• Fire Dept Dive Team Responds to Assist Norwalk

    By Published On: June 30, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 930

    victim recovered At 21:53 The Stamford 911 dispatch center received a mutual aid request from the City of Norwalk  to assist in the rescue of person who fell into the water on Selleck St in Norwalk. 2 units from the Woodside Fire House, which comprises the city's dive team, responded. Upon arriving on scene, the team deployed [...]

  • Early Morning Fire Displaces Residents

    By Published On: June 23, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 863

    At approximately 3:00 am, the 911 dispatch center received a call reporting smoke coming from the roof of the building near Forest and Grove Sts. The first arriving Engine reported heavy smoke and fire visible on the top floor of a condominium unit at 104 Forest St. The fire was quickly upgraded to a second alarm. 5 engine, [...]

  • Bedroom Fire breaks out in Waterside Home

    By Published On: May 23, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1376

    (Stamford, CT 5/23/19) At 5:41 pm Stamford firefighters responded to a report of a house fire at 513 Fairfield Avenue. Upon arrival firefighters found a 2 1/2 story wood frame two-family duplex house with smoke coming from the second floor. The residents had evacuated and reported that a bedroom on the second floor was burning. [...]

  • Gone, But Not Forgotten – Stamford Firefighters Honor Former Fire Chief

    By Published On: May 9, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1341

    New sign in honor of former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond Installed at Stamford Fire Training Facility STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT - On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 8, 2019, Stamford firefighters gathered at the Stamford Fire Department training facility on Magee Avenue to recognize and honor former Fire Chief Charles R. McRedmond. Firefighters met with Chief McRedmond's family members and installed a new sign high above [...]

  • Vacant Garage Burns in South End

    By Published On: April 29, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1063

    (Stamford, CT. 4/29/19): At 11:03 AM a Stamford police officer, working a traffic detail in the city's South End, observed smoke coming from a vacant builing at the corner of Dock and Atlantic Streets. The officer immediately called for help bringing the Stamford Fire Department to the scene by 11:07 AM. A working fire was found in [...]

  • Stamford garage fire

    By Published On: April 10, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1002

    Stamford CT, Stamford Fire Department and Turn of River FD units operated at 31 Shadow Ridge Rd with a mid-day fire involving a detached garage. The fire was extinguished quickly by firefighters and contained to the garage. There was no damage to adjacent homes. A total of 7 piece of apparatus responded with 28 firefighters. Incident [...]

  • Hackett Circle Fire Displaces Seven Residents

    By Published On: March 24, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1047

    (Stamford, Connecticut 3/24/19): A midmorning fire in a third floor bedroom displaced seven Hackett Circle South residents. At 9:37 am a 9-1-1 call reporting a fire in the attic was received from an occupant of 20 Hackett Circle South. Upon arrival at 9:42 am firefighters encountered a heavy smoke condition coming from the third floor of [...]

  • Basement Fire Damages Long Ridge Home

    By Published On: March 16, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 921

    (Stamford, CT, 3/16/19) A fire broke out in the basement of a home at 206 West Haviland Lane in the Long Ridge section of the city today. At 4:30 pm the residents called 9-1-1 reporting dark black smoke in the basement of their home and were evacuating to safety. The Long Ridge Fire Company, the City [...]

  • Commercial Oven Fire Clears Downtown Restaurant

    By Published On: March 8, 2019Categories: Media ReleasesViews: 1202

    Stamford, CT. (March 8, 2019): A smokey oven fire struck a downtown restaurant this afternoon. At 5:09 pm an automatic fire alarm was received for 74 West Park Place reporting an activated smoke detector. City firefighters responded with two engines, one truck, and the on duty deputy chief and, upon arrival, found a heavy smoke condition [...]