SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES
SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA
On 03/11/19 at 11:14 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #389 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 03/11/19 at 11:19 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to the Apple Tree Day Care at #217 Long Hill Cross Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/11/19 at 12:36 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to the Apple Tree Day Care at #217 Long Hill Cross Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/11/19 at 5:45 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Hewitt Memorial Hospital at #45 Maltby Street for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 03/11/19 at 6:28 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Shelton Lakes Health Care Center at #5 Lake Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/11/19 at 9:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Conti Realty Building at #415 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/12/19 at 00:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Avalon Shelton II at #185 Canal Street for a fire alarm activation. Upon arrival and search of the building firefighters found a small fire in an electrical panel in a utility room. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/12/19 at 8:40 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Taos Street at Woonsocket Avenue for a low hanging wire across the roadway. A unit responded.
On 03/12/19 at 12:15 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #130 Oak Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. The tower truck responded.
On 03/13/19 at 4:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the area of #56 Bridgeport Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 03/13/19 at 6:35 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #6 Wigwam Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/14/19 at 9:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Avalon II at #185 Canal Street for an odor of natural gas in the building. No leaks or odors were found by firefighters. An engine, a rescue truck and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/14/19 at 11:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Avalon II at #185 Canal Street for an odor of natural gas in the building. No leaks or odors were found by firefighters. A tower truck responded.
On 03/15/19 at 8:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the area of #140 center Street for a small gasoline spill. An engine responded.
On 03/16/19 at 2:51 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Shelton Avenue at Meadow Street for a motor vehicle accident. A rescue truck responded.
Om 03/17/19 at 3:30 pm the Huntington Co. #3, White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #22 Florence Drive for a structure fire. Upon arrival firefighters found heavy smoke coming from a single-family wood framed home. Firefighters were made aware of an occupant still in the home. The occupant was found shortly thereafter and removed from the house and transported to the hospital by Shelton EMS. The fire was brought under control in about 45 minutes. Three firefighters sustained minor injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Shelton Fire Marshal’s Office, State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Shelton police. The Monroe Fire Department responded with a tanker and the Nichols Fire Department covered Shelton during the incident. Three engine, two rescue trucks and a ladder truck responded.
On 03/17/19 at 3:53 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #7 Queen Street for a brush fire. An engine responded.
On 03/17/19 at 4:56 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 was put on standby during the fire incident on Florence Drive.
On 03/17/19 at 6:59 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #26 Ridgefield Drive for a brush fire. An engine responded.
On 03/17/19 at 8:18 pm the White Hills Co. #5, Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #224 Beardsley Road for a fire in the rear yard. An engine responded.
