The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and the responders:

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Jun 01, 2012 12:00 am

Thursday, May 24: 11:23 am, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded; 9:46 pm, burning odor outdoors, near 9 Arlyn Ridge Road, Botsford responded.

Friday, May 25: 7:19 pm, wires down, near 24 Washbrook Road, Botsford responded.

Saturday, May 26: 12:19 am, motor vehicle accident, near 316 South Main Street, Botsford responded; 3:45 am, alarm, 11 Yearling Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 9:49 am, public service, 3 Glen Road, Sandy Hook responded; 12:07 pm, medical assist, 4 Primrose Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 4:38 pm, alarm, 26 Still Hill Road, Sandy Hook responded; 6:17 pm, brush fire, near 189 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Sunday, May 27: 9:22 am, motor vehicle accident, near 33 Pine Tree Hill Road, Botsford responded; 9:25 am, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 10:30 am, illegal burn, near 6 Reservoir Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 6:19 pm, medical assist, 112 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 8:28 pm, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 10:16 pm, investigation, 5 Pepperidge Road, Dodgingtown, Sandy Hook, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 11:13 pm, motor vehicle accident, intersection of Bennetts Bridge Road and Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 11:28 pm, medical assist, intersection of Edgelake Drive and Brookbridge Drive, Sandy Hook responded.Â

Monday, May 28: 9:40 am, motor vehicle accident, near 123 Huntingtown Road, Botsford responded; 4:25 pm, alarm, 14 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, May 29: 12:03 pm, investigation, 51 Botsford Hill Road, Botsford responded; 4:17 pm, furnace problem, 22 Cherry Street, Sandy Hook, Hook & Ladder, and Hawleyville responded; 6:41 pm, medical assist, 148 Hattertown Road, Dodgingtown responded.Â

Wednesday, May 30: 10:06 am, alarm 166 Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville, Dodgingtown, and Hook & Ladder responded; 2:37 pm, motor vehicle accident, near 148 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 3:11 pm, motor vehicle accident, intersection of Berkshire Road and Bennetts Bridge Road, Sandy Hook responded; 8:55 pm, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 9:40 pm, burning odor outdoors, near 107 Toddy Hill Road, Botsford responded; 10:20 pm, alarm, 158 Taunton Hill Road, Dodgingtown responded.Â

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