Shelton Weekly Fire Department Incident Responses

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SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT RESPONSES

SUBMITTED BY FIRE MARSHAL JAMES TORTORA

On 08/05/19 at 6:07 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #45 Westminster Avenue for an illegal open burning. An engine responded.

On 08/06/19 at 8:05 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at #780 Bridgeport Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. The alarm was caused by steam from a shower in the area of the exercise room. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/06/19 at 10:05 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 14 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/06/19 at 5:25 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Ripton Housing Complex at #423 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/06/19 at 6:51 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 11 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/07/19 at 12:02 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Wooster Street Market at #70 Wooster Street for a motor vehicle accident. A rescue truck responded.

On 08/07/19 at 8:24 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Saw Mill City Road for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.

On 08/08/19 at 7:40 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Isinglass Road for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.

On 08/08/19 at 5:42 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Shelton Avenue near Meadow Street for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.

On 08/08/19 at 6:37 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to #64 Little Fox Run for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine responded.

On 08/08/19 at 7:33 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to East Village Road near Village Road for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.

On 08/09/19 at 02:06 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to a car fire on Howe Avenue at Maltby Street. An engine responded.

On 08/09/19 at 7:14 am the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to the area of #18 Old Stratford Road for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.

On 08/09/19 at 6:21 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound near exit 13 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and two rescue trucks responded.

On 08/09/19 at 6:57 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #77 Rugby Road for power lines down. An engine responded.

On 08/09/19 at 7:19 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to their fire house to standby for city wide coverage while two other fire companies were working a car accident extrication on route 8. 

On 08/10/19 at 8:48 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Beardsley Drive for smoke in the area. Firefighters found the smoke was from a campfire. An engine responded.

On 08/11/19 at 5:42 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, Huntington Co. #3 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #15 Freedom Lane for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival firefighters found a barbecue grill had caught fire. the fire was out upon arrival of fire units. Two engines and a ladder truck responded.

On 08/11/19 at 7:30 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #571 Howe Avenue for a public service call. An engine responded.

On 08/11/19 at 10:55 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1, White Hills Co. #5 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #74 Center Street for a structure fire in the rear. Upon arrival firefighters found a fire on a rear deck on the first floor of the third story building. The fire was extinguished in minutes. An electrical failure in wiring under the deck caused the fire. Two engines and two ladder trucks responded.

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