11/12/09 - W/F+ w/fatality - Yantic

Some images from tonight's fire at 91 Lafayette Street in Yantic. The Day's Story

8/11/09 - 2 Alarms + - New London

Here are a couple more from New London's multiple alarm fire at the L&M. I should be mostly caught up now, so hopefully the next post will be recent or new material. Now all I need to do is catch a job.

4/7/09 - W/F - Westerly

House fire at 10 Pearl Street in Westerly. Westerly and Pawcatuck fire departments working. Fire took several hours to bring under control.

5/20/09 - Smoke Investigation - Taftville

Smoke investigation at the Ponemah Mill complex. Norwich, Yantic and Occum were called to the scene for assistance.

Camp Bucca Fire & Rescue, Iraq

April 2008 - So here is a post that I wanted to put up upon returning from Iraq last year... and well, we all know how that ended. Camp Bucca was shut down in September, after being the largest detainee facility in the world when I was there. Anyhow, while embeded at Camp Bucca I made sure to grab some shots of the rigs that they kept on base. Enjoy

This truck had a nick-name that I now forget, it was something like "Sal" or something like that. Anyhow, this beast was used for riot control first, and firefighting second. But in a detainee camp, the two usually came together.

10/10/09 - Back in service... for now

Yes, I think that I am back. SECTFIRE will not be as active as it once was, but I still enjoy having a platform for displaying my fireground work. So feel free to stop back now and again and see what is new.

Multi-alarm fire in the electrical service at the L&M in New London Aug. 11, 2009.

Overhaul on Tallman Street Extension in Norwich Sept.22, 2009.

MVA with pole down on North Frontage Road in New London Sept. 23, 2009.

MVA on Howard Street in New London July 23, 2009.

Lisbon on the attack on Sullivan Road on May 13, 2009.

New London EMS mutual aid in Waterford for a bad wreck on Miner Lane May 26, 2009.

Sub Base on the scene of a rollover on Burningtree Drive May 7, 2009.

Out of Service...

This may shock some viewers to see a post on this totally inactive blog,

The truth of the matter is, is that I have been far too busy with the goings-on in my life, and have been unable to devote and real time to fire-blogging (not catching any jobs recently has not helped either).  Anyhow, this trend is likely to continue for a few more months, at which point I will either re-launch SECT FIRE...or just shut it down.

I will always be thankful for the great following and support that I received here, and will always respect those that run in when others run out.  Until then, keep looking for me on the scene, I will most likely be there somewhere.

Tim

1/9/08 - 3 Alarms - Groton City

Here are some more pics from the 3-alarm at Ken's Tackle Shop in Groton City. Above photo by Sean D. Elliot/Chief Photographer The Day

Photo by Sean D. Elliot

Photo by Sean D. Elliot

Photo by Sean D. Elliot

Photo by Sean D. Elliot

Photo by Sean D. Elliot

Apparatus Action - 1/9/08 - Groton City

I have not done an apparatus showcase in a while, so here are some shots of eveyone at work at Ken's Tackle Shop. Above is Groton City's G11

Electric Boat's D11

Groton City's G15

Sub Base's C15

Another shot of D11 from above

Sub Base's C11 with spectators

Poquonnock Bridge's G32 and G35, with C25's stick visible behind 35

Mystic's G52

Old Mystic's G65

And finally the USS Dallas came by to see what all the hub-bub was about. They offered the GCFD their assistance, but it was determined that a Tomahawk missile strike would not be needed to knock down the fire

1/1/08 - 2 Alarms - New London

New London rang in the new year by ringing in 2-alarms on this fire on Truman Street. The fire came in around 11:50 p.m. on Jan. 1 and took roughly an hour to control. Top two photos by Dana Jensen