Today is International Firefighter's Day.  We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Stamford Fire Department for their service and dedication to their community! “The role of a firefighter in today’s society – be it urban, rural, natural environment, volunteer, career, industrial, defence force, aviation, motor sport, or other is one [...]

At 08:08 am, the Stamford Dispatch Center received a 911 call for an overturned tanker truck at 391 Fairfield Avenue. Three engines, a ladder truck, a rescue company, a hazardous materials response unit and a command unit were dispatched to the incident. First arriving units found an 18 wheel tanker truck carrying 34,000 pounds of [...]

You are cordially invited to the Stamford History Center (formally the Stamford Historical Society) gala benefit dinner in honor of "Stamford's Firefighting Heroes" on Thursday, April 27, 2018  The event will be held at the "The Waters Edge at Giovanni's", 2748 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT (which is on the City line with Darien). The cost of the [...]

STAMFORD, CT – Mayor David Martin, Director of Public Safety Ted Jankowski and Fire Chief Trevor Roach today announced that the Stamford Fire Department will soon have new breathing apparatus for all crews. The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) will have new technology to better protect Stamford firefighters. Mayor Martin, wearing one of the new packs, speaks at the press conference, [...]

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 Sasser Captain Joseph Dombrowski Captain David Davis Captain William O'Connell Lieutenants Lieutenant Brian Teitelbaum Lieutenant [...]

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 on November 17, 1929 in Stamford, CT, to the late Dennis and Dolores Leblanc. Gerald [...]

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 first, a “fill the boot” fundraiser will take place on Sunday, September 24, 2017, from [...]

It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Fire Captain Albert Rich.  Albert Rich, 79, of West Haven and formerly of Stamford passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Stamford on July 22, [...]

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 traveled from New York. Stamford emergency services initiated both a shore-based and open water search [...]

Nikodem J Kowaleski Jr died peacefully at home on January 9, 2017. He was 90. He was the son of the late Nikodem Sr and Weronika Domalewski Kowalewski. A lifelong resident of Stamford, CT, he graduated from Stamford High School and Fordham University. He served in the US Army during the Korean War receiving both [...]