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SUV INTO SWAMP

April 3 2009.... A wrong turn late this evening ended up causing a little more than a delayed return home for one Westport resident. The driver of a 2004 Range Rover attempted to perform a three point turn on a narrow driveway after realizing he had made a wrong turn. Unfortunately the road was more than a little unforgiving and the vehicle slid down a steep embankment and into a shallow swamp area. Despite numerous attempts to extricate the vehicle under it's own power, the police department was alerted and a wrecker called. Westport Fire Department responded to check for hazardous fluid spills into the waterway. Fire Department units left the scene at 11:59pm.

 

BRUSH FIRE ON MEADOW BROOK LANE

March 27 2009.... The Westport Fire Department responded to a report of an explosion and fire in a wooded area behind Long Lots Elementary school. Alert neighbors on Meadow Brook Lane said they heard an explosion and then saw fire in a wooded area. Upon arrival Westport Fire Fighters located the fire approximately three hundred feet into the woods. The explosion heard was apparently an aerosol can exploding which had been placed in the fire. The fire was quickly extinguished by Fire Fighters on the scene. A Fire Inspector was called to the scene and more than a dozen cans of flammable fluids were found in the immediate area. Thanks to alert and concerned citizens a much larger fire was prevented. Just a few days earlier the Westport Fire Department assisted in Weston where a 6,000 square foot home and approximately 15 acres of woodland burned due to the extremely dry conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTPORT FD RESPONDS MUTUAL AID TO WESTON.

March 24 2009....At 11:27 this morning the Westport Fire Department responded to the Town of Weston on a mutual-aid request to assist fighting a structure fire that also touched off an intensive wind driven 16 acre wild land fire. Westport initially responded with one 4-man engine company, en route the Westport engine was diverted to a 2nd residence being engulfed by flames. Firefighters contained the 2nd fire and limited damage to the buildings exterior. The wind driven wild land fire destroyed a 6000 + square foot residence on Smith Ridge Road, damaged a 2nd residence on Forest Road and required evacuation of several homes being threatened by the fire. Resources requested from Westport included 2 Engines, Chief of Department, Department Safety Officer, and a Regional Communication Vehicle. The Westport Fire Marshal office was also requested by the Town of Weston to assist in the initial investigation of the blaze. A total of 13 Westport Firefighters responded, last Westport unit cleared Weston at 4:20 this afternoon.

 

HOUSE FIRE ON LYONS PLAINS ROAD.

March 21 2009.... At 12:43 PM today, the Westport Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 5 Lyons Plains Rd. Westport and Weston firefighters arrived on scene and began firefighting operations. As firefighters began extinguishing the blaze, additional fire personnel conducted a search of the home. No occupants were home at the time of the fire, but the family dog “Cody” was brought to safety by Westport Firefighters. Crews worked to remove interior ceilings to get at fire in the roof area and the room above the garage. Fire crews worked the scene for about an hour before all hidden pockets of fire were extinguished. Damage was limited to the garage and the room above. The Westport Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. Seventeen career Westport firefighters, four Westport Volunteer firefighters and twenty four Weston Volunteer firefighters worked the scene. Westport and Weston Police also responded to the scene, rerouted traffic from the area and worked with the Westport Fire Marshal. The last Westport Fire unit left the scene at 3:16 PM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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