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JUNE '07 NEWS

ACCIDENT SENDS 6 TO HOSPITAL

6/29/2007- At 12:41hrs, Long Hill was dispatched to an accident at Main Street and Edison Road. Squad 209, Engine 205 and LH-3 responded and found a 4 car accident with 6 injured victims.  One vehicle was reported to have had a stuck accelerator and hit a sign and 3 other vehicles before coming to a stop. Fire crews provided patient care and assisted 4 AMR ambulance crews with patient packaging. Crews also stabilized 3 of the vehicles, and  took care of fluid spills.  Units cleared about 45 minutes later. (Photos courtesy of M. Eckert)
 

CAR DOWN AN EMBANKMENT

6/27/2007- At 02:06, Long Hill was dispatched to Route 25 just north of Route 111, for a car down an embankment.  Rescue 200, Squad 209 and LH-3 were on scene and reported a single vehicle that had crossed over the median, went over the guardrail and landed 25 feet down the side of the road with no entrapment.  LH-3 and S-209 remained on scene to provide scene lighting to the wrecker and for vehicle stabilization. (Photo courtesy of A. Rauso)

HOUSE EXPLOSION IN NICHOLS

6/23/2007- At 18:56, Nichols was dispatched to Dogwood Lane for the unknown explosion in the residence.  Nichols Car 4 was first on scene and reported the first floor windows of the structure had been blown out.  Upon further investigation, active fire was found in the basement and a structure fire assignment was dispatched, adding Trumbull Center and Long Hill as RIT. Nichols Engine 301 laid in from the hydrant and up the driveway to provide fire suppression.  Due to the instability of the structure and confirmation that all occupants were out of the house, all firefighting operations were kept to the exterior.  Crews operating on scene were able to contain the fire to the basement and a single room on the 1st floor.  The initial explosion lifted the house off the foundation, bulged out interior walls throughout the house, and twisted the electrical meter box so badly on the exterior that the power crew on scene was unable to open the box to pull the meter.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.  Units operating on scene were Nichols E-301, Q-303, T-304, Trumbull Center E-101, Long Hill T-204 (RIT), Huntington E-35, Nichols Car 2 & 4,   TC Car 3, LH-1, LH-4, Shelton Car 2, FM-1 and FM-3.  White Hills and Stepney provided station coverage in Nichols and Long Hill and took in an activated alarm during the Dogwood incident.  Nichols Car 4 was command. (More pics to come)

ROLLOVER ON PINE STREET

6/15/2007- At around 1am, units were dispatched to Pine Street for a vehicle rollover. Squad 209, Engine 205 and LH-4 responded. S-209 arrived and reported a pickup truck on it's side and all occupants out. EMS was already on scene treating the occupants. LH-4 held S-209 to secure the hazards and stand by for the wrecker.  (Photo courtesy of M. Eckert)
 

TOW TRUCK FIRE

6/14/2007- Around 21:00hrs, Long Hill was dispatched to Main Street in the area of the Merritt Parkway for a reported vehicle fire. LH-3 and LH-1 arrived and reported a tow truck well involved. Engine 205 and Squad 209 arrived next, stretched a line off E-205 and knocked down the fire. Units cleared in about 30 minutes. (Photo courtesy of M. Eckert)
 

SQUAD 209 STANDS BY FOR EAGLE 1

6/11/2007- At 13:30hrs, Squad 209 went up to the Madison Ball Field to assist The Trumbull Police Dept and the Regional Emergency Response Team with their training. The ERT team practiced team deployment via a Helicopter. Eagle One from Fairfield PD landed a total of 3 times dropping off 10 members of an assault team and 4 snipers. Once all members were on the ground they proceeded into a wooded area and took 4 armed suspects into custody. Squad 209 was on hand to provided fire protection for the landings. (Photo courtesy of M. Eckert)
 

CLOSE CALL IN TRUMBULL CENTER

6/7/2007- At 13:42hrs, Long Hill was dispatched mutual aid to Trumbull Center to Starbucks for a commercial fire alarm. First in Trumbull Center units reported workers using torches in the overhang of the pharmacy and there was a possible fire. Units started hooking the affected area and found heavy charring and used a water can wet down the area. Squad 209 arrived and was instructed to check for extension. The crew used pike poles to pull down wood and sheet rock. The crew also used a saw to open up the area while T-104 laddered the roof. The fire was found to be out and there was no further extension. S-209 cleared about 45 minutes later.

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