• Stamford Daily Voice: Court Upholds Vote That Unified Stamford Fire Department

    By Published On: December 21, 2013Categories: In The NewsViews: 906

    Court Upholds Vote That Unified Stamford Fire DepartmentSTAMFORD, Conn. -- The state Superior Court has upheld the constitutionality of the 2012 charter revision referendum that established a unified Fire Department in Stamford, the city announced Friday. The unified department is led by a chief of the Stamford Fire Department with an assistant chief for career [...]

  • City Releases Statements on Fire Service Court Decision

    By Published On: December 21, 2013Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 978

    STAMFORD, CT - Mayor David Martin released a statement following the news that the Superior Court upheld the constitutionality of the 2012 charter revision referendum. The referendum established a unified Fire Department in the City of Stamford, led by a Chief of the Stamford Fire Department with an Assistant Chief for Career Service Firefighters and [...]

  • 4 February 2000 – 791 East main Street Mixed Occupancy Fire

    By Published On: December 19, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 1078

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  • The Stamford Fire Department is Proud to Unveil the Newest Addition to Our Fleet

    By Published On: December 18, 2013Categories: Department NewsTags: Views: 1343

    Our newest engine is a 2014 KME Severe Service Engine and will be assigned to Fire Station #9 at 684 Long Ridge Road when it is placed in service. The new Engine 9 represents a dramatic departure from previous stratagies utilizing  entirely new specifications . All future Stamford Fire Department apparatus purchases will be modeled after [...]

  • Winter Weather Advisory In Effect

    By Published On: December 17, 2013Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 762

    Tuesday December 17, 2013 from 7 AM TO 6 PM EST The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Litchfield, Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex and New London Counties for the day on Tuesday. Snow will develop during the morning rush hour and become moderate to locally heavy at times by mid-morning. Accumulating [...]

  • 10 Nov 1998 – Atlantic Street Multi Family Residential Fire

    By Published On: December 15, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 1654

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  • City of Stamford’s New Fireboat

    By Published On: December 15, 2013Categories: Department News, UncategorizedTags: , Views: 1588

    MetalCraft Marine delivered a new fireboat to the Stamford Fire Department this past August. The 35'9''x10'9" FireStorm 32 is powered by two 420-hp Cummins 5.9 engines matched with two Hamilton 274 waterjets. It is equipped with a Hale 1500 fire pump which can pump 1,750 gpm. The vessel has a top speed of 38 knots. [...]

  • 24 Jul 2000 Lipton Place Residential House Fire

    By Published On: December 14, 2013Categories: Photo Gallery, The SFD In HistoryViews: 1068

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  • 22 Sep 2006 – Large Scare Realistic Terrorism Drill

    By Published On: December 14, 2013Categories: Photo GalleryViews: 879

    This drill was conducted with support of the Federal government.  City Operations crews worked through the evening before to get the scene ready. Responding of emergency services had no idea what to expect. The drill was conducted in real time and truly tested the skills and resources of the Stamford Fire Department. Photographer: Captain Phil [...]