Fire Department Deputy Chief Retires After 36 Years
(Bridgeport, CT – June 28, 2013) -- Deputy Fire Chief Bruce Porzelt retired Friday after 36 years on the Bridgeport Fire Department. In his three-and-a-half decades, he saved lives, witnessed death, responded to some of the city’s largest catastrophes -- and had a hard time retiring. “He’s a good friend and a better firefighter,” said Fire Chief Brian Rooney. “He served this city well for a very long time.” Porzelt joined the department in 1976 after spending six years with the Bridgeport Board of Education as a plumber and welder. He applied for the fire job on a whim. He knew a few firefighters who loved the job. It was a different era, he said. Today, firefighters spend four months…
