Heavy Fire Showing
Thursday, November 29, 2007 |
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At 14:12 hours Dispatch
notified all companies of a reported house on fire at 82
Maplewood Dr. At 14:13 and 14:15 dispatch advised
units of multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting heavy fire and smoke
from the rear of a structure. The 3rd caller stated he
yelled inside and received no answer. FM-1 (Davin)
arrived first reporting smoke showing from the rear and took
Maplewood Command. Captain 256 arrived next confirming
heavy fire from the rear of the structure. Engine 101
(Stepney) arrived first due and took the hydrant into the
scene. E-101 Nozzleman & Captain 256 forced entry and
made entry with an 1 3/4" line to begin knocking down the
fire. E-204 arrived seconds later and stretched a
second line to the second floor with Lt. 257 (Holt), FF
Chila, & FF B. Klein. During their search of the
second floor, Lt Holt rescued a small dog from an upstairs
room. The remaining crew finished the search with
negative results. E-204's engineer through multiple
ground ladders for the searching crews. At 14:31 hours
command deemed the main body of the fire knocked down, and
at 14:38 hours command reported the situation under control.
At 15:39 hours FM-1 terminated fire command and proceeded
with the investigation. Interior units made an
excellent knock down of the fire, however, the structure
contained significant fire damage in the kitchen and outside
walls, and heavy smoke damage throughout. |
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MVA - Off the Road
Thursday, November 22, 2007 |
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At 01:36 Monroe Fire & EMS was
alerted to Route 110 at Route 111 for the Motor Vehicle
Accident, reported vehicle off the road. Engine 201
arrived with three and reported one vehicle completely off
the road, down a significant embankment approximately 35
feet. EMS notified fire units that no patient had been
found as of yet and the vehicle was not accessible.
Engine 201 requested a second due rescue company to assist
with a search of the area. The members of the engine
company secured a rope line and descended to the vehicle and
began a search with the thermal imager and lights.
First checks proved negative and the additional incoming
units were cancelled. Secondary searches also proved
negative and damage to the vehicle was deemed insufficient
to cause serious injury. The engine crew awaited the
wrecker, which arrived shortly, however, the vehicle removal
took over one hour. Upon completion of the removal,
units realized the wrecker had caused a fuel spill and
mitigated the spill. |
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Structure Fire
Friday, November 16, 2007 |
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At 00:52 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched second due to the 400 block of Main Street (Route
25) for the reported heavy fire showing from a building.
Dispatch advised units of multiple 911 calls and PD on scene
confirming a working fire in a vacant building. E-101
& 104 arrived simultaneously reporting heavy fire from "C"
side. E-101 took the first due position and pulled an
1 3/4" line and began an aggressive exterior operation as
E-104 reverse laid to the hydrant. The first due truck
(T-100) was instructed to position themselves in the roadway
and put the masterstreams to work due to the tight area of
the driveway. The second due truck (Q-200) secured a
secondary water supply by laying a line from Route 25 and
Route 59 and pumping to themselves and the truck.
E-201 arrived as the third due engine with 5 and stretched a
second line from E-101 to the roof, as well as performed
interior operations and first floor vent. R-320
arrived and provided support, and T-204 (Long
Hill) arrived with 6 to provide a RIT. At 01:46
hours the fire was deemed under control and the last units
cleared at 03:21 hours following an investigation.
