Apartment Fire

CHFD made quick work of a small apartment fire today that was started by an unattended candle. The 1:1 (Engine:Ladder) was held for overhaul and ventilation. Chief Esteve (Car 2- 28) had command.

Rt 2 Car Fire: Reported w/ Person still in Car

As members were getting ready to prepare dinner at 28s, a reported car fire came in with multiple calls and a second source reporting a person still in the car. ET-1 responded out the door with a full crew (6). Searches were negative and the fire was extinguished. Capt. Brown was riding up front tonight and had the Route 2 command.

RT.85 MVA

Another early start....
06:30 R-1,R-6, E-1, C-3

Overnight Fire Injures One

One resident received burns to upper extremities while attempting to extinguish prior to CHFD arrival.

FF Lyons overhauling area of extension


Candle meet wall, not a good combination

Firefighter I Class

Station 28 will be hosting a state firefighter I class beginning in January. Classes will be Monday and Wednesday evenings with some Saturdays. The schedule and details can be viewed by following the link below.
http://colchesterfd.com/notice/ff12007.html

Sunday Fire

As members were sitting down to enjoy the department holiday dinner, an alarm came in for a reported structure fire. Engine 1, Ladder 1 and Rescue 1 responded with full crews with Duty Officer Lt. Phillips arriving first reporting a small fire on the porch of an occupied group home. The Engine crew handled the fire and overhaul while the Ladder and Rescue crews stood fast.

Westchester Housing Evacuation

EMS Capt. Car 628 was handling a routine service call in one of Colchester's limited assistance elderly housing communities when he happened upon a community wide power outage. Given the frigid temperatures and susceptible immobile population, a response was started to handle the potentially serious situation. With help from the American Red Cross, Westchester Church and Colchester Emergency Ops, an effective evacuation was managed. Lt. Giudice (acting duty officer) had the Westchester command.

Lt. Giudice overseeing the incident inside Rescue 1's command post.

2 Car Head-On 12/1/06

Well, the weekends off to a busy start. CHFD took in this 2 car MVA on RT 16 at lunchtime. 2 Pts were transported ALS. Rescue 1 remained on scene to pop a door for the PD who needed to get at some not so law enforcement friendly items that were entangled in the wreck.