Sound Beach Fire Department would like to extend our congratulations to Firefighter Michael Negrea on his graduation from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Management! We are incredibly proud of your academic achievements and look forward to welcoming you back to Sound Beach, where you’ll be riding our fire trucks once again. In addition to his academic success, Firefighter Negrea was the recipient of the 2025 Chief’s Award, recognizing his outstanding dedication, heads-up attitude, and commitment to our department. Congratulations, Firefighter Negrea, on all your accomplishments—we can’t wait to see what the future holds for you! (fb)

Today, members of Sound Beach and @greenwichfiredept teamed up with Greenwich High School for Safe Driving Day, an immersive program designed to show teens the real‑world consequences of impaired and distracted driving. Our crew set up a full‑scale mock vehicle extrication infront of the school. Student actors—who absolutely nailed their roles—portrayed crash victims trapped inside a wrecked car. Firefighters demonstrated every step of the rescue: stabilizing the vehicle, removing the doors and roof with hydraulic tools, and coordinating with EMS crews. Meanwhile, @gemsexplorerpost911 @greenwichems medical personnel provided on‑scene triage and transport, explaining their assessments to the crowd. To round out the scenario, officers from the Greenwich Police Department @greenwich_pd_pio conducted live field‑sobriety tests and performed a staged “arrest” of the student playing the impaired driver. Watching a classmate in handcuffs made the legal stakes hit home. Events like this are at the heart of our mission. By bringing classroom lessons to life, we hope students will think twice before getting behind the wheel under the influence—or letting a distracted friend drive. A huge shout‑out to the Student Outreach Club for months of planning and for rallying hundreds of students to attend. Their dedication, along with the enthusiasm of the student actors, turned a safety lecture into a powerful learning experience. We’re proud to partner with such motivated young leaders and look forward to supporting Safe Driving Day for years to come. (fb)