Photos courtesy of M. Rose, click to enlarge. |
 
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Possible Structure Fire
Sunday, November 11, 2007 |
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At 08:20 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to 535 Monroe Tpk, CVS Pharmacy, for the reported
structure fire. Dispatch advised incoming units that
the caller stated they smelled smoke and the alarms were
activated. First arriving C-253 (Krize) reported
nothing from the exterior. Engine 201 & 204 arrived
next and reported a possible furnace problem and request the
first due ladder (Q-200) to ladder the roof. Q-200
arrived and investigated to find no problems. Command
placed Engine 101 and Truck 100 in service and units
cleared. |
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Car Fire w/ Exposure
Friday, November 9, 2007 |
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At 08:42 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to the possible car fire with an exposure to the
structure at 558 Fan Hill Road. First arriving Engine
201 reported an engine compartment fire within four feet of
the exposure. Firefighters knocked down the fire with
an 1 3/4" line and and checked for extension due to visible
charring on the structure. Crews utilized a TIC and CO
meter to check the structure as well. |
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Reported Structure Fire
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 |
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At 15:22 hours Monroe Fire
along with Stepney and Stevenson were alerted to 43 Elaine
Drive for the reported house on fire. Dispatch advised
units that PD called this in reported that Trumbull PD
pulled a women over who reported her son just notified her
that the house was on fire. First in E-201 arrived to
find a fire on the stove, out upon arrival. Units
checked for extension and found none. Command (FM
Davin) held the assignment to E-201 and placed Engine 204
and 101 in service. |
MVA (Car vs Pole)
Sunday, November 4, 2007 |
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At 17:30 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to a serious MVA at the intersection of Barn Hill Rd
and Captains Hills Rd. Dispatch advise incoming units
of (E-201 & Q-200) of a possible trapped party and fluid
spill. First in 201 reported, no entrapment, but a
significant accident with fluids. Q-200 and R-320
remained on scene for an extended period assisting PD with
their investigation. |
MVA Rollover
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 |
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Around 15L00 hours, Monroe Fire
with EMS was alerted to Route 110 near the Whitney Farms
Golf Course for the reported MVA, with a dump truck on its
side. Units arrived to find the patient out of the
vehicle and a minor fluid spill. Units mitigated the
spill and awaited the wrecker to remove the vehicle from
behind the guardrail. This was one of 9 calls this
Halloween. Other calls included 3 residential fire
alarms, an alarm at Fawn Hollow School, an alarm at Masuk
High School, and three other MVAs. |
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MVA Rollover
Monday, October 29, 2007 |
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At 14:50 hours Monroe Fire
along with Stepney, Stevenson, and EMS was alerted to the
Garder Road area for the reported MVA, with a vehicle rolled
into the woods. Units on scene found a seriously
injured patient who had self-extricated himself. Units
mitigated all hazards. Q-200 & E-101 remained on scene
for the wrecker. |
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MVA
Sunday, October 21, 2007 |
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Around 01:30 hours, Monroe Fire
with EMS was requested to respond IFO 108 Jockey Hollow Road
for the reported MVA, car into the guardrail. E-201,
Q-200, and C-252 responded to the incident. With the
close proximity to The Hollow, Q-200 arrived in seconds
reporting 1 car off the road into the guardrail/woods.
Q-200s crew investigated to determine everyone was out of
the vehicle and negative fluids. C-252 held the
assignment to the Quint, and awaited the wrecker. |
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MVA w/ entrapment
Thursday, October 11, 2007 |
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Just after 18:30 hours, Monroe
Fire and Stevenson for an additional Rescue were requested
by EMS to respond to the MVA at Old Tannery Road and Route
110. EMT's on scene reported serious injuries and a
person trapped.. E-201, S-230, R-330, C-351 & C352 went enroute, and arrived to find a two vehicle wreck involving a
high-speed rear end collision. First-in E-201 put
their cutter and spreader to work and removed the driver's
side door of a heavily damaged Nissan Sentra. Units
made quick work of the door and then assisted with patient
packaging. Units remained on scene to assist PD with
traffic throughout the investigation. From the photos
you can see the extent of the damage caused by the wreck.
Photos courtesy of C-351. |
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Structure Fire
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 |
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At 17:37 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to 32 Lanthorne Drive for the reported house on
fire. First in units found a fire in an inside room
ignited by a cigarette. Units made quick work of the
fire and cleared. |
MVA w/ entrapment
Saturday, September 15, 2007 |
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At 17:51 hours, Stepney Fire,
EMS, and Monroe Fire as automatic mutual aid to in front of
246 Main St for the reported three car accident with
entrapment. C-151 (Klemish) arrived first requesting
an additional paramedic and BLS unit to be added stating he
had a three car MVA head on. Seconds later, C-151
notified dispatch that three people were trapped in two
separate vehicles and requested a third rescue company
assigned, bringing Stevenson to the alarm. Crews from
R-120, E-101, E-201, C-253, and R-320 assisted extricating
the victims from their respective vehicles and with patient
care. |
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Structure Fire?
