Bridgeport

Bridgeport Firefighters Raise Over $6k for Research

Bridgeport, CT – Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode today is announcing a major donation from Bridgeport Firefighters given to the Norma Pfriem Breast Care Center at Bridgeport Hospital to support breast cancer research and prevention.  The donation of $6,363.00 was presented to officials with the Norma Pfriem Center at a recent event at Bridgeport Fire Engine/Ladder 10.  Firefighters at Engine/Ladder 10 spearheaded the donations by making pink t-shirts for their colleagues to wear city-wide.  Every firefighter wishing to participate would pay $20.00 to the collection to purchase a pink t-shirt, then pay $5.00 every time they wore the shirt during their shift.  Competition and high participation throughout the Bridgeport Fire Department resulted in the raising of $6,363 in direct donations…

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Bridgeport News: Structure Fire

12:02am--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Police were first on the scene at a structure fire at 135 Beach Street.  They helped get the get the residence out of the building before firefighters arrived.  Some of the police did inhale smoke but no one was treated at the scene.  The fire started in the basement and firefighters quickly put it out.  The Red Cross was called to help find lodging for three adults according to radio reports.  

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