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Month: March 2026

Dryer Fire in Hook & Ladder’s District (Saturday, March 14, 2026)

Newtown Hook & Ladder was dispatched at 11:39 after a resident contacted dispatch for their neighbor, who was reporting a possible outside fire on Meadow Road.

Hook & Ladder First Assistant Chief Dan Gindraux was first to arrive on scene and confirmed a two-story dwelling with smoke showing. All companies were dispatched at that time for a possible basement fire. Brookfield was also requested for mutual aid.

Sandy Hook First Assistant Chief Andy Ryan arrived at 11:48. He supplied Hook & Ladder with a command board and then conducted a primary search, with a Hook & Ladder firefighter, of the home’s first and second floors.

Firefighters found a clothing dryer was burning in the basement. A Hook & Ladder crew stretched a line to the basement and quickly extinguished the fire before ventilating the space.  

A fire marshal also responded to the scene.

SHVFR Deputy Chief Ryan Clark also responded to the scene.

Sandy Hook Engine 441 and Botsford 551 both stood by their respective stations with crews ready.

Brookfield was canceled en route.  

All companies cleared from the scene at 12:30. 

Utility Truck Rollover Closes Wasserman Way (Sunday, March 8, 2026)

Sandy Hook VFR, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic were dispatched at 13:42 to Wasserman Way at Nunnawauk Road after SHVFR Deputy Chief Ryan Clark and Second Engineer Bruce Clark pulled up to a rollover with possible injuries.

DC Clark reported a utility truck had rolled over and was actively leaking fluids into nearby waterways which included the Pootatuck Aquifer. DC Clark estimated 20 gallons had already leaked from the truck, which was still leaking. The truck clipped a utility pole and damaged approximately 60 feet of guardrail.

The male driver and male passenger were both able to self-extricate. One was treated for minor injuries and declined transport. The other had no injuries.

Sandy Hook Rescue 444 and Engine 441 responded with crews.

DEEP and Eversource were both notified.

Firefighters used Speedi-Dri to contain the fluids in the roadway and catch basin before it entered the waterway. They also cleared much of the large debris field filled with tools that flew off the truck during the rollover.

Wasserman Way was closed to through traffic while the scene was active.

Modzelewski’s responded with two heavy-duty wreckers to upright the utility truck. Firefighters then finished covering the spill.

Sandy Hook left the scene for DOT to fix the guardrail and DEEP to manage the spill remediation.

Sandy Hook cleared at 15:29.