At 5:13p.m. companies 1 & 3 were dispatched to rt8 north in the area of exits 12-13 for the MVA. Car 3 was first on scene reporting a 2 car MVA with no entrapment. Engine 2 arrived on scene minutes after and secured the right 2 travel lanes for scene protection. The crew took care of any hazards on the vehicle pictured to the left while Engine 32 who arrived shortly after handled the second vehicle. Echo Hose Ambulance was on scene for evaluations only. Crews cleared up shortly after the vehicles were removed.

Late last night, Shelton Police was dispatched to the area of 117 Howe Ave for the reported minor MVA. Upon arrival of their first officer he confirmed that the MVA was much more serious. At this time Co.1 was dispatched as well. While in route Engine 2 was notified that 1 person was still trapped in one of the vehicles. Engine 2 arrived to find a 2 car “head on” crash with both vehicles showing heavy damage. The crew quickly deployed the “Jaws of life” and began working on the trapped driver. A hose line was put in place as a precaution due to the vehicles smoking heavily and leaking fluids. The crew was able to pop the damaged door within a minute to gain better access for EMS personnel. Both drivers were transported by Echo Hose Ambulance and Engine 2 cleared shortly after. *Photo – Brian Mezzapelle – click picture to view more photos

Students at Shelton High got an eye-opening demonstration Friday about the dangers of drinking and driving. A very timely mock crash was staged with prom season quickly approaching.

First responders race to the scene of a bad crash. A Shelton High senior named Kylie had been drinking, then she was texting while driving, and she crashed into another car. Fortunately, it was just a mock crash, staged during prom season to show how awful a car crash can be.

“It’s supposed to be a really fun senior year, and if anything happened especially on prom night it would just ruin everyone’s year,” Kylie English said. “It would be horrible”

“Putting on an event like this where there’s a strong visual element really brings home the message that if they text and drive, or even worse drink and drive, what the ramifications can be,” said Sgt. James Millington, Shelton Police Department.

“You’re going to put your foot out and count one one thousand.”

Kylie’s character admits to a police officer she’s had a couple beers and he gives her a field sobriety test. Meanwhile, firefighters are working on cutting two passengers out of one car, while police officers cover up the body of another student killed in the crash.

The students have seen plenty of messages on television telling them not to drink and drive, not to text and drive, but that’s always happening to someone else, a stranger. This is their own schoolmates lying in a pool of blood, and that really hits home.

“Once they see the cars being ripped apart to get the person out, that’s really where they get it because it’s crazy to think they can’t get out of a car unless it’s ripped apart,” Kylie said.

And once that car was ripped apart, two students were taken away in an ambulance, while Kylie is taken away in handcuffs, under arrest. However, that’s still better than Tyler who got taken away in a body bag.

Companies 1 and 5 responded mutual aid to the city of Derby at around 8:45am for a working structure fire. First in units arrived with heavy fire showing from the 2nd floor and in the attic of a 2.5 story dwelling. There were initial reports of 2 occupants trapped. An aggressive attack on the fire resulted in a quick knock down. No injuries reported. Engine 2 cleared an hour later and provided coverage for additional Shelton and Derby calls.

Just after 5pm companies were dispatched to 46 Oliver Terrace for an outside fire. First in units arrived finding a large one story warehouse with heavy fire and smoke throughout the building. 2 additional companies from Shelton and an Engine and Ladder from Derby fire were requested immediately.  Numerous hand lines,  master streams and ladder pipes were placed into operation. The fire was placed under control at around 10pm and units remained on scene until early morning to extinguish hot spots.

  Just before 10:30am companies were dispatched to High Plains Road for a house fire. Engine 2 and Car 3 arrived finding a 2 story house with heavy fire extending to all floors. A line was stretched into the interior and crews began knocking down the fire. Due to heavy fire and low hydrant pressure crews had to back out until an Engine could pump the hydrant. Once a good water supply was established multiple lines were stretched and crews re-entered to knock down heavy fire in multiple rooms and open up. Unfortunately the family’s dog was located deceased. Three Company 1 firefighters received minor injuries, 1 with a burn to the hand in the initial attack, 1 with neck/back soreness due to a partial roof/ceiling collapse and 1 with a minor cut to the hand. the fire was knocked down within 30 minutes and units cleared 2 hours later.

On 3/6/13 at 1530 hrs, Echo Hose H&L Fire Co.#1 was requested for a rescue truck to respond to Derby in the area of Roseavelt Dr & Lakeview Terrace for a 2 car MVA with 4 victims and heavy entrapment. Engine 2 and Squad 5 responded and assisted Derby Fire Department with the extrication of the victims. Upon arrival it was confirmed 2 victims trapped, drivers of each vehicle, not 4 as initially reported. Shelton Co.#1 units worked on one vehicle while Derby units worked on the other. Victims were extricated and transported to area hospitals. Complete extrication time was approx. 20 minutes.

Shelton, CT, February 19 –Verace Pizzeria & Italian Eatery in Shelton wants acknowledge the bravery and courage of the Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co #1 Firefighters in Shelton.

From Sunday, February 24 through Thursday, February 28 (closed Monday), Verace will be sponsoring the firefighters from Echo Hose. Verace will be giving a portion of their proceeds for all dine-in and take-out meals directly to Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co #1.

Mat and Kelly Calandro, owners of Verace, state “The community has been so welcoming to us, and we wanted to say thank you.  The firefighters at Echo Hose put their lives on the line to keep our community safe and we wanted to recognize their hard work and dedication.”

Verace Pizzeria and Italian Eatery is a full-service pizzeria, restaurant, deli and bar making traditional Italian-American dishes.  Verace provides customers with delicious, high-quality, and affordably priced meals specializing in family-style options, handmade breads, thin crust pizzas, and making everything fresh and to order.

Verace is located at 100 Center Street in Shelton.  They can be found on Facebook at Facebook.com/VeracePizza or on the web at veraceshelton.com.

At 11:29pm companies 1,3 & 5 were dispatched to 94 Far Horizons Dr for the Structure fire. Car 5 was first officer on scene reporting a working fire, going good. E52 being the first in truck stretched a line to the front door. E2 second in hit the hydrant and supplied E52 with water. Crew from E2 performed roof work while next in trucks took additional lines into the structure. Due to the fast response by all and an aggressive attack the fire was knocked down in about 15 minutes. Crews remained on scene some time after performing overhaul work and cleaning up. *photo Valley Independent Sentinel

 At 8:11pm companies 1, 4 and 5 were dispatched to 154 Prospect Ave for smoke coming from a wall. Engine 2 arrived finding a 3 story multiple family building with nothing showing . As crews entered the building heavy smoke began showing from the walls . Fire was found in the 2nd floor ceiling with some extension to an area on the 3rd floor.. The fire was knocked down in 5 minutes and crew spent about 30 minutes opening up and checking for extension. No injuries were reported. Units on assignment – Engine 2 Engine 4 Engine 42 (RIT)  Engine 52 Tower 7 Car 6 (Command) Car 5 (Operations). Click HERE for news coverage by Valley Independent Sentinel