By Olivia Drake, HVFC Public Info. Officer.
Haddam Volunteer Fire Company responded to five calls for emergency services on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 including two structure fires and one motor vehicle accident.
At 5:10 p.m., HVFC was requested as part of a mutual aid task force to the town of Old Saybrook for a multi-home structure fire. Crews responded with Rescue 5-13 and staged at Old Saybrook High School with other departments.
At 6:15 p.m., crews were dispatched to the intersection of Little City Road and Killingworth Road for a two-car motor vehicle accident. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to help extricate one of the patients, who was later transported to Middlesex Hospital via Haddam Ambulance Service. Firefighters blocked one lane of traffic during the incident.
At 7:40 p.m., HVFC, along with multiple mutual aid companies, responded to a reported structure fire on Wiese Albert Road. The two-story home was unoccupied when neighbors from across the street noticed a fire burning inside a plastic garbage container. The neighbors called the homeowners and 9-1-1, and attempted to extinguish the fire themselves using water and snow.
Upon arrival, no flames were showing, and Haddam command canceled all mutual aid companies. Firefighters used a water can to extinguish what was left of the melted trash container and smoldering debris. They also examined a section of the home where the fire had begun melting the siding and used a thermal imaging camera to check for any hot areas under the siding. The cause of the fire is under investigation with the Haddam Fire Marshal.
Crews also responded to two medical calls, one at 9:10 a.m. on Little City Road, and at 7:00 p.m. on Saint Peters Lane.
