Mobile Home Fire 6/29/2019
Mobile Home Fire 6/29/2019Shortly after 9:30 AM on Saturday June 29th, the SWFD was dispatched to a reported structure fire in a single-wide mobile home. Car 19 was the first fire officer on scene and reported smoke showing from the roofline. On arrival, Engine 4’s crew performed both a search of the home for occupants […]
Car Fire 6/15/2019
Car Fire 6/15/2019SWFD (E4 and E3) responded to a vehicle fire on I-291 e/b between exits 4-5. CT State Police shut down the e/b side of the highway for approx. 20 minutes while crews extinguished the passenger car fire. No injuries. Highway re-opened.
Training Drills on Tuesdays Nights
Tuesday night is drill night. Each of the three companies performs each drill on a rotating basis. On Tuesday 7/16, the SWFD drilled individually by company: Station 1 participated in a drafting drill at Dzen Pond off of Barber Hill Road. The mechanics of drafting water from a static water source is a necessary bit of […]
Motor Vehicle Accident 5/21/2019
Motor Vehicle Accident 5/21/2019SWFD, South Windsor Police Department, and Ambulance Service of Manchester are on scene of a single-vehicle accident in the area of Ellington Road and Rimfield Drive. At time of dispatch, a single occupant was trapped in the rolled-over vehicle, and the vehicle was on fire. Before our arrival, passerbys managed to pull the driver […]
Motor Vehicle Accident 4/30/2019
Structural Shoring Today, 4/30/19, SWFD responded to a report of a car into a building off Buckland Road. No injuries occurred inside the building, and the driver was taken to the hospital for an evaluation. When the vehicle struck the building, a structural member to an overhang above the entrance was compromised. To ensure it […]
Fire Pam Lane 4/17/2019
Wednesday 4/17/19 – Structure FireToday at 8:23 pm, the South Windsor Fire Department was called to 11 Pam Lane for a reported fire. Car 19 arrived on scene in 5 minutes and reported a split level home well-involved in fire with live power lines down in the front yard. Neighbors reported the possibility of occupants […]
Motor Vehicle Accident 4/17/2019
Wednesday 4/17/19 – Motor Vehicle AccidentAt approximately 3:35 PM today, SWFD along with South Windsor Police Department and Ambulance Service of Manchester responded to a single-vehicle accident, off the road and down an embankment in the area of Route 5 and Governor’s Highway. Upon arrival, Car 19 found one individual trapped in a heavily damaged, […]
Fire In Broad Brook Mutual Aid 4/11/2019
4/11/19 – Mutual Aid Structure Fire:This evening at approximately 6:15 PM, Broad Brook Fire Department requested two engines from the SWFD to assist with a report of a house fire, just over the town line on Barber Hill Road. Response time was quick, but even before the first BBFD engine arrived on scene, the fire […]
Brush Fire 4/3/2019
Today, April 3, 2019, shortly before 5:00 PM, the SWFD was dispatched to a reported brush fire on Clark Street near the post office. On arrival, Engine 2 located a very large brush fire approximately 600 feet off the main road. The fire covered approximately 4 acres. Over the next two hours, South Windsor Firefighters, […]
Motor Vehicle Accident On I-291 Ramp 3/8/2019
This morning, at approximately 10:20 AM, SWFD, SWPD, ASM, and CSP responded to a report of a vehicle rolled over on I-291 near exit 4. Crews found heavy damage to one vehicle, but no injuries. The on-ramp to I-291 W will be shut down while crews clear the scene.