Baltic House Fire Mid-2002

Since fire activity in the area is slow, I figured I would post this fire that happened sometime in 2002. This fire was originally a bedroom fire on Lucier Ct in Baltic off Rt-207 by MS Chambers Mill. At the time Willimantic dispatched Baltic, Franklin and Occum to this address. Upon arrival of Baltic ET-124, an interior attack was started but 5 minutes into the attack, the room flashed and crews had to back out. Mutual Aid was requested from Lisbon,Bozrah, Scotland and Mohegan Tribal FAST. Water supply was limited in this area of town. Scotland HT-116 laid a 5" line from the scene to the Shetucket River and Lisbon Chief Robinson had a great tanker shuttle going but it was not enough for this Baltic Mill House. Photos are in chronological order

Heavy Fire from #2flr

A hoseline knocks down fire on "C" side porch

Firefighters making entry to #2flr
Good shot of fire progression
Heavy Fire from #2Flr "D" Side

Rt 32 Dump Truck vs Auto - Minor Door Pop

October 5, 2006 - This Afternoon the Mohegan, Montville and MoheganTribal Fire Departments responded to an auto accident at Rt-32 just North of Sandy Desert Rd. (note: Tribal Fire also responds due to a duel response procedure in place) Medic 55 arrived first to find a loaded dump truck had T-Boned a car just north of Sandy Desert Rd. Mohegan and Montville units arrived shortly after and Mohegan Dep Chief (M-20) took command. Luckily no injuries were reported but firefighters from the tribe used their Halomatro spreaders to pop the drivers side door to get the driver out. EMS units obtained refusals. The tribe and Montville units went into service while Mohegan held the scene.

An overview of the scene

A State offical getting ready to move the car

A close up look of the damage to the vehicles

Community House Fire 10/02/06

October 2, 2006 - At 05:09hrs QVEC received a 911 call for a reported house fire at 50 Buckley Hill Rd in the North Grosnerdale section of Thompson. Initial response was Community Fire Co with Mutual aid from Thompson Hill and West Thompson Fire Depts. Community Asst Chief Seney arrived to find heavy fire on "A" side of the building. The first attack line was trained on a 500 lb Propane tank in the rear of the building. 1 civilian was transported by Community Amb for smoke inhalation. The house was completely destroyed and it took firefighters 3 hours to bring the fire under control. Crews alternated interior and ladder pipe operation to contain the fire. The following departments responded Community (Sta81), Thompson Hill (Sta84), West Thompson (Sta-82), Quinebaug (Sta83), East Thompson (Sta85), Muddy Brook (Sta75), East Putnam (Sta79), and Dudley MA E-1. State FMO is investigating the cause.

Heavy Fire on arrival of Eng-181 and ET-181

Heavy Fire Showing

Note the location of the propane tank

Week of September 3rd thru the 9th

This week has been slow for the area on fires but I have a couple of shots of some local incidents I attended.

Town of Montville FF Shawn Ryan and Rich Dole pop a door on this MVA on 395 on Thursday

Mohegan Tribal Firefighters investigate a car fire on wednesday morning

Norwich Firefighters stand-by after this MC vs School Bus Accident on Central Ave on Wednesday

Mohegan Tribal Firefighters sharpen their firefighting skills in this training house on Thursday evening

Salem, Ct Garage Fire

August 26, 2006 - On Saturday evening the Salem and Gardner lake fire departments with mutrual aid from Colchester, Oakdale,Lyme, and the Mohegan Tribal FAST team responded to 72 Witchmeadow Rd for a garage fire with explosions. Salem Ladder-121 arrived and found heavy smoke and fire from the "D" side of a 1 1/2 stry detached garage with an apartment on the 2nd floor. Exterior operations were conducted to knock the fire down. Once the fire was knocked down an interior operation was conducted from the unburned side of the garage. Extensive overhaul was needed to get the fire that had raced thru the eaves of the garage. mutual aid units went into service in about 90 minutes. while Salem and Gardner Lake firefighters overhauled.
(I didn't have my Olympus camera with me, these shots were taken with my HP635 photosmart, which I keep with me at work. I do not recommend this camera, it eats alot of batteries and kills rechargables in a short amount of time. I was only able to take 5 shots before it died, this has been a common accurance with this camera, I'm starting to think it is afraid of fire!)

