Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from the last week.
On 09/25/17 at 4:41 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Coram Avenue and Center Street. One unit responded.
On 09/25/17 at 9:05 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #25 Cranston Avenue. There was no fire. A faulty smoke detector was the cause. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 09/26/17 at 00:13 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #5207 Avalon Drive. There was no fire. A faulty smoke detector was the cause. Four engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 09/26/17 at 9:12 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #18 Chestnut Street to assist an occupant of the building who was locked out of their unit. A rescue truck responded.
On 09/26/17 at 10:36 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to assist EMS at #36 Cliff Street for a person who had their finger caught in a car door. The patient freed the finger before fire units arrived.
On 09/26/17 at 7:49 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a report of a brush fire in the rear of #186 Waverly Road. Firefighters responded and found a campfire not a brush fire. Two engines responded.
On 09/27/17 at 10:01 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Route 8 north at exit 13 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and two rescue trucks responded.
On 09/28/17 at 8:10 am the Echo Hose Co. #1responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Shelton Avenue and Meadow Street. A rescue truck responded.
On 09/28/17 at 3:06 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Meadow Street near Hilltop Drive. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 09/29/17 at 12:08 pm Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at Inline Plastics #42 Canal Street. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 09/29/17 at 3:13 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #106 Toas Street for a public service assist. A rescue truck responded.
On 09/29/17 at 4:14 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #171 Division Street for an odor investigation. No problems or odor was detected by firefighters. Two units responded.
On 09/29/17 at 6:48 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #22 David Drive. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 09/30/17 at 4:53 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Route 8 south at exit 12 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 10/01/17 at 4:42 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle fire at #17 Audubon Lane. The fire was extinguished by the homeowner before the arrival of firefighters. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 10/10/17 at 4:58 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #39 Hiawatha Trail. There was no fire. Two engines responded.
