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 [...]

Michael F. Piacenza passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2016 at age 92. Born and raised in Stamford, CT, he was the son of the late Leonard and Assunta Dagilia Piacenza. Michael was a World War II veteran, having served for the U.S. Army, and a firefighter for the city of Stamford for 37 [...]

Stamford, CT. November 30, 2016 - At 7:51 pm City of Stamford firefighters were called to the Macy's department store at 151 Broad Street to rescue a five-year-old child who had gotten his foot caught in an escalator. One engine company, one truck company, the department's heavy rescue company, and the duty deputy chief responded [...]

Stamford, CT - Stamford Fire Department's Rescue 1 (R-1) was requested to respond to 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford Hospital Pediatric Emergency Room, to assist hospital personnel treating a 5-year-old male with a bolt in his hand.  Upon arrival, R-1 crew discovered that the child had threaded a 3/8 inch steel nut onto his right index [...]

The Stamford Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of retired Firefighter Lou Moavero. Lou, a lifetime Stamford resident, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday, November 18, 2016 at Stamford, Hospital from Lung Cancer and complications from a stroke. Lou was 79 and was born in Stamford on August [...]

Stamford, Connecticut - At 1:05 pm the Stamford Fire Department responded to a call for help from a boater trapped on a sinking boat in the waters off of Cove Island. Two engines, the fireboat, and deputy chief were assigned to the incident. As ground-based firefighters searched from land, Stamford Fireboat 236 made way to [...]