Recent content by patrickfd

I live about a minute away. My son just left my house after dropping his kids off and called this in when passing. I told my wife I'm going to a fire around the corner. Bye. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2026/Fires/Manchester-Ct-WF-2326

Slightly delayed for me getting there. Traffic was a nightmare. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2026/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-13026

I almost turned around while going as it was sounding like they got it. Glad I kept going. A 30 minute ride for me, then I wasn't sure I'd even be able to get close. And the funny thing was I was walking to the scene about a 1/2 mile from where they wanted me to park, the area smelled like cow...

I was on my way home from another fire when this came in. Reported as a garage fire. Numerous calls and the chief struck the 2nd while enroute. The house was fully involved on their arrival so he struck a 3rd shortly after arriving. A dead end street, no hydrants, 2 degrees out and 20" of fresh...

I'm told by the Chief that yes they did. Officers wore red helmets.

Due to road conditions Norwich guys told me it took about 40 minutes to get to the fire. Truck 1 was like driving a big toboggan

One person with severe burns transported. Willimantic does a great job with little to no manpower. Last night 7 on shift and all in quarters at the time of the fire. They run a very busy ambulance. I didn't leave right away to go and the roads sucked due to the snow storm...

I'm retired from the East Hartford FD. Spent about 8 years in the firehouse that's 1st due to this neighborhood and never had a run to the street I grew up on. Had runs to the other street's and took care of old neighbors on those runs.

I grew up in this neighborhood and was very good friends with kids that lived in house's on each side of this one. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2026/Fires/East-Hartford-Ct-WF-1826

If you click on the above link, the picture on the news site shows a building under construction. That building burned in December of 2021. A very tight street.

https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Rocky-Hill-Ct-WF-122825

I believe they are paid interns for the dept. but not 100% sure. The first time I've seen a cadet at a fire dressed to work.

This building burned on 4/11/21 also. I believe it's been vacant since then. It won't burn anymore as it fell down last night. https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-2nd-alarm-122725-1

https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-2nd-alarm-122725

I always loved the Mack CF's and I was fortunate enough to work in a department that ran them also. A fire truck's fire truck