Telephone Pole Fire
Thursday, May 31, 2007 |
At 20:55 hours units were
alerted to a transformer on fire at the intersection of
Wheeler Road at Cross Hill Road. Units on scene
determined the call was unfounded. Upon clearing,
units were alerted at 21:04 hours to Cross Hill Road at
Moose Hill Road for the telephone pole on fire. Units
returning to the station redirected to this location and
discovered a telephone pole and wires burning pretty good.
Units secured the intersection closing both streets.
About 45 minutes into the alarm some vivid arching took
place, which led the fire to burn itself out. Units
investigated the stability of the wires and the pole,
reopened the road, and cleared shortly thereafter.
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Motor Vehicle Accident
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 |
At 18:15 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched to a reported three vehicle accident at the
intersection of Route 111 and Purdy Hill Road with police
department reporting a fluid spill. E-201, Q-200, and
R-120 went en route. E-201 and R-120 handled fluids
and secured the vehicles. Q-200 was cancelled en
route.
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Overheated Electric Motor
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 |
At 12:42 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to 501 Monroe Turnpike, Brooks Pharmacy, for the
reported smell of smoke in the building. Dispatch
advised occupants to evacuate the store. E-201 arrived
first due with reporting a commercial structure with nothing
showing. Personnel investigated the interior to find
no odor or visible smoke. Crews from E-101 and E-201
moved the investigation to the roof to check the HVAC units.
Upon investigation, units found an HVAC unit with a seized
motor that had visible charring and a strong electrical odor
coming from it. Personnel used the HVAC units
electrical kill switch to disable all electrical current to
the unit and advised the occupants to notify the HVAC
company.
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5 Days, 6 Fires
Monday, May 21 - Friday, May 25, 2007 |
Over the past 5 days Monroe
Fire has responded to 6 fires, along with numerous other
alarms. It al began on Monday, with a reported
structure fire on Hiram's Hill Road. Units arrived to
find a working closet fire, which was quickly extinguished
with a water can off of Engine 101 (Stepney) by Firefighter
C. Zaleta (Monroe). Q-200 and E-201 stood by on scene
while crews checked for extension. Following this
fire, Monroe was requested to provide one engine to Stepney
for a reported oven fire Tuesday evening on Cutlers Farm
Road. Engine 201 went en-route with 5 and was returned
shortly thereafter. Wednesday morning Monroe was
alerted to 440 Main Street for the possible fire in the
walls of a restaurant. Units on scene discovered an
electrical fire out on arrival. Crews check for
extension and secured utilities. Wednesday afternoon
Dispatch notified units of a heavy smoke condition in the
residence of 123 Longview Road. Chief 251 (Lattanzi)
arrived first and reported a moderate smoke condition and a
working oven fire. Q-200 arrived first due and
extinguished the fire with a dry chem. E-201 and E-101
provided ventilation. See photos below. Fire
number five occurred early Thursday morning as Monroe was
alerted mutual aid to Stepney at 02:12 hours for the
reported wires arching and on fire going into a commercial
structure (Dunkin) on Route 25. Q-200 arrived and
assisted Stepney with investigating the arching wires.
Units found a shorted out heat wire inside a conduit leading
from the drain of a condenser of a walk-in cooler.
Units secured the utilities and ventilated the structure.
Fire number six, came on Friday at 13:02 hours as units were
alerted to a possible structure fire at 631 Main Street.
First in units found wires on the outside of the building
actively burning towards the building. Q-200 assisted
with searching the structure for any signs of fire, while
E-204 stood by on scene and E-201 took the hydrant at Main
and Bart. Once the utility company arrived on scene
units cleared. See photos below.
All in all, no fires caused major damage and many good stops
were made. Thanks to all. |
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Record Setting Monday
Monday, April 16, 2007 |
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With a record setting late
season nor'easter pounding the state with rain, the Monroe
Fire Department ran a record number of calls in a
twenty-four hour period. Throughout Sunday night to
Tuesday Morning, Monroe Fire responded to over 40 emergency
calls. These calls ranged from motor vehicle accidents
to numerous public service calls for water problems.
In total over 8 inches of ran fell in Monroe and kept
members extremely busy all day. Thanks to all who
assisted during the day's operations. |
MVA w/ Injuries
Saturday, March 31, 2007 |
At 1721 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched to the reported Motor Vehicle Accident with
injuries at the intersection of Elm Street and Bug Hill
Road. Units on scene secured a fluid spill and other
vehicle hazards. Chief 252 (Solek) had command.
