On 3/20/14 about 1240 hours South Coventry FD (CT) members arrived at 88 Prospect St to heavy fire showing from the front and rear of a 2 1/2 story wood frame. The house was at the dead end of the street which made apparatus access limited. Mutual aid from North Coventry, Uconn, Mansfield, Tolland, Columbia, Andover, Bolton, and many others assisted at the scene or covered stations in Tolland County.
On 3/9/14 near 1500 hours the 8th District FD (Manchester, Ct) was dispatched to 39 Buckland St. for numerous calls reporting a structure fire in an apartment building. The 2nd alarm was struck as companies were still blocks away due to the smoke condition they drove through. Companies arrived to find fire venting out the rear of this 3-story (2 floors in front, 3 in the rear) wood frame apartment building with people evacuating. Mutual aid for another ladder company was requested on arrival. Once the tower ladder was put to work the fire was knocked down quickly. MFRE Truck 2, Engine 5, Car 22 and Vernon ET-241 assisted at the scene with other departments covering the stations.
Bolton, Ct responded to 31 Clark Rd at 1211 hours on 2/12/14 for a possible structure fire. Members found fire in the wall behind the brickwork of the fireplace. The walls were opened and the fireplace was taken apart so the fire could be located and extinguished. Automatic mutual aid from Andover, Hebron and Manchester 8th district FD assisted at the scene.
Tolland, Ct had this 2nd alarm fire at 731 Tolland Stage Rd on2/9/14 @1218 hours. Mutual aid from Crystal Lake, Ellington, Vernon and West Stafford assisted at the scene.
Manchester, Ct had this MVA with extrication on 1/18/14 after the vehicle had hit a tractor trailer @0020 hours. It took members 20 minutes to extricate the driver. The accident happened a few blocks down the street from first due Truck 2.
Patrick Dooley
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Five hours after the MVA with extrication Truck 2 found themselves first due at this fatal one room fire in one of the towns Cheney mansions.
East Hartford, Ct had this commercial building fire at 9 Spencer Ct. on 1/13/14 @0115 hours. There was severe structural damage due to an explosion prior to the FD”s arrival.
