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Emily — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:29 +0000

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Mobile Home Fire in Botsford

Emily — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:51:52 +0000

Shortly after 5pm on January 2, H&L Truck 114 and Engine 1 responded automatic aid to the Botsford fire district for a report of a structure fire at 301 South Main St. Chief 101 and Ladder 114 arrived on scene and assisted Botsford with extinguishment and overhaul of a fire in a residential trailer. Engine 1 stood by Botsford’s firehouse to provide coverage for the area. Hook and Ladder members operated on scene for approximately 45 minutes until released by Command.

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Detached Garage Fire in Botsford

Emily — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:06:56 +0000

On Monday, November 21 Hook and Ladder Engine 1 and Ladder 114 responded to a report of a possible structure fire at 105 High Rock Rd in the Botsford fire district. Car 101 was first to arrive on scene and found heavy fire showing from the “B” and “D” sides on the second floor of a 1 1/2 story wood frame detached garage with occupied office space above. A 2 1/2″ hose line off of Botsford’s Engine 551 was used to darken down the fire from the exterior before an interior attack was made using an 1 3/4″ handline. Members from Ladder 114 ascended to the roof and performed vertical ventilation. Extensive overhaul was required due to a large amount of paperwork in the office. Hook and Ladder operated on scene for approx. 2 1/2 hours.

Truck 114's crew getting ready to go to work

setting up the ladder to vent the roof

salvage and overhaul

overhaul

Deputy Fire Marshall Rich Frampton and Botsford Chief Wayne Ciaccia

Structure Fire on Main Street

Emily — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:39:08 +0000

Shortly after 7:30pm on Tuesday November 15, Newtown Hook and Ladder was dispatched to the area of 46 East St. for an unknown type fire. While enroute dispatch advised units that they were receiving multiple calls of a structure fire and filled out the assignment bringing in Sandy Hook and Hawleyville FD. Car 103 was first to arrive and found a fully involved 40′x30′ barn within a few feet of a house. The corrected address for the barn fire was 46 Main St. while the house was located at 2-4 East St. Fire had already spread to the adjacent house and was consuming several rooms. Car 101 arrived on scene and command was transferred to the Chief. Additional engines from Brookfield and Stony Hill were requested to the scene as well as all tankers in town. Engine 111 arrived on scene and quickly placed two 1 3/4″ handlines in service through the front door of the house, knocking down the majority of the fire. Engine 331 from Hawleyville was directed down an adjacent driveway and stretched several lines and a master stream device to knock down the barn fire. As overhaul began, fire was found in the attic, ceilings and walls of the house. Crews ventilated the roof and performed extensive overhaul until all fire in the house was found and extinguished. Crew remained on scene for an extended period as the collapsed barn had to be picked apart by an excavator to extinguish all hot spots. Once the fire was fully extinguished all FD units returned to service. Hook and Ladder operated on scene with Engine 111, Engine 1, Truck 114 and Rescue 113 for almost 6 hours.

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Mutual Aid to Shed Fire in Sandy Hook

Emily — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:33:21 +0000

On November 4 around 1930 Hours Ladder 114 and Engine 1 responded to 14 Stone Gate Dr in the Sandy Hook Fire District for a report of a structure fire. Car 101 arrived on scene and established command. 101 found an approximately 10′x16′ shed fully involved in fire. Upon arrival of Sandy Hook units, command was transferred to Car 404. Members worked on scene for about 1 hour extinguishing and overhauling the fire building.

Snow Storm Alfred kept NHL members busy

Emily — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:31:49 +0000

Beginning shortly after 1400 Hrs on October 29 Hook and Ladder started responding to numerous trees and wires down in the district. After almost 48 straight hours of continuous calls, the run count was around 124. During this time Hook and Ladder responded to a wide variety of emergencies such as trees and wires down, trees into buildings, automatic alarms, structure fires and electrical emergencies. The dedicated members of Hook and Ladder responded quickly and professionally to these emergencies during the storm as well as throughout the days and nights that followed. Even after an entire week had passed, Hook and Ladder was still responding to multiple electrical emergencies daily. As of November 8, it appears that the majority of the storm aftermath is behind us and things should be returning to normal. Luckily there were only a few minor structure fires which resulted in minimal damage due to the quick actions of H&L’s firefighters.

Winslow Road Fire

Emily — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:14:47 +0000

Shortly after 15:30 Hrs on October 16, 2011 Newtown Hook and Ladder’s Engine 1 and Ladder 114 responded to the address of 1 Winslow Rd. in the Hawleyville fire district for a report of a structure fire. Car 103 arrived on scene and assumed the duties of the Operations Officer. Heavy fire was found coming from a 2 car garage located under a raised ranch style single family dwelling. The fire was quickly extending into the second floor and attic. Members from Engine 1 set up water supply from a nearby pond to fill tankers while members from Ladder 114 proceeded to the roof to perform vertical ventilation. Additional H&L members on scene stretched a 2 1/2″ attack line from Hawleyville’s Engine 331 and darkened down the majority of the fire. H&L remained on scene for approximately 2 hours performing overhaul and extinguishing any remaining fire.

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Firehouse Ride & Pig Roast

Emily — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:05:44 +0000

Sunday, September 25th, we are having our second annual Firehouse Ride & Pig Roast fundraiser.
Come to The One-Eyed Pig at 71 South Main Street in Newtown, CT to support Newtown Hook & Ladder’s continuing efforts to build a new firehouse.

Enjoy a 40 mile ride followed by a pig roast lunch and refreshments.
There will be many raffles and live entertainment by The Crystal Pryamid Band.

Registration begins at 9AM. Ride will kick off at 11AM.
Ride tickets are $30. Passenger/general admission is $15.
Children 12 and under are FREE!

Check out our Facebook event page to RSVP

Car Collides into Boat on I-84

Emily — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:54:24 +0000

During the afternoon of September 9, 2011 Hook and Ladder Engine 112 and Rescue 113 responded to I-84 westbound between exits 10-9 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Chief 101 arrived on scene and found a vehicle had rear ended a boat which was being towed and had pulled over to change a flat tire. There was heavy intrusion into the passenger compartment and the patient had severe head trauma. The patient was quickly removed from the vehicle and transported to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition. Hook and Ladder remained on scene during the police investigation and until all vehicles were removed from the scene. Hook and Ladder operated for approx. 2 1/2 hours.

See article in The Newtown Bee

Hurricane Irene calls

Emily — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:58:47 +0000

Members of Newtown Hook and Ladder responded to over 130 storm related calls during and immediately following the arrival of Hurricane Irene. The calls ranged from numerous trees on wires, reported structure fires, automatic alarms, flooded basements, trees into houses and odor investigations. A standby crew was in quarters from late Saturday August 27 until late Sunday August 28. A higher than normal call volume continued through the week as Hook and Ladder responded to about 12 calls per day even after the storm was long gone. As of the evening of September 3, things are beginning to return to normal in Newtown, as most residents have regained power and the fire department daily call volume is starting to decrease.