| On Friday, December 21st at 15:15hrs
Norwalk Professional Firefighters received a report of heavy smoke coming from a dwelling on Slocum St.
An assignment was dispatched consisting of Engine Companies 1, 2, and 4 (RIT), Truck Companies 1 & 2, Rescue Co. 2 and Car 2 (Shift Commander) along with Car 7 (DC of Training) responding as the Safety Officer. A total of 26 NFD Local 830 firefighters.
Engine Co. 1 and Truck Co. 1 arrived to find a fire on the first floor of a 2 story wood frame dwelling. A quick knock down of the room and contents fire by first alarm companies held the fire to the area of origin.
During the fire, the last two remaining NFD Engine Companies. Engines 3 & 5 were tasked with covering the rest of the City with 8 NFD Local 830 Firefighters.
As companies were in the process of clearing the fire scene on Slocum St. At 15:42hrs, a second assignment was dispatched on the opposite end of the City to the SoNo Collection, a 700,000 square-foot shopping mall located on North Water St for a vehicle fire in the Parking garage.
With Engine Co. 3 being tied up on an EMS call and only one remaining NFD Engine Company left in-service and uncommitted. Engine Co. 5 was dispatched while Engine Co. 2, Truck Co. 2, Rescue Co. 2, Car 2 (Shift Commander) and Car 7 (Safety) responded from the fire scene on Slocum St to the second incident with a total of 18 NFD Local 830 Firefighters.
NFD companies arrived to find a vehicle on fire on level P2. Luckily, the sprinkler system held the fire in check as Norwalk Professional Firefighters stretched a hoseline to extinguish the fire.
The cause of both fires are currently under investigation by the Norwalk Fire Marshal’s Division. |
