NFD Provides Mutual Aid to City of Bridgeport

On Friday, December 29, 2023 at 14:15hrs Norwalk FD’s Haz-Mat 2 (HM-2) was requested to respond as part of the Fairfield County Hazardous Materials Response Team to a multi-alarm Hazmat fire in the City of Bridgeport. BFD companies had arrived to find a large tank of an unknown oxidizer had exploded, with fire spreading to several buildings on the property.

NFD Car 7 (Safety) as well as the 3 on duty NFD Local 830 firefighters whom are also on the Fairfield County Haz-Mat Team Responded with NFD HM-2 and Car 20 under the regional mutual aid plan.

Shortly thereafter at 14:56hrs, Engine Co. 2 and Truck Co. 2 were requested to the City of Bridgeport for coverage as the 3rd Alarm of Fire was transmitted.

Due to the request for both NFD Haz-Mat 2 and 2 fire suppression companies. Engine Company 5 was relocated to Station 2 for coverage as just 22 Norwalk Professional Firefighters were left to cover the City of Norwalk with 4 Engine Companies (1 Engine Co. was understaffed with 3), 1 Truck Company (understaffed with 3), 1 Rescue Company (understaffed with 2) and a Shift Commander until shift change personnel and those called in to cover the spots for the members operating with the hazmat team could arrive and bring staffing levels protecting the City of Norwalk back up to 25 NFD Local 830 Firefighters with E-2 & T-2 out of the city.

Engine Co. 2 and Truck Co. 2 returned back to City of Norwalk around 18:30hrs.