STAMFORD, CT – The Stamford Professional Fire Fighters Association (SPFFA), IAFF Local 786 and the Stamford Fire Department will be doing two fundraisers for the victims of the recent hurricanes that have devastated several areas of the United States. The first, a “fill the boot” fundraiser will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017, from [...]

Stamford, CT – Stamford fire, police, and EMS were dispatched at 23:25 pm Saturday night for a report of a boater unaccounted for in Stamford Harbor. The boat’s occupants noticed the boater was missing sometime after entering Stamford Harbor, having traveled from New York. Stamford emergency services initiated both a shore-based and open water search [...]

Stamford, CT. November 30, 2016 - At 7:51 pm City of Stamford firefighters were called to the Macy's department store at 151 Broad Street to rescue a five-year-old child who had gotten his foot caught in an escalator. One engine company, one truck company, the department's heavy rescue company, and the duty deputy chief responded [...]

Stamford, CT - Stamford Fire Department's Rescue 1 (R-1) was requested to respond to 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room, to assist hospital personnel treating a 5-year-old male with a bolt in his hand.  Upon arrival, R-1 crew discovered that the child had threaded a 3/8 inch steel nut onto his right index [...]

Stamford, Connecticut - At 1:05 pm the Stamford Fire Department responded to a call for help from a boater trapped on a sinking boat in the waters off of Cove Island. Two engines, the fireboat, and deputy chief were assigned to the incident. As ground-based firefighters searched from land, Stamford Fireboat 236 made way to [...]

Stamford, CT. - At 5:07 am Monday morning the 9-1-1 center received a call reporting that the side of the Super 8 Motel at 32 Grenhart Road was on fire. The caller reported that they believe they extinguished the fire but did not believe it was fully out. The Stamford Fire Department responded with four [...]

Once again, fully operational smoke detectors become the true hero at an early morning fire in The Cove section of the city. At 3;20am this morning, the Stamford Fire Department responded with 4 Engines, 1 Ladder, 1 Rescue and an Incident Commander to 82 Warren Street for a report of smoke in the house. Engine [...]

(Stamford, CT) – At 07:13, the Stamford Fire Department, Turn of River Fire Department, and Long Ridge Fire Departments were dispatched to a reported car fire inside an attached garage at 181 Thornridge Drive in the Turn of River fire district. Stamford Fire Department Engine 8 arrived on scene at 07:21 and reported a working [...]

Fast Spreading Fire in Condominium Complex Contained to Two Units Stamford Firefighters were able to quickly contain a large fire that threatened an entire condominium complex on Southfield Avenue. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a brush fire outside of the building in the Waterside Green complex, located at 1 Southfield Avenue. First arriving fire companies [...]