Fire on High Street

There was a house fire on High Street just up the street from the school fire on Monday night. The city started the Windhams when Engine 201 arrived on scene and called in a working fire, fully involved. A full assignment from North Windham was started. Engine Tanker 102 was second to arrive on scene with a backup line to the building. Engine 102 stopped at the next hydrant down to lay a line on standby. Tower 122 and Tower 101, ET 107, Engine 101, Rescue 102, Rescue 104 and Rescue 505 were all on scene.

Lights Parade

North Windham participated in the second annual Fire Truck Lights Parade down Main Street in Willimantic. Many members and their family decorated ET 102 and Service 202 and the trailer to add even more lights than they already have.

We had a special guest ride on top of Service 102, we call him Smokey the Bear, Jr. (guess why...) Rescue 102 and Engine 102 also joined the line up. The parade goers loved the trailer, decorated with lights, and filled with kids and family of the fire house. It was a great night- just wait until next year!!!!

Fire at Kramer Building

There was a fire in the old library/media center of the Kramer building. It was the old middle school, but now houses Windham Preschool and the school district offices. The city fire department started the Windhams for assistance. Engine Tanker 102, Engine 102, and Rescue 102 responded to the scene. The Engine Tanker was in the front of the building, with other departments on the 2 of the other sides. We hit the hydrant and dragged a 2 1/2 inch line to the front door. Inside the door we had smoke down to the floor. The fire originated in the room directly in front of us across the main hallway. The city had their Engine and Tower at the C side of the building and the ladder at the A/D side.

Pan fire at the heights

A pan fire a Windham heights that smoke out the apt and made the fire cans go off above the stove the can have safe a lot of apt in the complex

House Fire in Massachusetts

Kim's sister's brother-in-law (and family) lost their house to a fire last night in Bolton, Massachusetts. They woke up to the smoke detectors, grabbed their 2 young children and got out of the house as they realized the house was on fire. Everyone is ok, but they lost almost everything, including their 2 cars. You will see from the video and pictures they were very lucky.





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LADDERS

WHAT NOT TO DO...


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NEW SERVICE 202

THE NEW SERVICE TRUCK IS IN (S-202). THE NEW TRUCK IS A 2008 GMC 2500 HD SIERRA PICK UP WITH AN 8 FOOT BED AND HAS AN 8 FOOT PLOW.

THE TRUCK'S STICKERS WERE MADE BY SIGNS PLUS IN TOWN, THE LIGHTS ARE BEING PUT ON THE TRUCK BY J&S RADIO IN WILLIMANTIC AND THE TRUCK CAME FROM GATES GMC IN NORTH WINDHAM.

THE TRUCK IS REPLACING A 1953 DODGE POWER WAGON THAT WE GOT FROM THE GOVERNMENT A LONG TIME AGO. THE TRUCK HAS A 6 FOOT PLOW AND A 100 GALLON TANK WITH A SMALL PUMP.

IT WAS AN ALL DAY JOB TO PLOW THE FIRE HOUSE PARKING LOT OUT.

THE TRUCK DID A LOT OF WORK AT THE FIRE HOUSE BUT IT WAS TIME FOR IT TO GO.

THE NEW TRUCK WILL BE FOR PLOWING SNOW AT THE FIRE HOUSE,
FIRE POLICE, TOWING THE TWO TRAILERS THAT WE HAVE (THE GATOR TRAILER AND THE WTR TRAILER), TO GO TO CLASSES, WE MAY PUT A PUMP AND A TANK BACK ON IT. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT GOING OUT FOR A CALL.

PUMP TESTING

PUMP TESTING AT A POND IN THE TOWN OF WINDHAM


SOMETHING'S GOING ON- WHERE IS THAT WATER COMING FROM?


THE WORK IS NOT OVER UNTIL THE HOSE IS ROLLED

WHERE ARE ALL MY PROBIES WHEN WE NEED THEM?

300 CALLS

300 CALLS AND GOING STRONG

WE HIT 300 CALLS ON ( 10/16/2008 ) AND WE GO TO MAY AS THE END OF THE YEAR

WE ARE GOING TO HIT 600 CALLS IF WE KEEP GOING LIKE THIS

LOOK WHAT'S IN!

SOMETHING IS MISSING FROM THIS PICTURE.
THE NEW BOILER AND WATER HEATER IS IN. JUST IN TIME FOR THE COLD WEATHER.

PROPANE CLASS

WORKING ON A 20 POUND TANK. YOUR TYPICAL GRILL TANK.

SOME OF THE GROUP GETTING GEARED UP.

THE TEAM MAKING A GOOD SHUT DOWN ON THE TANK.

RAINY DAY ON ROUTE 6 EAST

ONE CAR IN TO THE GUARDRAIL ON ROUTE 6 EAST. THE CAR SPUN OUT IN THE TURN, IN THE RAIN AND HIT THE RAIL. TO TOP IT OFF, A TRUCK HIT THE CAR AFTER THE CAR CAME OFF THE GUARDRAIL.

