From Mayor Bill Finch: Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and Fire Chief Rooney released the following statement about the passing of Marisol Estrada, who was critically
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Washington Avenue Fire Hospitalizes Four, Child And Mother Critical
UPDATE from CT Post here. Video of fire and rescue: A fire inside an apartment building on Washington Avenue early Sunday morning hospitalized four people
Read moreMassive Fire Forces Evacuation Of 400, Shoreline Fishing In City Banned
From Public Safety spokesman Bill Kaempffer, Friday afternoon update: After a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flyover, the state scaled back fishing restrictions after water runoff
Read morePizza Promotes Smoke Detectors
Story by Bill Kaempffer, public safety spokesman: Jennifer Ramos and her son Michael heard the sirens blaring as the fire truck pulled up in front
Read moreWho Wants Pie? Firefighters To Deliver Free Pizza To Promote Fire Safety
From Bill Kaempffer, public safety spokesman: Mayor Bill Finch and the city Fire Department again are partnering with Domino’s Pizza in an effort to save
Read moreFirebirds Ask Feds To Investigate City’s Hiring Practices
The president of the Firebird Society of Bridgeport has sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to investigate concerns about the
Read moreMayor, Fire Chief Promote Safety With 40,000th Free Smoke Detector
From Bill Kaempffer, public safety spokesman: In what is believed to an unprecedented effort to promote fire safety, the Bridgeport Fire Department installed its 40,000th
Read moreFirefighter Vega: ‘I Wanted To Be That Face For A Little Girl’
Bill Kaempffer, the city’s public safety spokesman, shares this feature about city firefighter Sheilyan Vega: Firefighter Sheilyan Vega is the first ever Latina firefighter to
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