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CT Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift CT Firefighter/EMT Dies After Working 38-Hour Shift
CT 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
News
Search Called Off For Man Who Went Missing Amid Flooding In North Haven Search Called Off For Man Who Went Missing Amid Flooding In North Haven
Search Called Off For Man Who Went Missing Amid Flooding In North Haven A search for a missing man who may have been swept away by flood waters on Tuesday has been called off. North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski said the search was called off around noon Wednesday after the entire area where the man had been reported missing was canvassed. The search for the homeless man who lives in a camp began after the department received a call for help at 7 a.m. Tuesday from a man who lives in a campsite near Banton Street due to the Quinnipiac River flooding. The Fire Department rescued the man, who was trapped in about four feet of water, using a boat, and he was t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured The body of a man who held police at bay for hours has been found inside the barn where a huge explosion took place, injuring nine police officers, said the Connecticut State Police. The event unfolded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when a woman contacted North Haven police saying she had been held hostage for several days at her Quinnipiac Avenue home by her estranged husband, police said. According to Trooper Kelly Grant, a regional tactical team, consisting of North Haven police officers and police officers from surrounding towns, responded to the scene and attempted to enter the residence a…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured
Missing Suspect's Body Found Inside Explosion Site, Nine Officers Injured This story has been updated. The body of a man who held police at bay for hours has been found inside the burnt barn where a huge explosion took place, injuring nine police officers, said the Connecticut State Police. The event unfolded around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when a woman contacted North Haven police saying she had been held hostage for several days at her Quinnipiac Avenue home by her estranged husband, police said. According to Trooper Kelly Grant a regional tactical team, consisting of North Haven police officers and police officers from surrounding towns, responded to the scene and…

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by Kathy Reakes