BRIDGEPORT, CT (November 8, 2013) – In observance of Veterans Day, City Hall and Margaret E. Morton Government Center will be closed on Monday, November 11, and will reopen on Tuesday, November 12.
The City’s Transfer Station is open on Monday from 7 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (closed for lunch fromNoon – 12:45 p.m.).
Trash and recycling pickups will continue as scheduled on Monday.
Check this out! 4-7 we will be tasting a couple of new cream liqueurs from Cambridge, VT called Vermont Ice. The favors are the cool part, a maple cream made with Vermont Maple syrup and then their second which is an Apple cream made with real farm grown Vermont apples. They were both awesome so we decided to taste them, come on by the store and check them out.
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Video Report–#Shelton CT–At about 10:45pm firefighters and police dive teams were dispatched to the Indian Wells State Park for a report of an overturned canoe in the Housatonic River. Firefighters from Derby and Seymour also assisted in the rescue. Two victims were located about 20 minutes into the search and the third person was located a short time later and transported to the hospital Lieutenant Kevin McCue from the Shelton Fire Department told us. According to the radio reports the last victim was near 34 Birchbank Road, a considerable distance from the launch area.
10:39pm–#Shelton CT–#ctfire–Firefighters from Derby, Shelton and Seymour converged on Indian State Wells Park and rescued three from an overturned canoe. One was transported to the hospital. I will have video report shortly.
12:01am–#Bridgeport CT–A burning trash bin is the reason for all the fire trucks at Main and John Street.
10:15pm–#Bridgeport CT–Firefighters on the way to the Holiday Inn on Main Street for a fire that was in the basement now reported to be out. Firefighters will be checking for extensions.
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FAIRFIELD BOARD OF SELECTMEN CONDUCTS 10th ANNUAL
FAIRFIELDER AND TOWN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Public Encouraged to Submit Nominations
First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced that the Fairfield Board of Selectmen is conducting its 10thannual Fairfielder of the Year Award and Employee of the Year Award.
Members of the public, including town employees, are encouraged to submit nominations to the First Selectman’s Office by 12 pm on Monday, December 2, 2013. Nomination forms for each award can be obtained in the First Selectman’s Office, the Main Library, or on the Town’s website – Fairfielder of the Year Form and Town Employee of the Year Form.
An independent committee will review all submitted nomination forms and then recommend three finalists for each award to the Board of Selectmen which will select the two final winners. In December, the Board of Selectmen will present awards to two outstanding individuals—one Fairfield resident and one Town Employee—at one of their meetings.
For a list of previous winners, please go to www.fairfieldct.org/awards.htm
First Selectman Tetreau said, “This is a nice way for the Selectmen to recognize the many unsung heroes who devote themselves to our Town through hard work and a genuine commitment to helping others. I encourage the Fairfield community to view a list of past winners on our town’s website and to nominate people you believe are deserving of this special award.”
(Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 8, 2013) – Ongoing training was put into action Friday as firefighters responded to a fire at the Bridgeport Energy plant on Atlantic Street in the city’s South End.
The fire was not large, but the location inside the plant was difficult for firefighters to access.
“The problem was the access to it,” said Assistant Fire Chief Richard Thode.
The fire happened inside a 54-inch cool-water pipe that workers were welding with a torch. The pipe was empty and the heat melted the rubber interior lining in the pipe and caused a smoldering fire.
At the time, the plant was closed down for planned maintenance so the incident didn’t cause any disruption in operations and will not delay the timeframe for it being put back into service.
According to Plant Manager John Klopp, workers immediately implemented their emergency plan. “Everything worked like it was supposed to.”
The Fire Department responded with a confined space operation. The fire was about 30 feet into this 54-inch elevated pipe requiring a confined space operation utilizing specialized rescue equipment including airline respirators and the firefighters tethered to ropes.
Firefighters had to climb about 40 feet up to access the pipe. Several firefighters traversed a catwalk to reach the area where the fire originated. Others worked to put water inside the pipe to extinguish the problem.
The heat inside the pipe reached 200 degree at one point.
“This was truly a case of training and preparation paying off,” said Thode. Earlier this week, the Fire Department was at the plant conducting confined rescue training in coordination with the plant. As part of the operation, plant officials and fire training officials placed a dummy about 60 feet up on scaffolding inside a massive boiler. Firefighters responded and were tasked with executing a technically challenging “rescue.”
“They have us there quite a bit, setting up all sorts of scenarios,” said Fire Chief Brian Rooney. “That is absolutely key when responding to an actual incident. That makes us familiar with the layout. It makes us familiar with the company’s protocols. It makes us familiar with the personnel. And it provides invaluable training for our firefighters, who have to be prepared to do their jobs under every imaginable circumstance.”
3:34pm–#Stratford Ct–Report of fuel spill at Cumberland Farms on West Broad Street.
