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Dramatic Rescue: CT Family Saved From Blaze By Off-Duty Firefighter Plowing Roads
An off-duty Fairfield County firefighter saved a family of four and three dogs from a fire while plowing roadways in the area. The incident occurred in Fairfield County around 3:50 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 7 on Haviland Drive in Trumbull. Chief Greg Sanfanandre of the Long Hill Fire Company said Shaun Bogen, a town highway maintainer and firefighter with the same company, was working his snowplow when he noticed a garage fire. Bogen quickly radioed for help and proceeded to wake the sleeping family in the house, Sanfanandre said. Arriving firefighters found a heavy fire in the garage exten…
Police & Fire
Driver Rushed To Trauma Center After Crashing Into Ravine In CT
A driver was seriously injured after losing control of their vehicle on a highway on-ramp and crashing into a ravine in Connecticut, fire officials said. The crash happened in Fairfield County on Sunday, Dec. 31 just before 11:15 p.m., when a car left the Route 8 northbound Exit 13 on-ramp and plunged into a ravine 300 feet away from the roadway, according to the Shelton Fire Department. Arriving first responders found that the driver had become pinned in the vehicle and used several extrication tools and stabilization struts to get them out of the car, which took around 20 minutes in total…
Police & Fire
CT Worker Burned During Equipment Fire
A Fairfield County worker was burned during an equipment fire at a business. The incident took place in Shelton around 3:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16 at 30 Oliver Terrace, said the Shelton Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the business on a report of an equipment fire and several reports of a loud explosion in the area, the department said. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found smoke visible from the machine that inside the building. Once the command was established, units were directed to extinguish the small remaining fire. Shelton EMS transported the worker to a local …
Police & Fire
Delivery Driver Dies After Crash In Fairfield County
A Fairfield County man who drove his oil delivery truck into a yard and home has died from his injuries days after the incident. The incident took place in Shelton around 11:15 a.m., Wednesday, May 4, said Det. Richard Bango. of the Shelton Police Department. Responding Shelton Fire Department firefighters found an oil delivery truck in extremely close proximity to the front of the home on Sheehy Lane with the driver still inside the truck and unresponsive, the department said. Firefighters removed the man and provided rapid first aid until an ambulance arrived and transported him to an ar…
Police & Fire
Occupants Rescued After Being Trapped Inside Cars In Head-On CT Crash
Fire crews in Fairfield County rescued the occupants of two vehicles who were left trapped following a head-on crash. Firefighters responded to a report of a crash with occupants trapped in both vehicles at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, according to the Shelton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived at the scene on Leavenworth Road near Indian Wells Road, they saw that one of the vehicles was hanging over the guardrail and was starting to slide down an incline, fire officials said. Once crews stabilized the vehicles, authorities removed the doors from one vehicle and the doors …
Police & Fire
Investigation Underway After Body Found In Wooded Area In Connecticut
An investigation is underway after authorities found a body in a wooded area in Fairfield County. The discovery was made Saturday, Feb. 5 in Shelton. Police coordinated a search with Echo House Ambulance and Shelton Fire Department after following leads in a recent missing person case, according to the Shelton Police Department. Police and detectives have been following leads in the recent missing person case. On February 5, a search was... Posted by Shelton CT Police Department on Sunday, February 6, 2022 During the search, the body of a deceased male was found in a wooded area. Pol…
Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman, Two Children Injured In CT Crash
A pregnant woman and two children involved in a crash were rescued by Fairfield County firefighters. The crash happened around 7:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24 on southbound Route 8 in the area of exit 13, said the Shelton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a pregnant woman who was "heavily pinned" inside a vehicle that had crashed off the roadway, the department said. Crews from Squad 1 and Rescue 30 stabilized the vehicle prior to conducting a roof and door removal to free the patient. As members were extricating the trapped woman, two pediatric pa…
Police & Fire
Two Extricated After Car Crashes, Falls 12 Feet In CT, Officials Say
Two people were extricated after their car crashed through a barrier and fell 12 feet to a roadway below in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Sunday in Shelton after the driver lost control and crashed through a barrier on the 1000 block of Bridgeport Avenue, said the Shelton Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they found a passenger vehicle upside down on the shoulder of the road. Units were told the vehicle had been in the parking lot above the location and crashed through the barrier approximately 12 feet above, landing on its roof, the departm…
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