An attached garage at a home in the Shade Rest of Sandy Hook was heavily damaged by a fire midday Saturday, August 13, one of the hottest and most humid days so far this year.

Firefighters from Sandy Hook, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville were dispatched at 12:20 to 9 Overlook Knoll s...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 15:36, to I-84 West for a reported one-vehicle accident with rollover and injuries.

Hook & Ladder had initially been dispatched to the call, at 15:31, following information that put the accident within that company'...

Sandy Hook was dispatched to the area of Berkshire Road and Bennetts Bridge Road at 17:05, for fluids following a motor vehicle accident.

Engineer Stephen Clark was first on the scene, arriving at 17:08 and reporting a dump truck on its side. The dump truck, a 1964 Mack dump truck, was on a...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 1735 to the area of Berkshire Road near Toddy Hill Road on a reported 2-car motor vehicle accident with possible entrapment.

A Honda Accord that had been traveling east on Berkshire Road had veered to the west, into the dit...

Sandy Hook was dispatched to Dayton Street near its intersection with Eagle Rock Road at 0341, on a report of two vehicles on fire with extension toward nearby woods.

Chief Halstead was on the scene at 0347, and reported that in addition to the two vehicles already on fire, a third nearby v...

A Toyota RAV4 crossed the yellow line and hit a Jeep Cherokee during heavy rush hour traffic on Route 34 in the area of Sherman Street on Monday morning. 

Sandy Hook firefighters and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 7:24, on a report of a two-car MVA with ...

Just after 6pm firefighters were dispatched to the area of 5 Riverside Road for a 1 car MVA with injuries.  Upon arrival of Asst. Chief Anthony Capozziello he confirmed one car into a pole at 4 Riverside Road and both occupants were out of the vehicle.  Firefighters started medical care...

Following a brief but strong storm, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 1930 to the area of Berkshire Road and Fir Tree Lane. A caller reported to dispatch that a tree had fallen on Berkshire, taking wires with it.

Firefighters arrived on the scene within minutes, a...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Volunteer Ambulance were dispatched to the area of Berkshire Road near High Rock Road just before 1800 on a report of a two-car head-on crash with injuries, with the involved vehicles having gone off the roadway.

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Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder was dispatched to I-84 West at 0636 on a report of a truck fire. Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder had initially been dispatched for the call, but secondary information updated the location of the fire to within Hook & Ladder's district, so Hawleyville was...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched to the area of Berkshire Road between Sherman Street and Zoar Road at 17:54, on a report of a two-vehicle collision with injuries. Firefighter John Will was three vehicles back from the crash, and was able to start assessing patient...

Sandy Hook firefighters responded to the I-84 Exit 11 onramp after being dispatched at 23:08 for a reported car fire.

Upon arrival at 23:11, Chief Bill Halstead reported a 2003 Isuzo Rodeo was fully engulfed in flam...

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue was dispatched at 02:16 to the area of 9 Old Green Road on a report of a motor vehicle accident, truck vs pole with wires down and driver still in the vehicle. There was light rain and fog at the time of the accident, which happened after the driver, who had been trav...

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue and Hook & Ladder were dispatched just before 0800 to 41 Philo Curtis Road, on a report of a possible spill into a stream and pond behind the home at that property. A local conservation official had already been contacted by the homeowner. The official requested f...

Sandy Hook firefighters were dispatched to a possible car fire at 3:21 am Saturday.

While en route dispatch updated Chief Bill Halstead that there was no fire, but FD was needed to handle fluids following a motor vehicle accident.

Chief Halstead was first on scene and found that a veh...

Shortly after 8 pm Sunday night, Sandy Hook firefighters, along with Newtown Volunteer Ambulance and a medic, were dispatched to Walnut Tree Hill Road in the area of Glen Road for a reported vehicle down an embankment, and in the water.

Captain Kevin Stoyak was on the scene within two minut...

Sandy Hook, Hook & Ladder, Botsford and Hawleyville were dispatched to 21 Osborne Hill Road at 18:23 on a report of heavy smoke coming from a shed at that location. While firefighters began signing on and responding, dispatch updated everyone, saying the signal one was report...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched to the area of 96 Berkshire Road, around 16:20, on a report of wires down following a motor vehicle accident.

Upon arrival, however, firefighters found that the vehicle...

Firefighters from all five of Newtown’s volunteer fire companies were dispatched to 22 Little Brook Lane around 1430 Tuesday afternoon on a report of a garage fire. It was quickly determined that the garage — the office for Thomas M. Adams & Sons ...

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatched at 13:29 to the area of 32 Glen Road for a reported 1-car MVA, car vs pole with injuries. Sandy Hook was dispatched for fluids and damage, while NVAC was requested by police for evaluation of the driver.<...

Sandy Hook and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps were dispatche to the area of 112 Berkshire Road at 15:50, on a report of a two-vehicle accident with injuries. 

NVAC's crew arrived on scene first, followed by 441 and a crew at 15:5. Firefighter Karl Sieling Jr reported one ve...

Sandy Hook was dispatched to I-84 West between Exits 11 and 10 following a reported car fire. Chief Halstead signed on and requested a second due company, which also sent Hook & Ladder toward the scene. Secondary reports from dispatch indicated the fire may have been knocked down.

Chief...

Approximately 145 Eversource customers lost power for a few hours on Monday, when an aging tree fell onto utility wires and then across Berkshire Road shortly after 1300. Sandy Hook was dispatched to the scene following calls from motorists reporting the eastbound lane of Berkshire/Route 34 was b...

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance were dispatched at 03:39 to the area of Berkshire Road at Zoar Road on a report of a one-vehicle accident with possible injuries.

Fire Police Shannon Hicks and Firefighter John Will arrived at 03:42 and reported a Honda CRV was on...

Following multiple reports, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance and a medic were dispatched at 11:34 to the I-84 East offramp for a reported tractor-trailer rollover with possible injuries. Firefighter Archie Paloian was first on the scene and reported one per...

Sandy Hook was dispatched to the Exit 11 West onramp at 13:36 Sunday afternoon, on a report of a one-car rollover with probable injuries. The accident was called in by a Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew member, who encountered the accident while using the onramp in his POV. 

Chie...

Sandy Hook, Botsford, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder were dispatched to 78 Glen Road at 14:48 on a report of a vehicle fire inside a structure. 

Sandy Hook Firefighter Rob Sibley was first on the scene, which was in fact at 74 Glen Road, within minutes of the dispatch. FF Sible...

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the area of 12 Buttonball Drive around 1315 on a report of a two-car accident with injuries.

Fire Police Shannon Hicks was first on scene, and reported one vehicle had airbag deployment, but the drivers of both vehicles involved were out of the...

Firefighters were dispatched to an MVA on Old Green Road at 6:30 am. 

Chief Bill Halstead was the first to arrive on scene, and reported he had a female driver who had self extricated and was complaining of a head injury after her car had struck a tree, spun around, and struck a second...

Sandy Hook was dispatched around 14:00 for an MVA reported in the area of Glen Road and Church Hill Road with possible injuries.

Chief Halstead was first on the scene, and reported that the accident involved three vehicles and was on Washington Avenue, just south of the intersection with Ch...