Resident Injured After Large Tree Falls On House: Fairfield Fire Department

FAIRFIELD, CT — A resident was hospitalized after a large tree fell on a home while she was inside early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the home at about 6:20 a.m. on Aug. 10 and found a very large tree on the home that caused significant structural damage, according to fire officials.

Emergency personnel removed the victim from the home, treated her for her injuries and turned her over to AMR for transport to a local hospital. Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood said “that while there were injuries and significant damage to the home, this situation could have been much worse.”

It was one of three serious incidents that the fire department responded to over the past 24 hours. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

At about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Fairfield firefighters responded to a report of a construction worker who had fallen approximately 20 feet from a ladder on Osborne Lane. Upon arrival, the worker was found on the ground with serious injuries, according to Sherwood.

Sherwood said the worker was treated by emergency personnel and transported to the hospital by AMR. The Department of Labor was advised of the accident.

Later that same evening, fire personnel were dispatched to a report of a volunteer firefighter from Ansonia having a medical emergency while training at the Regional Fire Training Center. Fire personnel, AMR and police treated a patient that had a life-threatening condition, according to Sherwood. The patient was transported to the hospital with the assistance of fire personnel.

“The Fairfield Fire Department continually trains in order to be prepared for all types of life-threatening emergencies,” Sherwood said. “Over the past week, the fire department personnel have been training with the Coast Guard on Long Island Sound to be better prepared for water-rescue emergencies. This training focused on how to conduct coordinated search patterns to rapidly rescue persons on the water that have been involved in an water emergency. It is this advance planning and constant training that keeps fire department personnel ready to respond in any situation.

“It is extremely important that boaters, kayakers, and user of other types of water craft take proper precautions such using life jackets and communicating travel plans with someone on shore before they go out on the water.”

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