Ramping up election-year media hits, Mayor Joe Ganim on Friday will be joined by Congressman Jim Himes and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal to formally announce
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Category: Firefighters
City Launches Firefighter Recruitment Campaign Focused On Women
In recent years a dearth of female firefighters has been a major focus in the OIB comments section by retired firefighters Donald Day and Ron
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2019 Campaign Preview–Ganim’s New Year’s Treatise
Grab a cup of joe (or beverage of your choice) and take a gander at Mayor Joe Ganim’s observations about the state of the city
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Andy Fardy, Retired City Arson Investigator, Passes Away, Services On Sunday
Update: includes services. Growly, passionate, outspoken, irascible, craggy-faced; firefighter, husband, father, grandfather. Andy Fardy was all those things. The retired city arson investigator and charter
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Pat Fardy Yearns For “Thoughts And Prayers” For Husband Andy, Retired Firefighter
Pat Fardy, wife of OIB charter reader Andy Fardy, is “asking for thoughts and prayers for Andy at St. V’s hospital. He cannot take any
Read moreClarion Call Over Firefighters Exam
Past presidents of the Firebird Society of Bridgeport have signed a commentary written by retired firefighter Donald Day denouncing a city decision to extend conditional
Read moreFire Chief: Department At Full Staffing
A promotional and swearing-in ceremony Wednesday night in City Hall brings the total number of firefighters to 308, what Chief Richard Thode declares is “the
Read moreRegional Officials Urge Call To Action Against Opioid Addiction
News release from Mayor’s Office: In response to the national opioid crisis, Mayor Ganim and Health Director Maritza Bond were joined by Fairfield First
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