Beacon Hose responded Feb. 19 at 4:30 p.m. to Station-Glo on Noe Place and South Main Street for a dumpster fire.

Engine 3 was first on scene with a full crew and worked to open the dumpster to extinguish the fire. Engine 2 and Rescue 4 both joined the scene shortly afterwards.

The fire was contained to the dumpster, although there was some exposure to the structure. An investigation found smoke in the attic, but the structure was ventilated and there was no extension. The dumpster was overhauled and crews left the scene. A total of 17 members responded to the scene. The incident is under investigation.

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It’s been a busy couple of weeks for our brothers at the Naugatuck Fire Department, and Beacon Hose has been called to provide mutual aid at four fires during that time.

The biggest and most recent response came Feb. 13 at the Meadowland Estates condominiums on Horton Hill Road for a working structure fire.

The fire started at around 6 a.m. in the basement of a middle unit and spread to the first floor, second floor and attic. Engine 3 was dispatched at 6:28 a.m.

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Beacon Hose was dispatched Monday, Dec. 21, at 12:09 p.m. to a home on Cook Lane for the report of a dryer fire.

Upon arrival, Chief Jim Trzaski noticed smoke showing from the rear porch. Upon investigation, fire was found in the first-floor laundry room. The response was upgraded to a working structure fire.

Mutual aid from Naugatuck Fire Department’s Ladder 1 and Citizens’ Engine Co. No. 2’s Engine 11 were also dispatched to the scene. Beacon Hose’s Engine 3 was the first apparatus on scene with a four-man crew.

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Beacon Hose has been busy over the last few months on Route 8, where several motor vehicle accidents have occurred. Here are summaries of a few of the events (with photos).

Just after midnight on Friday, Oct. 23, Beacon Hose responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on the Route 8 North on-ramp with possible entrapment and fire.

Chief Jim Trzaski arrived on scene and confirmed a one-vehicle accident with the vehicle on the roof and the occupant trapped. The fire was extinguished by an off-duty volunteer firefighter from New York. Engine 3, Rescue 4 and BH-7 quickly responded to the scene.

The 14 members who responded simultaneously secured the vehicle, supplied a charged fire hose for protection, set up the Jaws of Life and gained access to the victim. The patient was extricated from the vehicle within four minutes and transferred to Beacon Hose EMS before an AMR paramedic intercepted for transport to Waterbury Hospital.

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During a snowstorm on Monday, Feb. 9, Beacon Hose received a call for a motor vehicle accident on Route 8 South between exits 24-25. En route, C-Med updated that the patient was possibly not injured and the vehicle was down the embankment on the riverbank.

Units arrived on scene to find a vehicle down the embankment. Naugatuck Fire Department was called for mutual aid in the event more resources were needed. Patient contact was first initiated by Firefighter Matt Testani and it was determined the patient was not injured. Naugatuck mutual aid was cancelled by command and Beacon Hose units handled the rope rescue. Rescue 4 was used as an anchor point and a three-to-one haul system was constructed along with a belay line.

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