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Structure Fire
Tuesday, March 27, 2007 |
At 1651 hours Units were
alerted to 51 Jockey Hollow Road for the reported Structure
Fire. Dispatch indicated the caller reported the back
of her house was on fire. This residence, being
literally feet from Station 2, had units on scene extremely
quick. Captain 255 (Krize) arrived first to find that
wood pile underneath the deck was on fire, however the
homeowners had successfully extinguished the fire.
Upon arrival of the engine, member stretched a line to soak
down the area. FM-1 (Davin) Investigated the fire.
Captain 255 has command Units ran 6 other alarms
throughout the day and participated in live fire training
with in the Stevenson district.
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Rollover w/ Extrication
Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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Around
10:35 hour as the snow began to fall units were alerted to
Rt. 111 at Josies Ring Road automatic aid to Stevenson for
the rollover with confirmed extrication. Engine 201
responded with four and assisted Stevenson with removal of
occupant and hazards. Monroe cleared by 1100 hrs.
Monroe ran an additional accident around 07:30 hours.
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Mutual Aid Structure
Fire
Sunday, March 11, 2007 |
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At 20:14
hours Monroe and Stevenson were requested mutual aid to
Shelton for the reported fully involved barn fire. The
City of Shelton requested each department to direct their
tankers to the scene for a water supply operation at 31
School Street in the White Hills District. Tanker 216
and Chief 251 responded from Monroe. Tanker 216 delivered
over 15,000 gallons of water over three hours.
Photos courtesy of
FireGroundImages.
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Kitchen Fire
Monday, March 5, 2007 |
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At 13:42
hours Dispatch notified units of a grease fire at the Purdy
Hill Bakery in the Kitchen. First in units arrived and
found the fire had been extinguished by occupants, but a
heavy smoke condition in the building. Engines 201 and 101
ventilated the structure. Chief 251 (Lattanzi) had
command. Last units cleared at 14:15 hours. |
Car Fire
Sunday, February 25, 2007 |
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Around
17:20 hours Dispatched alerted units to a reported vehicle
fire near the intersection of Route 111 and Jeanette Street.
Chief 251 (Lattanzi) arrived after FM-1 (Davin) and
confirmed his report of a car fire "burnin pretty good".
Engine 201 deployed 1-3/4" line and extinguished the blaze.
Crew members from Quint 200 assisted with extinguishment and
overall. |
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Busy Sunday
Sunday, February 18, 2007 |
The day started off around
02:50 hours for the reported car fire with possible entrapment on
Purdy Hill Road. Chief 251 (Lattanzi) arrived to a
corrected address of 323 Purdy in the Stepney District.
The Chief requested 1 engine from Stepney to respond and
established command confirming a single car crash into the
wood, fully involved in fire. First in units learned an
occupant was pulled prior to the full involvement of the
vehicle by a bystander. Engines 101 and 201 arrived
simultaneously followed by Quint 200. All crews went to
work with extinguishment, assisting EMS, and checking the
wooded area for any other victims via thermal cameras. All
searches came up negative. Monroe Units cleared and
Stepney awaited vehicle removal.
Throughout the day Monroe also responded to a water hazard,
EMS assist, and an automatic alarm. During the evening
at 20:39 hours, Monroe was requested to respond in the area
of 535 Monroe Tpk for the reported dumpster fire.
Chief 252 (Solek) arrived at a corrected address of 536
Monroe Tpk reporting a heavily involved
5 yard dumpster. The crew from 201 made quick work of
the job and returned to service. 252 had the dumpster
command. |
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Outside Fire
Sunday, February 11, 2007 |
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At 16:26 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched for the brush fire at 230 Porters Hill Road.
Units received a corrected address of 224 Porters Hill Road
will en route.. Chief 251 (Lattanzi) arrived and found an
outside burn that went out of control and started a small
rubbish fire. The fire was extinguished with an 1-3/4 line
off of E-201. 251 had the command. Units cleared at
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Mutual Aid Structure Fire
Sunday, February 11, 2007 |
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At 11:48 hours, Monroe Fire was
requested to 288 Maple Rd in Easton for a working fire.
Chief 251 and Tanker 216 went en-route and arrived to a
fully involved fire. 216 dropped their folding tank
and over 14,000 gallons of water supplying
Long Hill Squad 9.
