Stamford is served by a full-time municipal fire department and a number of volunteer fire departments, including: * Belltown Fire Company * Long Ridge Fire Company * Springdale Fire Company (Station 7) * Turn of River Fire Department Inc. (Stations 8 & 9) At present, full-time Stamford firefighters operate 24/7 from volunteer stations, supplemented by volunteers by the fire companies. As of late 2011, the city is investigating options to combine all fire departments in the city into one, two or three entities.