41 pm Stamford firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at 513 Fairfield Avenue. Upon arrival firefighters found a 2 1/2 story wood frame two-family duplex house with smoke coming from the second floor. The residents had evacuated and reported that a bedroom on the second floor was burning. [...]
Gone, But Not Forgotten – Stamford Firefighters Honor Former Fire Chief
New sign in honor of former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond Installed at Stamford Fire Training Facility STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Stamford firefighters gathered at the Stamford Fire Department training facility on Magee Avenue to recognize and honor former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond. Firefighters met with Chief McRedmond's family members and installed a new sign high above [...]
Vacant Garage Burns in South End
(Stamford, CT. 4/29/19): At 11:03 AM a Stamford police officer, working a traffic detail in the city's South End, observed smoke coming from a vacant builing at the corner of Dock and Atlantic Streets. The officer immediately called for help bringing the Stamford Fire Department to the scene by 11:07 AM. A working fire was found in [...]
