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CT Mom Dove Into Frozen Pond After Kids Fell Through Ice (UPDATE) CT Mom Dove Into Frozen Pond After Kids Fell Through Ice (UPDATE)
CT Mom Dove Into Frozen Pond After Kids Fell Through Ice (Update) New details have emerged in an incident on a frozen Connecticut pond that sent three family members and three first responders to the hospital on New Year's Eve. The 911 call came in around 2 p.m. after two children, ages 6 and 8, plunged into freezing water on a small pond about 200 yards from Hackmatack Street in Manchester, fire officials reported. The kids had been playing on the ice when it gave way, sending them into water six feet deep. Hearing their screams, the mother raced to the scene and jumped into the frigid water to save them. One child had gone under, while the other was sho…

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by Josh Lanier
Schools
Live Powerline Falls On School Bus With Dozen Kids, Driver Trapped Inside: Report Live Powerline Falls On School Bus With Dozen Kids, Driver Trapped Inside: Report
Live Powerline Falls On School Bus With Dozen Kids, Driver Trapped Inside: Report More than a dozen students were trapped beneath a fallen powerline in Haddam on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 11, NBC Connecticut reported.  Haddam firefighters were at the Maple Avenue scene and were working to get the children and driver out safely, the station reported. Calls to Haddam firefighters were not immediately returned.  Heavy rains and strong winds downed the live line.  Workers for Eversource, who manage the electrical grid, were on scene and planned to shut off the power so the kids can be evacuated, NBC said.  No injuries have been reported as of 5:30 p…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes
Turkey Fryer Fire Destroys $4M CT Mansion on Thanksgiving; Family of 20 Escapes A Connecticut mansion valued at more than $4 million was destroyed by fire on Thanksgiving as a family of 20 was about to sit down to enjoy their holiday meal, authorities said. The fire ignited shortly before 4 p.m. in Fairfield County at a two-story, nearly 9,300-square-foot residence in Weston on Weston Road, near the intersection with Broad Street. All occupants escaped unharmed, Weston firefighters reported. On the rainy Thanksgiving afternoon of Thursday, November 28, 2024, most firefighters in lower Fairfield County were... Posted by Sayje Benjamin on Friday, November 29, 20…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
CT FirefightersFairfield County Firefighters, Animal Control Race To Save Trapped Kittens CT FirefightersFairfield County Firefighters, Animal Control Race To Save Trapped Kittens
CT FirefightersFairfield County Firefighters, Animal Control Race To Save Trapped Kittens A litter of kittens stuck in a storm drain in Fairfield County are lucky firefighters don't give up as they continue to work to rescue the little balls of fur and their mother. The kittens were found in Westport on Monday, Aug. 26, in the storm drain on Post Road. According to the Westport Fire Department, luckily, one kitten has been rescued since Monday, but the mother cat and her kittens trapped in the storm drain pipe at a Post Road business entrance have moved further back into the pipe, which empties into a 12-foot well.  Westport Fire Department The department is receivi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Dog Rescued From Balcony In Western Mass Apartment Fire Man, Dog Rescued From Balcony In Western Mass Apartment Fire
Man, Dog Rescued From Balcony In Western Mass Apartment Fire Firefighters in Hampden County plucked a man and his dog from their balcony after a fire broke out in a Chicopee apartment on a rainy Sunday morning, July 2, officials said.  Fire crews were called to Chicopee Housing Authority apartments on Britton Street around 4:45 a.m., Chicopee fire authorities said.  Firefighters found a man and his dog trapped on a third-story balcony of the building and used a 35-foot ladder to rescue them from the flames.  No other injuries were reported, but  the fire displaced 10 people.  Firefighters are investigating what sparked the …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Falls 25 Feet Into River In Torrington, Saved By Firefighters Woman Falls 25 Feet Into River In Torrington, Saved By Firefighters
Woman Falls 25 Feet Into River In Torrington, Saved By Firefighters Firefighters were able to pull off a daring rescue after a woman fell 25 feet off a bridge in Torrington.  The incident happened on Monday afternoon, Jan. 16 when a woman fell off a bridge on Norfolk Road (Route 272) into a river near the Reuben Hart Reservoir, according to the Torrington Fire Department.  Firefighters were able to rescue the woman over the span of 25 minutes by using ropes tied to the ladder of a fire truck.  A woman who fell 25 feet from a bridge in Torrington was rescued by firefighters. Facebook/Torrington Fire Department The woman was later taken to a hospital by …

