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Fire Reports | January 21-27, 2026

By Samantha Cross

Published: Feb 02, 2026 8:00 am

Fire calls and their responders for the period of Wednesday, January 21-Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Wednesday, January 21: 7:25 pm, service call, 10 Charles Circle, Sandy Hook responded.

Thursday, January 22: 12:06 am, medical assist, Franklin Court, Hawleyville responded; 7:52 am, vehicle fire, 1 Botsford Hill Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 8:57 am, fire alarm, 46 Jeremiah Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 10:26 pm, CO alarm, 14 Rowledge Pond Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded.

Friday, January 23: 11:07 am, smoke/odor investigation, 178 Taunton Hill Road, Dodgingtown responded; 11:20 am, motor vehicle accident (MVA), Currituck and Hawleyville Roads, Hawleyville responded.

Saturday, January 24: 2:19 am, fire alarm, 4 Primrose Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 11:13 am, structure fire, 20 Greenbriar Lane, all companies responded; 11:15 am, fire alarm, 2 Cornfield Ridge Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 12:22 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 42 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 2:18 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 42 Marlin Road, Botsford responded; 7:30 pm, gas leak, 11 Dayton Street, Sandy Hook responded.

Sunday, January 25: 10:11 am, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded; 7:50 pm, fire alarm, 6 Willow Brook Lane, Dodgingtown responded; 8:02 pm, CO alarm, 1 Holly Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 8:10 pm, vehicle fire, 21 Mile Hill Road South, Hook & Ladder responded; 10:51 pm, MVA, 23 Philo Curtis Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Monday, January 26: 6:40 pm, CO alarm, 6 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, January 27: 4:10 am, service call, 9 Covered Bridge Road, Hawleyville responded; 5:54 am, CO alarm, 9 Covered Bridge Road, Hawleyville responded; 12:10 pm, medical assist, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 12:10 pm, medical assist, Edgewood Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 6:35 pm, smoke/odor investigation, 32 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

A Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company firefighter sweeps debris between two vehicles following a crash that closed Hawleyville Road for approximately an hour around mid-morning Friday, January 23. Hawleyville VFC, Newtown Police Department, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and a paramedic all responded to Hawleyville Road/State Route 25 at its intersection with Obtuse Road and Currituck Road following the crash between the 2010 Toyota Highlander on the left and 2025 Ford Expedition on the right. A second ambulance was initially dispatched to the scene, but both drivers were ultimately transported in the same ambulance. The second ambulance was rerouted to another call in town. —Bee Photo, Hicks

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Fire Reports | January 21-27, 2026

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