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October, 2013
1st Responder Newspaper - NE
CONNECTICUT/MASSACHUSETTS
K LEGER
DAVE GADE
Early morning blaze hits two car attached garage The Wallingford Fire Department was dispatched on August 12, 2013 at 2:25 a.m. on a report of a structure fire. While responding, additional info was received that the fire was in a two car attached garage. Car 4 (Battalion Chief) arrived, assumed command and reported a two car attached garage was fully involved in fire as was extending to a three season room on the Charlie side. The fire was also extending
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into the attic area of the split level home. All occupants were reported out and accounted for. Command ordered an offensive operation and E1 entered the front door with a one and three quarter inch hand line. T1 cut the roof. E8 and E2 entered with hand tools to pull ceilings and bring a back up the attack line. A two and
a half inch hand line was ordered to the exterior to handle the garage and three season room. The aggressive interior attack held the fire in check and was quickly extinguished by interior crews. The fire was under control in 20 minutes.The fire was battled by 22 firefighters. One minor injury was sustained to a firefighter. Other units on scene were M1, S8, and R7. - BRIAN OWEN
K LEGER
RICK KULMANN
Fatal fire in Seymour destroys two car garage Seymour, CT. On July 31st just before 2:00 a.m., Seymour firefighters and emergency responders were dispatched to 105 Davis street for 911 calls of a structure fire. First arriving units encountered heavy fire in a two car detached garage extending into the one and a half story home. Command requested mutual aid from the nearby town of Oxford for their ladder truck (Truck 46) and also their RIT team with Rescue
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44. Twenty five firefighters responded to the fire. The firefighters did an extensive search of the house as they battled the intense fire and had it under control within a half hour. As the fire marshal began his investigation into the cause of the fire, they discovered human remains inside the garage. Seymour
detectives along with the state prosecutor, the medical examiner and state fire marshal were all notified and responded to the scene. Four cats perished in the blaze. An autopsy was performed and the medical examiner ruled the victim died of smoke inhalation. The 55 year old victim was the homeowner, who lived in the home by herself. - RICK KULMANN
Bristol County remembers September 11, 2001 Fall River, MA - Bristol County Public Safety officials gathered at the Commonweath of Massachusetts' September 11th State memorial at Battleship Cove in Fall River. The morning began with the presentation of the colors by the honor guards from police, fire and military units from throughout Bristol County accompanied by the Navy band playing the National Anthem. A large bell aboard the Battleship was rung in a series of four sets of five rings followed by a 21 gun salute fired from the big guns on the Massachusetts. A wreath of flowers was laid at the memorial in front of a twisted piece of metal recovered from Ground Zero. America the Beautiful and Taps were performed by the Navy Band and a lone bagpiper played a mournful rendition of Amazing Grace.