MEDIA RELEASE:
Monday, December 12, 2022 just after 2 pm.
South Windsor 9-1-1 Center Received a call reporting an oven fire from a home on Hillside Drive. The SWFD was dispatched at 2:10pm. The first Engine (Engine 6) arrived with a full crew at 2:14pm - just 4 minutes after the 9-1-1 call and found fire in the rear of the home, auto extending out of the rear kitchen window as well as out of the slider glass door and declared a “working fire” which puts into place automatic assistance from our mutual aid Fire Departments and notification to utility services.
Car 10 (Chief Cooney) arrived moments after Engine 6 and ordered a 2nd Alarm fire. The 2nd alarm directs mutual aid Fire Departments directly to the scene and additional Fire Departments to provide jurisdictional coverage from Fire Headquarters. An Engine from the Hazardville Fire Department (Enfield) was traveling through SW, returning from coverage in Vernon and were also requested to the scene. SWFD provided three Engines, Rescue 5, Cars 10, 11, 19, 39, Support FP9, and UT13 with 15 Firefighters in total. The on-scene assistance was provided by the Manchester Fire Rescue EMS / Professional Firefighters of Manchester/Local 1579, Warehouse Point Fire Department, Broad Brook Fire Department, Hazardville Fire District, South Windsor Police Department, Ambulance Service of Manchester, andSouth Windsor Fire Marshal's Office.
Thanks to the strong and aggressive fire attack by the initial arriving members, the bulk of the fire was extinguished within ten minutes of arrival at 2:32pm.
Unfortunately, the home suffered severe fire damage to approximately half of the interior of the home with smoke and heat damage to most of the living area. There were no injuries to either two residents or any Fire Service members. The fire origin and cause investigation is being conducted by the Fire Marshal’s Office. The Red Cross was on scene assisting the residents with immediate needs.
Shorty after this incident was dispatched, an additional SWFD incident was dispatched for a fire alarm at the Community Center and handled by Car 15 with covering Departments.
Jurisdictional coverage was provided by Manchester Fire Dept. 8th Dist., The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT), and Windsor Volunteer Fire Department - CT.
This incident was followed by many members just returning from assisting the Town of Vernon Fire Department all morning.
Photo credit: Jim Michaud from the front of the home.

12/12/2022 6:35am
SWFD on scene at a 3rd Alarm fire in Vernon assisting the Town of Vernon Fire Department. E6 is pumping a hydrant to a Vernon Engine and Bolton Ladder truck. Car 15 and Car 10 are part of Unified Command.
E3 is providing jurisdictional coverage from Vernon Station 1.

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*Commercial Dryer Fire and MVA with Extrication*
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Shortly after 11:00 AM, the dispatch center at the South Windsor Police Department received notification of a fire alarm activation as well as a report of a fire inside a commercial dryer in the laundry room at the Cambria Suites Hotel behind Evergreen Walk. FM1 (the South Windsor Fire Marshal) was nearby, and was first on scene. He reported smoke showing from an open door in the rear of the building.

Employees on scene attempted to extinguish a large quantity of linens on fire inside the dryer with the use of three fire extinguishers, but were unsuccessful and evacuated the building. The South Windsor Duty Officer, Engines 3, 4, and 6, Rescue 5, Car 11 and Manchester Fire Rescue EMS Truck 2 responded to the fire. Engine 6 and Engine 3 arrived on scene at the same time, stretched a hoseline inside the building, and knocked down the fire. There was a heavy smoke condition in the laundry room as well as a moderate smoke condition on all four floors of the hotel. Engine 3 assisted Engine 6 with fire attack while Rescue 5 and Engine 4 performed searches of the building. Truck 2 arrived and assisted with ventilation.

There was no extension of fire outside of the dryer area and there were no injuries. The South Windsor Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the fire.

Broad Brook Fire Department, The Ellington Volunteer Fire Department (CT), and Manchester Fire Department 8th District provided station coverage during the fire. Shortly after 12:00 PM, while South Windsor units were still operating at the hotel, a motor vehicle accident with reported entrapment at the intersection of Buckland Road and Deming Street was dispatched to all three station coverage units. Apparatus at Cambria Suites were in the process of picking up, and Rescue 5 and Engine 4 were released and assigned to the extrication.
Rescue 5, Engine 4, and the mutual aid units arrived to the scene and extricated one patient from the passenger seat, who was transported to the hospital with injuries. An infant in the vehicle was also evaluated. The South Windsor Police Department is investigating the accident.

Thursday, October 13, 2022 just prior to midnight, the South Windsor Dispatch Center received notification of a fire alarm (smoke detector-2nd floor) for 200 Deming Street, The Residence at South Windsor Farms, an assisted living facility. The SWFD was dispatched and immediately followed up with 9-1-1 calls from the facility reporting smoke in the 2nd floor hallway.
Within minutes, the SWFD and South Windsor Police Department arrived and confirmed the smoke condition.
Initial fire crews quickly and very thoroughly investigated and found the issue isolated to the internal electrical components of a dryer in the 2nd floor laundry room.
No residents needed to be evacuated and safely isolated in their rooms supported by facility staff.
The incident is under investigation by the South Windsor Fire Marshal's Office.
The incident drew a full response from the SWFD: (E2/6, E4, E3, T1, R5, FP9, Cars 14/IC, 10, and 15) due the potential life safety hazard.
During this incident, a second fire alarm was dispatched for the newly opened Cambria Suite Hotel. This incident was handled by Car 12 and supported mutual aid from Manchester Fire Department 8th District. This incident was also a very minor smoke related issue that was quickly determined and handled without further disruption.
Due to working smoke alarms and early notification as well as dedicated, well trained members both of these incidents were quickly mitigated.