Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from the last week.
On 02/26/18 at 3:27 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a small brush fire in the area of #465 Bridgeport Avenue. Three engines responded.
On 02/27/18 at 9:22 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #118 Park Avenue. There was no fire. Dust from construction activated a detector. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 02/27/18 at 11:09 am the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #25 Fox Hunt Road. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 02/27/18 at 2:41 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Extended Stay Hotel at #945 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire. An engine and a tower truck responded.
On 02/27/18 4:15 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #2 Enterprise Drive. There was no fire. Smoke from a candle caused the alarm. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 02/27/18 at 6:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a report of smoke coming from a vehicle at the corner on Canal Street and Cornell Street. There was no fire in the vehicle. Smoke from occupants vaping in the car caused the call. Two engines responded.
On 02/27/18 at 11:47 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #149 Hillside Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 02/28/18 at 10:47 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Pine Rock Co. 34 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Old Stratford Road at Rushbrooke Lane. Two engines responded.
On 02/28/18 at 2:54 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #25 Fox Hunt Road. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 02/28/18 at 3:18 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to smoke in the house at #201 Summerfield Gardens. There was no fire. A broken drive belt on a washing machine caused the smoke. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 02/28/18 at Huntington Co. #3 responded to #18 Molnar Drive for an illegal burn on the property. An engine responded.
On 02/28/18 at 8:03 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #30 Philip Drive for a carbon monoxide detector sounding. A low battery on the detector was the cause. A rescue truck responded.
On 02/28/18 at 9:38 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 north on the exit 12 ramp. An engine and two rescue trucks responded.
On 03/01/18 at 11:52 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 north at exit 14. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 03/02/18 at 8:44 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Commodore Avenue for power lines down in the roadway. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 8:59 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #606 Walnut Tree Hill Road for power lines down in the roadway. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 9:29 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #42 Philip Drive for power lines down in the roadway. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 10:35 am the Echo Hose Co. 31 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue at Constitution Boulevard South. A rescue truck responded .
On 03/02/18 at 11:33 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to power lines down at #9 Great Oak Road. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 12:14 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to power lines down on Leavenworth Road near maple Avenue. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 1:47 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #20 Controls Drive. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/02/18 at 1:59 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to power lines down in front of #582 Howe Avenue. A tower truck responded.
On 03/02/18 at 1:59 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to power lines down on Navajo Trail. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 2:08 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to power lines down on Woodsend Avenue. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at 2:34 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to power lines down on Waverly Road near Country Ridge Drive. An engine responded.
On 03/02/18 at Huntington Co. #3 responded to power lines down on Booth Hill Road near Video Lane. An engine responded.
On 03/03/18 at 2:17 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded a fire alarm sounding at #80 Technology Drive. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/03/18 at 8:34 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to power lines down on Quaker Ridge Road.
On 03/03/18 at 10:06 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to power lines down on Booth Hill Road near Hurd Road. An engine responded.
On 03/04/18 at 11:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #27 Crescent Street for an animal rescue. A rescue truck responded.
On 03/04/18 2:54 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #34 Sinsabaugh Heights for a public service call. An engine responded.
On 03/05/18 at 00:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded a fire alarm sounding at #80 Technology Drive. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
