SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M Tortora
On 11/09/20 at 9:38 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to power lines down on a vehicle after being struck on Birdseye Road.
On 11/09/20 at 3:08 pm the White Hills Co. #5, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded with two engines to a brush fire on Leavenworth Road.
On 11/09/20 at 3:12 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine to a brush fire on Indian Well Road.
On 11/09/20 at 7:23 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activation at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.
On 11/09/20 at 6:17 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activation at the Bed, Bath and Beyond at #862 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire.
On 11/09/20 at 6:17 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck to a report of an odor of smoke in the building at #100 Beard Saw Mill Road.
On 11/10/20 at 7:07 am the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine to a motor vehicle accident on Leavenworth Road at East Village Road.
On 11/10/20 at 2:20 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with an engine to a brush fire in the area of #555 Bridgeport Avenue.
On 11/10/20 at 3:09 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine to a report of an odor of propane gas in the area of Wharf Street at Canal Street. Firefighters found the odor may have been from refueling propane buses at the bus lot on Riverdale Avenue.
On 11/10/20 at 5:53 pm Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle fire on route 8 north bound near exit 13.
On 11/10/20 at 10:43 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to with two engines and a rescue truck to smoke in the home at #13 Country Walk Condo’s. The smoke was from food cooking unattended on the stove.
On 11/11/20 at 6:43 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. 35 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activation at the Sinsabaugh Heights Housing Complex at #187 Meadow Street. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 11/1/20 at 10:46 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with two engines to a fire alarm activation at #27 Applewood Drive. There was no fire.
On 11/11/20 at 2:34 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with two engines to a fire alarm activation at #87 Tuckahoe Drive. There was no fire. Steam from a shower activated the alarm.
On 11/11/20 at 6:37 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine to a public service call; water pipe broke and flooding building at #503 Howe Avenue.
On 11/12/20 at 3:11 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with two engines and a ladder truck to Bed Bath & Beyond at #862 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire.
On 11/12/20 at 7:41 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with two engines to #76 Cali Drive for a possible chimney fire.
On 11/12/20 at 9:14 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine to a carbon monoxide alarm activation at #3 Beard Street.
On 11/12/20 at 11:33 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine #22 Orchard Street for an odor in the building.
On 11/13/20 at 2:37 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to #18 Woodland Park for a carbon monoxide alarm activation.
On 11/13/20 at 2:54 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine to a report of power lines down in the area of #196 Walnut Tree Hill Road.
On 11/13/20 at 9:56 pm the Huntington Co. #3and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Church Street.
On 11/14/20 at 10:20 am the Echo Hose Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to #16 Sandy Lane for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 11/14/20 at 11:29 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with a ladder truck to a fire alarm activation at the Griffin Hospital #130 Division Street Derby. There was no fire.
On 11/14/20 at 10:00 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue at the Route 8 exit 13 entrance ramp.
On 11/14/20 at 10:10 pm Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded with several units to a report of smoke in a house at #16 Partridge Lane. There was no fire. The smoke was caused by a fireplace being used.
On 11/15/20 at 01:01 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with two engines and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Ripton Road.
On 11/15/20 at 9:58 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to #268 East Village Road for a public service call.
On 11/15/20 at 10:31 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with a unit to a carbon monoxide alarm activation at #11 Mount Pleasant Street.
On 11/15/20 at 11:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded with a unit to a carbon monoxide alarm activation at #7 Mount Pleasant Street.
On 11/15/20 at 11:29 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with a rescue truck and a ladder truck to the area of #41 New Street for an odor of natural gas outside.
On 11/15/20 at 8:47 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded with two engines to power lines down at #4 Spinning Wheel Road.
