High hazard fire alarm at occupied school building, Stamford CT

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/10/2025 07:35 AM

Near High Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903

Fire units responded to a high hazard fire alarm at Bi-Cultural Day School on High Ridge Road. The building was occupied and not evacuated when crews arrived. Firefighters investigated the alarm and later recalled the transmitter, keeping only one engine on scene.

Audio|Source: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital

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Transcript:

00:00

Attention turn of river, fire units, engine 8, engine 7, engine 5, truck 2, rescue 1, unit 5, use fire ground 1, respond to near High Ridge Road, Bi-Cultural Day School for fire alarm high hazard, cross streets are Sanadale Drive and Pinner Lane, time 1035.

00:25

Talk 1 from Stamford.

00:29

Cap, we're going back in now.

00:32

Receive,

00:33

1038. The company is on scene, two-story, class one educational facility.

00:38

Building does not appear to be evacuated six times, company to be investigating.

00:44

Received engine aid on scene, near High Ridge Road by cultural baseball.

00:47

Two-story, class one educational facilities, building does not appear to be evacuated.

00:51

Company will be investigating at 1041.

00:59

Unit 5 is unseen near High Ridge Road of High Ridge Command operating on Ground 1.

01:08

I'll do the investigation all the units will stage out on High Ridge Road.

01:15

Receive Unit 5 arriving on scene and establishing command on Ground 1.

01:19

And General will do the investigation all of the units stage out on High Ridge Road.

01:26

Please.

01:32

Phenetic 3.

01:34

Respond to 30 station place.

01:36

Stamford train station.

01:38

For alpha response, cross streets are Dock Street and Washington Boulevard.

01:42

Time 1044.

01:44

Five-bed at Stamford.

01:49

Hi-way.

01:51

For Unit 5, near High Ridge Road, Transmitter Recall, Holding Engine 8.

01:57

Of course, safe recall for near High Ridge Road holding Engine 8 only at 1044.

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Near High Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06903

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