Fairfield News: Smoke Detectors Save Lives
2021-03-30@4:00AMish-- #Fairfield CT-- #ctfire-- The Fairfield Emergency Communication Center received a 911 report from the occupants of a home at 11 Birchwood Drive of smoke coming from the basement. Engine 2, Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 4, Rescue 1, Ladder 2 and Car 3 were dispatched. Fairfield Car 3 arrived first and reported heavy smoke coming from the front door of the home. The occupants of the home, which included young children, were in the front yard and reported that everyone was out of the house and that there was a fire in the basement. Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood from Car 3 took command. Upon assessment of the structure, it was determined that there was a fire in the garage…