By Olivia Drake, HVFC Public Info. Officer.
Haddam Volunteer Fire Company responded to a reported structure fire at 7:05 p.m. on May 1, 2022, on Plains Road in Haddam. A neighbor on Plains Road, who is a dispatcher for Valley Shore Emergency Communications, overheard the 911 call and immediately went to the scene to help. He and the homeowners used a garden hose to begin extinguishing a fire that started in the grill and spread to a deck, railing and shrub.
Upon arrival, firefighters used a line off Engine 1-13 to fully extinguish the fire and tore many burning boards off the deck. Crews overhauled the scene and then used a thermal imaging camera to detect any additional hot spots under the deck. Crews were on scene for about an hour.
Mutual aid was provided on scene by Chester Hose Company. Middletown South Fire District, Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company and East Haddam Fire Department also were dispatched and cancelled en route.
This was the third structure fire in Haddam in the past 11 days. At 10:35 p.m. on April 27, 2022, crews responded to an appliance fire that evolved into a structure fire on Earl Roberts Road. And at 2:20 p.m. on April 21, 2022, firefighters responded to a structure fire, also on Plains Road.Photos by Olivia Drake.
