One Alarm Fire in Downtown Office Building
By Captain Philip HayesPublished On: June 25, 2015Categories: Media ReleasesTags: structure fireViews: 599Incident Number: SFR15-05080 Incident Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 7:00 PM Incident Location: 1 ATLANTIC ST, STAMFORD, CT (Stamford, CT) A one-alarm fire occurred in the heart of downtown Stamford at 1 Atlantic Street. At 7:05 pm the 9-1-1 center received an activated automatic fire alarm from the premises. Upon arrival firefighters found that [...]
Stamford Fire Department SCUBA Team Recover Drowning Victim in Pound Ridge, NY
By Captain Philip HayesPublished On: June 25, 2015Categories: Media ReleasesTags: Dive Rescue, Water RescueViews: 425Stamford - On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at approximately 2:29 pm the Stamford Emergency Communications Center received a telephone request from the Pound Ridge Fire Department to send the dive team into the town of Pound Ridge. The Technical Rescue Task Force consisting of Rescue Company # 1 and Engine Company # 5 were immediately [...]
Highland Road Shed Fire Quickly Controlled
By Captain Philip HayesPublished On: June 25, 2015Categories: Media ReleasesTags: structure fireViews: 347(Stamford, CT) A one-alarm shed fire, which extended to an occupied house, occurred at 76 Highland Road this afternoon. The 9-1-1 center received a call at 5:22 pm reporting a garage fire. Four engines, one truck, one rescue and the deputy chief responded to the alarm arriving within three minutes. Upon arrival a shed was [...]
Retired Deputy Fire Marshal Fred E Johnson Obituary
Fred E. Johnson Fred E. Johnson, 90, affectionately known as "Brother in law", transitioned peacefully on Monday, June 8, 2015. He was born on June 26, 1926 in Millsboro, Delaware, son of the late William Pierce and Wilhelminor Johnson Pierce. He was preceded in death by his wife Verlette Nicholson Johnson. Mr. Johnson [...]
Dispatched To Fire Alarm, Found A Fight Instead
By Captain Philip HayesPublished On: June 9, 2015Categories: Media ReleasesTags: EMS, Fight, SFD Station 5, StabbingViews: 321Firefighters Render Care After Scene Is Secured By Stamford Police 1633 Washington Blvd At 0326 hours, a limited box assignment of two Engines, a Truck and an Incident Commander were dispatched to 1633 Washington Blvd. for a reported activated fire alarm. 1633 Washington Blvd is directly across the street from the Fire Station [...]