NLC Fire Wire

31/01/2025

Second Alarm from yesterday morning at 628 Grand Street in Bridgeport. Crews arrived to heavy fire from the first floor of a 3 wood which quickly extended all the way up.

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25/01/2025

At 9:07 pm tonight the Waterford Fire Department was dispatched to 4 MacKenzie Road for the side of the house on fire. Lawrence & Memorial Medic 14 arrived at 9:09 confirming the working fire with flames going up the Delta side.

Truck 15 arrived at 9:10 and stretched an 1.75” hose line to the right side of the home. Engine 42 laid in from the hydrant on the corner of Fog Plain Road and MacKenzie which fed Truck 15. After quickly knocking the fire, crews went inside to check for extension.

Engine 51 set up a fan for horizontal ventilation. The New London Fire Department provided the FAST while Waterford Ambulance stood by. Poquonnock Bridge Engine 32 was cancelled enroute. The Waterford Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

13/01/2025

Monday, 1/13/2025
05:02 Marlborough, East Hampton, Glastonbury Company 3 and Colchester FAST dispatched to 217 Jones Hollow Road for a house fire.

Car 17 on scene with fire showing from the rear.
Engine 217 first due up the driveway with Tankers 117 and 217 nursing. Engine 117 to drop crew and then go to the dry hydrant at Avalon Lane.

05:10 Colchester retoned
05:14 Colchester unable to staff FAST

Hebron started for coverage.

Second alarm Hebron Engine and tanker into the scene. Colchester Tanker requested. Columbia for coverage.

East Hampton Ladder & 2 Tankers with a Glastonbury Engine and Tanker on scene.

Hebron Engine responding. Car 10 said start the next due tanker from someone else. Columbia retoned.

05:31 Command reporting two crews interior. Home still well involved.

Command looking for more manpower and SCBA cylinders. Marlborough retoned for Rescue 117.

Colchester Tanker 228 responding.
Salem Engine 121 enroute for station coverage.

06:34 Salem Engine, Andover and Bolton into the scene for manpower

06:42 Lebanon Engine 206 for Station 117 coverage

Picture taken from Squad Fire Photos.

09/01/2025

At 10:13 pm on Wednesday, 1/8/2025 the Griswold Fire Department with Jewett City, Voluntown, Lisbon, a North Stonington Tanker, Taftville FAST & American Ambulance were dispatched to the area of 48 Colonel Brown Road for a building fire.

When Car 155 signed on, QV Dispatch updated the address to be 39 Colonel Brown and that the garage was filled with machinery so he requested tankers from Preston and Plainfield. The fire marshal arrived at 10:20 with smoke showing from a 3 bay single story detached garage.

Voluntown Engine 253 arrived at 10:26 and stretched a 1.75” hose line through a garage door. Additional tankers were started from Moosup, Oneco and Canterbury. Crews fought the fire while the temperature was 19 degrees outside. Car 55 had command and the Griswold Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

09/01/2025

Norwich's 3 Shift held the fire to the front porch this afternoon on the East Side of the city.

03/01/2025

At 6 pm on Thursday, 1/2/2024 the Colchester Fire Department with Bozrah Ladder 126, Hebron Squad 210, Marlborough Engine 117 and Yantic FAST were dispatched to 112 Amston Road for a house fire. Engine 128 was already on the air from a medical call and arrived within 2 minutes reporting fire showing from the Alpha/Bravo corner of a single story wood frame residence.

Engine 1 stretched a 1.75” hose line through the front door and began suppressing the fire. Engine 128 was fed by the hydrant on the corner of Village Court. Engine 228 arrived next and stretched a second line. Tanker 228 nursed Engine 2 while crews also performed the primary search. Truck 128 threw ground ladders and performed vertical ventilation.

Middlesex Medic 3 staged on scene but luckily wasn’t needed. At least one cat was removed from the residence. East Haddam's Engine and East Hampton's Ladder covered the town. Car 28 had command and the Colchester Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

31/12/2024

At 2:53 pm on Tuesday, 12/31/2024 the Bozrah Fire Department was dispatched to 309 Browning Road for a car fire.

Car 126 arrived at 3:00 reporting a well involved pickup truck. Engine 126 stretched the bumper line and the Bozrah Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

27/12/2024

Norwich's 1 shift quickly contained this basement fire Christmas night which was dispatched as smoke in the house.

27/12/2024

Around 11:58 am on Monday, 12/23/24 the Gales Ferry and Ledyard Fire Departments were dispatched to 18 West Drive for a building fire. Shortly after, a responding officer reported a header visible so the working fire assignment was filled out adding Sub Base Engine 62, the Mohegan Tribal FAST and tankers from Poquetanuck, Center Groton, East Great Plain, North Stonington and Laurel Hill’s hose Tender.