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by Ben Crnic
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27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter 27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter
27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter An off-duty Connecticut firefighter died after he was struck following a five-vehicle crash. New Haven Firefighter Thomas Mieles, age 27, was driving north on I-91 when his car became disabled in the left lane around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Mieles, of New Haven, who was outside of his car, died when he was hit by an SUV during the crash, said the Connecticut State Police. Earlier report: New Haven Man Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On I-91 A native of the city, Mieles joined the department 10 months ago, and served just down the street from where he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Firefighter Injured After 2-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County Firefighter Injured After 2-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County
Firefighter Injured After 2-Alarm Blaze Breaks Out At Home In Fairfield County A firefighter was injured and a family of five displaced during a large house fire in Fairfield County. The blaze broke out in Stamford around 5 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 29 on Fairfield Avenue on the city's west side. Stamford firefighters from the West Side Fire Station, located one block away from the fire arrived on location in less than one minute, said Deputy Chief Matt Palmer.  On arrival, they found a large volume of fire that had already extended to all three floors and the attic space of the multi-family residence, Palmer said. Palmer said, in addition, the radiant heat fr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Firefighters Honored At White House After Making Underwater Rescue Fairfield County Firefighters Honored At White House After Making Underwater Rescue
Fairfield County Firefighters Honored At White House After Making Underwater Rescue A trio of firefighters from Fairfield County was celebrated by President Joe Biden at the White House after making a heroic underwater save during a blizzard. Stamford firefighters John Colander, Michael Rosero, and Chad Titus were in Washington, DC on Monday, May 16 to be awarded the Medal of Valor in a celebration in the East Room. White House officials said that the three firefighters were on duty during a blizzard in Connecticut when they were called into action when a truck made a splash landing in nearby waters and began to sink. Officials said that Colander, Rosero, and Titus dove i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighters Pull Off 'Tricky' Goose Rescue In Fairfield County Firefighters Pull Off 'Tricky' Goose Rescue In Fairfield County
Firefighters Pull Off 'Tricky' Goose Rescue In Fairfield County First responders in Fairfield County came to the rescue of a Canada Goose that found itself in a perilous situation. On Sunday, May 8, members of the Danbury Fire Department responded to Rogers Park to perform “a tricky rescue,” officials said. Upon arrival, fire crews said that they found the goose tangled up in the net behind the baseball field and could not get free. According to a spokesperson for the fire department, firefighters went up in a tower ladder and were able to cut some of the netting from around the goose to bring him back down to land. A Canada Goose was rescued by f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment
Firefighters Rescue Resident From Smoke-Filled CT Apartment Firefighters rescued a resident who was found unconscious in a smoke-filled apartment in Connecticut. The incident happened in Hartford County at about 5 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, at an apartment building on Elm Commons Drive in Rocky Hill. Residents told arriving crews about the smoke on the fourth floor of the building, and authorities found a moderate amount of smoke in the common hallway coming from one of the apartments, officials said.  Firefighters forced the door open and found an unconscious resident in the bathroom, the fire department said.  The resident was tak…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
SUV Slams Into Second Floor Of Connecticut Home SUV Slams Into Second Floor Of Connecticut Home
SUV Slams Into Second Floor Of Connecticut Home An SUV ended up inside the second story of a Connecticut home after the driver crashed into the residence. The crash took place in New London County around 1:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, in Norwich, said the Great Plain Volunteer Fire Department. The department said when it arrived on the scene they found the SUV had crashed through a second-story room of the home, with the driver still inside the vehicle with a power line resting on the roof. All residents of the home were out and accounted for, they added. Once the power was secured and the vehicle stabilized, a bucket truck was used to…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Firefighter Dies While Rock Climbing, Police Say Fairfield County Firefighter Dies While Rock Climbing, Police Say
Fairfield County Firefighter Dies While Rock Climbing, Police Say A firefighter in Fairfield County who died from injuries he sustained while rock climbing in New York's Hudson Valley had nearly reached the 200-foot mark of his climb when he fell and was killed. Stephen M. Buda III, age 56, of New Haven, was killed around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, while rock climbing at a popular spot of the Trapps Bridge section of the Mohonk Preserve, said the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. A firefighter with the Bridgeport Police Department since 2013, sheriff's deputies said it appears Buda had reached about 150 to 175 feet of the roughly 200-foot-section when he …

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of High School In CT On First Day Of Classes Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of High School In CT On First Day Of Classes
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of High School In CT On First Day Of Classes A Connecticut High School had an unusual first day of classes after being forced to temporarily evacuate due to a reported gas leak. Shortly after 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, Avon High School in Hartford County was forced to evacuate, police said, when there was a report of the odor of natural gas in the building. The building was temporarily evacuated by first responders, and firefighters ultimately determined that the cause of the odor was from the school’s science classrooms. Connecticut Natural Gas was called in to assist with determining the exact location and cause of the leak. No inj…

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by Zak Failla