• President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. to Award Medals of Valor to Stamford Firefighters

    By Published On: May 16, 2022Categories: Department News, Media ReleasesTags: Views: 2675

    On 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

    By Published On: April 30, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1626

    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

    By Published On: April 29, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1349

    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, [...]

  • Springdale Kitchen Fire Quickly Extinguished

    By Published On: April 25, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1842

    Stamford, CT – At 11:35 pm, the Stamford 911 center received a call reporting a stove fire in an apartment at 94 Highview Ave. Engine 7 from the Springdale firehouse was the first engine company to arrive, and stretched a hose line to quickly contain the rapidly spreading kitchen fire. 4 Engine Companies, 1 Truck Company, 1 Rescue Company, [...]

  • MULTI-AGENCY EASTER SUNDAY RESPONSE TO LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR 4 BOATERS IN WATER.

    By Published On: April 17, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 3710

    4 Men rescued from cold water of Long Island Sound. 1 man has died, 3 others remain in critical condition. MULTI-AGENCY EASTER SUNDAY RESPONSE TO LONG ISLAND SOUND RESCUES 4 BOATERS IN WATER. STAMFORD, CT (Sunday, April 17, 2022) - At 10:21 AM on Easter Sunday, Stamford firefighters, Stamford Police, and Stamford EMS units were alerted to [...]

  • East Side Structure Fire Quickly Contained By Stamford Firefighters

    By Published On: March 14, 2022Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1835

    2 Firefighters Sustain Minor Injuries; Family Dog Dies During Fire. EAST SIDE STRUCTURE FIRE QUICKLY CONTAINED BY STAMFORD FIREFIGHTERS STAMFORD, CT (March 13, 2022) - At 10:43 PM, Stamford firefighters were dispatched to a report of a structure fire in a multi-family residence at 295 Cove Road. 5 Engine Companies, 1 Truck Company, 1 Heavy Rescue Company, [...]

  • Late Evening Westside Fire Displaces 9

    By Published On: November 11, 2021Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1591

    The Stamford 911 center received a report of a building on fire at 11:41 pm last night with an additional report of a possible trapped occupant inside. First arriving apparatus from the City's Westside Station reported heavy smoke coming from the front of a multi-family apartment building upon arrival.Upon entry, heavy fire was encountered in the first floor apartment. [...]

  • Early Evening Springdale House Fire Quickly Extinguished

    By Published On: October 11, 2021Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1502

    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 Published On: October 3, 2021Categories: Media ReleasesTags: , , Views: 3731

    The 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 [...]