SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M. Tortora
On 12/09/19 at 10:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound at exit 13 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 12/09/19 at 11:17 am the Fire Marshal responded to Long Hill Avenue by Wintergreen Lane to assist police at a motor vehicle accident.
On 12/09/19 at 10:59 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 north bound at exit 12 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 12/09/19 at 1:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Canal Street at Hill Street for an oil spill in the roadway. An engine responded.
On 12/09/19 at 7:50 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Howe Avenue at Edgewood Avenue for a fire on top of a utility pole. The fire was caused by a blown transformer. An engine responded.
On 12/09/19 at 10:43 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Far Mill Street for tree on power lines arcing. An engine responded.
On 12/10/19 at 1:22 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #423 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 12/11/19 at 00:30 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #82 Country Walk Condominium’s for an odor of natural gas in a unit. Firefighters found a burner left on a kitchen stove caused the odor. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 12/11/19 at 9:23 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #12 Galen Road for a power line down. An engine responded.
On 12/11/19 at 5:34 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #38 Spruce Hill Road for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. An engine responded.
On 12/12/19 at 06:30 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Bright View Assisted Living Complex at #30 Beard Saw Mill Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 12/12/19 at 11:28 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #29 Deborah Drive for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. An engine responded.
On 12/12/19 at 6:45 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #119 Country Place for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. A rescue truck responded.
On 12/13/19 at 1:38 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #33 Hull Street for smoke in the building. Firefighters responded but found no smoke or fire in the building. A problem with the buildings furnace may have caused the incident. An engine and two ladder trucks along with EMS responded.
On 12/13/19 at 2:02 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Booth Hill Road at Woods Grove Road for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 12/13/19 at 3:10 pm the Fire Marshal responded to #60 Elm Street to assist EMS.
On 12/13/19 at 5:04 pm the Huntington Co. #3, White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #104 Mill Street for smoke in the house. Firefighters found a burnt out motor in a basement sump pump caused the smoke. Two engines, a ladder and the tower truck responded.
On 12/13/19 at 7:12 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Sunnyside School at #418 River Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. A small child pulled the alarm out of curiousity. An engine responded.
On 12/13/19 at 9:44 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 12/13/19 at 10:14 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Center Stage at #54 Grove Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 12/14/19 at 00:21 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Aquarian Water Company Plant at #505 Huntington Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 12/14/19 at 01:22 am Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Aquarian Water Company Plant at #505 Huntington Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. A malfunction in a smoke detector in an air handling unit caused the alarms. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 12/14/19 at 01:52 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Meadow Street at Owl Hill Road for power lines sparking on a utility pole. An engine responded.
On 12/14/19 at 7:44 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #30 Lark Lane for a public service call; pump-out. A utility truck responded.
On 12/14/19 at 11:04 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #221 Division Avenue for a structure fire. Upon arrival firefighters extinguished a fire on the second floor of a two story one family home. The fire was in a dryer located in a laundry room of the home. Firefighters kept the fire contained to the dryer, which was severely damaged. The home sustained minor smoke damage as a result of the fire. the occupants were safely out of the home and there were no injuries. An engine, a rescue truck, a ladder truck and the tower truck responded.
On 12/14/19 at 1:33 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #63 Indian Well Road for an odor of propane. The odor was from a leaking propane tank outside which was repaired shortly thereafter. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 12/14/19 at 2:29 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #75 Williams Street for a public service call; pump-out. A rescue truck responded.
On 12/15/19 at 2:37 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #110 Blueberry Lane for a public service call; pump-out. A utility truck responded.
On 12/15/19 at 8:15 pm Huntington Co. 33 responded to Buddington Road at Old Towne Road for power lines arcing causing a tree to catch fire. An engine responded.
On 12/15/19 at 11:15 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #60 Elm Street to assist EMS with a patient. An engine responded.
