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North Haven Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift North Haven Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift
North Haven Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift A Connecticut firefighter/EMT collapsed and died after working a 38-hour continuous shift, officials said. The North Haven Fire Department made the announcement on Friday, Aug. 25, that Firefighter EMT Anthony Desimone, age 50, had just completed the shift around 6 p.m. when he suffered a medical emergency as he arrived home. The 23-year department veteran died shortly after at Yale New Haven Hospital despite life-saving efforts by units from North Haven fire and police and Nelson Ambulance, the department said. Desimone, who started his career as a volunteer with the North East Volunteer …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighter Dies After Responding To Early Morning Blaze At North Haven House Firefighter Dies After Responding To Early Morning Blaze At North Haven House
Firefighter Dies After Responding To Early Morning Blaze At North Haven House A Connecticut firefighter has died from injuries he suffered responding to a house fire early in the morning. A 46-year-old North Haven firefighter died from injuries he sustained while responding to a blaze at a residence on Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven on the morning of Monday, Dec. 26, WTNH reported. The firefighter's name has not been released yet, the news outlet reported.  "He was everybody's friend," North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski said at a news conference. "He was a great person. He was a great family man. He would do anything for anybody." Multiple agencies …

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by Nicole Valinote
Traffic
Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway
Road Closed For Hours After Tractor-Trailer Rolls Over On CT Roadway A driver was able to walk away from his truck safely, though a roadway was closed for hours in Connecticut after he lost control of a tractor-trailer that crashed and rolled over, officials said. In New Haven County, first responders were dispatched to a stretch of Monowese Avenue near exit 9 in North Haven shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, where there was a report of a crash involving a truck that rolled over, blocking the road. According to fire officials, the trailer was carrying non-hazardous contents, though the diesel tanks on the truck ruptured and spilled onto the roadwa…

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by Zak Failla