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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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Sunday, August 07, 2022

Norwich Ct, 51 14th Street. OMD 3rd Alarm +, 08-07-22

Around 05:10 Norwich fire dispatched, a reported wires on fire with the side of the building burning at 51 14th Street. Engine 2 reported a working fire w/exposure. During this time the fire was upgraded to a 2nd alarm due to extending into the upper floor of the OMD. As companies arrived, the fire ran the attic space, command requested a 3rd alarm. Crew worked the fire for about 2 hrs before it was under control. The Fire is under investigation.

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Saturday, July 23, 2022

A few appartus from, The truck Show in Yantic, 07-23-22

A few of the apparatus that attended






 




Bozrah, Truck vs Gas pump. 07-23-22

 Bozrah along with East Great Plan was dispatched to Rt-82 at the Citgo gas station around 12:15 for a reported truck into the gas pumps with fire. FM-126 arrived to find a small fire coming from the base of the knocked over pump. The truck no longer on the island and the driver was out of the vehicle. A extinguisher was used to extinguish the fire. NFI

 




 

Tuesday, July 05, 2022

Colchester 2nd Alarm, 07-04-22

 Colchester 2nd Alarm, 105 Cato Corner Road. Reported as a house fire with a trapped occupant, First arriving officer found smoke showing from the eves, transmitting the working fire, then upgraded it too a 2nd alarm, with tankers. The living room had heavy fire venting from the rear, Crews knocked the  main body of fire down and started to search the area for the reported missing occupant, he was located and removed from the building. Crews then opened up the building searching for hot spots within a hr, the fire was knocked down. This is a fatal fire, and the local and state FMO's are investigating.

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Apparatus and Station June 2022

 Apparatus and Station June 2022

 

Ashford Ct
 Ashford Ct, ET-220

Baltic, Tower 124
 
 

Rutland Ma, Engine 2

 

BSA Camp Webster Engine 1


BSA Camp Webster Former Engine  1

 

BSA Camp Webster, Engine house Ashford Ct.

       South Windham Fire Department, Windham Ct.



 

Friday, June 17, 2022

Occum, 2nd Alarm 06-16-22

 Occum, Operated with M/A on this garage fire. Update later





 

Haddan Ct Fire Appartus

Haddam Ct, Fire Apparatus  








Sunday, June 05, 2022

East Great Plan, 2nd alarm 06-05-22

Norwich fire started receiving reports around 15:00 for smoke and fire near the rear of the Holiday Inn Hotel, East Great Plan was dispatched, With more call coming in and a report from the State police that and officer was evacuating the building, a 2nd alarm was dispatched. First due officer found a 15x30 ft storage building on fire with an exposure to the main building 2 ft away. The first due went to work knocking down the exterior fire and forced entry to the interior, As Norwich Tower 1 and Engine 3 along with Yantic Engine 33 arrived for manpower. Engine 52-51 handled water supply, Mohegan tribe was Fast, The rest of the 2nd alarm was placed in staging. The fire was under control in a few minutes.


 


Saturday, June 04, 2022

Norwich W/F+, 06-04-22

 Norwich fire was dispatched to 378 Central Ave, for fire in the rear. Engine 2 arrived to find smoke from the rear of a 2.5 story dwelling. They found a fire on the rear porch for the apartment in the attic. The fire was knocked down in a short time. NFI