Had good fire blowing out the windows when I arrived but they got it knocked by the time I walked up the street.
https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-WF-31825
Hartford has had a busy year so far. With the members working without a contract and a long time since a raise they are happy with the workload as it helps their cause. I believe almost all the work has been in occupied buildings
Drones like you can buy today weren't even a thought on the horizon back in the day. I was standing next to the drone operator and they were comparing the drone video with a satellite view to see what burned/was burning to what was in that area. They were very concerned with a large propane tank...
The FD had extremely limited access to the property due to the way it was constructed. I was told the facility is about 1 million square feet. This was 4 alarms plus special calls above that.
https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Somers-Ct-4th-alarm-3725
Unfortunately I had problems with my camera at the scene and then with my computer at home so I lost about half my pictures from this fire.
https://www.squadfirephotos.com/2025/Fires/Hartford-Ct-2nd-alarm-2925
It's basically a new dept. There was a paid and combo department in the same town ( I live here and started my firefighting career here) and they combined 7/1/23. Hired about 30 guys and ordered some new rigs. They now run 5 & 2. 3 man engines 4 man trucks. They do a nice job even with the...
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