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I think that big storm in March helped out a little.

Date: 01-01-10 Time: 0330hrs.(Approx.) Area: Hill Location: 75 Truman St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: New Haven Fireground(854.4875) Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Heavy fire showing upon arrival on the 2nd floor of a 3-story wood-frame OMD. Engine 11 transmitting a Signal 73(Working Fire) w/heavy smoke condition. Numerous L/S/O's. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: NHFD; NHPD Box Assignment: Engine 11, Engine 9, Engine 4(R.I.T.) Truck 2 Squad 2 Emergency Unit(Ambulance) 2 Car 34(East Battalion Chief) 0345hrs. - Command reporting all visible fire is k/d.

Happy New Year to all the members at EMTBravo, their friends and families. And for all the men and women of our fire, police, and emergency medical services working tonight, have a happy and safe 2011!

Date: 12-31-10 Time: 0335hrs.(Approx.) Area: West End Location: 16 Evergreen Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Hartford Fire Incident # 1(Hartford Trunked) Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Fire on the 3rd floor, side "A"/"D" corner, of a 3-story brick OMD w/smoke showing upon arrival. Numerous L/S/O's w/quick k/d. 2nd Alarm transmitted for precautionary measures. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: HFD; HPD; AMR Box Assignment: Engine 11, Engine 5, Engine 14, Engine 8(R.I.T.) Ladder 5, Ladder 4 Tac. 1 District 1(DC), District 3 10-3(Working Fire) Assignment: Engine 1(Rehab.) District 2 Rehab. Unit 1-1-2(2nd Alarm) Assignment: Engine 2, Engine 15, Engine 9 Ladder 3 Car 1(Chief of Department), Car 2(AC), Car 3(AC)

Date: 12-28-10 Time: 1500hrs.(Approx.) Area: Springdale Location: 76 Viaduct Rd.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stamford Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Roof collapse in an industrial building w/damage to neighboring building. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFRD, SFD, BFD; SPD http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/None-injured-in-Springdale-roof-collapse-925122.php

Date: 12-27-10 Time: 2015hrs.(Approx.) Area: Lower East Side Location: 269 Hough Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Bridgeport Fireground(153.700) Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Heavy fire showing upon arrival from a 2.5-story wood-frame OMD. Numerous L/S/O's. Two victims transported to Bridgeport Hospital by AMR. No other injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: BFD; BPD; AMR Box Assignment: Engine 1, Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 7 Ladder 6, Ladder 5 Rescue 5 Battalion 2 Deputy 3 Training 3(Safety)

Date: 12-27-10 Time: 1430hrs.(Approx.) Area: West Side Hill Location: 113 Robbins St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Waterbury Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Heavy fire showing upon arrival on the top floor of a 3-story wood-frame OMD. 2nd Alarm transmitted upon arrival but canceled shortly after and held at 1st Alarm. Numerous L/S/O's. All searches negative. Three victims transported to Waterbury Hospital by AMR. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: WFD; WPD; AMR Box Assignment: Engine 8, Engine 2, Engine 6 Truck 1, Truck 3 Rescue 9 Car 5(DC) 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 11, Engine 7 Battalion 2

Date: 12-27-10 Time: 1052hrs. Area: Downtown Location: 18 Walnut Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Shelton Fireground Units Operating: SFD E2, E32, E35, E52, E53, T7, C3(DC); SPD; Echo Hose EMS Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Originally reported as a chimney fire. Engine 2 o/s reporting smoke showing. Fire on the roof and chimney/attic space of a single-story ranch-style P/D. 2 L/S/O's w/quick k/d. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18

Date: 12-26-10 Time: 0335hrs.(Approx.) Area: Hollow Location: 1996 Main St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Bridgeport Fireground(153.700) Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Originally reported as smoke in the building. Fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors/cockloft of a 3-story brick and OMD w/restaurant/commercial space on 1st floor. 2 L/S/O's. No injuries reported. 18 residents displaced by fire. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: BFD; BPD; AMR; Red Cross Box Assignment: Engine 1, Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 10(R.I.T.) Ladder 5, Ladder 10 Rescue 5 Battalion 1 Deputy 1 Training 3(Safety) 1610hrs. - Command reporting bulk of fire is k/d. http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Fire-in-Bridgeport-leaves-18-homeless-921498.php#photo-2

Date: 12-22-10 Time: 1025hrs. Area: Takoma Location: 7010 Piney Branch Rd. N.W.(Bing Maps) Departments: DCFD; DCMPD Description: Heavy fire showing from the 2nd and 3rd floors and through the roof of a large brick 3-story school. Numerous L/S/O's. 3rd Alarm dispatched for precautionary reasons. No injuries reported. Links: Writer: sfrd18 1027hrs. - Engine 22 o/s reporting heavy fire showing. 1030hrs. - Command transmitting a 2nd Alarm per Engine 22. 1120hrs. - Command transmitting a 3rd Alarm.

