Fire in South End, Multi-family house quickly extinguished.
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: September 11, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: structure fireViews: 514Units responded to 273 Washington Blvd @2044 for a walk-in, report of a fire on the third floor. One of the occupants of the building walked in to South End Fire Station and reported that his building was on fire. Units from the South End Fire Station #2 responded along with additional units from Headquarters, [...]
City Announces Second-Annual Public Safety Citizen’s Academy
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: September 11, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: Citizen’s Academy, City of Stamford, Public SafetyViews: 429STAMFORD, CT – Mayor David Martin is pleased to announce that the Office of Public Safety, Health and Welfare will be hosting its third-annual Public Safety Citizen’s Academy this year tentatively beginning September 27th and encourages residents to participate. The Citizen’s Academy is an effective way of bringing police officers, firefighters, emergency medical, health and [...]
Firefighters Remove Injured Construction Worker From Collapse of Temporary Shoring
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: August 30, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: RescueViews: 703Worker Was Disentangled Then Removed With Aerial Device Earlier today, a construction worker was injured as structural shoring being removed gave way, falling on a worker who was positioned below it.. The incident happened on the 2nd floor of the property at 1 Greyrock Place. Units from Stamford Fire Department and Stamford Emergency Medical Services [...]
Our Media Release Distribution System Has Been Updated
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: August 17, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: History, Media Release, News, Photos, Press Release, Public InformationViews: 480The Stamford Fire Department is pleased to announce a significant upgrade to our Media Release Distribution System. With the upgrade, we will no longer be sending faxes to any of the fax numbers we have one file. Our new system will send HTML Media Releases, instead of PDF's, to individuals and/or agencies that subscribe to [...]
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A Heavy Line Of Thunderstorms Storms Swamp Rush Hour Commuters In Flooded Roadways
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: June 28, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: FeaturedViews: 868Numerous Rescues From Submerged Vehicles Made A heavy line of thunderstorms rolled into the Stamford area just before 5 pm today, at the peak of the rush-hour commute. The storms caused extensive flooding in not only the usual flood-prone areas but in countless areas across the City of Stamford. The Stamford 911 Center began receiving calls at 4:54, [...]
Tanker Truck Carrying Methyl Methacrylate Overturns In Stamford Industrial Park
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: April 30, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: FeaturedViews: 805At 08:08 am, the Stamford Dispatch Center received a 911 call for an overturned tanker truck at 391 Fairfield Avenue. Three engines, a ladder truck, a rescue company, a hazardous materials response unit and a command unit were dispatched to the incident. First arriving units found an 18 wheel tanker truck carrying 34,000 pounds of [...]
Get Your Reservations in for “Stamford’s Firefighting Heroes”
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: March 27, 2018Categories: Media Releases, The SFD In HistoryTags: FeaturedViews: 676You are cordially invited to the Stamford History Center (formally the Stamford Historical Society) gala benefit dinner in honor of "Stamford's Firefighting Heroes" on Thursday, April 27, 2018 The event will be held at the "The Waters Edge at Giovanni's", 2748 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT (which is on the City line with Darien). The cost of the [...]
Mayor, Fire Chief Announce New Breathing Apparatus for Fire Department
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: November 14, 2017Categories: Media ReleasesTags: feature, FeaturedViews: 600STAMFORD, 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, [...]