Although there is still snow on the ground spring has arrived and that means it is almost time to start opening up your pools for the season. When it comes time to top off the water level give us a call. Botsford Fire offers pool water deliveries as a way to raise funds to help … [Read more...]
BFD responded shortly before midnight to a reported motor vehicle accident. While en route pd updated that there will be an extrication required of one patient. On arrival two vehicles were found. A pick up truck was flipped onto its roof resting on a guard rail. A second vehicle … [Read more...]
Storm Drain Brush Fire
This morning BFD responded to the area of Huntingtown Rd for the outside smell of burning. On investigation engine 51 found that an individual had dumped what looks to be ashes from a fire place into a storm drain full of leaves. Crews filled the drain to extinguish the fire. … [Read more...]
Botsford Fire responded to the area of Botsford Hill Rd. & Swamp Rd. last night. On arrival there was one car on the embankment against a telephone pole. The road was closed for about 2 hours while crews used stabilizer struts to prevent a roll over while the driver was … [Read more...]
Late morning Sandy Hook & Botsford Fire responded for a reported brush fire in between Berkshire Rd & Toddy Hill Rd. Arriving units found heavy smoke and asked for additional units to respond from the initial departments. It was found that approximately 8-10 acres was … [Read more...]
Early Monring RIT activation to Stepney Fire
Botsford Fire responded early this morning as the RIT team for Stepney Fire for a working residential fire. … [Read more...]
Weekend Drill
This weekend the members of BFD held a drill to train the new members of the department on the use of hydraulic cutting tools used in the rescue operations if a person was to become trapped in a motor vehicle. … [Read more...]
Botsford Fire Recieves $100K FEMA Grant
Botsford Fire & Rescue would like to announce that it has just been awarded a grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). The grant is approximately $100,000.00 and was applied for to upgrade our portable radios which the department uses to communicate both between … [Read more...]
Child Stuck In A/C Duct Work
BFD responded to a report of a child stuck in an A/C duct work. On arrival it was found the child had crawled aprox. 60feet before he dropped down to the basement level of the home. Members had to cut open the ductwork to locate and remove the child. … [Read more...]
Botsford Fire responded to a reported MVA with injuries this morning around 3am on Rt.25 in the area of swamp rd. One car had left the roadway and struck a rock embankment causing heavy front end damage. Both occupants were transported to danbury hospital. … [Read more...]
This morning Botsford Fire along with Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company #1 took part in a vehicle extrication training. We covered many different scenarios with cars on there side, flipped over on other vehicles and a car under a tractor trailer. … [Read more...]
Hand gets stuck in wheel chair
Botsford Fire put there training to use from last weekend's Man Vs. Machine. A crew responded to the local nursing home where a resident got there arm / hand stuck in the locking mechanism of a wheel chair. Members had to use a angle grinder with a cutting wheel to remove the … [Read more...]
Man Vs. Machine Training
This weekend members of Botsford Fire & Hawleyville Fire participated in hands on training where members put their skills to work in freeing someone who has become entangled, trapped or impaled. Check out some more photos here on our Facebook Page … [Read more...]
Oil truck rolls into home
Crews responded to a reported truck into house. On arrival a heating oil truck was found partially through the garage portion of the house with some moderate damage to the structure. … [Read more...]
Crews responded to a late night roll over with extrication on Toddy Hill Rd last night in the area of Clearview Dr. The car had left the roadway flipped over and landed on a stone wall. After members removed the drivers side doors the driver was able to remove himself … [Read more...]