• Multiple Boats Catch Fire in Stamford Harbor’s West Branch

    By Published On: October 4, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1211

    (Stamford, CT) – At 3:37 pm, the Stamford Fire Department responded to the Hinckley boat yard at 2 Selleck Street for a boat on fire at the gas dock. Engine 3 from the West Side firehouse was first to arrive and reported a fully involved boat fire close to the dock. Engine 3 began to [...]

  • Multiple Boats Catch Fire in Stamford Harbor’s West Branch

    By Published On: October 4, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 2258

    (Stamford, CT) – At 3:37 pm, the Stamford Fire Department responded to the Hinckley boat yard at 2 Selleck Street for a boat on fire at the gas dock. Engine 3 from the West Side firehouse was first to arrive and reported a fully involved boat fire close to the dock. Engine 3 began to [...]

  • Shippan Home Damaged by Fire

    By Published On: September 26, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1232

    (Stamford, CT) – At 7:40 PM the Stamford Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call from a neighbor reporting a house on fire on Fairview Ave. Engine 4 from the Shippan firehouse arrived first and found fire venting through the roof of a residential house at 128 Fairview Ave. A working fire was declared bringing [...]

  • Neighbors Alert Lockwood Ave. Residents of House Fire

    By Published On: September 21, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1007

    (Stamford, CT) – At 10:46 am the Stamford Fire Department was dispatched to 150 Lockwood Ave for multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a house on fire. Engine 4 from the Shippan firehouse was first to arrive and found fire showing from the second floor exterior porch of a multifamily residential dwelling. Residents had been alerted to [...]

  • Stamford Firefighters Respond to Vehicle in the Rippowam River

    By Published On: September 14, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 924

    One Occupant Removed with Minor Injuries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - Stamford firefighters responded to a single vehicle collision in downtown Stamford that involved a vehicle submerged in the Rippowam River. Due to the nature of this incident, a Technical Rescue response, including the Fire Department Dive Team arrived on the scene [...]

  • A New Engine for the East Side Fire Station

    By Published On: September 1, 2020Categories: Department News, Media ReleasesViews: 2094

    The Stamford Fire Department is pleased to announce that it has placed into service a new Engine 4 today. Engine 4 is stationed in the Eastside Fire Station on Shippan Avenue and primarily serves the Shippan, Cove, and East Side neighborhoods of Stamford. More Pictures & Video Below The new Engine 4 is a 1500 [...]

  • Shippan Vehicle Fire Extends To House

    By Published On: August 8, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1073

      (Stamford, CT) – At 4:09 pm the Stamford Fire Department was dispatched to 104 Euclid Ave for a vehicle fire in close proximity to a house. While enroute, the Stamford 911 center received multiple calls reporting the house was now also on fire. Engine 4 from the Shippan firehouse was first to arrive and [...]

  • Boaters Rescued in Separate Incidents by Stamford Fireboat

    By Published On: July 6, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 792

    (Stamford, CT. 7/6/20): City of Stamford firefighters manning it's Fireboat 236 rescued a kayaker in distress this afternoon. At 4:13 pm a telephone report of a kayaker in distress prompted the response of the city's emergency services. The vicitim was reported to be on a breakwall off on Greenway Island. The fire departments fireboat and [...]

  • Storm Cell Spurs Multiple Calls

    By Published On: June 29, 2020Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 874

    A storm cell containing strong winds, lightning, and heavy rain moving through Stamford around 5pm yesterday resulted in multiple calls. At 4:54 pm the 911 center received multiple calls for people requiring assistance and around Wallacks Point area of Stamford on Long island Sound. A report of 2 kayakers requiring assistance was reported as well a vessel with [...]