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 week.

On 11/20/17 at 7:08 am the Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 north between exits 13 and 14. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 11/20/17 at 1:42 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a brush fire on Bridgeport Avenue near Huntington Street. An engine responded.

On 11/20/17 at 5:01 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 north between exits 13 and 14. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 11/21/17 at 9:15 am Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #54 Magnolia Circle for a public service call. An engine responded.

On 11/21/17 at 11:05 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to low hanging wires over the roadway on Orchard Street. An engine responded.

On 11/21/17 at 12:20 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and White Hill Co. #5 responded to #19 East Knollwood Terrace for the house filled with smoke. Firefighters arrived and determined the smoke was the result of a problem with a fireplace. Firefighters vented the smoke from the home and checked the chimney. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/21/17 at 7:12 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and White Hill Co. #5 responded to assist the Stratford Fire Department for a search for a possible boat in distress on the lower Housatonic River. No vessel was found after a lengthy search. Two marine units and a utility truck responded.

On 11/21/17 at 7:42 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and White Hills Co.#5 responded to #1 Ticon Court for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. Two engines responded.

On 11/22/17 at 8:35 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Dust from construction caused the alarm. An engine responded.

On 11/22/17 at 9:32 am the Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 south between exits 13 and 12. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 11/22/17 at 10:45 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Leavenworth Road near the Oronoque Farms Store. A rescue truck responded.

On 11/22/17 at 11:09 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Smoke from an occupant cleaning an oven caused the alarm. A rescue truck responded.

On 11/22/17 at Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident on South Constitution Boulevard near Steepbrook Lane. Upon arrival firefighters had to extricate the driver and an occupant of the vehicle after it struck a utility pole. Two engines and two rescue trucks responded. 

On 11/22/17 at 2:49 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #5 Fern Drive for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine responded.

On 11/22/17 at 8:39 pm Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a fire alarm sounding at the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue. There was no fire. Two engines responded.

On 11/23/17 at 00:49 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to assist police on Bridge Street for a person who fell off the bridge and into the Housatonic River. A rescue truck responded.

On 11/23/17 at 7:34 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #2 Sanford Drive for smoke in the house. There was no fire. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/23/17 at 8:14 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to Dunkin Donuts at #431 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. One rescue truck responded.

On 11/23/17 at 8:38 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue for a person stuck in an elevator. Two rescue trucks responded.

On 11/23/17 at 2:47 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 , Pine Rock Co. #4 and Huntington Co. #3 responded to an oven fire at #24 Woodlawn Park. The fire was out upon arrival of fire units. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/23/17 at 3:21 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue for a person stuck in an elevator. Two rescue trucks responded.

On 11/23/17 at 5:51 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Pine Rock Co. #4 and White Hill Co. #5 responded to chimney fire at #22 John Street. An engine and two ladder trucks responded.

On 11/23/17 at 9:36 pm the Huntington Co. #3, White Hills Co.#5 and Echo Co. #1 responded to chimney fire at #34 Chamberlain Drive. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/24/17 at 10:44 am the Echo Hose Co. # and Huntington Co. #3 responded to #151 Summerfield Gardens for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. an engine responded.

On 11/24/17 at 2:27 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a fuel spill at #5 Horseshoe Drive. Firefighters stopped a leak in a fuel tank after its plug was sheared off accidentally. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 11/24/17 at 3:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #389 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/24/17 at 9:10 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue for a person stuck in an elevator. Two rescue trucks responded.

On 11/25/17 at 11:53 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Nells Rock Road. An engine responded.

On 11/25/17 at 1:43 pm Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to #38 Greystone Condos for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/25/17 at 1:50 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #11 Golec Avenue for a public service. An engine responded.

On 11/25/17 at Huntington Co. #3 and Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to a brush fire at #656 Bridgeport Avenue. An engine responded.

On 11/26/17 at 2:49 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue for a person stuck in an elevator. Two rescue trucks responded.

On 11/26/17 at 4:28 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #16 Woodlawn Park for an odor investigation. Two engines responded.

On 11/26/17 at 5:21 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and White Hills Co.#5 responded to#179 Waverly Road for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 11/26/17 at 5:47 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and White Hills Co. #5 responded to an open burning call on Shelton Avenue near Mary Street. An engine responded.

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