Here are some facts about home holiday fires One of every three home Christmas tree fires are caused by electrical problems. When Christmas trees catch fire, they are more likely to result in a serious fire. On average, one of every 40 reported home structure Christmas tree fires results in a death compared to an [...]

Three engines, a truck company, a rescue company, an Incident Commander and a Rapid Intervention Team were dispatched to the area of Manhattan Street and Pacific Street for a fire in a building this evening. According to a 911 caller, who was a pedestrian on Dock Street, there was a small fire in the second [...]

Quick actions by Stamford Firefighters prevented the spread of a fire in the walls at 637 Cove Road tonight. A full box assignment of three engine companies, a ladder company, a rescue company, an Incident Commander and a Rapid Intervention Team were dispatched to the two story condominium complex after a resident called and reported [...]

At 8:13 Saturday morning, Stamford’s Combined Dispatch Center began receiving multiple calls, reporting heavy black smoke coming from the roof of 72 Cummings Point Road. Some callers reported occupants fleeing the building. A first alarm assignment of three engines, a ladder truck, a rescue company, a Rapid Intervention Team and an Incident Commander responded. The [...]

Stamford Firefighters from the Woodside Fire Station, Engine Company 5, responded to 293 Bridge Street for a carbon monoxide alarm investigation. On arrival, the Firefighters tested the atmosphere in the attached residential apartment complex and found extraordinary amounts of the lethal gas in the apartment. Additional fire apparatus from the Woodside, Westside and Central Fire [...]

STAMFORD - Stamford firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire in an occupied multiple family dwelling at 106 West Broad Street, early this morning. Arriving units found a heavy smoke condition in the rear of the structure originating from the basement. The rescue company performed a primary search of the structure and found no trapped occupants. [...]

Stamford Firefighters responded to a motorcyclist down and in the roadway this morning on High Ridge Road, near the intersection of Marva Lane. Firefighters from Stamford Fire Department Engine 8 arrived on scene within three minutes of being dispatched and found the injured operator of a motorcycle lying in the roadway on High Ridge Road. The motorcycle was [...]

Assistant Chief Trevor Roach to Assume Role of Fire Chief on December 1st Mayor David Martin has announced that Fire Chief Peter Brown will be retiring as Chief of the Stamford Fire Department at a press conference today.  His retirement well be effective December 1, 2015. “For his more than four-decade career, Chief Brown has given Stamford residents distinguished [...]

What kinds of emergencies do Stamford Firefighters respond to? Why does a fire engine show up when I call for an ambulance? How many fire engines are there in Stamford? What do firefighters do all day when not fighting fires? Stop by your local firehouse and find out! On Saturday, October 17th from 11:00 AM [...]