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Fire Reports | May 11-17, 2017

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The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South at 3 Main Street report the following fire calls and the responders:Thursday, May 11: 1:32 pm, vehicle fire, 48 Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded (see photo above); 2:59 pm, medical assist, Louis Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded; 9:06 pm, motor vehicle accident, near 71 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded (click through link for a story and photos).Friday, May 12: 2:07 pm, wires down, near 73 Taunton Lake Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 5:27 pm, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hawleyville responded; 5:46 pm, investigation, near the intersection of Sugar Street and Elm Drive, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:29 pm, investigation, near the intersection of Hattertown Road and Mt Nebo Road, Dodgingtown responded; 11:47 pm, vehicle fire, I-84, Hawleyville responded.Saturday, May 13: No calls listed.Sunday, May 14: 4:13 am, alarm, 11 Briarwood lane, Hawleyville responded; 7:37 am, alarm, 4 Dylan Drive, Hawleyville responded; 12:30 pm, alarm, 8 Zoar Road, Sandy Hook responded; 4:23 pm, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded.Monday, May 15: 9:36 am, flag detail, Main Street flagpole intersection, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:02 pm, wires down, near 14 Georges Hill Road, Hawleyville responded; 12:13 pm, wires down, near intersection of Wendover Road and Schoolhouse Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:13 pm, wires down, near 51 Orchard Hill Road, Botsford responded; 5:24 pm, wires down, near 56 Butterfield Road, Hawleyville responded; 6:16 pm, flag detail, Main Street flagpole intersection, Hook & Ladder responded.Tuesday, May 16: 2:57 pm, motor vehicle accident, intersection of Berkshire Road and Toddy Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded; 3:49 pm, wires down, near 28 Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:26 pm, investigation, 4 Boggs Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded.Wednesday, May 17: 7:34 am, motor vehicle accident, near 266 South Main Street, Botsford responded; 8:23 am, wires down, near 49 Obtuse Road, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 9:42 am, hazardous condition, near 46 Swamp Road, Botsford responded; 11:51 am, wires down, near 28 Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 3:11 pm, brush fire, reported to be near 330 Berkshire Road (found in Oxford), Sandy Hook and Botsford responded.

Newtown Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville volunteer firefighters responded about 1:30 pm, on May 11, to 48 Taunton Hill Road to extinguish a fire that was burning in the engine compartment of a parked 2013 Honda CR-V SUV. Fire Marshal Rich Frampton said the accidental blaze started due to an apparent equipment malfunction. The fire occurred after the vehicle had been in use. There were no injuries. Damage to the insured vehicle is estimated at $15,000. (Newtown Fire Marshal photo)
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