"Signal 63-72 on Hammond St" is the call on the radio that was repeated on two separate occasions, only one month apart. The first occurred at 15 Hammond Street at 7:58 a.m. on December 29, 1998.
When units arrived, heavy fire was showing from the right rear side of the house. All occupants where reported out of the building when hose lines where advanced into the ground floor and ventilation was being done by aerial operations. Difficulty was encountered venting the roof, while locked doors hindered interior operations. Crews were backed out

for a period of time and master streams where placed into operation. It took an "All Hand's" assignment from Vernon with the assistance of Tolland Fire Department before the heavy fire was knocked down on the backside of the building and top floors.
Crews then re-entered the structure for overhaul. Fire was declared under control at 10:52 a.m. and companies remained on scene for overhaul until 12:55 p.m. Assistance was also requested from Ellington's Rescue and Rapid Intervention Team.

Four weeks later, fire units arrive at 30 Hammond Street at 2:04

a.m. to find fire showing from the attic area of the two story multi-family home. Vernon PD already encouraged occupants to exit the building. Hose teams were placed into operation, while aerial operations where hindered by overhead power lines. Hose teams also encountered difficulty due to problems finding the attic scuttle. Aerial devices controlled the main body of the fire and the operation was terminated at 5:59 a.m.. A female occupant of the apartment was charged with setting the fire.

Colony Fire

location, a structure fire assignment was responding to a reported partition fire.
Upon arrival of Chiefs, Stations 141, 241, 341 and the Ambulance, a fire was quickly detected in a wall between the women's bathroom and a storage room. With hose lines in place, the wall was opened and the

fire was extinguished with a pressurized water extinguisher. An electrical wire lying on top of an in-wall electric heater was determined as the cause of the fire. The small smoke condition was cleared and little damage was noted before command was terminated at 11:36 p.m.

On December 19, 1998 at 11:12 p.m., a call was placed to 911 from The Colony Restaurant on Hartford Turnpike reporting a fire in a wall. Only one night after the TVFD's annual Christmas party at the same