1988-09-25: 15 Families Left homeless by Early Morning Blaze at 10 Lafayette St
Group 2 fought an early morning blaze that began just before 6:30 am. The blaze destroyed the upper levels of the multi-family rooming house. No injuries reported.
2016-05-24: Doctor’s Office at 589 Bedford Street Destroyed by Two-Alarm Fire
A heavily involved 2-1/2 story wood frame building housing a well-known Stamford Doctor was destroyed by a suspicious early morning fire. The 3190-square-foot structure was declared a complete loss. According to initial reports, flames were shooting as high as twenty-feet into the air. Five fire engines, three dozen firefighters, two [...]
Retired DFM Thomas Brown Volunteers Tirelessly for The Arthur C Luf Children’s Burn Camp
It's true that many Stamford Firefighters regularly work on projects outside of the Department that are related to our profession and are worthy of recognition. It's also true that many of these members go unrecognized by the nature of the efforts being outside the formal organization. But one guy, Tom [...]
DFM Thomas Brown Receives Distinguished Alumni Award at NCC
DFM Thomas E. Brown was the 2012 Norwalk Community College Commencement Speaker. He was awarded a “Distinguished Alumni Award" by the NCC Trustees.
1969-06-04: Sabini Warehouse Fire
A 7:45 PM fire broke out at the Sabini Furniture warehouse complex located at 175 Pacific Street (near Willow Street) and became a conflagration, burning all the attached buildings in the complex. The building was a livery stable before it was a warehouse and was scheduled for demolition by the [...]
2008-11-16: Cedar Street Warehouse Fire Quickly Spead to Two Houses
An empty Cedar Street warehouse went up in flames, spreading to two homes, two garages and at least seven vehicles before it was put under control. No injuries were reported. The fire began at a warehouse at 45 Cedar St. at 1:45 p.m.. The warehouse was destroyed. One of the [...]
1988-06-30: 370 West Main Street, Fire at the The Bolliger Warehouse Building
A six-hour stubborn fire took its toll on the 30-firefighters that responded to the scene of this fire. The general building construction and contents of the structure significantly hampered efforts to extinguish the fire. But Stamford firefighters eventually prevailed and saved the structure. This was a Grp 1 fire. We [...]
1985-01-14: Jesus Restaurant & Variety Store (Formally Teddy’s)
A one-alarm structure fire at 2010 hours on January 14, 1985 left seven residents homeless. The fire apparently started in a first floor storage room of the store, but quickly spread to the upper residential floors of 99 Manhattan Street. Nobody was injured in the fire and a dog was [...]
1974-12-06: Firefighters Perform Heroic Rescues at 55 Lafayette Street
On December 6, 1974, at 11:33 PM, Stamford Firefighters Water Finch and Frank Maciolek were among the first firefighters to arrive on the scene of a Box Alarm at 55 Lafayette Street . Flames could be seen coming out of the third-floor apartment in a six-family wood frame building. A [...]
1999-07-29: Deputy Fire Marshal Albert Aguilar Receives “The Mayor’s Citation”
Based upon a recommendation from Fire Marshal Barry Callahan, who acknowledges DFM Aguilars outstanding accomplishments and his pursuit of excellence in inspecting over 90% of the structures within his district, Deputy Fire Marshal Aguilar received the "Mayor's Citation in July of 1999. DFM Aguilar formally received the award during the [...]