Pumpkin Patch Fire Lake Hayward

Salem units were dispatched mutual aid to Town Rd East Haddam for a reported brush fire. Upon arrival car 221 found a large pile of pumpkins, pallets and about 15 bales of hay fully involved. Forestry 121 arrived and it was quickly apparent that more water was needed. Retones for engines went out and the blaze was contained in about 20 min.

Tanker Drill

On sunday morning the 26th Salem and Gardner Lake units held a tanker drill at Salem School. In operation were 3 master streams flowing from L-121 which was being supplied by et's-121/127. Tankers from Salem, Gardner Lake, Oakdale, Lyme, Colchester and Bozrah were utilized as well as et-128 and m-32 for the two fill sites. The drill was very successful and in just about an hour the operation flowed just under 85 thousand gallons.

Another Rte. 85 Accident

Shortly before 10am on Tuesday stations 21 and 27 were back out on route 85 again with yet another serious accident. A white van traveling south lost control and went airborne into a tree, stonewall, guide wire, and pole coming to rest finally on its roof. The driver who was injured somehow managed to exit the vehicle even though the roof had been flattened to the dash board due to the impact with the tree. ALS transport remaining units including ET-121 and Rescue-127 held for traffic control. (pics tomorrow)

LifeStar Goes to 2 Car at 4 Corners

Sunday afternoon Salem and Gardner Lake went to a 2 car "t bone" job right at the four corners. Shorty after the tone dispatch notified units that there was a tech on scene requesting both helicopters. Only one was available and that landed in the marketplace parking lot. Mutual aid from M-300 and M-400 who also transported patients was needed. R-628 was called in to a medical during this call right across the street. Extrication was needed as the crew from Et-121 had to drag the pickup away from the vehicle first before the roof could be removed by R-127 and Et-121's crews. State police performed reconstruction and fire police held the scene for about 3 hrs as the roads were pretty much shut down. (pics to follow)

Another Rte 85 Wreck

Tuesday at around lunch time the day time gang from stations 21 and 27 were back out in the middle of route 85 with yet another crash that tied things up for the second time in a week. Came out as a multi-car with possible fire and on arrival crews found no fire and total vehicles no patients needing extrication. Two were transported via 527 and m300 while the heat sparked a medical emergency in one of the vehicles waiting in line. M400 took than run and then yet another heat injury required rescue 526 for yet another transport.

Second Wreck in an Hours Time

After leaving the scene of the fatal and getting another call for a potential structure fire the crews of Squad 1 and ET 1 reassembled and went out to another mva. This one involving a motorcycle turned out to be minor and there were no transports.

85 accident turns fatal

The town of Salem was sent to a head on collision which turned out to be in the town of Montville. Car 21 was first on scene and immediately called for a medic and lifestar. Upon the squad and engines arrival they found one vehicle with very heavy damage and another suv on its roof. No extrication was needed and both patients were transported. (pics to follow