East Great Plain, Fire was dispatched to 476 New London Turnpike for an unknown type fire. Bat-1 added Norwich HQ, First arriving officer reported heavy smoke from the building. A working fire was declared, This added Mohegan Tribal FAST and 2 Engines from Yantic. Crews worked the 1st and 2nd floors as tower 1 opened the roof, after a short time fire vented from the roof, the was knocked down a few minutes later. NFI
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Franklin Ct, Dec 31, 2025 around 10:30, Rt 32 #828. Lebanon and Franklin, operate at an excavator fire. More photos at Laddphotos
Norwich, Ct December 24, 2025. Norwich fire dispatched Norwich, With Engine 33 (Yantic) East Great Plan L-5 and Rescue 5 and Laurel Hill engine 61 along with Mohegan Tribal FAST. to 15 Platt Ave for a reported building fire. Eng 62(operating as Eng-2) Arrived first to find heave fire from 3 sides of the building to the rear. All occupants reported out of the building. Companies worked the fire for several hrs, the building was heavily damaged. NFI at this time.
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Baltic Fire with M/A was dispatched to 61 Bushnell Hollow Road, for a house fire, Car 54 arrived to find a working fire in a 1story dwelling. Eng124 arrived and placed a 2.5 and 1.5 inch handlines into operation. As the crews knock down the fire via a picture window, a 2nd crew forced the door to make entry into the living room, to start knocking down the rest of the fire. Tower 154 was assigned ventilation. The fire was knocked down in short time.
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Around 11 am, All town of Montville and M/A companies was dispatched for a reported Basement fire, from a 2 story dwelling. PD arrive to find fire showing from the basement window from the A Side of the dwelling. Fire due engine arrived to these conditions and placed a 1 3/4 handline in operation. Crews worked the basement and first floor of the dwelling. Command requested Tribal fire, to vented the roof. Crews had the fire knocked down in a short time. The fire is under investigation.
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Colchester Fire with M/A was dispatched to 195 North Pond Way, for a reported fire to the rear of the dwelling, First due reported heavy fire to the rear with fire through the roof. Shortly after a 2nd alarm was requested. (More photos later tonight)
Around 8pm a working fire was declared at David Burke Restaurant, The fire quickly ran several hundred ft of ventilation Duck-work. This was a manpower based fire, the fire reached a 5th or 6th alarms. Official total has not been released, Like the fire 20 years ago, Companies that never see each other at incidents worked side by side for several hrs to bring the fire under control. Limited information has been released. I will post a couple of outside photos from a few people today.
Around 03:40 Bozrah Fire And M/A was dispatched to a house fire to the 300 block of Fitchville RD, for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a 1st residential building and a 2 story garage well involved. NFI at this time. (cell phone photos)
Franklin and M/A was dispatched around 01:40 Am for a reported garage fire next to a home, Car 24 arrived to find a fully involved Mobile home next to a garage. Within 5 mins the building collapsed. The fire was confined to the building of origin and was a total loss. Crews from Franklin, Baltic, Bozrah, Yantic and Lebanon worked the scene, Several departments provided tankers, Franklin, Bozrah, Lebanon, East Great Plans, Scotland, Laurel Hill, Lisbon with a couple I missed worked water supply. The City of Norwich provided FAST.
Norwich fire was dispatched to 101 Boswell Ave, for a reported Electrical outlet smoking around 13:25. While en-rout, the response was upgraded and added an extra engine and truck. First due reported smoke showing and a working fire was declared, crews noticed fire in the 1st floor window on the side of the building. In a short time the fire was knocked down. A make shift wall was put up in-front of the window, and the fire was located in that area. Yantic 33, East Great Plans Ladder 5 and Mohegan Tribal Fast responded above the initial alarm.
I stopped by the end of the extrication day of Firefighter 2 course, I arrived at the tale end as the day was ending early due to the storm. I caught them near the end of the last extrication. The program has come a long way from the basic operations of years ago. The advanced operations class should be real interesting the next time they hold it.
East Great Plain and Norwich responded to a reported shed fire at 401 West Thames St., around 17:15. Bat 1 arrived to find a 5 bay 2 story maintenance building with smoke showing from the eves. Crews placed a 1.5 hand-line in operation. Fire was located in the upper level, in the storage area. NFI at this time, State FMO investigating.
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East Great Plain, Working fire at a vacant car wash on West Main St. The building was heavily involved on arrival. 7-22-25
East Great Plain, Norwich, Yantic and Mohegan Tribe operated on scene.
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