Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from last week.
On 02/20/17 at 3:56 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #30 Sharon Drive for a carbon monoxide detector sounding. One engine responded.
0n 02/21/17 at 8:25 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a commercial fire alarm sounding at #1 Corporate Drive. There was no fire. A faulty heat detector was the cause of the alarm. Two engines and one ladder truck responded.
On 02/21/17 at 11:33 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #680 Bridgeport Avenue for a person stuck in an elevator. The person was safely out of the elevator prior to the arrival of fire units. One rescue truck responded.
On 02/21/17 at 6:03 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #15 Heather Hill Road for a carbon monoxide detector sounding. Firefighters found a high read of carbon monoxide in the home due to a car previously running in the garage. Firefighters ventilated the home to a safe level. Two engines and one rescue truck responded.
On 02/22/17 at 1:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a report of an odor of natural gas in the area of Brewster lane and Riverdale Avenue. One rescue truck responded.
On 02/22/17 at 3:09 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of #201 Howe Avenue. Firefighters stabilized one vehicle laying on its side after being struck by a second vehicle. One rescue truck and one utility truck responded.
On 07/22/17 at 4:35 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a commercial fire alarm sounding at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel #780 Bridgeport Avenue. There was no fire. One engine, one rescue truck and one ladder truck responded.
On 07/22/17 at 4:43 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident at the corner of Howe Avenue and Brewster Lane. One utility truck responded.
On 02/23/17 at 2:22 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Mohegan School at #47 Mohegan Road. There was no fire. The alarm was transmitted during a fire drill at the school. One engine responded.
On 02/23/17 at 7:46 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a gas grill fire at #443 Wooded Lane. The fire was out upon arrival of fire units. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 02/23/17 at 9:23 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #9 Prospect Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. One engine and pone ladder truck responded.
On 02/24 17 at 7:32 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a car fire at #18 Old Stratford Road. Two engines responded.
On 02/24/17 at 9:05 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #54 Grove Street for an odor investigation. Firefighters responded and found the odor was from a skunk. One engine responded.
On 02/24/17 at 10:09 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a fire alarm sounding at #11 Reagan Circle. There was no fire. One engine responded.
On 02/24/17 at 3:01 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding at the Crosby Commons #580 Long Hill Avenue. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 02/24/17 at 4:42 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to an automatic fire alarm sounding at #25 Forest parkway. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 02/25/17 at 02:48 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a report of a natural gas leak inside #187 Howe Avenue. A leak in a furnace heater exchanger caused the odor.. One engine responded.
On 02/25/17 at 8:13 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #145 Isinglass Road for a carbon monoxide detector activation. One engine responded.
On 02/25/17 at 9:07 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a residential fire alarm sounding at #15 Wilson Lane. There was no fire. One engine and one ladder truck responded.
On 02/25/17 at Huntington Co. #3 responded to a power line down in the road on Dexter Drive. One engine responded.
On 02/26/17 at 3:55 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Leavenworth Road at Walnut Tree Hill Road. Two engines and one rescue truck responded.
