A Shelton firefighter on a ladder truck during a fire at a vacant industrial building in 2020.
A Shelton firefighter on a ladder truck during a fire at a vacant industrial building in 2020. Credit: Valley Indy File Photo

SHELTON — SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES
SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA

On 8/9/26 at 10:03 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/9/26 at 10:28 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to an activated fire alarm at #187 Meadow Street. There was no fire.

On 8/9/26 at 6:51 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a report of a vessel in distress on the Housatonic River near Wooster Island. The incident was unfounded.

On 8/9/26 at 10:46 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a public service call at 18 Perry Hill Road.

On 8/9/26 at 10:48 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to an activated fire alarm at #56 Geissler Drive. There was no fire.

On 8/10/26 at 8:56 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to an activated fire alarm at #466 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/10/26 at 10:56 am the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm activated at #560 River Road. There was no fire.

On 8/10/26 at 12:12 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a small shed on fire at #565 Booth Hill Road.

On 8/10/26 at 1:51 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a report of a vessel in distress on the Housatonic River in the Indian Well State Park. A paddle boater was able to make it to shore before the arrival of fire units.

On 8/10/26 at 5:02 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to an odor investigation at #145 Canal Street.

On 8/10/26 at 7:53 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a brush fire on Leavenworth Road at Beardsley Road.

On 8/10/26 at 8:48 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a responded to an activated fire alarm at #44 Whitewood Drive. There was no fire.

On 8/11/26 at 12:43 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an activated fire alarm at #917 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/11/26 at 1:35 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm activated at #1 Seneca Road. There was no fire.

On 8/11/26 at 2:289 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm activated at #880 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/11/26 at 3:46 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to assist EMS in the Indian Well State Park.

On 8/11/26 at 3:54 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at #917 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/11/26 at 4:17 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to #33 Platt Road for a fire that had occurred and was extinguished.

On 8/11/26 at 5:47 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #271 Isinglass Road for an open burning.

On 8/12/26 at 6:12 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at #20 Hillside Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/12/26 at 7:48 am the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a smoke investigation inside at #3 Spoke Drive.

On 8/12/26 at 11:51 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #31 Birdseye Road for an electrical hazard outside.

On 8/12/26 at 12:52 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an activated fire alarm at #58 Fort Hill Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/12/26 at 1:51 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/12/26 at 1:44 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to an activated fire alarm at #423 Howe Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/12/26 at 5:18 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #31 Driftwood Lane for an activated carbon monoxide alarm sounding.

On 8/12/26 at 6:08 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Huntington Street at Buddington Road for an electrical hazard outside.

On 8/13/26 at 2:08 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on route 8 north bound between exits 11 and 12.

On 8/13/26 at 7:25 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an activated fire alarm at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue. Upon arrival firefighters found a smoke detector activated on the 7th floor hallway with a smoke condition. Further investigation found an air handling unit motor on the roof had burned up. The hotel was evacuated while firefighters operated at the scene.

On 8/13/26 at 9:40 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an activated fire alarm at #7 Riverside Drive. There was no fire.

On 8/13/26 at 2:47 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to a motor vehicle accident at #25 Riverview Avenue.

On 8/13/26 at 5:11 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to an activated fire alarm at #71 Big Horn Road. There was no fire.

On 8/13/26 at 7:21 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a responded to an activated fire alarm at #104 Nichols Avenue. There was no fire.

On 8/13/26 at 11:02 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #223 Canal Street to assist EMS.

On 8/14/26 at 4:27 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on route 8 south bound between exits 12 and 11.

On 8/14/26 at 8:23 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #11 Fawn Hill Road for a public service call.

On 8/14/26 at 8:13 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm activated at #59 Keron Drive. There was no fire.

On 8/15/26 at 6:46 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to an electrical hazard outside #45 Federal Road.

On 8/15/26 at 7:02 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at the Hilton Garden Inn 25 Old Stratford Road. There was no fire.

On 8/15/26 at 8:27 am the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to #7 Falcon Lane to assist EMS.

On 8/15/26 at 8:59 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to #82 Kanungum Trail for an open burning.

On 8/15/26 at 5:15 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to an activated fire alarm at #22 Bunker Hill Circle. There was no fire.

On 8/15/26 at 7:44 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a smoke investigation outside on Armstrong Road at Warner Hill Road.

On 8/16/26 at 5:44 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #7 Acadia Lane to assist EMS.