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Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm House Fire Breaks Out In Candlewood Lake Area
Two cats are missing after a two-alarm house fire broke out overnight in the Candlewood Lake area of Danbury. Just before 1 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to 8 Indian Spring Road in the Candlewood Lake area for the report of a chimney fire, said James Gagliardo, public information officer for the Danbury Fire Department. Engine 23 arrived on scene first and encountered an attached garage with fire coming through the roof. Lt. Shawn McGee quickly reported that he had a working fire, adding additional units to the response. Shortly after, Car 30, the night shifts …
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Fully Involved Tractor-Trailer Fire Breaks Out On I-84 In Danbury
A driver escaped without injury after a fire broke out on a tractor-trailer on I-84 in Danbury early Monday morning. Just before 3 a.m., Western Connecticut 911 center started receiving calls for a tractor-trailer fire on westbound I-84 between exits 5 and 6. Fire units were dispatched to the highway and upon arrival found a fully involved trailer which was loaded with paper goods, according to James Gagliardo, public information officer for the Danbury Fire Department. The driver was able to disconnect the trailer from the tractor prior to arrival. Units flowed firefighting foam to extin…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House
Three people were hospitalized after a pickup truck slammed into a house in Danbury early Saturday morning, according to James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to the area of West Wooster Street and Garfield Avenue by Western Connecticut 911 along with City of Danbury EMS and the Police Department for a report of a vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a Ford pickup truck that had careened into a house injuring the driver and two occupants, Gagliardo said. All of …
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Six Injured In Two-Car Route 7 Rollover Crash
Two vehicles collided and both subsequently rolled over, with a total of six injuries reported in a serious crash on Route 7 North in Brookfield on Saturday, Feb. 10. The Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company requested the assistance of Danbury for a serious motor vehicle crash. The Danbury Fire Department, under command of Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan responded with Car 30, Engine 24, Squad 1, a City EMS Ambulance, and a Danbury Ambulance Service unit. Working alongside Brookfield's responders, the Danbury personnel assisted with removing two victims from one vehicle, and assisting with the tr…
Danbury, CT
News
Firefighters Rescue Swan Stuck In Ice On Candlewood Lake
When it comes to being a firefighter you never know who or what you might rush to save. Friday, Danbury firefighters were busy saving a large white swan stuck in the ice at Poets Landing. The department said on their Facebook page that they were called for a public assist for the report of a swan stuck in the ice in the area of Candlewood Lake near Hayestown Avenue. Deputy Chief Stephen Williams met with the caller and checked out the situation, finding only a quarter-inch thick ice trapping the swam, making a rescue more difficult. Firefighter D.J. Rickard realized that the "canno…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Two Injured In Car Crash & Explosion Overnight In Danbury
DANBURY, Conn. — Two people who suffered burns in a car explosion overnight in Danbury were sent to the hospital for treatment, fire officials said. A car rolled over, exploded and was destroyed by fire in an accident at about 3:40 a.m. Saturday near 167 Long Ridge Road, said James Gagliardo, public information officer for the Danbury Fire Department. The Danbury Fire Department's “A” shift companies were dispatched and found the car totally engulfed in flames, Gagliardo said. Two occupants who suffered burns were transported to Danbury Hospital's emergency department, he said. The cra…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Fire Damages Home On Muirwood Court In Brookfield
BROOKFIELD, Conn. -- Firefighters quickly knocked down a fire on Muirwood Court in Brookfield on Thursday morning. The fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. and drew mutual aid from several surrounding departments, including the Danbury Fire Department, Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Company, Newtown Hook & Ladder, Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company and the Water Witch Hose Co. 2 of New Milford. Firefighters went to work right away upon arrival and were able to quickly extinguish the structure fire. Some stayed on scene to assist in roof ventilation and overhaul of the damaged structure. The cau…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site
DANBURY, Conn. — Firefighters came to the rescue of a worker who suffered a head injury Thursday morning at a home construction site in Danbury on Candlewood Lake.With the help of a local tree company, firefighters set up a rope system and basket to pull the worker from the basement of the home under construction on Forty Acre Mountain Road, fire department spokesman James Gagliardo said in a statement. A 911 call came in at 9 a.m. Engine Company 24 was dispatched along with City Of Danbury EMS to the scene, Gagliardo said. The accident was due to the malfunction of a boom on a concrete …
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Moving Up: Danbury Fire Department Veteran Promoted To Captain
DANBURY, Conn. — Lt. Bart McCleary, a 30-year veteran member of the Danbury Fire Department, was promoted Monday to the rank of fire captain. Family members and co-workers along with representatives of many other city agencies, including Mayor Mark Boughton, gathered to in City Hall to congratulate him on his promotion. McCleary brings many years of experience as a firefighter and fire officer to his new position of captain. He will be starting his new chapter in his career this week on D shift.
Fairfield, CT
News
Pedestrian Killed, Blast Of Snow & Cold Top The Week's News In Fairfield
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — This past week marked the first week of 2018, and it was a busy one across Fairfield County. It began with the birth of the first babies of the year and ended with a powerful nor'easter that carried a blast of arctic air. Here are some of the top stories of the first week of the year, as reported by Daily Voice: Fairfield resident Lynette Wagner, 59, was struck and killed by a car as she walked to work Tuesday morning at the new Henkel corporate headquarters in Stamford. Police are investigating to determine exactly what happened when she was struck by a 2016 Dod…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Shed Destroyed By Fire In Frigid Weather In Danbury
DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury firefighters quickly extinguished a fully involved blaze in a shed near a home on Jackson Drive on Friday afternoon, the department said in a statement. A 911 call came in at about 12:50 p.m. Friday about the fire, said a statement from James Gagliardo, communications coordinator for the department. When firefighters arrived, they found the shed in flames but posing no threat to the nearby home at 12 Jackson Drive, Gagliardo said. Additional crews arrived shortly after along with shift commander Joe Halas, he said. The fire was quickly extinguished by Engine Co.…
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Firefighters From Danbury, Stony Hill Team Up To Solve Water Problem
DANBURY, Conn. — The Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Co. turned out Tuesday afternoon to help the Danbury Fire Department on a call to a condo off Shelter Rock Road in Danbury, according to a Facebook post. A fire alarm was reported while many Danbury fire units were tied up at multiple fire alarms and water problem calls on the frigid day. S1 arrived at the scene with Danbury E26 right behind. "A significant water problem was discovered" by the firefighters, the post said. Stony Hill firefighters assisted the Danbury firefighters at the scene, where frigid temperatures were causing p…
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