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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
If a hurricane were to hit Connecticut tomorrow, or a tornado were to take out the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven, do you see the State of Connecticut as being prepared for a major natural disaster? According to a new study, we are, kind of. We are days away from the start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and forecasters are calling for an above average year, it’s best to be prepared.
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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
VIDEO: The New Haven Fire Department addressed the safety measures they have taken since the line-of-duty death of city firefighter Ricardo Torres Jr. in 2021. “The life of Ricardo Torres is not a lesson, it’s a legacy,” said New Haven Fire Chief John Alston, who was emotional when talking about Torres’ death. In 2021, Torres died from asphyxiation due to a lack of breathing gas. In a press conference spearheaded by Mayor Justin Elicker and Alston, both shared the safety measures made since then.
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1 week ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
Police are investigating after a dirt bike caught fire in Willimantic Monday. Police say that the incident happened at the Ash Jackson Chuckie’s gas station. The rider of the dirt bike was not injured. The cause of the fire remains unclear. The incident looks to be isolated. WFSB-TV CBS 3 Hartford
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2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
PHOTOS: Firefighters rescued a woman stuck in a 20-inch gap between two buildings near the intersection of 23rd Avenue and International Boulevard in Oakland on Sunday. Oakland Fire Department Capt. Brian Kelly told KRON4 that firefighters responded to the area at 11:03 a.m. after receiving a call about a person trapped between two buildings, screaming for help. Firefighters arrived and found the woman clinging to an external piece of plumbing 15 feet off the ground.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
The Avon Volunteer Fire Department is looking for help. Avon Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bruce Appell said there were about 100 volunteer firefighters in town 40 years ago. Over the last decade, numbers have decreased and stayed consistent at about 50 firefighters. “There were just a lot more people that were members of the fire department and were active in the community,” Appell said.
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2 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
VIDEO: A fire tore through a three-story building above a deli in Sunset Park early Monday morning—sending smoke billowing into the air and forcing a dramatic rescue effort by firefighters. The FDNY says the fire broke out just after 7 a.m. at 3902 9th Ave. Flames were coming from the second floor, where residents were trapped in smoke-filled apartments.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
VIDEO: Over 20 people were safely evacuated after a fire broke out in an Ansonia apartment building, officials said. The fire broke out around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, on the second floor of a three-story building on Main Street, with a business on the ground floor. Officials said the first call was from an Automatic Fire Alarm. When fire crews arrived on the scene, the first arriving chief saw smoke in the street coming from the building.
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
VIDEO: Two firefighters were hurt during a fire rescue at a multi-family home in New Haven. The fast-moving fire was reported on Salem Street just before 11 a.m. The New Haven Fire Department said 40 firefighters responded. A crew that left nearby Yale New Haven Hospital heard the call and saw the smoke. It was among those that raced to the scene to help. Chief John Alston from the fire department said four adults lived in the home. They were able to safely get out on their own.
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
VIDEO: A new and concerning trend is gaining traction on TikTok, and it’s led to the evacuations of some schools across Connecticut. Students are recording themselves sticking items like pencils and springs into the charging ports of their Chromebooks to set them on fire. Newington High School was evacuated last week due to the trend, according to officials.
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1 month ago | 
dailydispatch.com | Stephanie Watson |Stephanie Watson
Governor Kotek announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Oregon State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), launching a partnership to explore ways to build resilience within Oregon communities, encouraging adoption and implementation at the neighborhood scale. “The 2024 wildfire season was an all-hands-on-deck effort to protect life, land, and property to the best of our ability,” Governor Kotek said.
