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.