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The Bridgeport Fire Department were notable first responders at the L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, on April 23, 1987. One of the worst disasters in Connecticut history, a 16-story residential building under construction at the corner of Washington Ave. and Coleman St., completely collapsed, killing 28 construction workers.
Pages in category "Organizations based in Bridgeport, Connecticut" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... Bridgeport Fire Department; G.
The blast was caused by a ditch-digging machine being used in the garage hitting and rupturing a 2-inch gas pipe. One person was seriously burned by the blast, and two fire-fighters were injured fighting the fire that followed the blast. [88] May 29 – A 20 inch natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, in North Saint Louis County, Missouri ...
A 6-year-old boy in Bridgeport, Connecticut is recovering in a hospital burn unit while covered in bandages after he was allegedly lit on fire.
Firefighting in the town of Trumbull is served by three independent and all-volunteer fire departments. Each fire department handles its own tax structure and fundraising but receives no funding from the town. There are a total of seven fire stations located throughout the town. The current Town Fire Marshal is Megan Murphy. [37]
City parks, which are handled by the Bridgeport Park Police Department; Most judicial warrants and judicial process, which are handled by the Fairfield County State Marshal; Highway patrol, which is handled by the Connecticut State Police; Bridgeport was the first city in New England to deploy radio patrol police cars, in September 1933. [2]
The state marshal system consists of an eight-member State Marshal Commission, appointed for a three-year term, which sets training requirements and professional standards among other things; [9] a 24-member advisory board – marshals elected by other marshals for one year – for communicating with the branches of government and discussing law changes and issues important to marshals; [14 ...
The fire marshal is often charged with enforcing fire-related laws. A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada, is often a member of a state, provincial or territorial government, but may be part of a building department or a separate department altogether. Fire marshals' duties vary but usually include fire code enforcement or ...