Sandy Hook VFR, Botsford Fire Rescue and Newtown Hook & Ladder were all dispatched at 19:10 to a Sandy Hook home Monday night for a chimney fire. The caller told dispatch flames were showing from the chimney of the home at 10 Johnny Appleseed Drive. First Assistant Chief Ryan Clark had command of the scene. No flames were showing upon arrival, he reported. Quint 440, Engine 441, Rescue 444, Tanker 449 and the OIC truck all responded with crews. Approximately 15 Sandy Hook fire...

Sandy Hook VFR was dispatched to the area of Walnut Tree Hill Road at Schoolhouse Hill Road at 14:42 Thursday, for a reported two-car MVA.Captain Rob Sibley had command of the scene. A 2011 Chevrolet Malibu being operated by a 47-year-old female had been on Schoolhouse Hill Road, at its intersection with Walnut Tree Hill. The Malibu pulled onto Walnut Tree Hill, in front of the path of a 2017 Ford Fusion traveling south.The Fusion, which was being driven by a 16-year-old male, collided with...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Ambulance, a paramedic, and Newtown Police officers all responded to the area of 100 Berkshire Road at 13:57 Saturday afternoon following a report of a motorcycle accident with injuries.First responders were told that a motorcycle that had been traveling east on Berkshire (Route 34) had collided with a guardrail. The male operator of the bike had gone over the guardrail and down an embankment; the bike traveled a few additional yards east before stopping. The driver was c...

Sandy Hook VFR was among the multiple companies dispatched to a property in Dodgingtown Friday, November 6, after a homeowner contacted dispatch to report a garage fire.A Dodgingtown firefighter was first on the scene, at 13:38, after Dodgingtown and Hawleyville were initially dispatched on the call. Upon arrival, that Dodgingtown firefighter reported heavy fire showing from the garage. All five of Newtown's companies were toned out at that time.Sandy Hook sent Tanker 9, Tanker 449, Engine 4...

While returning from one call, Sandy Hook VFR firefighters found themselves not only first on the scene of another but also taking care of reporting it to dispatch mid-Sunday afternoon. Just a few hours after finishing their first training in months, and having already responded to three calls after that, Sandy Hook alerted dispatch at 14:49 to a one-vehicle accident in the area of 186 Berkshire Road. The driver of a Ford Explorer traveling west on the state road appeared to swerve in ...

Two fire companies, Newtown Ambulance and Newtown Police officers were all dispatched to Wasserman Road Saturday afternoon after a paramedic reported a serious accident while en route to a different call.Newtown Hook & Ladder was initially dispatched at 16:58 to Wasserman Way near Nunnawauk Road after the medic found a male on the road who was unresponsive after the motorcycle he was operating crashed.Sandy Hook was dispatched at 16:59 once it was determined that the call was within the comp...

Multiple Brush Fires During Very Dry Conditions (Tuesday-Saturday, June 23-27, 2020)Sandy Hook VFR responded to multiple brush fires between June 23 and June 26, including a large one in Southbury.The first calls came on Tuesday, June 23, at 12:59, when Sandy Hook and Newtown Hook & Ladder were dispatched to the area of I-84 East near the Exit 11 ramps for a reported fire. Within minutes dispatch updated firefighters that callers were reporting three separate areas with small fires.Air ...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, an on-call paramedic, and CT State Police were dispatched on Sunday at 20:20 for a vehicle that had gone off the road following a reported deer strike. The accident was reported on I-84 West near Exit 11. It was initially unclear which side of the highway the collision had occurred, but dispatch reported multiple calls from the area. Second Assistant Chief Andy Ryan was first on the scene. He reported a vehicle down an embankment,...

A quick-moving fire destroyed a shed but not a nearby home. Four of Newtown's fire companies were dispatched at 09:45 Friday on a report of a house that was fully engulfed in flames in Sandy Hook's district. Calls to dispatch said no one was expected in the home, located on Pootatuck Trail.As firefighters were responding, the report was updated that the burning structure was a fully involved shed.Sandy Hook Quint 440, Tanker 9, Tanker 449 and Engine 441 responded with crew...

