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Two Stamford EMS Reserve Ambulances Destroyed By Fire
Two Stamford EMS reserve ambulances were destroyed in a fire that occurred the evening of Saturday, March 2. The ambulances were reportedly parked next to each other in the lot at the Stamford EMS Long Ridge Road headquarters. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated, but it allegedly involved a mechanical malfunction with one of the ambulances. No injuries to Stamford EMS staff or others have been reported. Stamford EMS representatives further state that this incident will not affect the availability or reliability of emergency ambulance services. Stamford EMS remains i…
Police & Fire
Man Rescued From Icy Waters At Marina In Stamford
An elderly man took a frosty dip at a Fairfield County marina when he slipped off the dock and required police intervention to rescue him from the frigid waters. Officers from the Stamford Police Department responded to the TGM Anchor Marina at approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, when they received a report that an 80-year-old man had fallen into the water while tending to his boat. According to Stamford Police Lt. Michael Noto, officers Matthew Romano, Jonathan Gale and Erik Soderholm were on the scene in less than three minutes and were able to pull the Waterbury resident out of th…
Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out At Recycling Center In Stamford
Flames broke out in a large pile of garbage at the Stamford recycling center that was packed to rafters with refuse waiting to be moved. Firefighters received the call for a large pile of burning garbage at the station, located at 61 Taylor Reed Place, around 3:22 a.m. Thursday, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. When firefighters arrived they found the unoccupied building was filled almost to capacity with refuse awaiting to be transferred out to another station, Hayes said. Firefighters initiated an attack with hose lines to protect the metal building and begin extinguishing the fi…
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Report Of Boat In Distress, Passengers Yelling 'We Need Help' Draws Quick Response In Stamford
A late night boating expedition wound up resulting in a scare before first responders in Stamford could make the save of a drifting boat. The Stamford Emergency Communications Center received an emergency call at approximately 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, from residents at the Palmer Landing condo complex reporting that there was a vessel in distress in the water with its passengers shouting “we need help,” Fire Capt. Philip Hayes said Firefighters were dispatched near the hurricane barrier in the Stamford Harbor, along with Stamford EMS and members of the Stamford Police Department. A…
Police & Fire
One Injured In Stamford Structure Collapse
A person was hospitalized after a partial collapse during the demolition of a building in Stamford on Monday afternoon. Crews from the Stamford Fire Department responded to the vacant building at 860 Canal Street on Monday morning, where there was a report of the partial collapse and an injured worker at the construction site, where demolition work has been ongoing. Officials said that the worker was removed by firefighters who used a tower ladder, and he was transported by paramedics with the Stamford E.M.S. for treatment on what is believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. His conditi…
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Injured Construction Worker Rescued By Firefighters In Fairfield County
A construction worker had to be rescued after shoring gave way and fell on top of the man who was standing below. The incident took place Thursday at 1 Greyrock Place in Stamford when structural shoring being removed gave way, falling on a worker who was positioned below it, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes in a statement. Responding units from the Stamford Fire Department and Stamford EMS found the worker in an elevated confined space area of the building which was under construction, Hayes said. Three fire trucks responded to the scene and firefighters stabilized and disentangled th…
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12 Displaced In Fairfield County Blaze Requiring 30 Firefighters
Twelve residents of a Stamford home were displaced by a fire that required some 30 firefighters to bring under control, according to the Stamford Fire Department. The fire started in the kitchen around 4:23 pm Thursday at 63 Soundview Ave., said Deputy Fire Chief Patrick J. Tripodi. The first engine company arrived within three minutes of the alarm and found a kitchen fire at the rear of the two-and-half-story wood frame home, Tripodi said. All 12 residents had safely self-evacuated before firefighters arrived on scene. Multiple hose lines were stretched and the fire was brought under co…
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