Category: Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT GRADUATES 22 NEW FIREFIGHTERS FROM STATE FIRE ACADEMY

NEW BRITAIN, CT – The Bridgeport Fire Department added significantly to its ranks today as 22 new Bridgeport firefighters graduated from the Connecticut State Fire Academy at a ceremony at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain. The 22 new Bridgeport firefighters represent the diversity of the community – including the very first Pakistani-American firefighter from Bridgeport Mohammed Khan. Most of those in the class are Bridgeport residents, and some are descendants or related to other city firefighters and police officers. This new class also includes some 2nd chance individuals who had previous convictions on their records but were evaluated by a panel under the supervision of Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode and the city civil service commission and deemed suitable to become firefighters. More than $2.7 Million in funding for this new class of Bridgeport firefighters was secured by a federal SAFER grant awarded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. With this new group of firefighters, the Bridgeport Fire Department now stands at full capacity of 288 firefighters. A total of 59 new Connecticut firefighters graduated from the State Fire Academy today, with the largest group being from Bridgeport. The graduation comes after 14 weeks of training at the academy which began on August 29, 2016.

“This is a very proud day for Bridgeport,” said Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode. “Each of these young firefighters is eager to serve their community and is embarking on a career in which they will be called upon at a moment’s notice to put their lives on the line for the residents of Bridgeport. I am proud that we have such a diverse group and a new class comprising so many residents of the Park City. These new firefighters will be dedicated to their community and to each other. I am very grateful to Mayor Ganim and his staff as well as our federal representatives in Washington DC for helping us secure the funding that proved critical to enabling us to add this new class of firefighters and keep Bridgeport residents more safe. I look forward to seeing thesenew probational firefighters out on the job in our neighborhoods!”

New Bridgeport Firefighter Mohammed Khan, the first Pakistani-American firefighter in Bridgeport history, was the commencement speaker at today’s graduation. He told his fellow graduates, “Our families and friends should know that today’s graduation marks the end of nothing. It is only the beginning of hopefully long and fruitful careers full of some bad days, but mostly good ones. It is our responsibility to do our best to keep the honor and respect for this job where it belongs, with our heads held high. We have a responsibility to the people we serve, to the cities we represent, and the badge we have the privilege to wear.”

The complete list of Bridgeport graduates from the Connecticut State Fire Academy today includes:

Agim Bungu                                     Daniel L. Paz

Angel L. Cintron                          Adalberto Planas Jr.

Terrence J. Cramer                      Jorge A. Quintanilla

Albert Figueroa Jr.                       Carlos A. Reyes

Justin M. Fontan                           Jamie Rodriguez Jr.

Darryl M. Gardner                       Angel L. Rosado II

Kelley Geffert                                 Jorge A. Ruiz Jr.

Mohammad K. Khan                  Christopher D. Sanchez

Robert Lopez, Jr.                           Eric Spooner

Jose Munoz                                      Herman A. Webb Jr.

John F. Nuzzi, Jr.                            Daniel Wresilo

 

The graduates will be formally sworn in as Bridgeport firefighters at a ceremony at Bridgeport City Council Chambers on Friday December 16, 2016.

Bridgeport News: Fire On Hanover Street

A viewer provided this video who said this home was vacant and known to the neighborhood as a “crack house” and has had previous fires in the past.

5:09am–#Bridgeport Connecticut–Bridgeport firefighters  responded to a fully involved house fire 158 Hanover Street. This structure was vacant,  however the occupied houses on each side of the structure sustained moderate damage to their exteriors.   Thanks to the quick work of the fire companies on scene no occupants were displaced and nobody was injured. Four engine companies, two ladder companies and Rescue 5 operated at the scene.   Deputy Chief Edwards along with the safety officer and  Battalion One also responded. An additional engine company was special called to the scene as a precaution but was not needed  and was returned to service  shortly after arrival. Fire Marshal Henry Polite is investigating.

‘Bridgeport 311’ App Replaces B-Connected App

#BRIDGEPORT, CT – Mayor Joe Ganim today publicly launched the new ‘Bridgeport 311’ mobile app that anyone can download for free to report problems or issues throughout the city.  Bridgeport 311 replaces the former ‘B Connected’ app with a more transparent, efficient, consumer friendly format that more easily allows for anyone from city officials to members of the public to track the progress on problems that have been reported.   The Bridgeport 311 app is downloadable for free at this link: Http://en.seeclickfix.com/Bridgeport and residents or any concerned citizens can report problems ranging from potholes to blight and illegal dumping, noise and health hazards, animal control issues missed trash pickups, graffiti, and many other issues.  The Bridgeport 311 app is also linked to the city of Bridgeport website www.bridgeportct.gov and was created specifically for Bridgeport by the New Haven based firm SeeClickFix, who has developed similar constituent mobile reporting apps for hundreds of municipalities nationwide, including seven cities and towns in Connecticut.

 

“This Bridgeport 311 mobile app and web tool from SeeClickFix will be a powerful tool that enables Bridgeport residents to provide city departments with pictures, videos, specific descriptions, locations and more — valuable information needed to fix problems efficiently,” said Mayor Ganim.  “This is another way in which technology will help our government run more effectively and much more transparently.  In addition, the SeeClickFix platform provides our city government with a centralized issue management system to manage issues from creation to resolution — engaging Bridgeport citizens throughout the process and solving problems in a better, more thorough way.”

 

This partnership not only allows Bridgeport citizens to report problems, but also to view, comment on, and vote to fix problems submitted by their neighbors. Citizens can even create their own “watch areas” to receive notifications about all the issues reported in their community, enabling them to follow the progress of all service requests — not just the ones they report.

 

About SeeClickFix

 

SeeClickFix was founded in 2008 to empower citizens with tools to publicly document quality of life concerns in their neighborhoods. By radically improving the quantity and quality of this data, SeeClickFix was quickly adopted by local governments, who needed a better way to receive information from citizens.

This exchange helped to build one of the largest neighborhood networks in the world — upon which public agencies and public citizens engage to improve communities. Today, SeeClickFix has official partnerships with hundreds of cities, engaging hundreds of thousands of citizens in the resolution of millions of issues.

 

SeeClickFix has worked with government partners to develop municipal management tools on top of this citizen network. As SeeClickFix is adopted into the everyday lives of government users, the benefit of the engaged citizen base continues to grow.

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