SHELTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WEEKLY RESPONSES
Submitted by Fire Marshal James M. Tortora
On 11/18/19 at 6:10 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to #194 Myrtle Street for an odor of natural gas in an apartment. A problem with a hot water heater caused the odor. An engine responded.
On 11/20/19 at 12:35 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 north bound at exit 12 on ramp for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/20/19 at 4:09 pm the White Hills Co. #5 responded to Sinsabaugh Heights at #187 Meadow Street for a public service call. An engine responded.
On 11/20/19 at 7:42 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #13 Country Place for a public service call. An engine responded.
On 11/21/19 at 10:08 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to Bridgeport Avenue at Commerce Drive for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/22/19 at 11:00 am the Huntington Co. #3 responded to St Paul’s Church at #25 Church Street for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. A utility unit responded.
On 11/22/19 at 11:07 am the Huntington Co. #3, Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to Hawley Lane Shoes for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 11/22/19 at 2:11 pm the Pine Rock Co. #4 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Bishop Wicke Health Care at #584 Long Hill Avenue for an odor of smoke in the building. There was no fire. The odor was from an overheated air conditioner motor. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 1/22/19 at 2:13 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to the Elizabeth Shelton School at #138 Willoughby Road for an odor of propane from an underground propane tank in the rear of the school. Firefighters and gas company officials found a small leak that was repaired. Two engines and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/22/19 at 4:43 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 north bound between exit 12 and 13 for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/23/19 at 8:43 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 in the kitchen. The fire, in a food warmer lamp, was out upon arrival of firefighters. An engine, a ladder truck and the tower truck responded.
On 11/23/19 at 12:04 pm the White Hills Co. #5 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to Leavenworth Road at Indian Well Road for a motor vehicle accident. An engine, two rescue trucks and a tanker truck responded.
On 11/23/19 at 1:56 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound between exit 12 and 11 for a motor vehicle fire. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/23/19 at 5:15 pm the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the area of #515 Bridgeport Avenue for a motor vehicle accident. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 11/23/19 at 7:44 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the White Hills Co. #5 responded to #44 Strawberry Lane for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. An engine responded.
On 11/24/19 at 00:04 am the Echo Hose Co. #1 and the Pine Rock Co. #4 responded to the Victorian Condo’s at #384 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 11/24/19 at 1:17 pm the Huntington Co. #3 responded to route 8 south bound for an odor of propane in the area of exit 12. No odor was found by firefighters. An engine responded.
On 11/24/29 at 5:22 pm the Huntington Co. #3 and the Echo Hose Co. #1 responded to #12 Independence Drive for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. an engine and the tower truck responded.
