Firefighters participated in South Salem's annual firefighters Carnival. New Canaan's bravest took home 2nd Best Regulation. Congrats to all!

At 19:30, firefighters gathered in the Locust Street lot for drill. The drill was to focus on a new piece of equipment that was recently bought with grant money. We had a few companies to choose from and after a few demos we decided to go with Res-Q-Jack. During this drill, firefighters became familiar with every piece of equipment and also trained on different scenarios.

At 15:50, Tanker 8, Engine 1, and Utility 1 were dispatched to 202 Drum Hill Rd. in the Town of Wilton for a structure fire. Wilton firefighters were battling a fully involved garage fire with some extension to the main house. New Canaan firefighters arrived on scene and were quickly put to work. Units were on scene for about an hour and a half before returning to New Canaan.

New Canaan's bravest traveled to Mt. Kisco for their annual Firefighters Parade. For the third year in a row New Canaan won Best-Out-of-State. Congrats to all who marched

For the third straight year, the cops edged past the firefighters in New Canaan's annual Fire Vs. Police softball game. As usual the game was filled with lots of excitement. The game was held at Waveny Park and was followed by food and drinks at the Waveny Castle. Special thanks to the cops for providing the food and drinks.

On July 1st, New Canaan firefighters traveled to Mamaroneck, NY to participate in their annual firefighters parade.  New Canaan walked away with 2 trophies. One for Best Hook and Ladder Out-Of-State and one for 2nd Best Overall Out-Of-State. Special thanks to all who helped with cleaning the stick and to those who marched.

At 08:00, New Canaan firefighters gathered at the Metro North rail yard in downtown Stamford to finish up a two day class run by Metro North's fire Chief.  The class consisted of one day of class room material and one day of practical/on site material.

New Canaan Fire Co. would like to congratulate all the Career Firefighters sworn in. Mike Baker, Mike Vitti, Tony Ryan and Donny Gesualdi received promotions to Lieutenant. Mike Sasser was sworn in as a Firefighter. This is the first time in New Canaan Fire Dept. history that there has been Career Lieutenants.

New Canaan firefighters marched in the Essex Fire Company 175th Anniversary Parade. Essex, Connecticut is home to the second oldest Volunteer Fire Company in the state. (www.essexctfire.com) New Canaan walked away with Best Overall. This is traditionally the best trophy a company can win at a parade. The Essex Parade was judged by the Connecticut Parade Judges Association.

At 02:15, Firefighters were dispatched to an MVA at the intersection of Old Stamford and Farm Roads. Crews arrived to find one patient with minor injuries and a moderate fluid spill. Firefighters applied speedy dry to the fluids and mitigated all other hazards. All units cleared the scene within a half hour. Acting Captain Gaeta had command.

The 8th annual fire company golf outing was held on Tuesday, June 17. Net proceeds benefited recruitment and retention of Volunteer Firefighters in New Canaan. 100 players came out for a sunny day of golf at Grassy Hill Golf Club in Orange, CT. The winning score of 62 was won by 2 teams this year. With the overall winner comming in 1 swing less in the back 9.

At 19:00, a line of severe storms moved across New Canaan, with heavy rain and a good amount of cloud-to-ground lightning. During this time firefighters responded to 30 Butler Lane for a house hit by lightning with smoke in the house. Firefighters arrived on scene of a large, 3-story wood structure with nothing evident. As crews entered the structure they encountered a moderate smoke condition. Firefighters split up and started a search for the source of the smoke. About 10 minutes into the search, fire was located in the ceiling of the finished basement. A working fire was declared and a line was quickly brought in. Using hooks, firefighters removed the sheet rock from the ceiling to expose the fire. The Engine crew quickly extinguished the fire and the under control was given. New Canaan's Bravest responded to three other calls for service during this time. Captain Socci had Butler Lane command. Units on scene: Cars 1 and 2, FM1, NCVAC, Engine 1, Engine 2, Ladder 3, Tanker 8, and Rescue 5.

The first heat wave of 2008 brought with it 4 days of hazy, hot and humid conditions, with temperatures reaching close to 100 degrees each day. On the last day of the heat wave, at 16:30, E4 was dispatched to its third transformer fire of the day at the intersection of Rt. 123 and Carter Street. At the same time, power was lost to the firehouse and some 8000 residents of New Canaan. With CL&P predicting power not to be restored until sometime around 20:30 and temps still in the upper 90's, town officials decided to activate the emergency operations center. During this time, cooling centers were opened around the town and firefighters were kept busy with numerous alarms and welfare checks. At 20:45, power was restored to most of the town, however at, 21:00 a line of severe storms made its way across the region and knocked out power to most of the town again. The storms brought with them heavy rain, strong winds and dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning. Firefighters responded to numerous calls including trees and power lines down, trees on houses, activated alarms, and a few smoke scares. From 21:00 that night to 13:00 the next day, New Canaan's Bravest responded to 35 calls for service. No serious injuries were reported and a good job was done by all.

On 05/26/08, Firefighters gathered to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their Country. At 9:00, the parade began and made its way through the downtown area. At the end of the parade, Firefighters, Police, EMS, and Military personal all gathered for a ceremony at the Lakeview Cemetery. This was followed by a BBQ at the firehouse. Thanks to all those who marched and helped out with the festivities.

At 22:30, Fire And EMS units were sent to the intersection of Ponus Ridge and Frogtown Roads for an MVA with injuries. Units arrived to find one car on it's roof and a utility pole split in two. Firefighters could see at least one person still in the car and also had a report of one person possibly ejected. Due to the power lines being down, firefighters were unable to get close to the vehicle and were forced to wait for CL&P to shut down the power. Before CL&P arrived, the one occupant in the vehicle was able to self extricate and make it away from the hazard zone to a waiting EMS crew. Once CL&P arrived and confirmed the power was off, a search was started to look for the second victim. After about 20 minutes, command was notified that only one person was in the vehicle at the time of the accident and the search was called off. All Fire units cleared shortly thereafter and the scene was turned over to New Canaan PD. Early the next morning firefighters were called back to stand by while the car was removed from the scene.