President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to Award Medals of Valor to Stamford Firefighters
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: May 16, 2022Categories: Department News, Media ReleasesTags: FeaturedViews: 2615On May 16, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., will award the Medal of Valor to fifteen public safety officers, including two officers who died in the line of duty, during a ceremony in the East Room. These awards are for acts of bravery in eight different incidents during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 award cycles. [...]
Two-Alarm Fire At Vacant Two-Story Commercial Structure on Stamford’s Southend
No Injuries Report At 1811 hours, the Stamford Combined Dispatched Center began receiving calls of a structure fire at 37 Manhattan Street. A one-alarm assignment consisting of three engines, a tower ladder, a rescue, a rapid intervention team and a shift commander was dispatched and arrived within minutes of the initial calls. The first arriving firefighters reported [...]
Off-Duty Stamford Fire Captain Seeks Public Support In Bringing Historical Relics Back to Stamford
These Relics Are Over One-Hundred Years Old! THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS AN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE BY THE STAMFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT IS BEING DISTRIBUTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY The following was written by Fire Captain Philip Hayes. Capt Hayes has been actively involved as the Department's unofficial historian for many years, [...]
Thinking About Applying and Want To Know What CPAT Is?
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: April 25, 2022Categories: Department News, Important InformationTags: FeaturedViews: 10534The video, shown below, explains the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT). It consists of eight separate events requiring you to progress along a predetermined path from event to event in a continuous manner. The events include: Stair ClimbHose DragEquipment CarryLadder Raise and ExtensionForcible EntryMaze SearchVictim Drag Ceiling Breach and Pull. The International Association of Fire [...]
Retired Deputy Fire Marshal Henry B Lawson Has Passed Away
It is with deep regret, that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Deputy Fire Marshal Henry (Hank) B. Lawson Jr. 75, of Unadilla GA. DFM Lawson entered into eternal rest on Sunday April 3, 2022. Graveside Services for DFM Lawson 75, of Unadilla GA will be Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 11:00 [...]
Hiring Information Command Center
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: March 29, 2022Categories: Department NewsTags: FeaturedViews: 15195NOW HIRING: ENTRY-LEVEL FIREFIGHTERS SERVE WITH COURAGE. PROTECT WITH PRIDE: UPCOMING EXAM DATESWRITTEN EXAM: 02.21.26 - ORAL INTERVIEW ASSESSMENT: 02.22.26 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE (CLEAN RECORD) U.S. CITIZEN OR AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S. VALID CPAT CERTIFICATE (ISSUED FEB 21, 2025 OR LATER) [...]
Early Evening Springdale House Fire Quickly Extinguished
Stamford, CT – At 5:05 pm, the Stamford 911 center received a call reporting a fire in an upstairs bedroom at 340 Haig Ave. The Chief of the Springdale Fire Department was first to arrive and confirmed a structure fire at the two-story private residence. Engine 7 from the Springdale fire house was the first [...]
Two-Alarm Fire Causes Signifiant Damage to Unoccupied House on Large Estate
By Deputy Chief Philip HayesPublished On: October 3, 2021Categories: Media ReleasesTags: House fire, Long Ridge, structure fireViews: 3672The Stamford Combined 911 Center received the first call of heavy smoke, possibly a large open burn, in the area of 579 Erskine Road at 18:50. The first arriving unit from the Long Ridge Fire Department arrived on the scene and discovered a large unoccupied house with heavy fire showing from the attic and roof [...]
Retired Stamford Firefighter Curtis “Curt” Darragh Has Passed Away.
It is with deep regret that the Stamford Fire Department announces the passing of retired Firefighter Curtis R. Darragh, Jr., 77, resident of Milford, NH. He went home to be with the Lord on September 13, 2021, at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, Nashua, NH. He was born on December 18, 1943, in Peekskill, NY, [...]

