Stamford, CT, September 17, 2014 – Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!" Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, (Your Fire Department) is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection [...]

DARIEN, Conn. - Gerald J. Pacelli, a resident of Darien, died Tuesday, Sept. 9. He was 73. Gerald Pacelli was born March 13, 1941, in Stamford, to Michael and Helen (Mishley) Pacelli. He was a member of the first graduating class of St. Mary's School in Stamford and a graduate of Stamford High School in 1959. [...]

Once again Stamford Professional Firefighters will be sponsoring a 9/11 ceremony, honoring those who lost their lives on that tragic day. The ceremony will be short and respectful, lasting about 20-25 minutes . It will be held on Thursday, September 11 at 1900 hours (7pm)  in front of Station 5, 1620 Washington Blvd. As in the past, [...]

Published in the Stamford Advocate on September 3, 2014... A fire tore through a large home in North Stamford early Wednesday, gutting nearly the entire structure. Firefighters were called to 25 Bittersweet Lane at about 12:30 a.m. after neighbors heard explosions and saw a fireball engulfing the rear of the three level brick home, Stamford Fire [...]

(Stamford, CT) – At approximately 15 minutes past midnight on Wednesday morning September 3, 2014, Central Fire Dispatch for the City of Stamford began receiving multiple telephone calls from neighbors next to #25 Bittersweet Ln reporting a huge fire.  Neighbors at #15 Bittersweet Ln reported that the home next door was fully engulfed in flame [...]