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SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M Tortora
On 04/13/20 at 9:37 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to wires down at #315 Buddington Road. An engine responded.
On 04/13/20 at 9:49 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm activation at #159 Center Street. There was no fire. Dust from construction caused the alarm. The tower truck responded.
On 04/13/20 at 11:11 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #2 Hickory Lane for wires down. An engine responded.
On 04/13/20 at 12:38 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #23 Trap Falls Road for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.
On 04/13/20 at 12:23 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm activation at #433 Shelton Avenue. There was no fire. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. Two engines and the tower truck responded.
On 04/13/20 at 12:58 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #15 Overlook Place for a tree on power lines. A ladder truck responded.
On 04/13/20 at 1:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #22 Union Street for power lines down. An engine responded.
On 04/13/20 at the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #21 Chamberlain Drive to assist police on a welfare check of the resident. A unit responded.
On 04/13/20 at 4:11 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a tree and wires down in the road at Cayer Circle and Abbey Lane. An engine responded.
On 04/14/20 at 7:57 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #182 Hawks Ridge Drive for an odor of gas in the rear of the house. Firefighters found the odor was from a gas grille in the rear yard. An engine responded.
On 04/14/20 at 5:35 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the area of Bridgeport Avenue and Commerce Drive for a possible motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 04/14/20 at 2:32 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a smoke condition at #11 Hawley Road. There was no fire. The smoke was from cooking. An engine responded.
On 04/15/20 at 8:51 am the White Hills Co. 35 responded to #34 Nutmeg Lane for a wire down. Firefighters found the wires was a cable line and phone line. An engine responded.
On 04/15/20 at 7:02 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the area of Indian Well Road for a report of an explosion on the Derby side of the Housatonic River. No reason for the explosion was found. An engine responded.
On 04/16/20 at 5:25 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Leavenworth Road and Walnut Tree Hill Road. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 04/16/20 at 4:25 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Bristol Drive for a fuel spill in the road. A rescue truck responded.
On 04/16/20 at 7:04 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on route 8 south bound near exit 12. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 04/17/20 at 4:07 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a report of smoke in the area of River Road and Quail Court. No fire was found. Two engines responded.
On 04/17/20 at 9:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Post Office Processing Center at #40 Forest Parkway for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine, a ladder truck and the tower truck responded.
On 04/17/20 at 11:13 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire alarm activation at the Elizabeth Shelton School #138 Willoughby Road. There was no fire. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 04/18/20 at 5:11 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm activated at #616 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 04/18/20 at 8:38 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #43 Heather Ridge for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. Two engines responded.
On 04/19/20 at 02:09 am the White Hills Co. Z#5, Echo hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #21 Jodie Lane for smoke in the house. Firefighters found the smoke was caused by a small fire in the basement ceiling beneath a fire place on the floor above. The fire was extinguished within minutes. Three engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 04/19/20 at 04:40 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm activated at #30 Daybreak Lane. A ladder truck responded.
On 04/19/20 at 12:48 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4, Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #184 Wells View Road for smoke in the house. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine responded.
