Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of December 22
The Bristol Fire Department responded to 51 incidents the week of Dec. 22, 2024 including the following: 9 each of the following: motor vehicle accidents…
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Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of Dec 1
The Bristol Fire Department responded to 66 incidents the week of Dec. 1, including the following: 14 motor vehicle accidents without injury 9 power line…
Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of Nov. 24
The Bristol Fire Department responded to 40 incidents the week of Nov. 24, including the following: 11 each of the following: motor vehicles accidents without…
Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of Nov. 17
The Bristol Fire Department responded to 68 incidents the week of Nov. 17, including the following: 8 Dispatched & canceled en route calls 6 each…
DEEP lifts burn ban for State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management Areas as wildfire threat decreases
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has lifted the statewide burn ban for state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas,…
Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of November 11
The Bristol Fire Department responded to 73 incidents the week of Nov. 11, including the following: 13 unauthorized burning calls 7 good intent calls 6…
70 fires and just short of a drought – why is this happening in CT?
by Jan Ellen Spiegel October 31, 2024 @ 3:30 pm Connecticut has faced some 70 wildfires since Oct. 21. One firefighter has died and others have…
A second fire in a week burns off Mountain Road
Traffic was reduced to a single lane and backups this afternoon as the Bristol Fire Dept. fought another brush fire off Mountain for the second…
Governor declares state of emergency, addressing critical fire weather conditions
Lack of rain, resulting in severely dry conditions that increase the chances of fire, are behind Gov. Ned Lamont declaring a state of emergency. “The…
Brush fire destroys an acre off Mountain Road
A brush fire just after 8 p.m. last night on the south side of Mountain Road was contained to an acre by the Bristol Fire Department…
Bristol Fire Department calls for the week of Oct. 14
During the week of October 14, the Bristol Fire Department handled 84 incidents, including 13 motor vehicle accidents without injuries and 10 lockouts. Various other calls included medical assists, unauthorized burning, and smoke scares. The department responded to both emergencies and non-emergency situations, emphasizing the significance of local news and community support.
Broadview fire destroys garage and damages cars and homes
A garage was totally destroyed by a mid-afternoon fire Saturday at 5 Broadview on the corner of Broadview and Goodwin streets. The blaze drew three…
Fire on Ipswich Road draws response from Bristol and Wolcott fire departments
From staff reportsA fire ripped through an Ipswitch Road home around 8 a.m on Thursday, prompting a full response from the Bristol fire department and…
Bristol woman dies in house fire Thursday morning
A Bristol woman was a fatality in a house fire on Pequabuck Street mid-morning on Thursday, according to reports on WFSB and the Hartford Courant….