New Jersey's
Atlantic Air 1 in Derby for Transport
Sunday, Feb.
7th
The Derby Fire
Department was called to Bradley School to set
up a landing zone. New Jersey's Atlantic Air 1
was coming in to transport a special needs
patient to Connecticut Children's Medical Center
in Hartford.
Photos of this
incident by Dave Lenart and the video comes to
us from Brain Mezzapelle.
Click on image to enlarge
each photo
Structure Fire
with Rescue of Trapped Occupants
Saturday, Feb.
6th
The Seymour
Fire Dept. responds to a fire at an apartment
complex on North Street. Three occupants of the
building were trapped in their apartment and had
to be removed via the windows.
Oxford Fire
responds to Oakcrest Road for a reported
basement fire. First arriving units confirmed a
working fire. Seymour and Southbury were called
in for mutual aid.
Photos by
Anthony DeLucia
Structure Fire
in Bridgeport
Sunday, Jan.
24th
Shortly before
2:00 AM the Bridgeport Fire Dept responded to a
working fire on George Street. Upon arrival
there was heavy fire from the 'B' side of a
3-story wood and there was also exposure
problems.
Several pieces
were also called in on a special call, and
Fairfield and Stratford provided mutual aid.
The Seymour
Fire Department responds to a fire on Maple
Street at approximately 1:00 AM.
The fire was
extinguished rather quickly and all occupants of
the home escaped unharmed.
Fatal Plane
Crash in Oxford
Weds, Jan 13th
The Oxford Fire
Department is dispatched to a plane crash at
approximately 5:00 PM. The plane was found in
the new sub-station. Unfortunately, the pilot of
the plane perished in this incident.
Shortly before
5pm the Shelton Fire Department was dispatched
to a reported fire at the Chromium Processing
plant. It was thought that hazardous materials
might also be involved. It sounded like it could
be something, but crews were able to make a
quick knockdown of a fire in a crawl space in
the basement.
As far as
pictures and video are concerned, this is
nothing more than a First Due Staff Meeting.
Several key executives were working at the call,
leaving Dave Lenart and Chris Schwarz to handle
the pics and video.
Remember to
vote for Dave Lenart for Attorney General when
he runs for Blumenthal's office later this year.
Photos by Dave
Lenart
New Year, New
Members on Staff
"The
Dynamic Duo"
Well, you know you have
hit the big time when
you can boast of having
a famous duo on staff.
Throughout history there
have been such famous
duos as Laurel & Hardy,
Abbott & Costello, Hall
& Oates, and Batman &
Robin just to name a
few. First Due now has
our very own Dynamic Duo
- John Dantona and Lou
Uvino. Yea, Dantona &
Uvino doesn't have the
same "ring" to it that
some of the other famous
couple do, but they are
a package deal. You
don't get one without
the other.
"The
Shrink"
John
D'Antona
Interesting little
tidbit - when we first
began setting up the
site several years back
it was John who
suggested the name
'First Due Fire Photos'.
Today, he serves as the
staff Shrink and
operates a halfway house
out of his own home.
Staff members and others
can stop by for a period
of physical and
spiritual refreshment.
"The
Chef"
Lou Uvino
The Boss was concerned
about the health of his
staff members. Most of
us survive on diets that
consist of fast food and
junk food. So Lou was
hired to provide decent
meals for any staff
member. He resides in
Dantona's halfway house
where he prepares
home-cooked meals for
those in need.
