
Photo of Shelton fire truck from the city’s website.
SHELTON SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES
SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA
On 08/19/19 at 9:53 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #23 Andrew Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/19/19 at 5:24 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #111 Rocky Rest Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/19/19 at 5:29 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 12 for a motor vehicle accident. Two engines responded.
On 08/19/19 at 5:49 pm the Pine Rock Co. 34 responded to Crosby Commons at #580 Long Hill Avenue for an odor in the building. There was no fire. The cause of the odor was not determined but the building was under a power outage. Two engines responded.
On 08/19/19 at 5:54 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #55 Church Street for smoke in the garage. There was no fire. the smoke was caused when lightning struck the attached garage and shorted out electrical wirings. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/20/19 at 8:53 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the area of Ripton Road for smoke in the area. Firefighters found an illegal open burning at #139 Ripton Road caused the smoke condition. Two engines responded.
On 08/20/19 at 9:02 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the HoneyCell Corporation at #600 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. the alarm was transmitted during a test. An engine responded.
On 08/20/19 at 9:13 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #196 Myrtle Street for an odor of natural gas in the building. Upon arrival and investigation firefighters found a gas stove switch was left on causing the odor. An engine and two ladder trucks responded.
On 08/20/19 at 12:41 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Oakdale Storage Facility at #486 River Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/20/19 at 6:54 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Butler Commercial Services Building at #97 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm activation. A vehicle left running in a garage caused the alarm to activate. An engine responded.
On 08/20/19 at 8:43 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Howe Avenue at Brook Street for a motor vehicle accident. An engine responded.
On 08/21/19 at 9:57 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Ripton Housing Complex at #423 Howe Avenue for a a person possibly stuck in an elevator. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/21/19 at 3:23 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Maple Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. An engine responded.
On 08/21/19 at 3:50 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Sunnyside Boat Launch off River Road for a fire in a trash can. An engine responded.
On 08/21/19 at 5:54 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the area of #162 Birdseye Road for a power line down in the road. An engine responded.
On 08/21/19 at 6:03 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to the area of #99 Chamberlain Drive for a power line down in the road. An engine responded.
On 08/21/19 at 6:13 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 12 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and two rescue trucks responded.
On 08/22/19 at 04:06 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Shelton Animal Shelter at #11 Brewster Lane for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/22/19 at 7:45 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Sikorsky Aircraft Plant III at #33 Platt Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. A broken fire sprinkler pipe struck by a fork lift loading pallets on a storage rack caused the alarm. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/22/19 at 4:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 12 for a motor vehicle fire. Two engines and a rescue truck responded.
On 08/22/19 at 5:58 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Sorghum Road. An engine responded.
On 08/23/19 at 1:53 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #18 Fairfield Avenue for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. An engine responded.
On 08/23/19 at 7:24 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Coram Avenue at Coram Road for a motor vehicle accident. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/24/19 at 02:47 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Mark Apartments at #7Acadia Lane for an electrical hazard inside a unit. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/24/19 at 1:12 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #1 Indian Well Road to assist EMS with a patient who was injured in a wooded area. An engine, a rescue truck and ladder truck responded.
On 08/24/19 at 4:35 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #45 Pinewood Lane for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/24/19 at 6:50 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #27 Plaskon Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/24/19 at 7:58 pm 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 activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/25/19 at 10:36 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #196 Myrtle Street for an animal rescue. Firefighters removed a cat from the roof of a house. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/25/19 at 1:35 pm the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Brightview Assisted Living Complex at #30 Beard Saw Mill Road for a dire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.