Date: 12-19-10 Time: 0742hrs. Area: Sherman Oaks Location: 15030 W. Ventura Blvd.(Bing Maps) First Due: LAFD Fire Station # 88 Departments: LAFD; LAPD Description: Heavy smoke showing upon arrival from a single-story 100x50 U-shaped strip mall. Fire through the roof. Declared a Major Emergency Structure Fire. Multiple L/S/O's. No injuries reported. Links: http://lafd.blogspot.com/2010/12/strip-mall-fire-in-sherman-oaks.html Writer: sfrd18

Date: 12-22-10 Time: 1830hrs.(Approx.) Area: Downtown Location: 155 Temple St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: New Haven Fireground(854.4875) Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Fire on the top floor and roof of a 19-story high-rise hotel(Omni Hotel). Signal 73(Working Fire) and 2nd Alarm transmitted. Forward command/staging on the 18th floor. Numerous L/S/O's w/standpipe in operation. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: NHFD; NHPD Box Assignment: Engine 4, Engine 6, Engine 8(R.I.T.) Truck 1, Truck 2 Squad 1 Emergency Unit(Ambulance) 1 Car 32(DC), Car 33(West Battalion Chief) 2nd Alarm Assignment: Engine 9, Engine 11 Truck 4 Squad 2 Car 36(Training/Safety), Car 37(FM), Car 39(AC Operations), Car 50(MSU), Car 52(Repair) 1843hrs. - Engine 4 reporting main body of fire is k/d. 1846hrs. - Command reporting fire is in an outside roof-mounted freezer. 1856hrs. - Command reporting fire is k/d.

Date: 12-22-10 Time: 1730hrs.(Approx.) Area: Lordship Location: 180 Lordship Rd.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stratford Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Heavy smoke showing on arrival from the basement and 2nd floor, "B" side of a 2-story wood-frame P/D. Fire in the basement and ceiling. 2 L/S/O's. All searches negative. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFD; SPD Structure Fire Assignment: Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 5, Engine 2(S/C) Ladder 1 Car 1(Chief of Department), Car 2(DC), Car 3(AC), Car 5(Training/Safety)

Date: 12-21-10 Time: 0250hrs. Area: Cove Location: Seaside Ave. x Sylvan Knoll Rd.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stamford Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: MVA w/rollover. One victim extricated from vehicle unresponsive and transported to Stamford Hospital by SEMS. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFRD; SPD; SEMS Initial Assignment: Engine 4 Rescue 1

My thoughts and prayers our with the them and their families, friends, and fellow Brothers. The holiday season coming up makes it an even more tragic loss. May you Rest in Peace Brothers.

Date: 12-19-10 Time: 1330hrs.(Approx.) Area: Tokeneke Location: 1 Searles Rd(Bing Maps) Frequency: Darien Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Chimney fire in a large 2.5-story wood-frame P/D. Quick k/d w/extinguishers. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: DFD, NFD, NHFD; DPD; DEMS Working Fire Assignment: Engine 41, Engine 42 Truck 20(Quint), Ladder 30 Rescue 44 Tanker 45 Truck 35(Utility), Utility 46 Unit 40, Unit 200, Unit 400

Date: 12-18-10 Time: 1910hrs. Area: West Side Location: 40 Stillwater Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stamford Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Apartment fire on the 7th floor of a 12-story brick OMD. 2 L/S/O's. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFRD; SPD; SEMS Working Fire Assignment: Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 5(Quint), Engine 2(R.I.T.) Truck 3, Truck 2 Rescue 1 Unit 4(DC-Shift Commander) Unit 6(Safety) Unit 7(Safety)

Date: 12-18-10 Time: 1823hrs. Area: Downtown Location: 113 Canal St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Shelton Fireground Units Operating: SFD E2, E42, E52, E53, L1, T7, T9(Utility), C2(DC), DFD E11; SPD; Echo Hose EMS Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Heavy fire on the roof of a 2-story vacant brick processing plant. Numerous L/S/O's. Companies went back to scene at 1128hrs. on 12-19-10 for smoke on the roof w/quick k/d. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 http://www.ctpost.com/policereports/article/Shelton-fire-guts-abandoned-factory-908767.php

