Engine Company #4 Leads Shippan Point Halloween Parade

Members of Group #1, Engine Company #4 escort more than 100 children of Shippan Point down Van Renssellaer Avenue for their Halloween Parade.

Stamford firefighters on the Rachel Ray Show

(WTNH) – It was a little hot under the collar and elsewhere in a segment of the Rachel Ray Show Wednesday which featured a group of Connecticut firefighters.

Three Stamford firefighters were testing sweat resistant products found on the Internet for a segment the talk show calls the ‘human lab.’

One firefighter tried out Kleinert’s Fluid-Resistant Underwear, the others put arm-pit sweat reducing products SweatBlock and Drionic Underarm Device to the test.

They went on the show to give their official reviews.

Watch the Video to see the segment and get the results. You can find links to the products and more on rachelrayshow.com .

The Rachel Ray Show airs at 10:00 a.m. on WTNH News Channel 8.

Source: News Channel 8

Water That Christmas Tree!

What’s a holiday party or even the traditional Christmas morning scene itself without a beautifully decorated tree? If your household, as those of more than 33 million other American homes, includes a natural tree in its festivities, take to heart the sales person’s suggestion—”Keep the tree watered.” That’s good advice and not just to create a fragrant indoor winter wonderland atmosphere. Christmas trees account for 200 fires annually, resulting in 6 deaths, 25 injuries and more than $6 million in property damage. Typically shorts in electrical lights or open flames from candles, lighters or matches start tree fires. Well-watered trees are not a problem. Dry and neglected trees can be. [Read more...]