Friday, September 14, 2007 |
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At 14:52 hours Monroe PD
notified Monroe Fire Dispatch of a report that Walgreens
Pharmacy at 275 Monroe Turnpike was on fire. While
enroute dispatch advised units that the police were on scene
and there was no fire, but to continue to respond with
traffic. Units arriving on scene discovered PD in
process of of apprehending two alleged armed criminals who
had just robbed Peoples Units Bank down the street.
They had crashed their vehicle into a utility pole and then
went into Walgreens. Fire units cleared once a hazard
check was completed. At 16:16 hours, PD special called
an available ladder truck to respond back to Walgreens to
assist in the investigation. Officers utilized the
ladder to search the roof of Walgreens. Thanks to
Monroe PD for taking two more criminals off the streets. |
Runnin' Hard
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 |
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Today was another busy day with
the Midtown Express running six alarms. It started at
09:06 hours with a vehicle leaking fuel. Units
mitigated the leak and notified DEP because the homeowner
has washed the fuel into the roadway. The remainder of
the day remained relatively quiet with the next alarm at
17:39 hours reporting the vehicle leaking fuel (again) at
the same residence. Once again units mitigated the
spill and informed the resident to have the leak repaired.
At 21:51 units were alerted to Moss Rd for the reported
carbon monoxide incident with parties feeling ill.
E-201, S-230, and C-251 met medics on scene and metered the
house. Units found no readings and attributed the
alarm to a low battery. At 22:21 hours units were
alerted to the vehicle rollover near Fan Hill Road and
Garder Rd. Units found a vehicle rolled over
approximately 15 feet into the woods IFO 265 Garder Road.
Units checked for hazards and secured the scene. At
22:42 hours units were alerted to the area of Millbrook Terr
and Route 111 for the reported teenagers lighting objects on
fire in the roadway. E-201, S-230, and C-251 met with
PD and found no evidence of fire or juveniles in the area.
The day ended 00:30 hours the next day with the automatic
alarm on Evergreen Lane. Units found no problem and
went in service. |
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5 Alarms before
lunchtime + 1
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 |
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During the morning monsoon of
August 8, Monroe Fire was alerted to the telephone pole on
fire IFO 555 Fan Hill Road at 06:32 hours. First
arriving S-230 reported the same along with primaries on
fire. E-204 from Station 1 reported a transformer
explosion at Moose Hill Road and Route 110 while en-route.
E-204 took in that alarm and reported no hazards and
continued in to the pole fire. Once the breaker
tripped at the pole fire, the fire burnt itself out and
units cleared. At 08:00 hours dispatch advised units
of wires on fire IFO 503 Moose Hill Road. FM-1 (Davin)
on scene confirmed primary wires and a tree on fire.
FM-1, 256, and MPD closed the road and awaited CL&P.
At 08:45 hours Monroe Fire was alerted with Stevenson Fire
to Route 34 at the Dam for the reported 4-car motor vehicle
accident. E-201 went enroute and was notified that
Oxford FD, PD, and EMS were on scene and the accident was in
Oxford, however, Route 34 needed to be closed on the Monroe
end. E-201 continued with R-320 to close the road.
E-201 arrived and immediately was redirected to the reported
shed fire somewhere in the area of Beardsley Field on Cross
Hill Road. E-201, 204, E-101, and R-320 went enroute.