This is a great discussion topic. It's a sticky question, with many opinions, ideas, views, and experiences linked to it's answer. In my opinion, I think that the fire department should respond to certain(however most) MVA's in their city/town/district, but not all. I also feel that the decision as to if and or when the fire department should respond should be based on the information acquired and the decisions made by dispatch and or the first arriving emergency units on scene, such as city/state police(I found that the police in my area are usually always dispatched and are also the first to arrive at the scene of an accident, big or small). If dispatch receives a 9-1-1 call with the informant saying someone rear-ended him/her, and if it's determined that it's minor or a fender-bender, I feel that dispatch should dispatch PD and or EMS first to the scene, prior to the fire department. On any other occasion, whether it be a fire, major fluids leaking, roll-over, ejection, entrapment, car into tree, car into pole, car into building, car into water, or head-on collision reported(as said above), I feel that dispatch should request the fire department to respond, if however, that information can be determined. However, depending on the type of accident, dispatch should determine how many or of what type of fire apparatus to send. For example, if it's a reported fluid leak, the dispatch should be one engine at the least. For an entrapment or any other type of accident where an actual collision or a victim is mentioned, one-two engines and a rescue/squad or any other unit with extrication equipment. I think that a department should have a response protocol for each different type of MVA's, and not just vague and broad minor MVA's and extrications that can be one of many situations. Everything also depends on what type and the number of apparatus a department has(whether it be paid or volunteer), or has available from another department to them, and or if the department operates as the EMS provider, or if it's provided by another, either volunteer or paid ambulance service. My dept. usually runs an engine and a rescue, or just a rescue on all MVA's, other than fluid spills. On fluid spills and car fires, we usually run an engine, a rescue, or both, depending what the first unit on scene reports. Because our rescue is more like a squad engine(i.e. it has a pump, hose, and engine company equipment on board), it can respond as a rescue, while performing engine company capabilities. For example, say that there's an MVA reported with smoke, or something of that nature. If only our rescue goes for one reason or another, and if there is a car fire, we already have, essentially, an engine on scene. However, most departments around where I live and work operate engines and a straight-forward rescue. This goes especially for cities that don't have squad engines in addition. Just my $0.02.

Date: 12-15-10 Time: 2241hrs. Area: Glenbrook Location: 40 Lenox Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Stamford Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Chimney fire in w/quick k/d in a 2.5-story wood-frame P/D. 1 L/S/O. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: SFRD, Glenbrook FD; SPD; SEMS Working Fire Assignment: Engine 6(Quint), Engine 4, Engine 1, Engine 2(R.I.T.) Truck 1 Rescue 1 Unit 4(DC-Shift Commander) Unit 6(Safety)

Date: 12-15-10 Time: 1135hrs.(Approx.) Area: Fair Haven Location: 146 Blatchley Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: New Haven Fireground(854.4875) Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Heavy fire in the basement and 1st floor of a 3-story wood-frame OMD. Engine 10 transmitted a Signal 73(Working Fire) upon arrival. 2 L/S/O's. All searches negative. One ambulance requested to treat one victim o/s. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: NHFD; NHPD; AMR Box Assignment: Engine 10, Engine 5(Quint), Engine 17 Truck 3 Squad 1 Car 33(West Battalion Chief) Car 95(Fire Investigator)

Date: 12-14-10 Time: 1645hrs.(Approx.) Area: Downtown Location: 120 West St.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Danbury Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold Description Of Incident: Fire in the basement of a 2-story brick commercial building. Numerous L/S/O's. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: DFD; DPD; DEMS Box Assignment: Engine 21, Engine 22, Engine 26 Truck 2 Rescue 23 Car 30(DC)

Date: 12-14-10 Time: 0800hrs.(Approx.) Location: 108 Knapp Ln.(Bing Maps) Frequency: New Canaan Fireground Units Operating: NFD E1, E4, R1, U64; NPD; AMR Weather Conditions: Cold w/Snow Description Of Incident: Single-vehicle MVA vs. a 2.5-story wood-frame P/D. One victim extricated and transported to hospital. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18

Date: 12-14-10 Time: 0858hrs. Area: West Side Location: 544 Laurel Ave.(Bing Maps) Frequency: Bridgeport Fireground(153.700) Weather Conditions: Cold w/Light Snow Description Of Incident: Fire in the basement and 1st floor of a 2.5-story wood-frame OMD. Numerous L/S/O's. No injuries reported. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: BFD; BPD; AMR Box Assignment: Engine 3, Engine 4, Engine 1, Engine 6(R.I.T.) Ladder 5, Ladder 11 Rescue 5 Battalion 1 Training 3(Safety)

Date: 12-14-10 Time: 0645hrs.(Approx.) Area: Hollow Location: Rt. 25(Connector) SB between Exits 2 and 3(Bing Maps) Frequency: Bridgeport Fireground Weather Conditions: Cold w/Light Snow and Ice Description Of Incident: One victim extricated from an MVA involving two box trucks. Victim packaged and transported by AMR. Engine 1 o/s reporting a two-vehicle MVA w/1 victim entrapped. Victim extricated and transported to hospital by AMR. Reporters: Writer: sfrd18 Units Operating: BFD; BPD; AMR Initial Assignment: Engine 1, Engine 3 Ladder 5, Ladder 6 Rescue 5 Battalion 1