Welcome back Chief Brown! Martin recruits retired veteran to lead fire departmentMayor David Martin has selected former Stamford Fire & Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Peter Brown as the city's new fire chief, an appointment cheered Thursday by firefighters from both the career and volunteer ranks. Brown, a 40-year veteran of Stamford's fire services, retired last [...]

(Stamford, CT) – Stamford Fire Department firefighters responded to a structure fire at 20 Travis Ave. at 10:10 pm on Sunday November 24, 2013.  The initial response brought 4 Engine Companies, 1 Truck Company, 1 Rescue Company and 1 Deputy Chief, for a total of 26 firefighters.  Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke in the right [...]

On November 24, 2013, at 21:20 Hrs., Stamford Fire Department Units responded to and quickly contained a fire in the furnace room at 55 Stamford Ave., in the Shippan section of Stamford.  The first arriving units made an aggressive interior attack, knocking down the fire within a matter of minutes.  The fire was contained to [...]

Stamford Fire Dept. responds to fire in Strawberry Hill apartmentMultiple ladder trucks and other fire-fighting equipment were staged outside the high-rise apartment building at Strawberry Hill Court and Strawberry Hill Avenue Friday evening. A firefighter standing outside the apartment on a balcony shone a flashlight into the apartment as an exhaust fan set up in [...]

(Stamford, CT) – Stamford Fire Department firefighters responded to a reported structure fire located at 88 Saddle Rock Rd. at 09:55 a.m. this morning.  Arriving on scene at 10:01a.m. Truck Co.  # 1 reported a smoke condition.  Firefighters entered the home and located the fire in the garage and a crawl space under the structure.  [...]

Firefighter William O'Connell (Group 2, Rescue 1) Wednesday, April 24, 2013: Stamford Fire Fighter and Local 786 Member, Bill O'Connell (Group 2, Rescue 1) recieved the 2013 Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award this morning at the Fire Department Instructor's Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. Robert F. Biolchini, chief executive officer of PennWell Corporation, [...]

February 7, 2013 – Stamford In anticipation of a major winter storm, pursuant to the City of Stamford Code of Ordinances, Mayor Michael Pavia is declaring a Snow Emergency, beginning today, Thursday, February 7th, at 5:00 PM. The Snow Emergency will remain in effect until further notice. Parking is prohibited on all designated Snow Emergency [...]

May we suggest a card or letter to the First Responders of the Newtown tragedy?   Newtown Police Department 3 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 Connecticut State Police Public Information Office 1111 Country Club Road Middletown, Connecticut 06457 Sandy Hook Vol. Fire and Rescue PO Box 783 18-20 Riverside Rd Sandy Hook, CT 06482 Newtown [...]

Sunday, October 28, 2012, 12:30  PM, Stamford    Mayor Michael Pavia met this morning with City Operations and Emergency personnel and shared in a state wide conference call with Governor Malloy and members of CT Dept. of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Homeland Security. The City of Stamford has officially opened the Emergency Operations [...]