Salem firefighters ascend Ladder 121 to vent the roof
Salem and Gardner lake firefighters attempt to open the garage door
A Salem firefighter starts a power saw to make an opening in the garage door

Preston Auto Acccident

August 15,2006 - At 15:35hrs the Poquetanuck and Preston City FD's were dispatched to a 2 car auto accident with injuries and extrication at Rt-12 and Rt2A IFO the old state hospital. Mutual aid from the Mohegan Tribe and Laurel Hill was also dispatched. Mohegan Tribal Eng-1 arrived to find a SUV vs BMW head-on with 3 patient and no entrapment. 1 Patient was transported by Poquetanuck and 1 patient was transported by American Ambulance

Firefighter/EMT's remove a victim onto a stretcher

Firefighters look over the scene

Norwich Garage Fire

August 14, 2005 - Norwich Platoon 2 was dispatched to a garage fire in the 400 block of Hamilton Ave. Eng-2 arrived and reported smoke coming from a "detached" garage. Eng-2 crew stretched an1.75 hoseline on the fire. The fire appeared to be in the ceiling area of the garage. Eng-2 crew had the fire knocked down by the time the rest of the assignment arrived. American Ambulance and Mohegan Tribal FAST was started and then canceled by Car-1 due to the fire being under control. The Norwich FMO is investigating.
(I was on my way to work when the call came in, I just happen to be in Greenville at the time of the call. I arrived just as Eng-2 was stretching their line)

Smoke emits from the garage as Eng-2 attacked the fire

Norwich Truck 1 arrives on scene (formerly known as Tower-1)
Eng-3 crew approaches the scene
Norwich firefighters overhaul the garage
Squad A crew pops a door on the "D" side
1st Due Eng-2 with "the Squad" in the back

Occum - Car vs MC

August 11, 2006 - Just after 12:00pm, The Occum FD was dispatched to a car vs motorcycle in the area of 831 Scotland Rd. 1 patient was transported ALS by American Ambulance and 1 patient refused treatment. Occum Squad -4, ET-42 and Eng-41 responded along with Norwich PD and American Ambulance. This was the second MC accident in eastern Ct. A MC had hit a parked car on Babcock Ave in Plainfield and around 11:30am. 2 victims were treated and transported to WWBH with traumatic injuries.

Taftville Head-On 08/03/06

August 3, 2006 - After clearing up from a structure fire and wires down Taftville was dispatched along with Occum FD to Taftville-Occum Rd for a 2 car head-on with entrapment and serious injury. Norwich PD arrived on scene and reported everyone was out of the vehicles. 2 patients were transported ALS by American to WWBH with serious injuries.

Taftville firefighters acquire vehicle info on vehicle #1

Severe damage to Vehicle #2

An overview of the scene

Taftville House Fire 8/03/06

To all,
I did not get a chance to take any good shots of our house fire. Since I was to busy gaining access to the fire. if you are interested in seeing photos click on one of the following links:
www.taftvillefire.org
http://www.nlcfirephotos.blogspot.com/
or http://sectfire.blogspot.com/

Cape Cod Fire

July 29,2006 - Well I just returned from a well deserved vacation on the Cape. While I was there I stopped at a couple of places of interest for you bloggers! I have no action shots but their sounded like there was plenty of action going on. Every day COMM Fire and EMS went past the motel. Mostly EMS, auto accidents, etc. I did see the remains of a auto/ped by the beach on my way to dinner (yum) and I saw Dennis Hook & Ladder110 responding to north Dennis on Saturday for a call, unsure what type.

This is the Centerville,Osterville,Marston Mills Fire Department (COMM)

This is their Headquarters

They built a very unique firefighters memorial in front of the station

This is the East Harwich Station 2

Falmouth Engine 4 House

Tisbury Firehouse (Martha's Vineyard)

(L to R) Dennis Hook & Ladder 110, Engine-115 & Engine -112

Chatham Fire Department

Chatham Engine-185

If you are interested in more Cape Cod Fire check out:

www.Capecodfd.com

Putnam,Ct House Fire

In early June, The Putnam Fire Dept. was dispatched to a house explosion on the Day Kimball side of town. Upon their arrival, they found heavy fire on the "A" side of the 2 stry log cabin. Mutual aid came from East Putnam and Pomfret for water and FAST. Initial attack crews made an aggressive attack to knock down the fire. The fire is believe to have started when a propane tank on the front porch ignited. The Putnam FMO is investigating

(Thanks to James Seney for submitting the photos)

Putnam Firefighters work the "B" side of the dwelling

Putnam E-178, Ladder-178 and Rescue-478 in background

Well Involved House Fire - Franklin

July 14, 2006 - At around 17:30 hrs the Franklin FD with mutual aid from Baltic and Bozrah were dispatched to a fully involved house fire at the intersection of Pleasure Hill Rd and Robinson Hill Rd. Baltic car-24 arrived to report a 50% involved house with live power lines down. Since this house is located on a hill responding crews could see this fire from a great distance. Even Chooper 8 arrived on scene at the same time as first due crews. A 2nd alarm was activated bringing South Windam, Tankers from Windam Center, Lebanon, Lisbon, and Scotland. 1 firefighter was transported due to heat related illness. A defensive attack was started and a safety zones was established with the live power line on the ground.

"First Due" trucks arrive on scene

Heavy fire as Franklin and Baltic FF's put lines in operation

Franklin Chief Bill Haze with heavy fire on floor #1

Bozrah Ladder 126 sets up for master streams

Baltic Chief Tardiff and Baltic firefighters await water

A Franklin firefighter connect hoselines

Mohegan Tribal firefighters Joel Zis and John Way

Baltic Et-124 operates in front of the building