Shelton Fire Department Weekly Calls

Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from the last two weeks.

Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from the last two weeks.

On 07/31/17 at 7:05 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #67 Jardin Circle. There was no fire. Two engines responded.

On 07/31/17 at 3:02 pm Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle fire on route 8 north between exit 13 and exit 14. One engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/01/17 at 12:50 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle fire on route 8 north between exit 13 and exit 14. One engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/01/17 at 5:14 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a car fire in the parking lot of the Big Y Supermarket at #401 Bridgeport Avenue. Two engines responded.

On 08/02/17 at 03:13 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to the Nichols Fire Department on Huntington Street to standby while Nichols was at a fire. One engine responded.

On 08/02/17 at 11:50 am the White Hills Co. #5 responded to power lines down in the area of #448 Walnut Tree Hill Road. One engine responded.

On 08/02/17 at 11:56 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #865 River Road. There was no fire. An engine responded.

On 08/03/17 at 6:28 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Pitney Bowes Credit Building at #27 Waterview Drive. There was no fire. An engine, a ladder truck, and a tower truck responded.

On 08/03/17 at 6:33 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to fire alarm sounding at the Sinsabaugh Heights Housing Complex at #187 Meadow Street. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/03/17 at 7:10 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an illegal open burn at #29 Oak Avenue. An engine responded.

On 08/04/17 at 00:59 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVAux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. An engine responded.

On 08/04/17 at 7:05 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to motor vehicle accident on Old Stratford Road. One engine responded.

On 08/04/17 at 10:10 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #15 Peach Tree Lane for a carbon monoxide detector sounding.

On 08/04/17 at 10:45 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to fire alarm sounding at #12 Commerce Drive. There was no fire. Two engines, a ladder truck and a tower truck responded.

On 08/04/17 at 3:02 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to assist EMS at #3 Squire Lane. A utility truck responded.

On 08/04/17 at 3:32 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #46 Basking Ridge Road for an appliance fire. There was no fire upon arrival of fire units. Firefighters found a faulty electric stove malfunctioned. An engine responded.

On 08/05/17 at 5:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Sunnyside School #418 River Road. There was no fire. A water leak from the roof activated the alarm. An engine responded.

On 08/05/17 at 8:11 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle fire on route 8 south between exit 13 and exit 12. One engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/05/17 at 1:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Shelton Avenue at Nells Rock Road. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/07/17 at 2:21 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Trumbull Fire Department Center Station #1 and the Trumbull Long Hill Station #1 to standby while Trumbull Fire units were at a house fire. Two engines responded.

On 08/07/17 at 4:46 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Shoprite Supermarket at #875 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire. A water leak caused the alarm. Two engines, a rescue truck and a tower truck responded.

On 08/07/17 at 5:04 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to power line down to a house at #216 Nichols Avenue. An engine responded.

On 08/07/17 at 6:49 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to wire down in the road on Geissler Drive. An engine responded.

On 08/07/17 at 8:41 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm at their firehouse at #722 Long Hill Avenue. The alarm was transmitted during a drill. 

On 08/07/17 at 8:54 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a power line down in the road on Yutaka Trail. An engine responded.

On 08/09/17 at 5:14 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to motor vehicle accident on Shelton Avenue at Soundview Avenue. An engine responded.

On 08/09/17 at 5:57 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Board of Education Building at #382 Long Hill Avenue. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/09/17 at 10:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a report of an odor of gas in the home at #179 Kneen Street. No leak or odor was detected by firefighters. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/10/17 at 9:36 am the White Hills Co. #5 White Hills Co. #5 responded to the area of East Village Road and Dimon Road for an open burning. One engine responded.

On 08/10/17 at 5:28 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Board of Education Building at #382 Long Hill Avenue. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/10/17 at 7:19 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Howe Avenue at Hill Street. An engine responded.

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