SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M. Tortora
On 01/19/20 at 12:18 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1 Sylvan Drive for a public service call; pump out. An engine responded.
On 01/19/20 at 1:17 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to responded to the Sinsabaugh Heights Housing Complex at #187 Meadow Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a tower truck responded.
On 01/19/20 at 7:42 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1 Far Mill Crossing for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/19/20 at 8:42 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #159 Center Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/20/19 at 10:48 am the Echo Hose Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Housatonic River under the railroad trestle to assist Derby FD and EMS with removing a person who fell off the trestle. A rescue truck, two utility trucks and two marine units responded.
On 01/20/19 at 3:27 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Avalon II Complex at #185 Canal Street for a report of smoke in the building. There was no fire. Smoke from incense was the cause. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/20/19 at 5:34 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #3 Brookfield Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/21/20 at 7:44 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #41 Waverly Terrace to assist EMS. A rescue truck responded.
On 01/21/19 at 11:06 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #100 Trap Falls Road for an odor in the building. No odor was found by firefighters. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/23/20 at 7:28 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to Brunswick Road at Laurel Heights Road for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 01/23/20 at 10:13 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1 Far Mill Crossing for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine, the tower truck and a ladder truck responded.
On 01/23/20 at 2:11 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Aquarion Water Company at #505 Huntington Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Dust from construction activated the alarm. An engine responded.
On 01/23/20 at 7:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Bridgeport Avenue at Cots Street for a motor vehicle accident. An engine responded.
On 01/24/20 at 01:06 am the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #23 Saw Mill City Road for a truck on fire. Upon arrival firefighters extinguished a fire in a small dump truck parked in the driveway. The fire destroyed the truck. Two engines responded.
On 01/24/20 at 1:56 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Huntington Street at Blueberry Lane for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 01/24/20 at 5:13 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Perkin Elmer at #710 Bridgeport Avenue for a car fire. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 01/24/20 at 5:53 the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Riverdale Avenue for an open fire. The fire was a fire pit operating lawfully. An engine responded.
On 01/24/20 at 6:15 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #11 Christine Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine responded.
On 01/25/20 at 10:45 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 11 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 01/25/20 at 5:57 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #47 Adams Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine responded.
On 01/26/20 at 8:02 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Old Stratford Road for a motor vehicle accident. An engine responded.
