At 06:14hrs on 7/5/2025, a resident on the 6th floor of 750 Summer Street called 911 due to an audible fire alarm going off in the resident’s apartment.  Stamford Fire units arrived on scene to investigate.  The building’s central station alarm system was not activated.  Crews met the occupant in his apartment and noticed an [...]

Stamford Fire Department responded with Stamford Police and Stamford EMS for a boat in distress on Long Island Sound approximately ¾ of a mile off the east side of Shippan Point.  Patrons at the Woodway Beach Club at 95 Hobson Street witnessed a small sailboat capsize in rough waters at about 8:30 pm and contacted [...]

Stamford Fire Department along with a unit from Belltown Fire responded to Holcomb Avenue for a report of a structure fire.  E-6 arrived on scene first due, confirmed the location and reported a working fire.  E-6 crew stretched a 1 ¾ hose line to a 2nd floor apartment where they found a fire in the [...]

The fire was contained to the building of origin due to the efforts of Stamford Firefighters. STAMFORD, CT (June 4, 2024) - At 5:30 PM, Stamford firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at an auto repair business, located at 30 Dyke Lane.  Engine 2 and Truck 2 from the South End fire station arrived on scene in less [...]

At 10:09 PM on Sunday night, Stamford Fire Department responded to 200 Broad Street, Sofi Parc Grove, for multiple calls reporting smoke and fire.  Fire units from Central, Woodside, Shippan, and South End fire stations initially responded.  Upon arrival at 10:13 PM, SFD found a working fire on the balcony of a 4th floor apartment [...]

It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Deputy Chief Kevin B Tappe.  Kevin, a longtime Stamford and Ridgefield resident, died recently in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was 72. Kevin Bedard Tappe was born to John and Rhodyne Tappe in Long Beach, California. He attended St. Anthony Claret in [...]

Indianapolis, Indiana – April 10, 2025 – The Stamford Fire Department is proud to announce that Fire Chief Robert Morris Sr. was formally presented with a prestigious national award today at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) International 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The honor was bestowed in recognition of Chief Morris’s decades-long commitment to the [...]

Stamford, CT – At 7:47 pm Stamford firefighters responded to 28 Frederick Street for a report of a grill on fire extending to the rear of a house. Engine 4 from the Shippan firehouse arrived within 3 minutes and found heavy smoke showing from the rear of the multifamily house. Engine 4’s crew extinguished the [...]

The Stamford Fire Department responded to 59 Liberty Street, Liberty Commons Condo Unit 5, at 14:38 on multiple calls for a building on fire.  Upon arrival at 14:40, the first due fire companies from the West Side Fire Station found a fire on an exterior 2nd floor porch of a 4-story, wood frame, multiple dwelling [...]

The Stamford Fire Department responded to 184 Bedford Street at 04:45 AM on Friday, March 7, 2025 for an activated fire alarm.  Upon arrival at 04:50, the first due fire companies  discovered smoke coming from the first floor of Chez Vous Bistro Restaurant at 188 Bedford Street.  The 60ft x 80ft, 2-story commercial fire building [...]