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Press release from Westport Assistant Fire Chief Robert Kepchar:

Incident Date: June 10, 2011       

Time of Incident: 7:22 PM

Incident Location: 1599 Post Rd. East

Type of Incident: Two vehicle accident w/ injuries

At 7:22 PM tonight, Westport Firefighters were summoned by Westport P.D. for smoke coming from a vehicle that was involved in a two car crash. Westport Firefighters responded to the crash which occurred in front of 1599 Post Rd. East. Both vehicles sustained heavy front end damage, but the reported smoke turned out to be steam from the radiator of the vehicle. Westport EMS evaluated the occupants of both vehicles for injuries. Firefighters put speedi dri on the roadway to absorb the spilled fluids from the vehicles. Firefighters remained on the scene until both cars were towed. Westport PD controlled the traffic at the scene and investigated the cause of the accident. The last fire unit left the scene at 7:57 PM.

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Press release from Westport Fire Department Asst. Chief Robert Yost:

The Westport Fire Department answered a call for help at 4:49 p.m. Saturday from an ATT Technician who became stuck in the bucket truck he was working out of at 28 Prospect Road.  Truck Company 1 out of Head Quarters responded along with the Shift Commander to find the Technician approximately 10 feet in the air against the house but in no distress at all.  The Truck Company, under the direction of Lieutenant Cohen, set up a ground ladder and assisted the Technician down safely. 

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Press release from the Westport fire department:

At 2:33 p.m. this afternoon firefighters at Fire Headquarters in Westport located at 515 Post Road East heard a loud crash outside their building. A pickup truck heading westbound on the Post Road had slammed into the corner of the building located at 489 Post Road East.

The building was occupied at the time of the incident. The truck had two male occupants, one driver and one passenger. Both occupants were treated at the scene by Fire Fighters and E.M.S. personnel and transported to Norwalk hospital for treatment of apparent non life threatening injuries.

All occupants of the building were evacuated and utilities shut down for the affected area of the building. The structural stability of the building was compromised and the building department and Fire Marshals office were notified.

Once the pick up truck was removed from the building Fire Fighters constructed  and placed temporary shoring in the corner of the building to prevent further collapse. The owner of the building notified his construction company and the scene was turned over to TRECO construction at approximately 5 p.m.

The Fire Department responded with One Command Car, two Engine companies and one Rescue. The last Fire Department unit returned to service at 5:35 p.m.

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Press release from Westport Fire Department Assistant Chief Andrew Kingsbury:

On Friday, April 1, the Westport Fire Department placed in service its new Sutphen Ladder Tower. 

This Ladder replaces a 1992 Sutphen Tower that was destroyed during the severe weather event last year on March 13 and 14. The 18-year-old apparatus had already been scheduled to be refurbished by Sutphen Corporation when its boom and bucket were destroyed by a large tree while operating at an incident. The  aerial apparatus, which costs more than 1 million dollars new, was replaced for just over 711,000 dollars. 

After spending the last 2-1/2 weeks training and being outfitted by Firefighters, the vehicle was placed into service today.   It did not take long for the vehicle to be called out to what turned out to be a relatively insignificant alarm, a sprinkler system flowing water at a commercial occupancy. 

As is tradition, the Fire Department documented the new apparatus on its first alarm. 

Also pictured is the last alarm the old Truck-1 responded on, a tragic fatal motor vehicle accident.