SHELTON — SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M. Tortora
On 08/11/20 at 12:49 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to a power line issue at #143 Soundview Avenue.
On 08/11/20 at 5:34 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine to a mutual aid call to the Monroe FD at a structure fire at #171 Williamsburg Drive. Fire units were cancelled shortly thereafter.
On 08/12/20 at 9:22 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to the Huntington Congregational Church at #19 Church Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire.
On 08/12/20 at 2:19 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 08/12/20 at 3:41 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 08/12/20 at 5:32 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to the Holy Trinity Academy at #503 Shelton Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire
On 08/12/20 at 6:23 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire in landscape mulch at #502 Howe Avenue.
On 08/12/20 at 6:56 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with two engines to a car fire in the area of #273 River Road.
On 08/13/20 at 8:14 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 08/13/20 at 11:46 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to a fire alarm sounding at the Brightview Living Complex at #30 Beard Saw Mill Road. There was no fire.
On 08/13/20 at 9:23 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm sounding at the Sikorsky Aircraft Plant III at #33 Platt Road. There was no fire.
On 08/13/20 at 9:59 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle fire on route 8 north bound near exit 12.
On 08/13/20 at 7:55 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to with an engine to an open burning at #851 Howe Avenue.
On 08/15/20 at 9:07 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine and a recue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue near the route 8 exit 13 ramp.
On 08/15/20 at 1:11 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with a unit to the Birmingham on the River Condo’s at #145 Canal Street to assist EverSource Gas with a gas odor in a unit.
On 08/15/20 at the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to an odor of smoke at #14 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from a pizza truck was the cause.
On 08/16/20 at 03:51 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to assist EMS at #579 Howe Avenue.
On 08/16/20 at 9:52 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine, a ladder truck and the tower truck to a fire alarm sounding at the Orange Theory Fitness at #704 Bridgeport Avenue.
On 08/16/20 at 10:13 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine, a rescue truck, a ladder truck and the tower truck to a fire alarm sounding at the Brightview Living Complex at #30 Beard Saw Mill Road. There was no fire.
On 08/17/20 at 00:42 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine and two ladder trucks to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 08/17/20 at 4:10 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded with a unit to assist EMS at #5 Copper Penny Lane.
On 08/17/20 at 5:12 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to an open burning in the area of Capitol Drive and Country Ridge Road.
On 08/17/20 at 5:17 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to #251 Aspetuck Trail for a carbon monoxide alarm activation.
On 08/17/20 at 5:21 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to #12 Pine Needle Drive for a carbon monoxide alarm activation.
On 08/17/20 at 5:32 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine, a rescue truck, a ladder truck to a gas grille on fire on a rear deck at 33 Cameo Drive. The fire was out upon arrival of fire units.
On 08/17/20 at 6:30 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine to a possible power line down in the area of #54 North Street.
On 08/17/20 at 7:40 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to #28 Coram Road for smoke in the house. There was no fire. The smoke was from grilling in a garage.bq).
