Shelton Fire Department Weekly Calls

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

On 09/18/18 at 8:44 am the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Helen DeVaux Housing Complex at #91 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. A unit responded.

On 09/18/18 at 11:23 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to #96 Long Hill Avenue for a carbon monoxide detector activation. A rescue truck responded.

On 09/19/18 at 1:34 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a natural gas leak outside on Morningside Court. The leak was caused when a gas pipe was ruptured by construction. An engine responded.

On 09/20/18 at 7:30 am the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to Dunkin Donuts at #427 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. A malfunction in an oven caused a minor smoke condition which caused the alarm. A unit responded. 

On 09/20/18 at 8:26 am the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Huntington Fire Co. #3 responded to Route 8 south at exit 14 for a motor vehicle accident. A rescue truck responded.

On 09/20/18 at 5:42 pm the Huntington Fire Co. #3. Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1000 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. Two engines responded.

On 09/20/18 at 6:47 pm the Huntington Fire Co. #3. Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1000 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. Two engines responded.

On 09/20/18 at 10:08 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to #126 Country Place for a carbon monoxide detector activation. A rescue truck responded.

On 09/21/18 at 1:06 pm the Huntington Fire Co. #3 responded to #87 Ripton Road for an illegal open burning. An engine responded.

On 09/21/18 at 4:00 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to the Birmingham Condominiums at #145 Canal Street for a fire alarm sounding. Upon arrival firefighters found smoke from a burnt out electrical meter in an electrical room activated a smoke detector. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 09/21/18 at 7:11 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #56 Katherine Court for an odor of natural gas. An engine responded.

On 09/22/18 at 11:56 am the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #6 Dome Drive to assist EMS. An engine responded.

On 09/22/18 at 10:57 pm the Huntington Fire Co. #3. Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #1 Greenwich Place for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 09/23/18 at 12:27 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Bug Y Supermarket for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 09/23/18 at 1:39 pm the Huntington Fire Co. #3. Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #704 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

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