Firefighters

Quick garage fire knockdown prevents house fire

FAIRFIELD, CT, December 3, 2013: At 7:07pm on Tuesday night the Fairfield Emergency Communication Center received a 911 call reporting an attached garage fire with no car inside at 271 Shady Hill Road, followed shortly thereafter by another call from a neighbor reporting “a major fire next door”. Fairfield Fire Engines 1, 2, 3, 5, Ladders 1, 2, and Car 3 responded, with Car 3 first on the scene at 7:12pm confirming the garage “fully engulfed in flame” with all occupants out of the house and calling for a fifth Engine. Engine 2 and Ladder 2 arrived shortly thereafter and stretched hoselines to the garage, knocking down the main body of fire in the garage which was fueled by several propane tanks that had started…

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Fairfield Fire

#FAIRFIELD, CT, November 25, 2013: On Monday morning at 8:17 AM the Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from the occupants of 911 Post Road, Advantage Staffing, reporting an odor of smoke in the building. The Fairfield Fire Department was immediately dispatched with 4 Engines and 2 Ladders along with the Shift Commander. Upon arrival of the first fire unit, Engine 1, reported smoke in the structure. During investigation, Engine one determined there was an active fire above the ceiling in Advantage Staffing. The fire department initiated an aggressive interior attack with charged hose lines. The building and adjacent stores were evacuated. Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood arrived on scene and assumed command. An additional engine company and AMR…

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