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Fire Reports | April 22-28, 2026

Published: May 04, 2026 8:00 am

Wednesday, April 22: 3:12 pm, motor vehicle accident (MVA), I-84 East Exits 9 & 10, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 3:34 pm, medical assist, Queen Street, Hook & Ladder and Dodgingtown responded; 6:39 pm, fire alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Thursday, April 23: 5:52 am, MVA, 109 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 9:42 am, fire alarm, 23 Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 1:03 pm, brush fire, 158 Berkshire Road, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 7:29 pm, medical assist, Hi Barlow and Eden Hill Roads, Dodgingtown responded.

Friday, April 24: 7:38 am, fire alarm, 2 Cherry Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 11:48 am, fire alarm, 71 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded; 11:51 am, medical assist, Georges Hill Road, Hawleyville, Hook & Ladder, and Sandy Hook responded; 1:40 pm, fire alarm, 71 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder and Botsford responded; 2:48 pm, brush fire, 2 Whippoorwill Hill Road, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 10:10 pm, fuel spill, Toddy Hill and Merlin Roads, Botsford responded.

Saturday, April 25: 12 am, MVA, 21 Jeremiah Road, Sandy Hook responded; 2:58 pm, brush fire, 255 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook responded; 4:36 pm, appliance fire, 4 Curry Drive, Hawleyville and Hook & Ladder responded; 5:15 pm, MVA, Hawleyville and Barnabas Roads, Hawleyville responded.

Sunday, April 26: 3:21 pm, gas leak, 9 Cherry Street, Sandy Hook responded.

Monday, April 27: 8:38 am, medical assist, Maple Drive, Sandy Hook responded; 11:17 am, medical assist, Church Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 3:28 pm, gas leak, 3 Buck Trail, Botsford and Sandy Hook responded; 6:15 pm, MVA, Hawleyville Road and North Ridge Drive, Hawleyville responded; 7:17 pm, fire alarm, 139 Toddy Hill Road, Botsford, Hook & Ladder, and Sandy Hook responded; 9:43 pm, service call, 41 Hawleyville Road, Hawleyville responded; 11:36 pm, medical assist, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 11:45 pm, service call, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded.

Tuesday, April 28: 2:27 pm, medical assist, Parmalee Hill Road, Hawleyville responded.

Newtown Hook & Ladder firefighter Joe Corbo soaks part of the northern property at 1 Whippoorwill Hill Road Friday afternoon, April 24. Firefighters from Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville were dispatched to the home at the corner of Whippoorwill Hill and Mt Pleasant roads around 2:15 pm for the reported fire there. They were able to quickly knock down the fire, but not before it came within yards of the home and at least one shed. Connecticut’s spring brush fire season generally runs mid-March through May, after snow melts but trees remain bare. The warm spring sun, which is generally hotter than in the winter, can quickly heat up the ground and create fires. CT DEEP reminds residents that grasses, twigs, and very small branches are “one-hour fuel,” meaning even if they are initially damp, these items can be ready to burn within an hour if the sun comes out and a breeze picks up. —Bee Photos, Hicks

Newtown Hook & Ladder firefighter Rachael Gindraux also douses part of the brush fire behind the home at 1 Whippoorwill Hill Road on April 24. CT DEEP cautions that while brush fires cause little long-term damage to forests, they do burn the surface and can spread very fast.

Town & Country Garden Club Planning Nature Walk, Will Then Host Program On All Things Pollinators

Police Reports | April 11-April 25, 2026

Charter Revision Commission Begins Planning For Upcoming Work

Nighthawk Track And Field Teams Host Meet

Thank you for being a watchdog guarding our precious tax dollar. I am horrified at some of the items the town wants to spend our money on, like a $95,000 per year executive assistant for the 1st Selectman and now I have learned there are plans for a $75,000 commercial kitchen installed in the library! Jordana Bloom, who represents my 2nd District works at the library. Did she recuse herself from this expense?

Urges ‘No’ Vote On Budget

Great letter Donna. Anita Corbeil

Says Budget Was Not In ‘Best Interest’

I am glad to have the opportunity to clear the air on these issues. First, I am supporting Ned Lamont at the upcoming convention and have supported him since he announced his candidacy. Second, regarding the legislation on housing, I agree with Mr. Gaston - the law should be written to include mobile homes and attached apartments (including those without restrictive covenants). We need someone in Hartford who works well with others and who has experience collaborating and negotiating to change HB-8002 and 8-30(g). So, now that the record is corrected, you can consider that I am that person. Michelle Embree Ku, Candidate for House District 106

Support For Brandon Moore

The editorial took no position on the budget going up or down so you're reading things into the editorial that simply aren't there. The turnout is tied to the lack of passage, in that people who came out to vote last time did not this time, indicating a lack of support on their part. Perhaps it wasn't spelled out clearly enough, but that's what the editorial was driving at, people showing lack of support by not casting a vote. The editorial did address likely concerns among voters that may have led to lack of support and lack of turnout. This lower turnout also follows increasing turnout over the past four referendums in three years (meaning it is an aberration from that), and increased turnout is something that I do push for regularly in editorials. Any disappointment you might be seeing is at the break in that trend, not at whether the budget passed or not. I'd rather see more people come out and vote "no" then not vote at all.

Lower Turnout Results In Two Budget Defeats

Clearly, property owners no longer want to bear the burden of expenses while the state does not meet it’s responsibilities. Rising costs must be addressed by actions that do not include yearly increases of property owners’ taxes. The state of CT must meet its share of the educational costs, and other costs.

Town And School Budgets Fail At Referendum

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Fire Reports | April 22-28, 2026

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