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I HAVE ADDED A NEW PAGE TO MY SITE. IT IS LOCATED UNDER "Q's BLOGS." ITS A PLACE TO VIEW THE LOCAL FIRE APPARATUS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SEND ME YOUR PICS OF YOUR FAVORITE TRUCKS. ENJOY!!!!

Wednesday March 22nd at approimately 1000hrs the Old Mystic Fire Department was dispatched to a phoned in fire alarm activation at the MEDTRONIC MEROCEL Corp on Flanders road. Shortly after the first call another call was recieved reporting a chemical hazardous materials incident in the building with fire. The fire was knocked down by employees before evacuating the area. When the fire department units arrived, significant amounts of white smoke were found emitting from the building. The FD quickly assessed the situation and found no apparent active fire but had a smoke condition in the building. After determining that a mixture of formaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide caused the reaction to occur the CERRIT team was activated. Old Mystic FD provided incident command, decontamination, and fire suppression functions. Mystic, Submarine Base, Mohegan Tribal, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal, and the City of Norwich Departments responded to the scene. CT DEP Hazardous Materials Division also responed on the initial notification of a hazardous materials incident. Initial entry was make by members of the CERRIT and the DEP in order to determine the extent of building contamination and evaluate the problem. Subsequent entries were made in order to ensure the safety of employees upon their return in to the building and also to ensure the safety of the surrounding environment. NARRATIVE COURTESY; ALAN VANLEW

MVA W/PIN - PBFD

On March 24th the Poquonnock Bridge and the Center Groton Departments responded to 3 car mva reported with entrapment and 1 car smoking on Route 184 @ Route 117. 1 patient had to be extricated from the vehicle. A total of 3 patients were transported for minor injuries

OLD MYSTIC HAZ-MAT

DEP GOING THROUGH THE DECON LINE

FIREFIGHTER VANLEW AND DEP EXIT THE CONTAMINATED AREA WHILE AN OLD MYSTIC FIREFIGHTER WAITS IN THE DECON LINE

ENTRY TEAM GETTING READY TO MAKE ENTRY ASSISTED BY SBFD

HERE IS A FEW OF MANY PICTURES I WAS ABLE TO GET DURING A RECENT HAZMAT THAT OCCURED ON 3/22/06 ON FLANDERS ROAD IN OLD MYSTIC. I WILL BE POSTING MORE PICS AS TIME ALLOWS AND AS I GET MORE INFORMATION.

BUSY DAY FOR "A" SHIFT 3-21-06

It was a busy day for Poquonnock Bridge FD "A" Shift. The morning started off with an EMS and a Box Alarm. Then it was time to attempt some breakfast and coffee. Halfway through that the VOC went off for a 911 call reporting an alarm sounding with smell of smoke at Willow Pond Apartments. 32 Engine arrived on scene reporting 3 story nothing showing. 32 found a working fire in the bathroom. A First Alarm was struck bringing Subase C25, Mystic Fast, Ems, and additional units. The fire was contained to the room of origin. Sorry but no pics as of yet. I will get them as soon as I can find some.

Later in the day PBFD and Old Mystic FD's, L & M Medics, and Mystic River Ambulance were dispatched to I-95 South bound between 89-88. Old Mystic on scene reporting 1 car on its roof with heavy damage. Life Star was called to the scene. 1 patient was extricated from the vehicle with head and chest injuries.

MVA W/PIN - OLD MYSTIC 3-6-06

ON MARCH 6 @ APPROX 1320hrs THE OLD MYSTIC FD WAS DISPATCHED TO MVA W/ ENTRAPMENT INVOLVING AN OIL TRUCK. ON ARRIVAL THE FD FOUND A 3 CAR W/ 1 HEAVILY DAMAGED VEHICLE W/ ONE STILL TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. LIFE STAR WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE FOR ONE PATIENT. 1 OCCUPANT OF THE HEAVILY DAMAGED VEHICLE WAS SELF EXTRICATED.

STRUCTURE FIRE - BOZRAH 3-2-06

DEFENSIVE OPERATION DO TO NUMEROUS WEAPONS IN THE HOME

FF BOB LADD W/ HELP, USES HAND LINE TO DARKEN DOWN HEAVY FIRE CONDITION. ALSO REPORTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GUNS IN ROOM

CAR 58 AC MILTON IN CHARGE OF WATER SUPPLY: TANKER SHUTTLE EGPFD, SALEM, GARDER LAKE, BOZRAH, OAKDALE

FIREFIGHTERS OPEN UP THE CEILING FROM GROUND LADDERS. THE BUILDING WAS UNSAFE FOR ENTRY

PICTURES COURTESY: STEPHEN LOUGEE

ON MARCH 2ND @ AROUND 0830 BOZRAH FD WAS DISPATCHED TO A STRUCTURE AT 52 SOUTH RD. HEAVY FIRE WAS FOUND ON ARRIVAL. MUTUAL AID FROM EAST GREAT PLAIN, SALEM, GARDER LAKE, YANTIC, MOHEGAN TRIBE, OAKDALE, AND COLCHESTER WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WAS MORE THAN 400 FIRE ARMS FOUND IN THE BUILDING.

MVA W/ ENTRAPMENT - LEDYARD 3/28/05

PICTURES COURTESY; JOHN DOUCETTE

ON MARCH 28th 2005 THE LEDYARD FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO A VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON ROUTE 214 ON THE IRON ST SECTION. ON ARRIVAL UNITS FOUND 2 HEAVILY DAMAGED VEHICLES AND EXTRICATION WAS NEEDED FOR BOTH VEHICLES. LIFE STAR WAS USED FOR TRANSPORT. THE SCENE WAS WORKED BY LEDYARD FIRE & AMBULANCE, L & M MEDICS, AMERICAN MEDICS, MASHENTUCKET FIRE, AND THE LEDYARD AND STATE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

HOUSE FIRE - LEDYARD 2-12-06

ON 2-12-06 @ AROUND 1745 hrs THE LEDYARD AND GALES FERRY DEPARTMENTS WERE DISPATCHED TO A REPORTED BASEMENT FIRE W/ NUMEROUS CALLS FROM NEIGHBORS. FIRST UNITS ON THE SCENE CONFIRMED A WORKING FIRE WITH HEAVY FIRE FROM THE BASEMENT AND EXTENSION TO THE FIRST FLOOR OF A RAISED RANCH.

CREWS FROM LEDYARD, GALES FERRY, SUB BASE -FAST, AND ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENTS FOUGHT THE FIRE IN 12 inches OF SNOW AS THE BLIZZARD WAS COMING TO AN END