The Bridgeport Fire Department and Bridgeport Firefighters Local 834 have established a fund to support the families of the two firefighters who died while fighting a house fire at 41 Elmwood Ave., on Saturday afternoon.
Donations to the “Bridgeport Fallen Firefighters Fund” can be made through the Bridgeport Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union at 3115 Madison Ave., Bridgeport CT 06606, Attn: Bridgeport Fallen Firefighters Fund. The credit union can be reached at 203.374.8120 or 1.800.242.8120.
People who would like to support the families in their time of need are urged to make donations to the Fallen Firefighters Fund. If members of the public have questions about the fund, or would like to sponsor a fund-raiser to benefit the fallen firefighters, they are asked to call Bridgeport Firefighters Local 834 President Robert Whitbread at 203.339.5088.
