1/08/10 East Lyme (Flanders)

Shortly before 08:00, on a cold snowy Friday. Flanders Engine 21, 22, Tower 25, Rescue 27 and B-200 with Niantic Engine 1 were requested to respond to the former JCPenny warehouse on Mostowy Rd. for a reported structure fire. Flanders Chief Foley (B-2), one of the first units to arrive, found smoke showing from a 1 story metal clad structure. A working fire was transmitted adding the FAST from Mohegan Tribe to the assignment.

As first in companies went to work, Chief Foley requested a second alarm, bringing in two additional engines and a truck from Niantic. After a couple of hours battling the blaze, firefighters were able to gain the upper hand and extinguish the fire. Members remained on scene throughout the morning extinguishing hot spots.

Waterford and Old Lyme Fire Departments covered empty East Lyme stations and responded to numerous other emergency calls. The State and Town of East Lyme Fire Marshal offices are investigating the cause.

Photos courtesy of Frank Summers

Shorlty after arrival

10/29/09 Norwich (Taftville)

Photos courtesy of Brian Tuttle

Shortly after 15:00 Thursday, Taftville firefighters responded to this truck verses school bus. One patient from the S-10 was transported with injuries to Backus Hospital.

10/27/09 East Lyme (Niantic)

Engine 3 and Truck 1 investigate this possible structure fire at 8 Elizabeth St. in the Saunders Point section of town Tuesday afternoon. Shortly after 12:00 the Niantic and Flanders Fire Departments arrived and found a smoke condition in the home that was related to a downdraft that had occurred in the chimney. Companies took up a short time later.

Photos courtesy of Alissa Johnson

10/27/09 Norwich (Taftville)

Taftville firefighters assist with disconnecting a boat trailer from this overturned F-150 on Merchants Ave. Tuesday morning.

Photos courtesy of Brian Tuttle

10/16/09 Norwich (Yantic)

Yantic and Taftville firefighters were able to contain a small fire in the Stop and Shop Supermarket on Town St. Monday night. Companies arrived to find a smoke condition in the building and quickly went to work locating and containing the fire in a display case located inside the store.

Photos courtesy of Brian Tuttle

10/4/09 Salem Burn House

Firefighters from Salem, Gardner Lake, Colchester and other area departments met at the Salem Burn House on Route 82 for the last time Sunday morning. Companies conducted some last live fire trainings before letting the A-Frame home burn to the ground.

Over the last three years, with help from the Salem Fire Department, this house assisted departments from all over Connecticut and then some with many useful trainings such as, live fire, Search and Rescue, Rapid Intervention Team and Truck and Engine company operations to name a few.

It's not to often that area fire departments are able to obtain a home like this to use for this purpose. A special thanks to the House of Doors and all of the Instructors that helped make this possible.

Photos courtesy of Joyce Miller

10/14/09 Pfizer

With the help of the Old Mystic Fire Department, members of the Pfizer Fire Department, Pfizer Fire Brigade and Security Response Officers attended there annual live fire training today at the Old Mystic Training grounds off of Oral School Road. Members completed evolutions on Interior fire suppression, Vehicle fires, Interior Search and Rescue and extinguishment of an LPG fire. This was one of two classes Pfizer held at the training grounds within the past two weeks.

Pfizer Engine 1 (G-91)

10/12/09 Norwich (Taftville)

On Monday evening around 17:25, Firefighters from Taftville Fire Department were requested to South B St. for a truck fire. First arriving units found this Ford Ranger with an active fire in the bed of the truck. Engines 21 and 22 arrived a short time later and crews went to work making a quick knockdown. The Norwich FMO is investigating.

Photos courtesy of Kimmie St Jean

Assistant Chief Tom Jencks (Car 28) conducts a scene size up

10/06/09 East Lyme (Niantic)

Niantic Fire and Rescue responded to this vehicle into a tree on West Main St. (Route 156) in the area of Roxbury Rd. Tuesday night. Shortly after 22:30, units arrived to find the soul occupant already out of the vehicle with no injuries. Engine 1 and the Ambulance held the scene securing the vehicle and obtaining a patient refusal.

09/14/09 Jewett City

In the early afternoon hours of September 14, Jewett City Fire Department and Griswold Ambulance were requested to respond to American Industries on Plainfield Rd., also known as Route 12, for a injured person as a result of an explosion of a conveyor system. First due Jewett City units found two patients with injuries and an active fire in a storage container. Rescue Lieutenant LePage (Car 756) requested that Engine Tank 156 and 355 with an additional ambulance be added to the assignment. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze and the two patients were transported to Backus Hospital in Norwich. The Griswold FMO and OSHA are investigating the cause of the explosion, no other information is available at this time.

Photos courtesy of Chad Johnson

You can see the shattered "Bullet Proof" glass from the explosion in a building near by.

New Arrival for Flanders

Flanders Fire Department in East Lyme recently placed into service this 2009 Custom Heavy Rescue as B-27. This unit features a Ferrara Igniter XD XLFD with 21" Raised Command Roof Body, 12.5" Front Bumper Extension, Rear Facing EMS Compartments behind the Operator's Seat & Officer's Seat, Four Roof Top Compartments, Zip Dee Awnings on Both Sides and a Roof Access Ladder Mounted on Rear Officer side.

This Rescue will replace a 1988 E-One walk in.

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A little over 24 hours after being placed in service, B-27 was assigned it's first run assisting Old Lyme Fire with a extensive extrication on Interstate 95

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08/23/09 Old Lyme

Old Lyme Fire and Ambulance were requested to responded to Interstate 95 North bound, in the area of exits 70 and 71 for a motor vehicle accident involving a Tractor Trailer. Units arrived to find a Tractor Trailer on it's side, through the sound barrier, one confirmed pin and a total of five patients. Life Star and Life Flight were requested but were unable to fly due to the weather. With the driver heavily entrapped in the trucks passenger compartment, Command requested a Heavy Duty wrecker to the scene to assist with lifting. Additional Rescue Companies were requested from Old Saybrook, Essex and Flanders with numerous Ambulances from surrounding towns. After approximately three hours of work, the patient was removed from the wreckage and all patients were transported.

Photos courtesy of Frank Summers