victim recovered At 21:53 The Stamford 911 dispatch center received a mutual aid request from the City of Norwalk  to assist in the rescue of person who fell into the water on Selleck St in Norwalk. 2 units from the Woodside Fire House, which comprises the city's dive team, responded. Upon arriving on scene, the team deployed [...]

Firefighter Charles Haggerty It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Firefighter Charles Haggerty Charley was born on February 25, 1933, in Stamford, CT. He passed away June 18, 2019, at Hospice House in Sarasota, Florida leaving behind his wife, Jean DeLeo Haggerty of 65 years.  He also [...]

At approximately 3:00 am, the 911 dispatch center received a call reporting smoke coming from the roof of the building near Forest and Grove Sts. The first arriving Engine reported heavy smoke and fire visible on the top floor of a condominium unit at 104 Forest St. The fire was quickly upgraded to a second alarm. 5 engine, [...]

(Stamford, CT 5/23/19) At 5:41 pm Stamford firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at 513 Fairfield Avenue. Upon arrival firefighters found a 2 1/2 story wood frame two-family duplex house with smoke coming from the second floor. The residents had evacuated and reported that a bedroom on the second floor was burning. [...]

New sign in honor of former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond Installed at Stamford Fire Training Facility STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Stamford firefighters gathered at the Stamford Fire Department training facility on Magee Avenue to recognize and honor former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond. Firefighters met with Chief McRedmond's family members and installed a new sign high above [...]

(Stamford, CT. 4/29/19): At 11:03 AM a Stamford police officer, working a traffic detail in the city's South End, observed smoke coming from a vacant builing at the corner of Dock and Atlantic Streets. The officer immediately called for help bringing the Stamford Fire Department to the scene by 11:07 AM. A working fire was found in [...]

Firefighter James Grabowski It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of Stamford Firefighter James Grabowski. James “Jim” Francis Grabowski, 67, a longtime member of the Stamford community and firefighter passed away peacefully, on April 22, 2019, with his family by his side. Jim was born in Stamford on January [...]

Stamford CT, Stamford Fire Department and Turn of River FD units operated at 31 Shadow Ridge Rd with a mid-day fire involving a detached garage. The fire was extinguished quickly by firefighters and contained to the garage. There was no damage to adjacent homes. A total of 7 piece of apparatus responded with 28 firefighters. Incident [...]

Firefighter Sam Van Houten It is with great sadness that the Stamford Fire Department and the Van Houten family, announce the passing of Samuel Francis Van Houten. "Sammy" was born in Stamford on May 3, 1957 and passed away suddenly on March 28, 2019 at age 61. Losing his own father at a young age [...]

(Stamford, Connecticut 3/24/19): A midmorning fire in a third floor bedroom displaced seven Hackett Circle South residents. At 9:37 am a 9-1-1 call reporting a fire in the attic was received from an occupant of 20 Hackett Circle South. Upon arrival at 9:42 am firefighters encountered a heavy smoke condition coming from the third floor of [...]