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STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS 8-14% DROP IN 2022 WORKERS COMP RATE FILING – SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT

Oct 5, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

Commissioner Andrew N. Mais issued a department notice recently announcing a thirty (30) day period of public comment on the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (“NCCI”) voluntary loss cost and assigned risk rate filing. NCCI is proposing that the Department approve an overall average change of -14.1% to the current voluntary loss costs and an overall average change of -8.2% to the current assigned risk rate level. This is the 8th year in a row the department has received a filing requesting an overall decrease to Workers’ Comp rates. The filing is currently under actuarial review and if the decrease is approved, businesses will see these costs continue to decline in 2022. The new loss costs and assigned risk rates which are the…

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Stratford Wins Federal Grant for Firefighter Training

Oct 4, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

 #STRATFORD — Mayor Laura R. Hoydick recently announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a $25,996 Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Stratford Fire Department firefighter training. The competitive AFG program awarded only 27 grants out of over 8,000 applications nationwide in the current AFG fiscal year.  “I am proud that our Fire Department is always finding ways to improve their service in protecting Stratford and our neighboring towns,” said Mayor Hoydick. “When I saw the training program that the department wanted to participate in I was pleased to authorize the grant application.”  Stratford Fire Chief Brian Lampart explained, “Stratford applied for the grant to enhance our Rescue Operations Training to help us further prepare for situations that put the people we serve…

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Stratford News: Structure Fire

Oct 4, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

2021-10-04@4:00pm--#Stratford CT--Firefighters were called to a structure fire in the 2000 block of Broadbridge Avenue. Turned out to be a fire on a light fixture in the rear of the structure. Firefighters quickly extinguished it and there was no extension beyond the light fixture. If it was a real issue, our sponsor would have made it Like It Never Even Happened!

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Bridgeport News: Man Electrocuted In Metro North Substation

Oct 4, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

2021-10-04@12:28pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Metro North workers found a man with "second and third degree burns over a large percentage of his body according to Deputy Chief James Buck (on the video) while he was inside a Metro North substation. The man was electrocuted with 13,800 volts of electricity and was rapidly transported to Bridgeport Hospital. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F8oIUm4Kvc

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Stratford News: Planned Control Burn

Oct 4, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to conduct a series ofsmall prescribed burns between Monday, October 4, and Friday ,October, in the Great MeadowsMarsh Unit of Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. The burn is part of a larger effort toimprove habitat for wildlife, increase resilience of the marsh to rising sea levels and coastal storms,and reduce mosquito nuisance problems. Prescribed burns occur under a tight set of conditions to minimize impacts to wildlife and the public.The dates of the burns will depend on weather conditions, tides, and proper fine fuel moisture. Usingmultiple small burns will reduce smoke and increase safety. Smoke may still be visible from the westside of the Great Meadows Marsh Unit.The Service is…

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Oct 3, 2021 Stephen Krauchick

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