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About 200 of Greenwich Hospital’s staff emerged into the sunlight at noon to be honored by a massive caravan of first responders including Greenwich Police, Greenwich Fire Dept, GEMS and Red Cross. The health care workers are on the front line, working heroically to treat patients suffering from COVID-19. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Fire Dept Tweeted that a house on Lower Cross Rd is fully involved, all occupants are out, house is starting to collapse. Continue Reading →
A fire broke out before midnight on Monday at 522 East Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
Submitted by Lucia Jansen
On May 13, 2019, the RTM approved the BET’s proposed $444 million general FY19-20 fund budget. Included in the budget is $75,000 for an independent town-wide fire study that was added by the BET after a unanimous vote. During the BET budget hearings with the fire department, it showed that there were serious gaps in town-wide fire incident and response time data. Lacking sufficient data, of course, makes it difficult to determine effective and required fire department staffing levels. Additionally, the Office of First Selectman and Fire Department’s report to the RTM and BET revealed that town benchmarking data using national standard criteria for response times, including call processing, turnout, and travel times, was either non-existent, non-compliant (e.g., far beyond recommended standards), or excluded data from our important volunteer fire stations located in the area in which the shortfall in service is claimed. Continue Reading →
Volunteer members of the Greenwich Fire Department work along the Career Firefighters as a team in mitigating emergency fire calls. You will be taught the skills both in house and outside of the department in order to operate safely. Continue Reading →
Four new recruits to Greenwich Fire Dept were sworn in on Thursday at Greenwich’s Public Safety Complex. Continue Reading →
Some tips on space heaters, generators, and disposing your Christmas trees. Continue Reading →
On Monday morning Greenwich Fire Dept Chief Siecienski welcomed a full house to the ceremony to mark the promotions of Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Morris and Lt George Lattanzi. Continue Reading →
“To me this is the most important position in the fire department – the position of fire marshal,” chief Peter Siecienski. Continue Reading →
At the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, about 80 middle schoolers had a fun Friday night that included members of the Greenwich Fire Dept. The event was part of a series, with each Friday night having a different theme. Continue Reading →