Ladder 25 arrived reporting fire showing from the bravo side of a 2 story, 2 bay attached garage. The crew stretched a one and three quarter inch hose line to the exterior while Tanker 24 tied in to nurse them. Tanker 14 laid in from the corner of Laurel Leaf Drive and their crew took a line from 25 through the front door and up to the second floor. Sub Base Firefighters assisted with overhaul on the second floor.

Engine 11 set up for a drop site operation but was told to hold off on filling the supply line. The bravo exposure sustained minor damage to the vinyl siding. R1 had command and the Ledyard Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

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22/12/2024

At 9:32 pm on Friday, 12/20/2024 the Ansonia Fire Department with a Derby Engine & Truck and Seymour Rescue 12 as the FAST were dispatched to 75 North Cliff Street for a candle that tipped over and lit a room on fire.

A chief officer arrived at 9:35 reporting a large 3 story wood frame occupied multiple dwelling with heavy fire from the rear of the third floor and transmitted the second alarm. Truck 7 positioned on the Alpha/Delta corner and flew their bucket. Engine 6 laid in from a hydrant on North Cliff and took an 1.75” hose line through the front door and up the stairs. Engine 3 hooked up to the hydrant in front of the house and also stretched a 1.75” hose line.

Derby Truck 15 positioned in a parking lot on the Bravo side and sent their crew to the roof for vertical ventilation. Derby Engine 12 laid in from a hydrant and stretched a 2.5” hose line to the rear where fire was blowing out multiple windows while extending into the attic. Engine 5 laid in from a fourth hydrant and fed Derby’s Truck.

Crews searched and operated multiple lines inside until command evacuated them at 10:12. Shortly after, fire broke through the roof. After about 15 minutes of ladder pipes operating, crews regrouped and went back inside.

An additional FAST responded from Shelton. Companies remained on scene throughout the cold night opening up while hitting hot spots. The Ansonia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

21/12/2024

Ansonia
75 North Cliff Street
Second alarm
Large 3 story wood frame.
Heavy fire in the rear of the third floor.

Companies that responded
Ansonia
Derby
Seymour
Shelton

20/12/2024

At 3:23 this morning the Town of Montville Fire Departments were dispatched to 20 Kitemaug Road for a house fire. At 3:25 a Montville Police Officer arrived reporting the home to be well involved so M-1 requested the second alarm.

Engine 21 arrived at 3:31 reporting a 2 story wood frame house about 3/4s involved. They laid a supply line up the driveway and lead off with the deck gun. Ladder 15 arrived next and set up for defensive operations. Tribal Engine 1 then tied into the line at the bottom of the driveway. Engine 12 reverse laid from the scene to a hydrant on the corner of Route 32 and Massapeag Road.

At 3:38, Engine 21 reported a partial collapse. Norwich Truck 1 set up for defensive operations from the street so New London FAST was added. Tankers responded from Oakdale, Chesterfield, Preston, East Great Plain, Gales Ferry, Salem & Gardner Lake. The Montville Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

20/12/2024

Around 8:15 tonight the New London Fire Department responded to 47 Federal Street for a possible fire in the building.

Battalion 3 and Engine 1 arrived to find light smoke showing from the first floor of a 2 story residential middle unit. Engine 1 and A100 reported minor extension into the cabinets so command requested a marshal. Engine 2 laid in from a hydrant while Truck 2 positioned in the front.

05/12/2024

At 8:08 am on Monday, 12/2/2024 the Lisbon Fire Department with Jewett City Engine 156, Baltic Tanker 124, Griswold ET-355, Voluntown Tanker 353, Taftville Engine 22 and the Yantic FAST were dispatched to 205 Newent Road for a building fire. Taftville Car 29 arrived at 8:15 to find a two bay detached garage well involved.

ET-154 laid 800’ of five inch hose up the driveway and stretched a 2.5” hose line to the front of the garage. Tanker 154 arrived next and tied into the supply line. Jewett City then stretched a line to the bravo side while Taftville stretched the third line.

Crews surrounded the building while performing defensive operations and the roof collapsed shortly after. Command requested additional tankers from Canterbury, Scotland, Plainfield, Moosup and Bozrah. Occum Engine 41 covered Lisbon’s station. Car 54 had command and the Lisbon Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.

28/11/2024

Tonight is the two year anniversary of the Seaport Marine Fire in Mystic, Connecticut.

These firefighters worked extremely hard to limit the fire from spreading beyond that original block.

A five alarm fire at the Seaport Marine Buildings on Washington Street in Mystic, Connecticut on Sunday, 11/27/2022. The fire was dispatched at 8:57 pm and c...

19/11/2024

Norwich's 4 shift knocked this as it was threatening the Delta exposure on the other side of the driveway. The power lines had already burned off the home prior to arrival adding to more hazards the members faced.

18/11/2024

Norwich’s 1 shift went to work early Saturday morning. Fire showing from the second floor on arrival which got into the attic.