The Stamford Fire Department is pleased to announce a significant upgrade to our Media Release Distribution System. With the upgrade, we will no longer be sending faxes to any of the fax numbers we have one file. Our new system […]
This is only a test of our automated press release system Incident Number: Incident Location: Incident Date: 1900-01-01 00:00:00.0
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 […]
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 […]
As published in today’s Stamford Advocate. Stamford firefighters knock down heavy basement fire When they arrived, the residents had already fled to the streets thanks to their smoke detectors, authorities said in a news release. The Stamford Fire Department urged […]
In the event of a fire, closing your door could slow the spread of smoke, heat and flames and make a life-saving difference. Know it, sing it, do it!
Singer/songwriter Dave Carroll honors firefighters who died while protecting their communities. This tribute was shot at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland and with the Vigilant Hose Company of Emmitsburg. Help survivors of America’s fallen fire heroes — […]
This article about our newest aerial truck was recently published in Fire Apparatus Magazine. The Stamford (CT) Fire Department was in the market for a rear-mount aerial ladder to replace one of the three aerials in its fleet, so it put together […]
The Stamford Fire Department is pleased to announce our new 2016 KME Severe Service 1500 GPM Pumper Engine has been placed into service today as Engine 9. Engine 9 is stationed at the Turn of River Fire Station #2 (on Roxbury Road). […]
Here is the latest SFD promotional video. Special thanks to Puckstopper Photography (Jon and Bill Tenca), Stamford Fire Pix (Frank Blefari) and retired Firefighter Rich Gillespie for the many photos that were contributed and are used in this video. Enjoy! Music Copyright: Run Boy Run […]
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 […]
Welcome Chief Morris. We wish you the best! Stamford volunteers get new assistant fire chief
It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Stamford Firefighter George Thomas Searles Sr. Firefighter Searles was 84 year old, formerly of Stamford and more recently of Shelton. He passed away on Friday, […]
It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Deputy Chief Thomas A. Petrone. Chief Petrone was 94 and passed away at home in Stratford on April 29. Born April 5, 1924 in Stamford […]
The Stamford Fire Department would like to congratulate the following members of the Stamford Fire Department on their recent promotions. Well done! Captains Captain Ryan Kerwin Captain Theodore Valenti Captain Andrew Perry Captain Carl Alton Captain Michael McCullagh Captain Shawn […]
The Stamford Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired Fire Captain Gerald LaBlanc. What follows is his published obituary. Gerald LaBlanc, 87, a lifelong resident of Stamford, CT, passed away on October 2, 2017. Gerald was born […]
During a violent afternoon storm on August 7, 1882, lightning struck the wooden steeple of the Presbyterian Church and set it afire. The church then was on the north side of Broad St. between Bedford and Summer. Atlantic Hose Co. […]
Below is a an article from the December 18, 1874 Stamford Advocate that tells the story of a barn fire on Meadow Street. Fire Apparatus from the Atlantic Hose Company needed to be hauled from the center of town to […]
The article below was published in a March 1913 edition of The Advocate. It tells the sad story of how the Spot, the Luther Street Station Dalmatian was run over by an apparatus being backed into the fire station. There […]
In 2001, retired Chief Fire Marshal Carmine Speranza published a collection of true stories with black and white photographs about his first 10 years on the line as a Stamford, CT firefighter. The stories took place mostly in the 1970s. […]
In the event of a fire, closing your door could slow the spread of smoke, heat and flames and make a life-saving difference. Know it, sing it, do it!
Research shows that 30 years ago, you had about 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today, you have only 3 or 4 minutes. TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen conducts a dramatic demonstration that shows why, and how you […]
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 […]
HIGHLIGHTS Use fireplaces, wood stoves, or other combustion heaters only if they are properly vented to the outside and do not leak flue gas into the indoor air space. Install a battery-operated carbon monoxide detector in your home. Keep as […]