Units on scene found nothing -- FM-1 arrived at the callers
residence to get further explanation. Units
contributed the smoke scare to the pole fire down the
street. Later in the day units went to an automatic
alarm on Perry Drive. |
2 MVA's
and 2 Tree Fires
Friday, August 3, 2007 |
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At 02:45 hours Monroe Fire and
Monroe EMS was alerted to IFO 270 Moose Hill road for the
reported motor vehicle accident with a car wedged between a
telephone pole and stone wall. First arriving E-201
confirmed the report and determine all occupants were
accounted for out of the vehicle. Q-200 arrived
shortly thereafter. Units determined there were no
hazards to mitigate. Q-200 went in service, while
E-201 awaited the wrecker. Later in the day at 12:33
hours Monroe Fire was alerted to Church St at Fan Hill Road
for the reported MVA with a fluid spill. E-201 arrived
to find a moderate antifreeze spill and mitigated the
hazard. At 15:22, E-201 took in a tree and wire fire
IFO 295 Cross Hill Road. Units on scene found arching
wires and a branch on fire. E-201, Q-200, and 252
closed the road and awaited for the power company. At
18:44 hours E-201 took in another tree fire, this time IFO
370 Cross Hill Road. E-201 on scene confirmed the
same. CL&P arrived shortly and mitigated the hazard. |
Brush Fire, Lawn Mower Fire, and CO Incident
Thursday, August 2, 2007 |
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Thursday, August 2 was an
average day for the department responding to a brush fire in
the Stepney district at 17:38 hours. Stepney units on
scene reported a fire due to wires down. E-101 held
the assignment to themselves. Twenty minutes later,
Monroe was alerted to the area of Cross Hill and Elm Street
for the reported lawn mower fire. Units found a lawn
mower, extinguished by the owner at 4 Millo Drive.
Upon cleaning the fire, units were alerted to 27 Yankee Hill
Road for the reported carbon monoxide incident with the
homeowner's meter reading 218 ppm. Engines 201 and 204
responded to investigate. Units determined a
malfunctioning unit was to blame. |
Motor Vehicle Accident
Monday, July 23, 2007 |
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At 21:43 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted automatic mutual to Stepney for the reported MVA
with extrication at the intersection of Judd Road and Velvet
Street. Engines 101, 201, Rescue 120, and Quint 200
responded with 18 firefighters. First arriving Stepney
units performed a rapid extrication of the single occupant.
Monroe Firefighters assisted with the patient removal and
member of Quint 200 staged if needed. Medics
transported the occupant to Bridgeport Hospital on a trauma
alert. |
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Motor Vehicle Accident
Friday, July 6, 2007 |
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At 03:04 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched to Route 110 (Shelton Road) at Old Tannery Road
(the third crossing) for the reported vehicle into a
telephone pole. E-201 arrived first to find the
vehicle already on a flat-bed. Q-200 arrived
thereafter and all units checked for hazards. No
hazards found, C, L, & P was notified and units went in
service. |
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Motor Vehicle Accident
Thursday, June 28, 2007 |
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At 23:45 hours Monroe Fire was
alerted to IFO 915 Monroe Turnpike for the vehicle off the
road, which had rolled multiple times. Upon arrival of
Chief 251 (Lattanzi), the lone occupant was out of the
vehicle. E-201 arrived shortly thereafter and
mitigated all hazards. Units awaited the arrival of
the wrecker and assisted PD with the road closure. |
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Three Car Motor Vehicle
Accident
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 |
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At 07:04 hours Monroe fire was
dispatched to the reported three car motor vehicle accident
IFO 707 Monroe Tpk. First in 201 discovered the
accident at the intersection of Routes 110 and 111.
With everyone out, E-201 and Q-200 secured a significant
fluid spill and disconnected compromised vehicle batteries. |
Oven Fire
Monday,
June 18, 2007 |
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At 19:42 hours Monroe Fire was
dispatched to the reported oven fire at 358 Cross Hill Road.
The police officer on scene confirmed an oven fire contained
to the unit, with the oven locked in a self-cleaning mode.
C-252 and E-201 arrived, disconnected power to the unit, and
let the fire burn itself out in the locked oven. Units
checked for extension and went in service. |
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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