Criteria: Quick, effective response in defense
of members of the public.
Seymour Emergency Responders: While every
town was faced with similar weather problems this
past year, Seymour seemed to have been hit
especially bad each time.
And the emergency responders reacted quickly and
calmly — and even had the foresight to set up a
Twitter and Facebook account to help communicate
with residents during the storms.
For that — and for their professional dealings
with the media during chaos — we name the emergency
responders in Seymour (police, firefighters,
EMS crews) as the most
valuable players this year. (Runners up are
obviously the emergency responders in every other
town. You guys all worked really hard this year!)
9/28/11:
Tractor trailer on it's side on Route 8 Northbound. No one
was hurt. The saddle tank did crack upon impact. DEP was
also on scene. Traffic was backed up for several hours.
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Dive Team Training
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Hurricane Irene
Hurricane
Irene pounded the East
Coast. Here are some pictures of calls and the
Naugatuck River. The Seymour Fire Department had
crews on from the beginning to the end of the storm.
Answering over 150 alarms in a 72 hour period.
7/23/11:
Report of an unknown fire near the back of a house on
Hickory Ln. Upon arrival found fire going up the rear of the
house. Fire was quickly knocked down. Overhaul was done to
the rear of the house. E-13,15,R-12,T-14 were on scene for
about an hour.
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Car into a House with
Fire
7/23/11: One car into house
with fire. Car had a fire due to crashing into house.
Was quickly extinguished with a 1 3/4 hand line. Inside
the house was also checked for extensions. Units were on
scene for a while with the building inspector due to the
unstable corner of the house.
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Car into a House
07/21/11: Car
into a house. No injuries. Heavy damage to house. Building
inspector on scene along with the fire marshal. All units
were cleared up with in a hour.
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Major Flooding in Seymour
07/08/11: A
torrential rainstorm brought flooding to the area during
Friday evening's rush hour commute. We responded to 31 calls
over a 4 hour period covering everything from a flooded
basement to water rescues on Route 8. WTNH-8 coverage
appears below and you can also read coverage from
The Valley Independent Sentinel.
R.I.T.
05/06/11:
Seymour Fire Department was dispatched to the town of Oxford
for a structure
fire. We had been at "Take a Stand Day" at SHS when
the alarm stuck. On arrival E-13, which had been called for
R.I.T., had now become the first due engine. Engine 13 crew
quickly stretched 2 hand lines, but do to a quick moving
fire and a roof collapse
fire fighters were quickly pulled from the house.
05/06/11:
Photos from our Take A Stand Day at Seymour High School.
WTNH-8 covered the event.
Click here for coverage.
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Fatal Crash on Route 8
04/29/11: One person is dead in what appears
to be a wrong way driving accident on Route 8.The crash was
reported around 3:00 a.m. The road was closed between Exits
22 and 23.One other person has been taken to the
hospital.State police indicated this may be related to
earlier reports of a car driving erratically that struck
several vehicles in Naugatuck. Units on scene were
E-11,13,R-12.
Beacon Falls fire was also dispatched due the
location of the accident.
Another Structure Fire
04/15/11:
The fire broke out
in an
apartment building at approximately 2:30 AM. The
resident was cooking pierogies when a grease fire started.
He attempted to extinguish the fire with water and that
caused the fire to spread. All residents of the apartment
escaped safely. Due to the amount of fire, fire fighters
were force to go to a defensive attack and pulled all
fire fighters out of the building. Units on scene
were E-11,15,16,R-12,17,TL-14. Oxford brought in for R.I.T.
and also added their ladder to the assignment.
Beacon Falls came in for town coverage. More photos
can be seen on
firstduefirephotos.com
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Structure Fire
03/31/11: A
little after midnight a fire broke out on Smith St. Crews
found heavy smoke and fire in the basement. Due to the
balloon frame construction the fire traveled quickly to the
attic. Three hand lines were in operation.
E-11,13,15,16,R-12,TL-14 were operating on scene and Oxford
was brought in for R.I.T.
Beacon Falls was brought in for man power. Ansonia
fire staffed Station 5 for coverage.
Car Fire in a Garage
03/25/11:
Toned out for a car fire. While enroute dispatch informed
the first due engine that they were stepping this up to a
Structure fire assignment. First due engine found car
fire with exposures to the house. Car was pushed out of the
garage by the home owner and closed garage door. Two lines
in operation at this fire. Fire was quickly knocked down
with minor damage done to the home for the amount of fire.
Sadly a 1980 Corvette was a loss.
Photos by Brandon Bowolick
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photos
R.I.T.
02/19/11:
Engine 11 was dispatched to the town of
Beacon Falls for the working house fire for R.I.T.
Crews where on scene for a while helping BFFD units back in
service and helping with overhaul after the fire was under
control.
Two Car MVA
Crews
responded to West Church St for a 2 car Mva. One car had to
be pulled away from the other car by chains from a winch on
Rescue 12. Soon after that was done extrication was started.
The patient was removed from the car by removing the door.
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Mutual Aid
02/02/11:
Engine 13 was dispatched to the
Town of
Bethany for the
building
collapse. The collapse was a stable with 13 horses in
it. The crew was on scene for 4 hours. All horses are doing
well. Several other towns were on scene as well.
Working
Chimney Fire
01/23/11:
Working chimney fire on Bungay Rd. Chains were use to knock
out bulk of the build up in the chimney. Fire was placed
under control quickly after chimney was cleaned out.
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Oil Truck
Rollover
01/21/11:
Dispatched for a oil truck rollover into a pole. Upon
arrival found one truck on it's side into a pole with around
2800 gallons of
heating oil in it. The driver was not hurt. Oil was
leaking from the top of the truck which was contained. State
DEP was also called to the scene. Oil was removed by a
contractor and the truck was removed by a heavy wrecker.
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Working
Garage Fire
01/11/11: At
05:24 hrs the Seymour Fire Department was dispatched to 200
Pearl St. for the working garage fire. Upon the first engine
arrival found heavy fire. One 2 1/2 and one 1 3/4 lines were
in operation. The bulk of the fire was knocked down in 10
mins. Units stayed on scene for overhaul after the fire was
extinguished.
RIT to Oxford
01/10/11:
Engine 11 was toned out for a RIT Team to the town of Oxford
for the working structure fire. Engine 13 was later toned
out for station coverage at Oxford Center. Tanker 19 was
also toned out to the scene.
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