Mystic, Ct (Stonington) 4th Alarm W/Special calls. 11-27-22

 Mystic Ct, November 27, 2022.   A recent 4 alarm fire at a marina complex fire the buildings, covered an area about 300'x200', with one dwelling on the corner of the lot, One section was well involved at the time of dispatch, With winds between 10-30mph and heavy rain. The fire threaten the residential area 150ft away. First due companies were confronted with fire storm conditions and set up exposure protection on several streets, the fire quickly consumed the buildings in less then 40 mins. Arriving companies had one main direction to get close to the building and that was filled with blowing embers bouncing off every exposure for a block. The first pump to the rear of the building was Marine unit , once crews made access to the boat which was docked 200ft from the original fire building they began operating, then the marine unit relocated to a 2nd location on the D side of the complex, the marine unit supplied, 2 deck monitors and a 5" supply line to a ladder pipe for several hours. Crews remained on the scene all night. This was the largest fire in town in 20 years and this area has had several major fires over the last 150 years.

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