Despite two days of challenging weather, LobsterFest 2025 is in the books. We thank everyone who joined us during Friday’s heat and/or Saturday’s rain.
Mark your calendars now: next year’s LobsterFest will be Friday and Saturday, June 5-6, 2026.
Sandy Hook firefighters spent the morning with instructors from Mission CIT, who went over stabilization of vehicles before extricating patients.
Members spent the evening of April 28 working with ladders.
Sandy Hook VFR memembers spent the morning of Sunday, March 9, training with MissionCIT, whose instructors lectured on forcible entry.
Sandy Hook VFR responded to a fully involved car fire during rush hour Thursday, April 3. The driver was able to escape without injury.
Sandy Hook VFR was dispatched at 22:45 Monday, February 10 to Berkshire Road in front of its substation for a reported car fire. Firefighters were informed that the driver of a vehicle was reporting the car on fire, with the driver safely out of the vehicle.
Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley was first on the scene and confirmed a fully involved vehicle. The 2017 Hyundai Tucson came to a rest just in from the westbound travel lane on Berkshire Road, onto Nighthawk Lane.
SHVFR Chief Anthony Capozziello assumed command upon his arrival.
Tanker 49 and Engine 441 responded with crews. Firefighters knocked down the fire, and requested a Public Works truck to sand the road.
A flatbed was required to pick up and remove the vehicle from the scene.
Sandy Hook cleared at 12:30 am Tuesday, February 11.
Chief Capozziello on the hose line.
Sandy Hook VFR started the new year with its first training session of the month, led by MissionCIT Instructors Bill Stacey and Tim DeBaise. The focus was on airpacks.
Members began with a brief classroom session, during which they went over the equipment and uses in different scenarios.
Sandy Hook VFR, along with all other Newtown companies, was dispatched at 21:34 January 3 to a home in Botsford’s district on a report of flames coming from the chimney there and the home filling with smoke. A Botsford firefighter was on scene within three minutes and confirmed a working fire.
Wildfire smoke is going to be seen and smelled locally today and probably tomorrow, the result of a massive wildfire in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where crews have been working for more than 24 hours.
SHVFR Firefighter-Fire Police Shannon Will (left) and Engineer Leslie Richards (second from left) shared a table with members of Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps for the annual Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity Halloween Walk. Dozens of children met first responders, showed off their Halloween costumes, and selected from candy and non-candy treats.
Bill Glass photo
Bill Glass photo
Bill Glass photo
