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New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires
New Wind Advisory: Strong Gusts Up To 50 MPH Could Cause Power Outages, Cause Brush Fires Clocks moved ahead an hour overnight for the start of Daylight Saving Time, but there's been no change in the dry, blustery conditions that marked the start of the weekend. Winds will be out of the Northwest with speeds of 20 to 30 miles per hour with gusts up to 50 mph that could lead to power outages on Sunday, March 14. A new Wind Advisory has been issued for the region. It lasts from noon Sunday until midnight Monday, March 15. "Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," the National Weather Service said in a statement released Sunday morning. "Tree limbs could be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County
Brush Fire Breaks Out Encroaching On Boardwalk At Park In Fairfield County Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a brush fire at an area park that was encroaching on a boardwalk in Fairfield County. The fire was reported around 1:32 p.m., Friday, March 12, at Oyster Shell Park along the Norwalk River in Norwalk. Engine Company 2 was dispatched to the scene. The fire department’s Marine Unit 238 was downriver in the general vicinity participating in a training evolution at the time the emergency was reported, said Norwalk Deputy Chief Michael P. McCallum. With limited access to fire apparatus by land, Marine Unit 238 was also to locate visible smoke upriv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested
Woman Suspected Of Starting Beach, Brush Fire Is Arrested Police grabbed a suspect connected to one of 2020’s Milford brush fires. On Sunday, Dec. 13, Milford Police arrested a Stratford woman on an active warrant. Colleen Gallagher, 49, of Stratford, was taken into police custody around 9:20 p.m. Sunday. Gallagher allegedly set the brush fire at Walnut Beach in January this year, police said. Gallagher has been charged with reckless burning, criminal mischief in the third degree, and breach of peace in the second degree, police said. A court date has been scheduled for Gallagher, Jan. 18, 2021.

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by Kristin Palpini
Weather
Red Flag Warning In Effect With Rapid Spread Of Wildfires Possible Red Flag Warning In Effect With Rapid Spread Of Wildfires Possible
Red Flag Warning In Effect With Rapid Spread Of Wildfires Possible A Red Flag Warning is in effect for the area is at a risk for brush and forest fires. Conditions are ripe for a fire to break out, according to the National Weather Service, which issued the warning on Thursday. The Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the area. According to the National Weather Service, a Red Flag Warning means that “critical fire weather conditions are expected or occurring. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels will create a significantly elevated fire growth potential. Southeast New York, southern Connecticut an…

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by Zak Failla