LIVE BURN - ATTAWAUGAN

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Chief Pepin

Pete & Pepin

Today, March 30th, the Attawaugan FD held a live burn. A few pics from the event. I will have more pics posted later.

EXTERIOR FIRE - GROTON CITY

Early last week GCFD was dispatch to an outside fire involving house siding. Comcast was working across the street when this fire just happened to break out. Good thing they were there or it probably would have made it into the house.

BALTIC'S NEW ET-124

It is a 2007 Spartan/Marion,1500 gpm. pump, 1000 gal. tank, 1500’ 5” LDH, and light tower.

Thanks to Capt. Chris Gifford BFD for the great pics. Very nice looking rig.

I-84 CAB vs 2 TT UNITS - MANCHESTER

pictures courtesy; Kevin

Here is a few pics from the MVA involving a cab and a TT Unit. For more photos go to the link below. Thanks to Kevin for letting me put these pics up on the site.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=9zfzsg52.6ptf1zli&x=0&h=1&y=szm0e7

WORKING FIRE - GALES FERRY

On Sunday March 23, Easter, the Gales Ferry and Ledyard Departments were dispatched to a report of fire on the rear of the structure. On arrival units found heavy fire on the backside of the house. A quick knock down prevented the fire from spreading into the house which was on moments away. A great job by all units that operated on scene. SBFD FAST was called to the scene along with LVES and L & M Medics for 1 pt w/ minor burns. Pt refused treatment. Units operated on scene for about 1 hour.

FIREFIGHTER REMOVAL METHOD

Shown are a few pics of PBFD A Shift trying out a firefighter removal technique found on the Internet. First you should unbuckle the victims waist strap and turning it into a harness. Second you unbuckle your waist straps and then you place them behind the shoulder straps like shown above. Now you have control of the fireman making it easier to drag them to safety. It also gives you good leverage while negotiating stairs.

Done correctly the down fireman will still be able to drink his coffee without spilling.

Their were definitely some pros and cons to this method along with some variations. Just another tool for ya. Hopefully no one will ever have to use it.

OLD MYSTIC ENGINE 61

Here are some sneak peak photos of OMFD G-61. It is now at OMFD Station 1 until members are trained on the new CAFS system and then will be station at Headquarters.

It will probably be in service in the next 2-3 weeks.

1000 Gallon tank
30 gallon Class A foam
30 gallon Class B foam
2000 GPM pump
20KW generator
Complete Air Bag protection for front seat passengers and rear seat passengers
The striping on the back is what NFPA 1901 is suggesting, and is working on mandating.

thanks to Keith Richards for the pics and the description of the new rig.

Looks like you guys did a great job on this one. Cant wait to see the whole thing.

MVA - ATTAWAUGAN

1 car off the side of I395 in the Attawaugan section. No injuries reported.

pics courtesy; M. Chauvin

FDNL PIPES & DRUMS

Sorry abou the quality of the video. I had my older camera with me and thought it might be cool to see the FDNL PIPES AND DRUMS in action. These video's were from their fundraiser. It was my first time going and if you have never been make sure you make it their next year. They put on a great party between the pipes, the oneman band, and the Irish Step Dancers. Great time!

SEARCH & RESCUE - GALES FERRY

On Sunday March 8th the Gales Ferry and Ledyard Departments with the LPD and CSP responded to the Pine Swamp area off of Whalehead Road for a report of 3 teens missing in the woods with only trees and water visable. A search was conducted and after an hour, the teens were found unharmed. Also you can see some of the terrain that searchers had to overcome.

WORKING FIRE - NEW LONDON

Tim Cook caught in the act!!

On March 5th in the early afternoon hours, FDNL units were dispatched to Ledge Rd for a reported structure fire w/ numerous calls. On arrivals unit reported smoke showing and a working fire was declared. The fire was brought under control quickly after units check for possilbe extension.