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2008 Calls
Mutual Aid to Yantic 2nd Alarm

April 1, 2008 - at 17:51hrs Taftville was dispatched mutual aid
to Yantic for a commerical building fire at 21 Vergason Ave.  
Yantic units arrived to find a fire coming from a breakroom at the
Arrow Concrete.  Yantic units made a quick knockdown.  The fire
did not effect the remain area in the building.
FAST team to JC Bedroom fire

March 31, 2008 - just before 8 am, Taftville's FAST team  along with Jewett City,
Griswold, Lisbon and Voluntown responded to Indian Ridge Apartments on East Main St
for bedroom fire.   JC units arrived to find a fire in the 3rd flr bedroom, quick work by the
crews from E-156 and L-156 prevented the fire from consuming the entire building.
Pickup vs Tree

April 7, 2008 -  At 17:30hrs, Taftville was dispatched to a pickup
vs tree on Mohegan park rd.  Units arrived to find a mid-size pick
up vs a tree.  No injuries were reported.  All hazards were
controlled.
Jewett City Commercial roof fire

April 16, 2008 - Just before 13:30hrs, Jewett City, Griswold,
Lisbon, Voluntown, Taftville, Baltic and the Mohegan Tribe
FAST responded to east main st at the triangle wire building for
a building fire.  Jewett City crews forced entry and found a fire in
the roof line.  Tower-25 laddered the roof and vented.  The fire
was quickly exstinguished,  The Griswold FMO is investigating.
Taftville Responds to Peachtree Apartment Fire

April 26, 2008 - Around 01:30hrs the City of Norwich fire
department and all six Norwich volunteer department responded to
one of the biggest fire in Norwich in decades.  Taftville responded
with a tower ladder, engine and squad with a total of 18 firefighters.
click on picture for additional info.
Taftville Responds to Lisbon Kitchen Fire

April 28, 2008 - just before 08:00hrs, the Lisbon Fd with
assistance from Taftville and Jewett City FAST responded to
graham terrace for a kitchen fire.  A Lisbon officer arrived an
reported smoke showing.  Taftville ET-21 and Tower 25 arrived
with Lisbon ET-254.  The fire had been extinguished by the owner
but a smoke condition still remained.  Ventilation was performed
by Tower 25 and Lisbon crews.
Engine to Central Ave Fire

May 1, 2008 - A Taftville engine was added to a structure fire
assignment on Central Ave in the City of Norwich.  Norwich units
were working a multi-floor fire in a 2.5 stry wd building.  Taftville's
crew assisted Norwich crew with secondary serach of the fire building
and overhaul.  Units were committed for 2 hours.  Taftville still had a
engine and tower crew in quarters covering Greenville.  No injuries
were reported.
FAST Team to Jewett City Basement Fire

May 7, 2008 - at 04:00 the FAST team was assigned to a
basement fire on North Main St in Jewett City.  JCFD did a great
job of extinguishing the fire to the basement.  There was smoke
damage through the building.  JC was assisted by Griswold and
Lisbon.  The Griswold FMO is investigating.
Live Fire Training




Sat June 14, 2008

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CADET PROGRAM
THE TAFTVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
NOW HAS A CADET PROGRAM.  THE
PROGRAM TAKES 16 & 17 YEAR
OLDS WHO ARE INTERESTING IN
FIREFIGHTING AND TEACHES THEM
THE BASICS OF FIGHTING FIRES AND
HELPING PEOPLE.  
CLICK ON HELMET FOR
INFORMATION.
Chain of Events leads to PD Chase, Crash

June 7, 2008 - A chain of crimes in the city led to a police chase
thru the City of Norwich that ended with the suspect crashing on
RT-97.  Just before 11am Taftville was dispatched for an auto
accident, auto vs pole at the infamous S-curves on taftville-Occum
Rd.  Engine and Rescue arrived to find...
Head-On Accident send two to Backus

June 13,2008 - Just before midnight, Taftville was dispatched for
an auto accident with injuries on RT-12 by the Lisbon town Line.  
Taftville units arrived to find 2 cars had hit head-on.  Injuried
occupants were treated and all hazards were controlled.  Rt12
was closed for about 2 hours.
Inclement Weather Brings Auto vs Pole

June 16, 2008 - As the region is seeing it's share of rain, they
are also seeing their share of auto accident.  This accident
happened on Rt-97.  The were minor to no injuries.  The pole
and the auto were damaged.  
Apartment Fire - Merchants Ave

June 21, 2008 - At 22:39hrs Taftville was alerted of a building fire on
Merchants Ave.  ET-21 and Tower 25 arrived three minutes from time of
call with eight firefighters and started to search for occupants of the
building.  Two occupants were safely evacuated by members of Tower
25 and the crew of Et-21 started initnal fire attack.  The fire was
controlled in about 15 minutes
Auto Fire on Norwich Ave

July 25, 2008 - Taftville was dispatched for a auto fire on Norwich Ave.  
Chief Jencks arrived to find an active engine compartment fire on
Shetucket Ave.  Since Et-21 was out of service  ET-22 responded with
six firefighters.  UOA a 1 3/4 hoseline was deployed and the fire was
contained to the engine compartment and extinguished.  The Norwich
FMO is investigating.  
Taftville
Firefighters Muster




Sat July 26, 2008
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Early Morning House Fire on Merchants

Aug 13, 2008 - At 02:04hrs Taftville was dispatched to a house on
merchants Ave for smoke in the building.  Car-29 arrived minutes
later and reported a working house fire.  First due crews found
numerous fires on two flrs in the 3 stry wd dwelling built in the 1800's.  
Crews were able to quickly extinguish the fires and held the scene for
the Norwich PD, Norwich and State FMO's who are investigating the
incident.  Taftville was assisted by Occum and the Yantic FAST.
Auto vs Pole On Merchants Ave

Aug 20, 2008 - at 00:50hrs Taftville was dispatched to an auto
accident on Merchants Ave.  Crews arrived to find a auto vs pole with
moderate damage/.  Crews treated the injuried and controlled hazards.
 Units remain on scene for the wreckers and then were directed to the
Yantic station for a cover assign due to a building fire in the City
Governor Rell Honors Norwich firefighters for their work

August 28, 2008 - Governor Jodi Rell honored all Norwich
firefighters at the East Great Plains firehouse this morning for their
efforts at the April 26 fire at Peachtree apartments  Thie is in
advance of the State Firefighters Day in Connecticut on September
6th.  Also on hand was Mary Brown, who was a victim pulled from a
bedroom fire on Hamilton Ave in March.  Congratulations to Norwich
firefighters Bill Wrobel and Lt. Doug Smith for their rescue of Mrs.
Brown.  You can click on incident photos for more on that fire.
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Totals
Fire
20
15
16
13
12
15
24
 
 
 
 
 
115
EMS
43
44
38
37
40
50
31
 
 
 
 
 
283
Total
63
59
54
50
52
65
55
 
 
 
 
 
398