[caption id="attachment_2960" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Remembering the Fallen Heroes One Year Later"][/caption] About 700 people from across the country turned out to remember fallen heroes Lt. Steven J. Velasquez and Firefighter Michel Baik who perished battling a blaze one year ago.
4:14pm--#Fairfield—Fairfield Police Dispatch received several 911 calls for a water rescue at Penfield Beach. They quickly dispatched the marine unit, fire department and dive team. Shortly after the call went out police dispatch reported that there was one person in distress and the father has him out of the water. Police continued to get conflicting reports on the number victims. It did turn out to be one boy who went under but was rescued by his father. Firefighters and EMTs checked the boy out and found him to be fine and did not need further medical attention. By 4:25pm the rescue was recalled. For that brief ten minutes a flurry of activity swirled emergency personnel to ensure everyone’s safety. Well…
[caption id="attachment_2925" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Remembering the heroes on year later."][/caption] Remembering the fallen heroes one year later when Lt. Steven Velasquez and Firefighter Michel Baik paid the ultimate sacrifice a year ago. Personal editorial here: We had the only cameras on scene and witnessed first hand things a camera cannot capture like the extreme heat conditions that existed without a fire. I had just come from an interview with Mayor Finch where he had opened cooling centers because the temperatures had reached over one hundred degrees. In the final reports the state conducted investigating this tragedy no where does it indicate high temperatures as a factor. I personally feel these reports unfairly place the blame on the firefighters. Watch the…
[caption id="attachment_2894" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Fire at Park Street."][/caption]One firefighter was treated for heat disorder after battling this blaze at 251-257 Park Street. The house was foreclosed and abandoned. Less than an hour prior Bridgeport Firefighters and us were at another foreclosed abandoned home fire at 216-218 Brooks Street not even 1/4 mile away. Special thanks to Garth Trotto with this story.
[caption id="attachment_2877" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ambulances at the ready"][/caption] Eastbound trains are delayed 45 minutes and westbound service is suspended as the heat takes its toll on Metro-North. “There are numerous weather-related problems,” Spokesman Marjorie Anders said in a press release. “At least three trains have become ensnared in drooping overheard catenary wire due to this afternoon’s extraordinary heat.” Temperatures were above 100 as it neared 5 p.m. Around 4:30 p.m., the 3:27 p.m. train out of New Haven, due at Grand Central terminal at 5:15 p.m. became disabled west of the Stratford station due to damage to the pantograph, the mechanical arm on top of trains that draws power from the overhead wires. An empty train was being sent alongside…
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 12:27am--Fairfield-- Cleaning lady shows up to clean the office building at 69 Sherman Street to find the basement filled with water. Sounds like dentist Dr. Demartin will be a little down mouth tomorrow, Googlemaps says that is his office. 11:22pm--#Bridgeport--Fire department is on scene at 25 Durango Place for high carbon monoxide levels in the house. All residents were out of the house when they arrived. Firefighters received levels of 90ppm (parts per million) in the kitchen, 110 in the basement and 100 in the bedroom. There are no pilot lights out and the continue investigating with air packs on. Is there a fire bug in Bridgeport's East Side? 1:49am--Bridgeport-Fire fighters are on the scene…
Shortly after 9:30 Thursday night Fairfield Police discovered a number of cars with broken windows at the Dogwood Green Condos on Fairfield Woods Road, near Stratfield Road. An investigation lead to a foot pursuit and police chased the suspect for about a block, tackling and handcuffing him at the doorstep of the Mobil Gas Station at 1271 Stratfield Road. This area has been plagued with a number of car break ins in recent weeks. Police have just begun their investigation and do not know if the suspect is solely responsible. Residents town wide have been warned not to leave valuables in plain site, especially electronics and GPS devices.
[caption id="attachment_2846" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fire was contained to the basement."][/caption]A report from a citizen and quick action from fire fighters contained the fire to the basement area of an abandoned factory on Railroad Avenue near Hancock Avenue.
Mayor Bill Finch and Police Chief Joseph Gaudett will discuss the City’s public safety initiatives, and kickoff of the return of “Take Back the Neighborhood” walks promoting community engagement, during a press conference “Our ‘Take Back the Neighborhood’ walks have proven to be a successful approach to building better relationships between our residents and police officers,” said Mayor Finch. “It is but one way that the Bridgeport police department has made community engagement and involvement a priority in order to help reduce crime.” The first of several “Take Back the Neighborhood” walks is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. in the Hollow neighborhood of the City. Participants should meet at the corner of Highland and Washington Avenues. Take Back…
