SWFD Honor Guard at Fenway on 9/19/2021
Great day for a ball game. Honored to have been chosen to present the Colors at Fenway before the Red Sox vs Baltimore game. Even a rare TV appearance.
Rescue: MVA Car Rollover 9/11/2021
Saturday September 11, 5:50 PM*Vehicle accident – Rollover*Crews are just clearing the scene of a single-vehiclerollover in the 1000 Block of Ellington Road. Minor injuries only, and no entrapment.
Car Fire on I291 on 8/24/2021
Tuesday, August 24 at approximately 9:15 AM*Car Fire and multiple other calls*This morning at approximately 9:15 AM the SWFD responded to a car fire in the northbound lanes of Route 5, north of Sullivan Avenue. Engines 2, 3, and 4 responded.While operating at the car fire, three separate commercial fire alarms came in within a […]
Rescue Entrapment in Car 8/24/2021
Tuesday August 24, 2021 – 2:00 AM SWFD and South Windsor Police Department are out with a single car MVA, rollover with entrapment at the intersection of Ellington Road and Northview. One patient was extricated and sustained only minor injuries.
Rope Rescue Operation on 8/14/2021
South Windsor Rescue 5/Special Operations responded to Broad Brook today to assist with a rope rescue operation.
August Training Drills on Tuesdays Nights
Tuesday August 10, 2021 *Drill Night*Weekly drills for the month of August have companies rotating through three topics. Company 1 worked with a tool we carry called a GripHoist. The GripHoist is essentially a technical come-along winch at base level, but has more finesse and features. It’s a great tool to move several-thousand-pound objects in […]
Rescue Entrapment on 7/15/2021
*Construction Incident*July 15, 2021 @ 2:15 PMThe South Windsor Fire Department along with Ambulance Service of Manchester and South Windsor Police Department were dispatched to the area of Buckland Road and Deming Street for the report of a construction worker pinned underneath a pipe on a construction site.Cars 29, 10, and 11 responded along with […]
SWFD Honor Guard at Fenway Park!
South Windsor FIRE Department is at Fenway Park in Boston, MAOn Saturday, May 29, 2021, the Boston Red Sox opened Fenway Park to full capacity and the SWFD Honor Guard had the honor and distinction of the being the 1st Honor Guard to Present the Colors this season! Thanks to Honor Guard Commander Don Marchesseault […]
Training: Pump Training on 5/1
While many of us were enjoying the nice first May weekend, nearly a dozen members of the SWFD dedicated themselves to “Pump Training”. The Training Division prepares members both in classroom setting (calculations, friction loss, and theory) as well as hands-on practical skill sets. Training supported by our young adults from the Explorer Post 838/Co. […]
Rescue Entrapment 4/18/2021
Sunday April 18, 2021:Machinery Rescue Crews responded to Aldi’s distribution center, 295 Rye Street, for a reported person trapped in a large trash compactor. Car 12 and Car 15 responded with Engine 8 and Rescue 5. The patient was located with his foot trapped between a 4×4 constructed pallet and a steel compact plate. Rescue […]