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Sunday, April 27, 2008
4/26/08 Mutual Aid to Norwich
Saturday morning at 01:57 Ladder 156 was requested to assist the City of Norwich with a six alarm structure fire at the Peachtree Apartments located on West Ledge Drive. First due Norwich units encountered heavy fire emitting out of one building consisting of six apartments. The complex comprised of 120 units located in three story, wood frame buildings. Unsure if all occupants were accounted for, the main objective became search and rescue operations. The fire quickly took hold of the common roof and ran from building to building consuming almost the entire complex. Ladder 156 set up for operation on the B - C corner and put a stop to fire spread in that area. The remainder of the crew went to work with master streams operations and also contained brush fires burning in the woods close by. The ladder was able to clear from the scene around 08:00. All occupants were accounted for, approximately one hundred of the apartments were completely destroyed and most of the remainder had smoke and water damage.
5/2/08 Donation Drive
Firefighters from Jewett City spent the better half of Friday afternoon collecting donations to benefit the fire victims of the Peachtree Apartment fire in Norwich. Members went out on the yellow line around noon time and started collecting donations from "fill the boot" to cloths, food and furniture to list a few. The event was suppose to be held until 20:00 but with people still coming in members decided to stay an extra hour. At the end of the night firefighters had a total of $7,900 in cash and about $400 to $500 in change and gift cards. Two trailers were also filled with donations to be sent to the families in Norwich. A special thanks to all who participated and to Chad Johnson for pushing the idea forward.
picture courtesy of the Norwich Bulletin
picture courtesy of the Reminder News
very sad i lived there and i lost everything i had and also i lost my beloved 18 year old angora named peanuts
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