Shelton Fire Marshal James Tortora submitted the following summary of the Shelton Volunteer Fire Department’s calls from last week.
On 08/14/18 at 10:49 am the Pine Rock Co #4 responded to #17 Laurelwood Drive for a carbon monoxide detector activation. A faulty detector caused the alarm. An engine responded.
On 08/14/18 at 11:38 am the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to #301 Kings Highway for a public service call, pump out. An engine responded.
On 08/14/18 at 2:03 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to #11 Whipporwill Drive for a dire alarm activation. There was no fire. Smoke from cooking caused the alarm. A ladder truck responded.
On 08/14/18 at 10:59 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to #450 Huntington Street for a carbon monoxide detector activation. An engine responded.
On 08/15/18 at 00:06 am the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to #233 Deer Run Lane for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine and a ladder truck responded.
On 08/15/18 at 1:30 pm the Pine Rock Co #4 responded to the area of Ojibwa Trail and Seneca Trail for low hanging wires from a utility pole. An engine responded.
On 08/15/18 at 5:39 pm the Pine Rock Co #4 responded to a motor vehicle accident at Long Hill Avenue and Rocky Rest Road. An engine responded.
On 08/15/18 at 7:54 pm the White Hills Co #5 responded to a motor vehicle accident in the area of #39 Wabuda Place. An engine responded.
On 08/16/18 at 1:01 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to #338 Walnut Tree Hill Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/17/18 at 5:02 am Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to #450 Huntington Street for a carbon monoxide alarm activation. An engine responded.
On 08/17/18 at 10:36 am the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to the Elizabeth Shelton School at #138 Willoughby Road for a fire alarm activation. There was no fire. An engine responded.
On 08/17/18 at 11:54 pm the White Hills Co #5 and the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to R&C Auto at #425 Leavenworth Road for power lines on a vehicle. The vehicle, a large dump truck, struck the wires causing them to fall onto the truck. An engine responded.
On 08/17/18 at 2:32 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to #25 September Lane to assist EMS after a child got his leg stuck in a crib. An engine responded.
On 08/17/18 at 3:07 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue near Platt Road. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/17/18 at 3:52 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to #42 Bronson Drive for a person with his leg stuck in a ladder. The person, 8-9 feet off the ground, was freed by firefighters within minutes. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/17/18 at 4:47 pm Echo Hose Co #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Bridgeport Avenue near Todd Road. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/17/18 at 7:32 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Hamilton Drive. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 08/17/18 at 11:45 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 north at exit 12. An engine and a rescue truck responded.
On 08/18/18 at 02:42 am the Pine Rock Co #4 and the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to #101 Black Birch Court for a carbon monoxide detector activation. An engine responded.
On 08/18/18 at 2:44 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to the Stop & Shop Plaza at #900 Bridgeport Avenue for a public service call, small dog locked in a vehicle. The owner of the car returned before arrival of firefighters. An engine responded.
On 08/18/18 at 6:29 pm the Huntington Fire Co #3 responded to Waverly Road at Briarcliff Road for a tree on power lines. An engine responded.
On 08/18/18 at 8:42 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, a ladder truck and a rescue truck responded.
On 08/19/18 at 04:10 am the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to #100 Center Street to assist EMS with a patient who fell over a wall and into a canal. A rescue truck responded.
On 08/19/18 at 8:43 am the Huntington Fire Co #3 and the White Hills Co #5 responded to #19 Greenwood Lane. An engine responded.
On 08/19/18 at 1:28 pm the Echo Hose Co #1 responded to a motor vehicle accident at #70 Wooster Street. An engine responded.
On 08/20/18 at 4:55 am the Echo Hose Co #1 and the Pine Rock Co #4 responded to the Helen DeVaux at #91 Howe Avenue for a fire alarm sounding. There was no fire. A ladder truck responded.
