Stratford CT Fire Department

05/30/2026

The Stratford Fire Department hosted a promotional ceremony on Thursday, May 28, 2026, to recognize the rank promotions of the following members.

Assistant Chief Sean McKenney
Lieutenant Matthew Whelan
Lieutenant Nicholas Marano
Lieutenant Aaron Lanthier
Lieutenant Jonathon Otte
Lieutenant Gary Sansone
Firefighter Toivon Maia
Firefighter Keegan Casey
Firefighter Suzanne Gillotti
Firefighter Jaide Fagan
Firefighter Scott Detuzzi

They were accompanied by fellow department members and their families, who have been instrumental in their firefighting careers. We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to their continued commitment to the Stratford community!!!!

05/20/2026

We are pleased to congratulate our newest recruits, Justin Emlet and Nicholas Fine, on their successful completion of Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit class 77. A special acknowledgement is given to Recruit Justin Tomlinson from the Bristol Fire Department, this year's recipient of the Michael C Reilly Hard Charger Award. Michael C Reilly was a respected alumnus of the Connecticut Fire Academy and a member of the Stratford Fire Department before joining the Fire Department of New York (FDNY). After completing the FDNY academy on July 6, 2006, Michael was assigned to Engine Company 75 "Animal House" in the Bronx. Unfortunately, on Monday, August 27, 2006, while battling a three-alarm fire in the Bronx, Michael was killed in the line of duty. We are grateful to Retired Stratford Lt Michael Tiberio, a fellow classmate of Mike, who presents the award to each recruit class, and Jaide Fagan, Stratford's 2025 previous recipient of the award. Congratulations and welcome to Stratford!!

05/19/2026

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution

Date: May 19,2026
Location: 84 Clover Street Stratford ,CT
Incident Type: Structure Fire


At approximately 1457 hours on May19,2026 the Stratford Communication Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a house on fire at the above mentioned address .This report summoned a residential structure fire assignment to the fire scene.Upon arrival of the first due apparatus ,crews found a solar panel on fire on the roof with extension to the roof material.Fire Crews rapidly extinguished the fire and disconnected the solar power to the home.The Rescue company performed a rapid search of the home which confirmed the report of the occupants self evacuating prior to the Fire Departments arrival. No injuries were reported from the residents or Fire Department personnel.The fire was brought under control in approximately 20 minutes.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Stratford Fire Marshals office at this time.Stratford EMS and Stratford PD were also called to the scene for incident support.
The Stratford Fire department would like to remind our residents to have working smoke detectors,regularly practice an escape plan for residential homes and call 911 immediately upon observation of smoke or fire.
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Jermaine B Atkinson
Fire Chief
Office of the Stratford Fire Chief
203-385-4070

05/14/2026

The department extends its sincere gratitude to Nancy and John for visiting Stratford FD with their therapy dog Bobby and checking in on our crews following a series of challenging calls. We deeply appreciate their support and encourage proactive initiatives promoting the mental health of first responders within the public safety community.

https://www.instagram.com/bobby_the_newf?igsh=d3JzNHRrZ3VhMGl6&utm_source=qr

05/05/2026

Assistant Chief Alesevich interviewed on today’s fires on Boswel

05/05/2026

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Distribution
Date: May 5, 2026
Location: 120/130 Boswell Ave Stratford, CT
Incident Type: Structure Fire

At approximately 1450 hours on May 5,2026 the Stratford Communication Center received multiple 911 calls reporting smoke and fire from the structures at the above-mentioned addresses.Upon arrival to the scene fire crews immediately conducted searches of both occupancies while simultaneously performing fire suppression to locate and extinguish the source of the fire. The first arriving Chief Officer on scene arrived to take command and initiated a third alarm response due to the fire extending to the next door residence.This response brought Milford and Bridgeport fire companies and additional Chief officers immediately to the scene for two simultaneous structure fires.
The fire was brought under control in approximately 35 minutes.The sole occupant of one residence self evacuated with the pets in the home . The adjacent residence affected was unoccupied at the time.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Stratford Fire Marshals office. The Shelton and Trumbull Fire Departments provided mutual aid station coverage during the incident duration. Stratford EMS was also called to the scene for incident support.
The Stratford Fire department would like to remind our residents to have working smoke detectors, regularly practice an escape plan for residential homes, evacuate occupancies with alarms sounding and call 911 immediately upon observation of smoke or fire.
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Jermaine B Atkinson
Fire Chief
Office of the Stratford Fire Chief
203-385-4070 [email protected]

05/04/2026

Today and every day, we recognize the sacrifices made by past and present firefighters who protect our community with bravery and dedication. Thank you for your service to Stratford.

04/02/2026

Last week, a few of Stratford's bravest attended Bunnell High School's Women's Empowerment Club's fifth annual Women's Leadership Meet & Greet in honor of Women's History Month.

They met with female students and shared what it's like to be women in public safety. They were excellent representatives of our Fire Department, and no doubt inspired many of our young female students who may want to become firefighters like them one day. I want to thank them: Jaide Fagan, Jamilynn Zapata, Jennifer Long, Suzanne Gillotti, Wanda Hittinger and Tricia Wetmore for spending time with our students and for their dedication to the Stratford CT Fire Department and everything they do to keep our community safe!

I also want to thank Michelle Scatamacchia, a teacher at Bunnell, who founded the Women's Empowerment Club to boost the confidence of female students and show them all the different professions they may want to consider pursuing one day. Great job!

04/02/2026

04/01/2026

🚒🚒 The application period has now opened for entry level firefighter in Stratford. The deadline to sign up for the consortium test is April 19,2026.
Click on the links for CPAT testing information

https://portal.ct.gov/cfpc/candidate-physical-ability-test?language=en_US

https://www.certifyfit.com/cpat/

Click on the link for information about the Connecticut Fire Academy recruit program

https://portal.ct.gov/cfpc/recruit-firefighter-program/recruit-firefighter-program?language=en_US

Stay tuned for more details !