Squad 9 was supplying an Easton Engine through over 1500
feet of LDH. A second supply line was fed through a
local pond with another Engine at that draft site. |
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Structure Fire
Thursday, February 8, 2007 |
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At
approximately 1:15 AM, E201, Q200 and T216 were called to
assist the Stevenson Fire Department at the scene of a
structure fire on Clydesdale Court. Upon investigating an
activated fire alarm with a reported smoke odor, units
discovered fire in a large closet area of the new oversized
home. Stevenson crews made a quick stop before the fire
spread to adjoining areas. Monroe units assisted with
overhaul, ventilation and clean-up. This was the second
consecutive night of working structure fires in town, both
in freezing temperatures which hampered operations.
Chief 351 had command. |
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Warehouse Fire
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 |
At 16:49 hours all three companies were alerted to 476
Pepper Street in the Stepney District for a reported structure fire. First
arriving Engine 104 encountered heavy smoke pushing from a one
story concrete warehouse style building. Engines 101
and 201 arrived simultaneously as second due engine
companies with Engine 201 securing a water supply and laying in 600 feet of LDH
to 104. Units made an
aggressive interior attack, however, command had to pull units out
because of a roof collapse threat. Command requested
additional ladder and engine companies from the
Long Hill
(Trumbull) and Botsford (Newtown)
fire departments because of extreme cold
weather conditions and the prolonged operation. Monroe Fire pulled all available
apparatus to the scene bringing Engines 201 and 204, Rescue
220, Tanker 216, Quint 200, and Squad 230. Chief Klemish (151) had command,
Captains Catalano (254) and Krize (255) had rear operations,
Chief Lewis (153) had front operations.
FM-1 (Davin) and FM-4 (Doyle) investigated the blaze.
Check out
www.firegroundimages.com for an extensive image gallery
courtesy of Keith Muratori.
Click here for
the WTNH 11 PM Newscast of the Fire.
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Chimney Fire
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
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At 17:30
hours Monroe was dispatched to assist Stevenson at 440 Webb
Circle for the chimney fire. Engines 201, 204, and Quint
200 responded. Safety Officer 364 (York) arrived and
reported smoke from the chimney. Shortly thereafter, Chief
251 (Lattanzi) arrived and established command. Crews
removed contents from wood stove and cleared the chimney.
Engines 201, 204, 302, and Tanker 316 were on scene. Units
cleared at 1845. Q-200 and Stepney were cancelled
enroute and handled a fire alarm in the Monroe district. |
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Odor Investigation
Wednesday, January 31, 2007 |
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At 15:03
hours Monroe was dispatched to assist Stepney at 721 Main
Street for the odor of gas outside. Engine 201 and Chief
251 arrived and assisted Stepney with the investigation.
Crews found a small propane leak in a vacant house. The
house was ventilated and units cleared at 1531 hrs. |
Chimney Fire
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
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At 15:55 all companies were
dispatched for the reported structure fire at 102
Hillside Lane. Assistant Chief Solek arrived first to find
a 2 story wood-frame with a chimney fire. Crews from all
three companies worked to extinguish the fire. Crews were
on scene for about an hour. Chief Lattanzi (251) had the
command. |
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Inside Fire
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
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At 11:49
Monroe Fire was dispatched mutual aid to Stevenson for smoke
in the garage at 7 Trail Side Dr. Chief 251 and Engine 201
arrived and reported a 2 1/2 story wood-frame with nothing
showing. Crew investigated and found a small fire caused by
ashes from the fireplace which were placed in a paper bag.
The fire was extinguished and all units cleared. |
Structure Fire
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
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On Tuesday January 16th at approximately 5:00
a.m., Monroe volunteer firefighters were dispatched
along with Truck-100 for a possible fire in the residence of
63 Doris Dr. Lt 257 (Holt) arrived to find smoke showing
and the house evacuated. Chief 251 arrived shortly after
and reported a 2 story wood-frame with smoke and fire
showing from the second floor and requested Stevenson for
RIT. Engine 201 arrived as the first due engine
and stretched an 1 3/4" line to the fire floor. Engine 101
(Stepney) secured a water supply from the hydrant to 201 and
then spit their crew up for interior and exterior
operations. Rescue 220 and Truck 100 performed roof
ventilation and the crew from Engine 204 stretched a 2nd
line to the attic and a back-up line to the outside. Rescue
320 arrived and their crew was utilized for RIT and
clean-up. The fire was placed under control in 20
minutes and units remained on scene for extensive overhaul.
No one was injured,
but the house sustained extensive fire damage to its three
bedrooms and significant smoke damage to the rest of the
home and its contents. Fire Marshal
Davin operated as the safety
officer, Chief Klemish (Stepney) was assigned to operations,
and Chief Lattanzi had command.
Thank
you to Stepney Fire, Stevenson Fire (RIT) and AMR for their
assistance. [click photos
to enlarge] |
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