Grease Fire in Downtown Apartment Quickly Brought Under Control
Cooking Fires are the #1 Cause of Home Fires and Injuries Stamford, CT. 12/02/18: A late morning Downtown apartment fire damaged an apartment on Clinton Avenue. At 11:40 AM the city 9-1-1 center received an automatic fire alarm for 40 Clinton Avenue, a downtown high rise apartment building. Arriving firefighters were advised that water was coming from an apartment on [...]
Gazebo Fire Spreads to Glenbrook Home
Stamford, CT. 11/13/18: An early morning Glenbrook fire damaged a gazebo and home on Oscar Street. At 3:54 AM the city 9-1-1 center received multiple calls reporting a gazebo fire at the rear of 12 Oscar Street. Arriving firefighters found a fully involve gazebo fire that had extended to the rear of the 2 1/2 story wood frame [...]
Its Time To Change Your Clocks & Change Your Smoke Detector Batteries
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: November 2, 2018Categories: Media Releases, Safety FactsTags: FeaturedViews: 1058It’s that time of year again to “fall back", marking the end of Daylight Saving Time. Please take this opportunity to prepare your home for fire emergencies and change the smoke alarm battery if they have replaceable batteries. Did you know? Three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties without working [...]
Basement fire in industrial building quickly extinguished
Sprinklers held the fire in check Stamford fire units, along with units from Glenbrook FD and Belltown FD responded to 652 Glenbrook Rd in the industrial complex, for a reported basement fire. First arriving units reported smoke coming from the basement of a large, re-purposed industrial building. The fire which was extinguished by hoselines, was held [...]
Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13, 2018
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: October 8, 2018Categories: Department News, In The News, Media Releases, Safety FactsTags: #FirePreventionWeek, #TestYourAlarms, FeaturedViews: 1022Important Fire Safety Tips Choose interconnected smoke alarms, so when one sounds, they all sound. Put smoke alarms inside and outside each bedroom and sleeping area. Put alarms on every level of the home. Make sure your smoke alarms work. Your family is not safe if they can’t hear the smoke ala Test smoke alarms [...]
Glenbrook Refuse Facility Fire Quickly Brought Under Control
Stamford, CT. October 4, 2018: At approximately 3:18 AM a fire broke out within a large pile of refuse located at the City Carting and Recycling facility located at 61 Taylor Reed Place in the Glenbrook section of the city. City of Stamford career and Glenbrook volunteer fire companies arrived at 3:22 AM to find [...]
Firefighter Edward Cohen has Been Recognized as ‘Firefighter of the Year’
By Deputy Chief Matt PalmerPublished On: October 2, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: Awards, Firefighter, Firefighter of the YearViews: 873City of Stamford Fire Department, Engine Company 9 The Stamford Fire Department is proud to recognize Firefighter Edward Cohen of Engine Company 9 (Group 4) as the 2018 Stamford Firefighter of the Year and honoree at the “Salute to Connecticut’s Bravest” Dinner in Plantsville (CT). Firefighter Cohen was chosen for this award and recognition due [...]
Stamford Emergency Services assist boat in distress
On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 11:19 pm the Stamford Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from residents of the Palmer's Landing condo complex reporting a vessel in distress with passengers aboard yelling "We need help" in the vicinity of the hurricane barrier in Stamford Harbor. Fire units from the East Side, Waterside, Woodside [...]
Worker Injured at South End Construction Site
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: September 17, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: RescueViews: 682Victim removed by S.F.D. Tower Ladder (Stamford, CT. 09/17/2018) At 1:23 pm a 9-1-1 call reporting that a construction worker had fallen was received by the Emergency Communications Center. The location was a building being demolished at 860 Canal Street in the city's southend. Stamford Police, Fire, and EMS units were dispatched to the scene [...]