Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from last week.
On 11/21/16 at 12:39 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #12 Cisco Lane. There was no fire. One engine and one rescue truck responded.
On 11/21/16 at 7:34 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a report of an odor in the home at #23 Great Oak Road. No odor or reason for any odor was found by firefighters. One engine and one rescue trucks responded.
On 11/22/16 at 00:00 the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #15 Misty Lane for an all terrain vehicle on fire. Upon arrival firefighters extinguished the fire but not before it had consumed the vehicle. Two engines responded.
On 11/23/16 at 10:57 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a commercial fire alarm sounding at #54 Grove Street. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/23/16 at 4:43 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a report of a gas grill on fire in the area of Howe Avenue and Park Avenue. Firefighters found no grill on fire but a homeowner only smoking food for the holiday. One engine responded.
On 11/23/16 at 5:48 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #247 Soundview Avenue for a carbon monoxide detector sounding. One engine responded.
On 11/23/16 at 8:13 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #354 Coram Avenue. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/24/16 at 05:12 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel at #25 Old Stratford Road. There was no fire. An occupant smoking in a room caused the alarm to sound. Two engines and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/24/16 at 4:23 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #250 Meadow Street. There was no fire. Smoking from cooking caused the alarm. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/25/16 at 10:37 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to an appliance fire at #15 Huntington Street. Upon arrival firefighters found a small fire in an oven due to its self cleaning operation. Two engines and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/25/16 at 11:31 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a report of a gas grill on fire on Buddington Road. There was no fire. Cooking on the grille was mistaken for the fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/25/16 at 12:18 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a public service call lockout at #900 Bridgeport Avenue. One rescue truck responded.
On 11/25/16 at 3:48 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a commercial fire alarm sounding at #55 Soundridge Road. There was no fire. Two engines responded.
On 11/26/16 at 11:58 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #505 Booth Hill Road. There was no fire. One engine, one rescue truck and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/26/16 at the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to assist EMS with a patient at # 580 Long Hill Avenue. One engine responded.
On 11/27/16 at 11:34 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at the Helen Devaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/27/16 at 4:01 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Shelton Lakes Convalescent rehab Center at #5 lake Road. Upon arrival firefighters were made aware of a fire that had occurred in the kitchen of the facility. The fire started when a pan of liquid ignited on a stove top. The fire activated several fire sprinkler heads which extinguished the fire but caused water damage to the kitchen area. Firefighters remained on the scene to check for any fire extension and assistance facility employees. Two engines, one rescue truck and one ladder truck responded.
On 11/27/16 at 10:23 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a brush fire in the rear of #11 Sunnyside Drive. Two engines responded.
On 11/28/16 at 04:41 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a commercial fire alarm sounding at the Enterprise Corporate Tower #2 at #2 Corporate Drive. There was no fire. a smoke detector in a air handling unit caused the alarm. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
