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Fire Reports | August 19-26, 2026

Published: Aug 31, 2026 8:00 am

Wednesday, August 19: 6:23 pm, CO alarm, 1 Brookwood Drive, Dodgingtown responded; 6:38 pm, medical assist, Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 10:11 pm, motor vehicle accident (MVA), 306 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 10:13 pm, medical assist, Buttonball Drive, Sandy Hook responded.

Thursday, August 20: 12:10 am, medical assist, Buttonball Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 7:53 am, service call, 47 Elizabeth Circle, Sandy Hook responded; 10:31 am, outside fire, 46 Mile Hill Road, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded; 1:54 pm, MVA, Berkshire and Pole Bridge Roads, Sandy Hook responded; 2:52 pm, MVA, Mt Pleasant and Saw Mill Roads, Hawleyville responded.

Friday, August 21: 2:23 pm, MVA, Currituck Road and Main Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 2:33 pm, medical assist, Berkshire and Toddy Hill Roads, Sandy Hook responded; 4:43 pm, fire alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:49 pm, medical assist, Scudder Road, Dodgingtown responded; 8:13 pm, medical assist, Cobblestone Lane, Dodgingtown responded.

Saturday, August 22: 1:53 am, medical assist, Mountain Laurel Lane, Sandy Hook responded; 7:51 am, fire alarm, 17 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook responded; 7:56 am, fire alarm, 170 Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded.

Sunday, August 23: 8:43 am, hazardous materials, 10 Pepperidge Road, Dodgingtown responded; 8:51 am, fire alarm, 10 Lone Oak Meadows, Sandy Hook responded; 2:59 pm, MVA, 228 South Main Street, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded.

Monday, August 24: 8:22 am, MVA, I-84 West Exits 10 & 9, Hook & Ladder responded; 10:12 am, MVA, Riverside Road and Laurel Trail, Sandy Hook responded; 8:30 pm, fire alarm, 2 Old Gate Lane, Botsford responded; 9:58 pm, appliance fire, 6 Shepaug Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, August 25: 6:03 am, MVA, Berkshire and Toddy Hill Roads, Sandy Hook responded; 8:27 am, fuel spill, New Lebbon and High Bridge Roads, Botsford responded; 1:53 pm, medical assist, Bridle Path Trail, Botsford responded; 6:06 pm, tree/wires down, 206 Sugar Street, Dodgingtown responded.

Wednesday, August 26: 2:56 am, smoke/odor investigation, 12 Fawnwood Road, Sandy Hook responded.

Hawleyville Firefighter David White (left) and Botsford Fire Rescue Chief Kyle Placko rest after a fire created significant damage to the garage of the home behind them. All five of Newtown’s volunteer fire companies were dispatched to 1 Pebble Road at 12:20 pm Wednesday, August 26 for a reported garage fire with possible extension into the home. Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps staged nearby, per structure fire protocol, but no injuries were reported. Eversource also responded to cut power to the house. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, and ensured there was no extension into the house. American Red Cross and JP Maguire were called to help assist the family. Fire Marshal Steve Murphy also responded to the scene. Firefighters cleared shortly before 2 pm. Additional details were unavailable before this week’s paper went to press. —Bee Photo, Cross

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