Emergency Services Blog

Posted on March 19, 2014

Severe weathercan strike anywhere at any time.Thunderstorms and lightning,flash floods,tornadoesand evenwinter stormscan d...

Posted on March 02, 2014

For the last several days Emergency Management officials, local and national meteorologist and media outlets have been war...

Posted on March 01, 2014

The Charleston National Weather Service has just upgraded the Winter Storm Watch for our area to a Winter Storm Warnin...

Posted on February 28, 2014

If you’re anything like me, what I am about to share is not welcome news. This winter season has worn on us all phys...

Posted on February 17, 2014

In 95% of all emergencies, the victim or bystander provides the first immediate assistance on the scene. Would you know wh...

Posted on January 22, 2014

Winter is an especially important time to keep an eye on seniors to make sure they are living as safely as possible. In ad...

Posted on January 08, 2014

From Darryl Madden,Director of FEMA Ready Campaign: For many, theNew Yearis a time for setting goals and making n...

Posted on January 06, 2014

With temperatures expected to be as low as -27 with wind chill Tuesday morning, and the potential for power outages to...

Posted on December 02, 2013

Did you know that the City of Bridgeport has a tool to ensure that emergency public warning and safety information is...

Posted on November 17, 2013

Current weather forecasts have increased our risk for extensive power outages across the state compounding the restora...

Posted on October 31, 2013

Butterflies, goblins, kittens and Iron Man ... it's hard to tell who you might see wandering the streets and knock...

Posted on October 25, 2013

Your ability to successfully respond to a disaster is directly related to your preparedness prior to the disaster.&nbs...

Posted on October 17, 2013

Anywhere it rains, it can flood. A flood is a “general and temporary condition where two or more acres of normal...

Posted on October 03, 2013

It’s that time of year again … hurricane season. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or sever...

Posted on September 30, 2013

In the majority of the conversations I hold with residents, family members and friends who want to increase their prepared...

From the Bench: With Hoops Season in Ful...

There’s nothing more exciting on the sports front than a packed house that produces that charged up atmosphere that fo...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Some Mid-1980s Fun with Cit...

See anyone you know? This photo, believed to be from the mid-1980's, shows a group of young city boys and one of...

Posted by Dick Duez
City Faces in Different Places

This week's Bridgeport City Face is Alfred Isch, who has his own version of Santa's workshop in his home - year-ro...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Adult Winter Reading Prog...

Needing a little inspiration to get started on those New Year’s resolutions? The library has...

Posted by Sharon Saye
The Grapevine: Praying for End to the Pa...

If you are watching national news, you have seen all the emphasis that has been put on the effect that the pandemic is...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: After 40-Plus Years of Servi...

The name was right even if the first profession was not for Bridgeport’s Stan Cutright. “I was a welder...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Wellness Watch: COVID Q and A Session wi...

As we spring into 2022, Connect-Bridgeport launches a new blog, concentrating on all things health and wel...

Posted by Julie Perine