I welcome you to my blog site; I hope to show you the fire service in NLC in some interesting events. During the next few years, I will improve on the content and photos to keep you coming back for more. I take pride in my photography and try my best to be first in when possible. The majority of the photos will be from the Norwich companies & surrounding area departments, but sometimes I Buff out of state cities for a change of pace.
As of late I have missed or worked a lot of the incidents. I have a great support group of Photographers to help the site keep up with all the incidents. There are too many to list, So thanks for your support. Thanks for visiting and enjoy .RD Ladd
As of July 2017, my site has had 319000 hits thanks for viewing. If you keep coming I will keep posting. First time visitors for older post click on the month links right side.
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Around 20:00 Station K, Dispatched The Windham's with Willimantic and Yantic FAST to 337 South Windham Rd, for a building fire that could be see through the trees. First units on scene reported a working fire to the rear of the occupied dwelling. Fire Worked its way into the wall and cock-loft area on the 1800s addition, crews worked for about an hour and half to bring the fire under control. The fire is under investigation.
Around 15:15 Willimantic Fire arrived on Brook street to find heavy fire on 2 floors of a OMD garden style apartments. A quick 2nd alarm was requested. NFI at this time.
QV dispatched Lisbon and Mutual aid at 08:45 for a reported trailer fire,At 200 Bundy Hill RD. While responding Taftville Car 2 notified Lisbon car 54 that they could see a header, Taftville arrived first and reported a full involved mobile home. Crews from Taftville and Norwich engines placed 2 lines in operation. Due to the extent of the fire the trailer collapsed, crews overhauled the fire for over a hr. A tanker shuttle was used due to no hydrants in the area.
Around 2pm Norwich fire was dispatched to 38 13th St for a reported Kitchen fire, Engine 2 (Engine 4 Reserve) arrived to find light smoke showing. The made entry and found a active fire, Command declared a working fire. Crew knocked the fire down in a few minutes. NFI
Around 22:25, Norwich fire was dispatched for a structure fire at 195 Corning road, As engine 2 pulled out the fire was visible from a mile away. The arrived to find a large barn heavily involved in fire. Command requested a 2nd alarm, These companies set up a tanker relay up from the bottom of the hill via several hundred feet of 5" hose, SQ A also laid in several hundred feet of hose, from Quarto RD, the area is a end of the line for the water main. NFI
I started in the fire service in 1985 with the Yantic Fire Engine Company #1. In 1991 I started a career with the Submarine Base Fire Department. During this time I found an interest photographing fire departments in action. Over this time my photos and videos have been published in the following, The New London Day, Norwich Bulletin, 1st Responder news papers / Fire House magazine, Fire Chief magazine (a cover Shot)/ Video work has been shown on Ch-8, Ch-3, TV show Code-3. I'm a member with Connecticut Fire Photographers. As you will see I have been running this site for several years now. During this time I have up-graded my equipment. I believe it's working out. So at this time I would like to thank all area fire departments in advance for access to your incidents.
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I have no ambition in this world but one, and that is to be a fireman. The position may, in the eyes of some, appear to be a lowly one; but we who know the work which the fireman has to do believe that his is a noble calling. Our proudest moment is to save lives. Under the impulse of such thoughts, the nobility of the occupation thrills us and stimulates us to deeds of daring, even of supreme sacrifice."