The Board of Directors of the Stamford Fire Safety Foundation Fund,  recently approved an appropriation of $2,000 for the purchase of additional detectors and batteries.  This includes: 100 photoelectric smoke detectors 40 carbon monoxide detectors 144 9 volt batteries 144 AA batteries This additional appropriation will allow Stamford Firefighters to provide much needed fire detection equipment [...]

  Most fatal fires occur at night. Every home needs working smoke alarms to provide an early warning. Install smoke alarms in all sleeping rooms, hallways that lead to sleeping areas, basements and each additional level of your home. Smoke alarms should be mounted on the ceiling 4” from the wall; wall mounts should be [...]

Stamford, CT, September 17, 2014 – Working smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a fire. That’s the message behind this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, "Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month!" Along with firefighters and safety advocates nationwide, (Your Fire Department) is joining forces with the nonprofit National Fire Protection [...]

DARIEN, Conn. - Gerald J. Pacelli, a resident of Darien, died Tuesday, Sept. 9. He was 73. Gerald Pacelli was born March 13, 1941, in Stamford, to Michael and Helen (Mishley) Pacelli. He was a member of the first graduating class of St. Mary's School in Stamford and a graduate of Stamford High School in 1959. [...]

Once again Stamford Professional Firefighters will be sponsoring a 9/11 ceremony, honoring those who lost their lives on that tragic day. The ceremony will be short and respectful, lasting about 20-25 minutes . It will be held on Thursday, September 11 at 1900 hours (7pm)  in front of Station 5, 1620 Washington Blvd. As in the past, [...]

Published in the Stamford Advocate on September 3, 2014... A fire tore through a large home in North Stamford early Wednesday, gutting nearly the entire structure. Firefighters were called to 25 Bittersweet Lane at about 12:30 a.m. after neighbors heard explosions and saw a fireball engulfing the rear of the three level brick home, Stamford Fire [...]

(Stamford, CT) – At approximately 15 minutes past midnight on Wednesday morning September 3, 2014, Central Fire Dispatch for the City of Stamford began receiving multiple telephone calls from neighbors next to #25 Bittersweet Ln reporting a huge fire.  Neighbors at #15 Bittersweet Ln reported that the home next door was fully engulfed in flame [...]

Bill Peltz will teach "Firefighter Written Examination Prep" at Norwalk Community College.  The class consists of 6 two-hour sessions at 7 PM, beginning on Sept. 18.  Tuition: $149.  The course covers the application process, including the interview; every type of test question; as well as test-taking strategies.  For information, contact Bill (203-858-0230). To register, go [...]

The 4th of July season is upon us and public safety officials caution the general population against the dangers of fireworks. Each year nationwide, on average, there are 10,000 injuries, 3 deaths and 25,000 fires due to the use of illegal fireworks. Don’t become a statistic! The only personal-use fireworks permitted by law in Connecticut [...]