
SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M Tortora
On 10/10/22 at 5:58 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded to an open burning call on Grove Street.
On 10/11/22 at 10:05 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at the Plumb Library #65 Wooster Street. There was no fire.
On 10/12/22 at 2:01 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4, Echo Hose H & L Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded with three engines, a tanker truck and a ladder truck to a report of a structure fire at the Body Shop 110 at #803 River Road. Upon arrival firefighters found a large storage container in the rear of the building engulfed in fire. The fire was under control in about 20 minutes. The Derby and Monroe fire departments stood-by in Shelton during the incident. The Echo Hose Ambulance responded to the scene and stood-by.
On 10/12/22 at 3:45 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and the Derby Fire Co. #2 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue at the entrance to the Market Place Plaza.
On 10/12/22 at 6:50 pm the Huntington Co. 33 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at #16 Sherwood Lane. There was no fire.
On 10/12/22 at 7:09 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 10/13/22 at 1:04 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to standby at the Monroe FD Station #1 at #18 Shelton Road while Monroe fought a house fire.
On 10/13/22 at 1:11 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with a tanker truck to assist Monroe FD at the scene of a structure fire at #8 Fox Run in Monroe.
On 10/13/22 at 8:55 am the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to a car fire on Long Hill Avenue near Sylvan Avenue. There was no fire. The vehicle had overheated.
On 10/13/22 at 12:02 pm the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with a unit to #148 Kyle’s Way for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire.
On 10/13/22 at 4:28 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded with an engine and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue near Long Hill Cross Road.
On 10/13/22 at 5:37 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at #56 Geissler Drive. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm.
On 10/13/22 at 10:00 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine to a tree and power lines down on Booth Hill Road.
On 10/14/22 at 1:00 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1responded with two engines to a fire alarm activated at the Renaissance Apartments at #1 Parrott Drive. There was no fire.
On 10/14/22 at 6:16 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded with a rescue truck to assist EMS at #61 Waverly Road.
On 10/14/22 at 7:20 am the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded to a power line down on Hillside Avenue near Crescent Street.
On 10/14/22 at 10:41 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activated at #111 Willoughby Road. There was no fire.
On 10/14/22 at 3:53 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded with an engine, a utility truck and a hazmat unit to a fuel oil spill at #8 Bona Vista Terrace.
On 10/14/22 at 10:05 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with two engines and a rescue truck to a motor vehicle accident on Isinglass Road.
On 10/15/22 at 1:37 am the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo hose H & L Co. #1 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to Lab Corporation at #1 Forest Parkway for an odor of natural gas in the building.
On 10/15/22 at 1:41 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with two engines to an electrical hazard at the Little Barn Restaurant at #901 Bridgeport Avenue.
On 10/15/22 at 9:50 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at #1 Corporate Drive. There was no fire.
On 10/15/22 at 10:30 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded with a tanker truck to assist the Town of Bethany FD at a large wood pile fire.
On 10/15/22 at 12:23 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activated at the Aquarion Water Company at #505 Huntington Street. There was no fire.
On 10/16/22 at :33 am the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with an engine and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activated at #40 Oliver Terrace. There was no fire.
On 10/16/22 at 10:13 am the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Park Co. #4 responded with an engine to a fire alarm activated at the Ripton Housing Complex at #423 Howe Avenue.
On 10/16/22 at 10:31 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with an engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck to a fire alarm activated at the Aquarion Water Company at #505 Huntington Street. There was no fire.
On 10/16/22 at 11:19 am the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded with a rescue truck and a ladder truck to #145 Canal Street for a person stuck in an elevator.
On 10/16/22 at 3:33 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with an engine to a car fire at #18 Old Stratford Road.
On 10/16/22 at 9:51 pm the Echo Hose H & L Co. #1 responded with an engine to #95 Shelton Avenue for an electrical hazard.