4:10pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--A crash in front of the Sports Authority at 4543 Main Street. First responders on the way. Avoid the area. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Smoke In Building
12:55pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut--Firefighters were called to the new Jewish Senior Center at 4200 Park Avenue for smoke on four floors of the building that is still under construction. Firefighters discovered it was a faulty air handler that cause the smoke. If it were really bad, our sponsor ServPro would have made it Like It Never Even Happened!
Fairfield News: PCBs Found At Exide Site
#Fairfield Connecticut---First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Conservation Director Brian Carey announced today that the Town of Fairfield was notified by the Exide Corporation and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CTDEEP) that the presence of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were detected in select dredge sediment samples that were collected from the currently stockpiled dredge materials that are located on the former Exide site at 2190 Post Road, Fairfield, Connecticut. The presence of PCBs in the stockpiled dredge spoils has triggered a mandatory review by CTDEEP and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the framework of the Toxic Substances and Control Act. The CTDEEP and EPA will review the new sampling data and will require additional authorizations prior to transporting…
Himes Introduces Bill, Amendment To Clarify Military Rules On Cyber Attacks
#WASHINGTON, DC –Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) introduced the bipartisan Cyber Act of War Act, a bill that would require the Administration and the Department of Defense to develop a policy for determining when an action carried out in cyberspace constitutes a use of force against the United States and to update the Law of War Manual accordingly. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate. Himes also proposed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would require the Secretary of Defense to create a report to Congress within 180 days comprehensively outlining military procedures in response to a malicious cyber activity carried out against the United States. “From my seat on…
Route 8 Shutdown
1:18am--#cttraffic---#Shelton CT-- Firefighters on the way to a crash on Route 8 southbound near exit 13 reporting the highway is shutdown due to the accident. This report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Stolen Gun Recovered
10:11pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police recover a stolen gun on the side of a house in the 200 block of Lakeside Drive. This report is made possible by:
Stratford News:Car And Motorcycle Collide
10:01pm--#Stratford Connecticut-- A crash between a motorcycle and car on Lordship Boulevard in front of the Stratford Hotel with injuries. The car received significant damage according to radio reports but the driver is refusing medical treatment. This report is made possible by:
Stratford News: Dog Lost After House Fire
4:53pm--#Stratford News: A little dog ran past firefighters and is now lost after escaping a house fire at 135 Kenyon Street. Firefighters quickly had the fire under control. A passerby saw smoke and heard the smoke detector sounding and called the firefighters to the scene. This report is made possible by:
I-95 Invaded By Marines
UPDATE: One vehicle has run out of fuel, good thing they have their own tanker in the convoy 5:44pm--#New Haven Connecticut--I-95 northbound at exit 50 has a convoy of military vehicles in the break down and left lane.