Sandy Hook VFR and Newtown Hook & Ladder were dispatched at 6:49 am to I-84 West between Exits 10 and 9 for a reported fully involved car fire. CT State Troopers, who reported the fire, initially indicated wires were close to the vehicle, which was also reported to be near the Parmalee Hill Road overpass. Sandy Hook Engine 441 responded with a crew, as did Hook & Ladder Engine 111. Firefighters found the vehicle as reported upon arrival, although there were no wi...

A section of Toddy Hill Road was closed to through-traffic for 2½ hours Tuesday after a fire started by electrical wires created a hazard.Sandy Hook VFR was dispatched at 09:58 to the area of 64 Toddy Hill Road for a reported tree on fire. As they were responding, firefighters were updated by dispatch that a police officer working in the area found the fire. The police officer reported insulation off wires had ignited a tree and utility pole. Chief Halstead responded to the scene, an...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance and a paramedic were dispatched at 13:30 to the area of 217 Berkshire Road. Captain Rob Sibley was first on the scene and reported a collision between two vehicles, just west of Berkshire's intersection with Paugussett Road, with one male party on the ground. A debris field spread from Paugussett to the intersection of Berkshire and its western intersection with Chestnut Hill Road.Rescue 444 and Engine 441 responded from the main station with ...

For the second time in less than 48 hours, all five of Newtown’s fire companies were toned out for a fully involved structure fire.Calls to dispatch reported black smoke and fire from a house, which is exactly what the first firefighter confirmed when he arrived at the scene late Friday afternoon. The April 24 fire was reportedly fully involved in the garage, and spreading toward the full 2½-story structure.The fire followed an overnight fire April 22-23, also in Sandy Hook, that de...

All five of Newtown’s fire companies were dispatched at 23:38 Wednesday to a reported structure fire on Riverside Road. Dispatch reported all parties were out of the structure.SHVFR Chief Bill Halstead was on the scene within minutes and confirmed the fire as well involved. The male occupant of that dwelling was safely out, Chief Halstead also confirmed.Firefighters were also challenged with saving a second home located approximately 30 feet south of the burning building. The three residen...

Sandy Hook VFR responded to 15 calls on April 13, with the majority being related to a strong wind-rain storm that covered the region for approximately 18 hours. The company's day began at 8:18 with a commercial fire alarm in Hook & Ladder's district. A few hours later, however, multiple calls began rolling in for trees and/or wires down within the district due to the storm. At 11:29, SHVFR was dispatched to Paugussett Road, where a tree had pulled wires down. As ...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a paramedic and Newtown Police were dispatched at 18:08 to the area of Berkshire Road (Route 34) between its intersections with Sherman Street and Zoar Road for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. First responders were told that a car and tractor-trailer truck had collided.Firefighter Pete Barresi was first on the scene, and reported the scene was as described. An 18-wheeler that had been traveling east and a compact car, a Toy...

Sandy Hook VFR, along with Newtown Ambulance, Hawleyville Fire, Hook & Ladder Fire and a paramedic all responded to I-84 East prior to Exit 10 for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries just prior to 2 pm Wednesday afternoon.First responders were told that a vehicle that had been traveling on the highway had gone off the west shoulder of the road and into the woods.The driver, a 69-year-old male from out of the area, was pronounced dead at the scene.Firefighters extricated the body ...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic were dispatched at 22:38 to the area of 93 Berkshire Road following a report of a vehicle rollover, with possible extrication needed.SHVFR Second Assistant Chief Andy Ryan was first on the scene and reported the scene as described. A 2004 Toyota Avalon that had been traveling in light rain fishtailed while going around a curve, struck an embankment on the right road shoulder, and rolled onto its roof. The vehicle came to rest...

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic all responded to 98 Berkshire Road at 12:08 Sunday afternoon for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. First responders were told that a vehicle had gone off the roadway and the male driver was unconscious.An RN on the scene reported to dispatch that she was unable to find a pulse of the driver, a 73-year-old male. A police officer on the scene then reported the driver was unconscious, but had a pulse.Rescue 444 and Eng...

Sandy Hook VFR responded to the area of 100 Wasserman Way at 09:43 Thursday morning, after a vehicle had reportedly gone into the swamp area along the southern side of the roadway. A Kia Forte that had been traveling east failed to negotiate a curve on the wet roadway. The vehicle jumped the curb, and then traveled approximately 150 feet into the swamp.The driver was able to self-extricate. No injuries were reported by the elderly female who had been driving. Rescue 444 responded with a cre...