HVFCo. September Report

Members of the Haddam Volunteer Fire Co. responded to 39 calls for emergency services in September.
Medicals - 21
Fires, Alarms, etc. – 12
Motor Vehicle Accidents – 6

On Sept. 8, Haddam Volunteer Fire Company responded to multiple calls. At 2:30 p.m., a truck on Beaver Meadow Road struck a utility pole and damaged a transformer. The transformer leaked and hazmat crews were called in to clean up the spill. The driver was evaluated on scene and refused medical treatment. At 2:45 p.m., firefighters responded to a two-acre brush fire off Turkey Hill Road near the power lines. Haddam’s Tanker 2 and Utility/Brush trucks 9, 11 and 12 responded. Chester Hose Company and Middletown South District provided mutual aid, while Killingworth Fire provided station coverage at Haddam. At 3:05 p.m., Haddam Fire responded to an electrical fire on a utility pole near Route 81. And shortly after 5 p.m., HVFCo. responded to a fire alarm at the UConn Extension Office on Saybrook Road. There, firefighters found smoke due to cooking and ventilated the building. Killingworth Fire and South District also assisted with this call.

HVFCo. responded to two rollovers this month. On Sept. 15, a driver lost control of her vehicle on Route 9N and drove over the embankment, flipping the vehicle onto the driver’s side. The driver was able to crawl out of the vehicle and was transported to Middlesex Hospital via Haddam Volunteer Ambulance. On Sept. 22, a driver was heading south on Killingworth Road when she swerved off the road and struck a series of small landscaping boulders, which in turn flipped the vehicle. All air bags were deployed and the driver was able to escape without injuries.

On Sept. 16, firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 154 and the 82 Connector in Tylerville at 7:10 a.m. A driver heading southbound on 154 struck a vehicle making a left from the 82 Connector. Two patients were transported to Middlesex Hospital via Haddam Volunteer Ambulance and Chester Hose Company Ambulance. Three people were evaluated on scene and refused medical treatment.

On Sept. 28, HVFCo. responded to an inside smoke/possible structure fire call on Pokorny Road. Shortly after arriving home from work, a homeowner received a phone call from her neighbor alerting her that black smoke was billowing from her home. The homeowner quickly called 911 and left the residence. Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke at the rear of the home caused by a furnace fire. Firefighters monitored the area until the fire self-extinguished. Firefighters measured the home for extreme carbon monoxide (CO) levels and when deemed safe, allowed the homeowner to return to her residence.

On Sept. 12, members of the HVFCo. Junior Division held a carwash fundraiser at Station 2. The members raised $450 in five hours. Later that evening, Haddam Fire provided support during the Haddam River Days fireworks show Sept. 12 at Haddam Meadows State Park. Haddam firefighters were on standby with Engine 3 and Utility Truck 7.

During the 96th annual Durham Fair Sept. 24-27, Haddam Fire provided standby fire protection. Every hour, volunteer firefighters and EMTs walked the fairgrounds looking for any safety hazards and provided medical care to injured fairgoers.

Congratulations to Chet Crocco who recently completed his Firefighter I training. Chet also is an EMT for Haddam Fire and Haddam Volunteer Ambulance Service.

September’s training activities included ladders and chimney fire response and truck checks.

Do You Have What It Takes? More information on the activities of the Haddam Volunteer Fire Company and ways you can get involved can be found on our website http://www.HaddamFire.com.