8:11pm–#Fairfield Connecticut– A road rage incident originating at the McDonald’s at the Circle on the Post Road turned into a chase onto I-95 and ending at on Black Rock Turnpike at Commerce Drive. Fairfield and State Police are investigating.
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5:25pm–#Southport Connecticut–#Fairfield Connecticut– A woman found a woman lying on the ground at Westway Road. Unknown what the circumstances are, firefighters just arriving on scene.
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Bridgeport, CT – Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode today is announcing a major donation from Bridgeport Firefighters given to the Norma Pfriem Breast Care Center at Bridgeport Hospital to support breast cancer research and prevention. The donation of $6,363.00 was presented to officials with the Norma Pfriem Center at a recent event at Bridgeport Fire Engine/Ladder 10. Firefighters at Engine/Ladder 10 spearheaded the donations by making pink t-shirts for their colleagues to wear city-wide. Every firefighter wishing to participate would pay $20.00 to the collection to purchase a pink t-shirt, then pay $5.00 every time they wore the shirt during their shift. Competition and high participation throughout the Bridgeport Fire Department resulted in the raising of $6,363 in direct donations by firefighters in only four short weeks of fundraising.
“Breast cancer is something that impacts all of our families, and has even affected members of our own family of firefighters,” said Bridgeport Fire Chief Richard Thode. “This effort to give back to the community and fund early detection and research efforts for breast cancer is something our firemen and women enthusiastically got behind. We will continue to make efforts to be charitable in our community and I suspect that when we do this fundraiser again next year we will easily beat our donation totals for this year.”
“I am so grateful for all of the effort and generosity of the Firefighters of Bridgeport for supporting the work we do to keep our community healthy and educated about breast cancer,” said Dr. Donna Twist, Executive Director of the Norma Pfriem Breast Center. “These funds will actually be able to help our community directly – it is the equivalent of providing 50 women who otherwise could not afford it with free mammograms which as we know can save lives. There are women in Bridgeport who are underserved by the healthcare system and our goal is to make sure they too participate in early detection for breast cancer and education about this disease. On behalf of the Norma Pfriem Breast Center we thank the Bridgeport Fire Department for this substantial gift and we are so appreciative of your partnership and caring.”
Bridgeport firefighters were inspired to raise their own donations for breast cancer research and prevention following their participation in Bridgeport’s first annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” Walk that took place in Seaside Park October 23, 2016. More information on how to donate to the Norma Pfriem Breast Center can be found online:
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4:26pm–A crash at Clover and Boston Avenue with injuries reported.
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1:20pm–#cttraffic–#Norwalk Connecticut– I-95 northbound crash with injuries causing delays.
1:00pm–#Westport Connecticut– A brush fire reported near Saugatuck Elementary School at 170 Saugatuck Avenue. Firefighters on the way.
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The Westport Police Department Local Union #2080 and Police Benevolent Association will be hosting their Annual Holiday Toy Drive, which provides toys for underprivileged children throughout Fairfield County and beyond.
The program has been extremely successful in the past, allowing for thousands of toys to be distributed to children who otherwise would have none. We ask for your continued support and generosity to help make this year’s drive as successful as in the past. By doing so, you will bring joy to so many children who often have none.
Westport Police Officers will accept new, unopened, and unwrapped toys, as well as cash donations, in the parking lot of ASF Sports & Outdoors, located at 1560 Post Road East, Westport, on the following Saturdays and Sundays:
December 10 th , 11 th , 17 th , and 18 th between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM.
In the case of inclement weather, please call the Westport Police Department at 203-341- 6000 or check with the local news services. Should the weather not allow a trip to ASF on any one of those days, the donations can be brought to the Westport Police Department as soon as conditions allow.
Collection boxes will be set up December 5 th through 16th at the following locations:
Westport Police Department, 50 Jesup Road, 24 hours a day
Westport Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, during business hours of Mon-Fri 8:30AM-4:30PM
ASF Sports & Outdoors, 1560 Post Road East, during store hours of Sundays 11AM-4:30PM, Mon/Tues/Weds/Fri 10AM-6PM, Thurs 10AM- 7PM, Saturdays 10AM-5:30PM
Whole Foods Market Westport, 399 Post Road West, during store hours of 8AM-10PM daily
Renato’s Jewelers, 1765 Post Road East, during store hours of M-F 8AM-3PM, Sat 9AM-2PM, closed Sundays.
Any questions can be directed to Sgt. Jill Ruggiero at jruggiero@westportct.gov or 203-341- 6000.
We thank, in advance, all of our continually generous donors and look forward to seeing you all at ASF Sports & Outdoors!
(Press Release)
12:50am–#Milford Connecticut– An electrical breaker is on fire at Orange Avenue and Stiles Street. Firefighters are on scene.
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This evening at 7:42PM the Westport Fire Department received a call for the accident with injuries on the Merritt Parkway Northbound between Exit 41 and Exit 42. The Westport Fire Department responded with Engine 2, Rescue 3 and Car 3 with a total of 8 firefighters and officers.
Units arrived to find the Connecticut State Police on scene with a 3 vehicle accident involving two cars and a tow truck with 6 injured, 3 with serious injuries and 3 with non-life threating injuries. All of the injured were out of the vehicles and Westport Firefighters began treating them. Westport EMS and Norwalk Hospital ambulances responded to continue patient care and transport the injured to the hospital. The accident had blocked the parkway causing it to be shut down to all north bound traffic for approximately 1 hour causing traffic delays in the area. Westport Fire units assisted with cleaning the debris from the accident and the last fire department units cleared the scene at 8:52PM
The Westport Fire Department would like to remind everyone of the importance of using their seat belts.
• Every hour, a U.S. driver dies simply because they did not buckle up
• A safety-belted driver has a better chance of maintaining control of a vehicle during and immediately
following a collision, protecting passengers and others on the road.
• Ejection from the vehicle is one of the most injurious events that can happen to a person in a crash. In
fatal crashes, 75 percent of passenger car occupants who were completely ejected from the vehicle were
killed.
• Research has found that lap/shoulder safety belts, when used, reduce the risk of fatal injury for front
seat passengers by 45 percent
Westport Fire Department Press Release–Assistant Chief/Platoon 3 Shift Commander Michael Kronick
