Eastern Connecticut Fire

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Hello and Happy New Year to everyone. I have had this site up for 2 years now and I have had over 40,000 hits this year. I want to thank everyone who has visited this site frequently and I hope I have provided a decent site. I feel I have more to offer as only a couple photos at a time are placed on this blog. Starting in Jan of 2008, this site will move to a pbase website so I can offer more of my photos. I feel this site will be more user freindly and as the year goes on I will post my eariler work. The fire log will still be up and runing, just the photo website will change.
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In closing I Thank You all who have visited the site. Stay safe and healthy in 2008. see you on the fireground.

Occum Head-On w/ Double entrapment 12/22/07

Dec 22, 2007 - Around 07:0ohrs, The Occum FD was dispatched to Taftville-Occum Rd for an auto acciden with injuries. Occum Chief McKeon arrived to find a two car head-on with double entrapment. Taftville R-2 was requested for their Hurst tool. Occum used their Holmotro Combi-tool on one car while Taftville used their Hurst tool and rams to extricate the occuoant of the other car. American transported 2 to WWBH. Norwich PD is investigating.

126 Oakridge St - Norwich - 12/21/07

Dec 21, 2007 - At 15:41hrs, The City of Norwich was dispatched to a structure fire at 126 Oakridge St. Units arrived to find fire on the 3rd flr. The fire was knocked down and the building vented. Norwich FMO is investigating.

East side of the scene

Truck-1 crew holding for orders

MTFD Fast standing by Truck-1

Occum Rollover 12/14/07

Dec 14, 2007 - On this slippery morning the Occum fire department was dispatched to a rollover on Scotland Rd. Occum SQ-4 and ET-42 arrived to find a jeep that had rolled onto it's side. No injuries were reported. Norwich PD is investigating.

Lisbon Barn Fire 12/13/07

Dec 13, 2007 - At 11:59hrs the Lisbon, Jewett City fire departments w/ the Taftville FAST responded to North Burnham Highway for a barn fire. Lisbon ET-254 arrived to find a well involved barn fire. A tanker task force was started bringing Canterbury, Griswold, Voluntown, and Plainfield. The building was total loss. The Lisbon FMO is investigating.

Fire emits from a wall

Lisbon & JC firefighters attack the fire

two lines in operation

Lisbon & JC firefighters use a blitz-fire to knock the fire down

Preston Auto Fire 12/01/07

Dec 1, 2007 - At 06:28hrs Ledyard and Norwich 911 started receiving an influx of 911 calls reporting an auto accident with fire on Rt-2 in Preston just over the Norwich line. Preston Chief Casey arrived to find one auto fully involved in fire after hitting a guard wire post. The crew from P-11 with assistance from P-13,P-23, & P-27 extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. Sorry about the quality, the sun was rising and it was difficult to get the right exposure.

P-11 crew makes initial attack

Poquotonock firefighters stretch the line

Awaiting water!

Got water now, advancing the line!

Extinguishing

Eastford- 297 Old Colony Rd. 11/20/07

Nov 20, 2007 - Around 03:00hrs, Eastford with M/A from Bungay,Pomfret,Woodtsock, Ashford,Muddy Brook, Chaplin,Williamsville, & East Brklyn respondd to a house fire at 197 Old colony Rd. Units arrived to find heavy fire to the rear of an old farm house. The fire was initail knocked down by frist arriving uits but due to the contruction o fht e farm house the fire took off on all flrs. it took crews 3 hours to control this diffficult fire. No injuries were reported and the Eastford FMO is investigating. Photos by G Elliot via a cell phone

Heavy fire emits from rear of building

Same shot different angle.

Yantic 3rd Alarm - 305 Washington St

Nov 12, 2007 - At 09:45hrs, the Yantic fire engine co was dispatched to 305 washington St for a kitchen fire. Units arrived to find fire on the 2nd and 3rd flrs. Assistance from Taftville, City of Norwich, East Great Plains,Occum,Laurel Hill, & the Naval submarine base. Crews worked hard at an offensive interior attack but were forced out by fire conditions. Crews went to defensive attack resulting in a toal loss. 3 firefighters were treated and released for exhaustion.

Yantic Eng-32 and Norwich Truck 1 setting up

Taftville Tower 25 on "B" side

Tower 25 battling heavy fire

Another shot of Tower 25

Norwich Truck 1 w/EGP Ladder 5, (RDL on Ladder 5)

"A" side of building

New video footage with helmet cam

Norwich - 2nd Alarm - Golden & Dillon St

Nov 3, 2007 - At around 20:12hrs, Norwich was dispatched to the corner of Golden & Dilllon St for a working structure fire. Norwich units arrived to find heavy fire emittting from the rear of a 3 stry wd. A 2nd alarm brought Taftville, East Great Plains, and additional engines from Yantic and Laurel Hill to the scene. Crews worked for 3 hours to bring the fire under control. Norwich FMO is investigating.