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: 1103Important 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: 971City 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: 766Victim 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 [...]
Fire in South End, Multi-family house quickly extinguished.
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: September 11, 2018Categories: Media ReleasesTags: structure fireViews: 583Units 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: 488STAMFORD, 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: 789Worker 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 [...]