BACK ROAD: TRUCK vs POLE

ONE TRUCK OFF THE ROAD AT THE TOWN LINE. (BUT OF COURSE IT CAN'T BE IN CHAPLIN) THE DRIVER LEFT THE SCENE.


NICE PARKING JOB.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING

I DID A TRAINING FOR A GROUP OF TEACHERS. WE DO IT ONCE A YEAR, FOR ABOUT 60 PEOPLE. MOST OF THE GROUP WAS WOMEN. IT'S A FUN TIME.

WE HAD A BURN PAN FROM THE CITY THIS YEAR.

ONE OF THE LUCKY LADIES VOLUNTEERES TO WORK HER MAGIC WITH THE EXTINGUISHER.

PUMP THAT TRUCK

AS YOU CAN SEE NO DRY HYDRANT FOR ME

THURSDAY WE HAD A DAY TIME DRILL AT
WINDHAM CENTER'S POND AT THEIR FIRE HOUSE.
ENGINE 102 WAS IN THE WATER HOLE WITH DUAL 6" SUCTION,
ONE OFF THE FRONT AND ONE OFF THE SIDE.
THE PUMP ON THE ENGINE IS A 1500 GALLON PER MIN PUMP.
WE RAN ONE 3/4" BOOSTER LINE AND ONE 5" LINE TO A WATER THIEF THAT FED TWO 2 1/2" LINES, ONE TO A DECK GUN AND ONE TO A FOG NOZZLE. THERE WERE TWO MORE 2 1/2" FOGS OFF THE TRUCKS PUMP PANEL, ALL PUMPING AT 110-115 PSI.
WE HAD TO HAVE BEEN PUMPING SOMETHING LIKE 17 OR 1800 GALLONS A MINUTE

SOME OF THE MEMBERS FROM THE THREE WINDHAM DEPARTMENTS.
MILES JR IS RUNNING THE MANIFOLD FOR THE TWO 2 1/2 LINES OFF THE 5" LINE COMING OFF THE BACK OF THE ENGINE.

ROUTE 6 TRUCK ROLL OVER

THE TONES GO OUT JUST PAST 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING FOR A TRACTOR TRAILER ROLL OVER ON THE LAH ROUTE 6 EASTBOUND IN THE HORSESHOE TURN, WITH THE DRIVER STILL IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK CAME TO A REST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. THE FIRST MEMBER ON SCENE REPORTS THE DRIVER IS OUT OF THE TRUCK.

THE TRUCK WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM IT'S FUEL TANKS THAT WERE 3/4 FULL.

MEMBERS HAD TO DAM AND DIKE THE FUEL FROM GETTING INTO THE STORM DRAIN.

THE CLEAN UP CREW HAD TO DRILL HOLES IN THE FUEL TANKS TO GET THE FUEL OUT OF THEM. DEP AND CSP CALLED IN A CLEAN UP CREW AND A TOWING COMPANY TO UPRIGHT THE TRUCK.

THE TRUCK'S NEXT STOP WAS IN BROOKLYN (NOT TODAY).

CAR VS. BICYCLE

THE TONES GO OUT FOR A CAR THAT STRUCK A 6 YEAR OLD FEMALE RIDING HER BICYCLE ON TUCKIE ROAD JUST PAST 5 PM. CAR TWO FIRST ON SCENE REPORTS CHILD DOWN IN THE ROADWAY AND STARTED LIFE STAR.

THE GIRL WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARTFORD HOSPITAL VIA LIFE STAR HELICOPTER AND WAS TAKEN TO CCMC IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

SHE WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET.

Gators Go to Work

Kenny (eagle eye) Maclure from the Windham Center Fire Dept scouted out this fire. The tones went out at 4:54pm on August 6th.

The fire was four different piles of logs throughout the logged area, a good distance up a logging trail off of Jerusalem Road. The gator from North Windham was hard at work. Members from the Windham's working a fire pile.

Service 103 gets up the hill with 200 gallons of water to work on one of the bigger piles.

The Chief got the skider to start and got to play by breaking up the log piles. You can see he found the command post and made himself comfortable.

Out of Town on Vaca

Just out of town for a long weekend in upstate New York at Oxbow Lake. I came across the EMS for the town. I would have passed it if Kim didn't point it out. This is the volunteer ambulance bay on a house. Thank God we have a paid ambulance because the hospital is a long way a way.





I was going to pick up a new saw for the dept while I was up there but it may have been an over kill, and a little on the big side.

NO TIME TO SLEEP

It's been a crazy week at the fire house so far- and it not over. It started with an early morning medical call on Tuesday and it's Thursday now.

We had 6 medical calls (two were unresponsive) and 5 fires calls, 3 of them had actual fires. This is one of the fires. One in the city, first engine in with Car 101. Engine 201 was at another call. One in Windham Center, second engine in on Shetucket Drive.