The City Council meeting Monday night at 7 will be conducted by teleconference. The public may listen by calling the following conference line and then entering
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Category: Firefighters
Samaritan, Firefighters Rescue Boy Whose Head Stuck In Vehicle Power Window
News release from Mayor’s Office: Mayor Ganim and Chief Thode recognized Firefighters from Ladder 11 of the Bridgeport Fire Department for successful, heroic efforts to
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Fire Boats Rescue 28 People From Seaside Park Breakwater Rocks
From Steve Krauchick, Doing It Local. Police and firefighters received another call of fishermen caught on the breakwater rocks at Seaside Park. Initially they thought
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Ganim Urges Advanced Covid Testing For Emergency Services
Mayor Joe Ganim wants advanced COVID-19 testing for public safety officers so police and fire personnel who test negative may return to work quickly. Ganim
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A Decade In Making, Females Join Fire Department
It’s been more than a decade, but on Thursday Mayor Joe Ganim announced the hiring of two female firefighters as part of a new class
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Scalpel Time: City Council Budget Chairs Seek Quixotic Eight Percent Department Reductions
It’s a big ask that will arouse irritation or perspiration, if not outright mock horror, but the co-chairs of the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations
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Ganim Appoints Rebeca Garcia Second-In-Command Of Police Department, Janene Hawkins Chief Of Department Heads
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday announced a series of personnel decisions elevating Police Captain Rebeca Garcia to assistant chief, making her second in command of
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Charges Dismissed Against Fire Captain
Charges have been dropped against Bridgeport Fire Captain Darrien Penix who was accused in August of stealing funds from the Firebirds Society, a fraternal organization that
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