Making Bridgeport Schools Safer

Since the beginning of the school year, the Police Department worked with the Board of Education to complete a comprehensive review of security at every school in the city, both public and private. “It was a huge undertaking, but this effort has made our schools among the most secure in the state,” said Mayor Bill Finch. “I can’t say enough about the collaboration and effort that went into pulling all these pieces together. The tragedy in Newtown reinforced for us that we were doing was essential. To learn, kids need to feel safe.” The work started after the Police Department took over control of school police, which previously came under the control of the Board of Education. The city created…

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Rollover crash into a brook in Fairifled

Video Report--Eyewitness account and hero rescue! I also show you how they got the car out of the brook at the end of the video! #FAIRFIELD, CT-- On Wednesday afternoon at 3:52pm the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a local resident of a car rolled over and into the water with occupants still inside at the intersection of Osborne Hill Road and Glen Arden Drive. Fairfield Fire Department Engine 2, Ladders 1 and 2, and Car 3 responded and arrived on scene at 3:54pm to report a vehicle overturned in the brook with occupants inside the car. A nearby neighbor extricated the driver. After securing the scene and assessing both patients Fire Department personnel extricated the…

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