Water Main Break Damages Several Homes, Some Families Displaced.
AT 1543 the Stamford 911 Dispatch center received reports of a water main break in the vicinity of Hollow Oak Lane and Bel Aire Dr. First arriving fire units reported a large volume of water coming from the area of a front yard on Hollow Oak Ln., where construction was taking place. Water was observed and cascading downhill [...]
Residential Structure Fire on Lindale Street
Firefighters Quickly Contain Fire In Downtown Townhouse LINDALE STREET TOWNHOUSE FIRE QUICKLY CONTAINED: ADJACENT UNITS PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE STAMFORD, CT (November 15, 2022) - At 8:36 AM, Stamford firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 19 Lindale Street in downtown Stamford. First-arriving fire units from Fire Headquarters arrived at the scene in less than three minutes and found [...]
Retired Assistant Fire Chief William J Smith, III Has Passed Away
It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Assistant Fire Chief William J Smith, III. “Billy” passed away on October 27, 2022, at the age of 71. Born in Bronx, NY, Billy moved to Stamford at a young age and graduated from Stamford High prior to attending [...]
Second 2-Alarm Fire Strikes West Side Hours Apart
Investigations underway At 11:09 AM, the Stamford Emergency Communications (911) Center began receiving multiple calls reporting a fire in the rear of Outpost Pizza at 365 West Avenue on Stamford’s west side. Firefighters from the West Side Fire Station were first to arrive at 11:13 and reported heavy fire in the rear of 282 Selleck [...]
Two Alarm Fire on West Side Quickly Contained by Stamford Firefighters
TWO ALARM FIRE ON WEST SIDE QUICKLY CONTAINED BY STAMFORD FIREFIGHTERS STAMFORD, CT (September 29, 2022) - At 05:00 AM, Stamford firefighters were dispatched to multiple reports of a structure fire on Fairfield Avenue on the West Side of Stamford. Firefighters from the West Side Fire Station, located one block away from the fire arrived on location in [...]
This is a Test Alert… Only a test
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Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes 42 Minutes to Extinguish
600 Gallons of Water Per Minute Help Suppress Challenging Fire At 11:18 AM today, the Stamford Combined 911 Dispatch Center began receiving calls of a car fire behind the Blue Ginger Restaurant at 1132 E Main Street. Additional calls reported the car to be a Tesla. Two engines, a truck company, and an incident commander were [...]
Operations at the Fully Involved Tesla Fire of September 15, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-HN0MFO6I0&t=4s This video contains various aspects of operations that were required to contain and eventually extinguish the Tesla fire of September 15, 2022. It is being shared in the name of training.
The First 30 seconds of the September 15, 2022 Fully Involved Tesla Fire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHuFwGmIc7A Engine Company #4 of the Stamford Fire Department was first to arrive on the scene and stretched a 1-3/4' hoseline. They arrived just six minutes after the inital dispatch. And additional two hose lines were later put into service which allowed them to extinguish the fire in 43 minutes.
Fully Involved Tesla Car Fire Takes 42 Minutes to Extinguish
By Captain Philip HayesPublished On: September 15, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesTags: FeaturedViews: 20924600 Gallons of Water Per Minute Help Suppress Challenging Fire Incident Number: 22-08855Incident Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 11:18 AMIncident Location: In Back of 1132 E Main Street At 11:18 AM today, the Stamford Combined 911 Dispatch Center began receiving calls of a car fire behind the Blue Ginger Restaurant at 1132 E Main Street. Additional [...]