Saturday, October 6, 2001 - 41 Orchard Street

Lt. Scott McDonald, the first arriving firefighter on scene, reported a "72" with heavy fire coming from the basement windows of 41 Orchard Street.  Along with Station 441 and Station 541, Lt. McDonald started a second alarm assignment to the fire. Lt. McDonald then assisted two residents from the second floor porch who where trapped by thick, heavy smoke.  ET 541 was first in pulling a 250' pre-connect to the rear of the building.  The front of the building was obscured by trees and power lines but both aerial trucks (Tower 141 and Truck 541) did an excellent job in their placement.  Unfortunately, the building was an older style balloon construction and the fire was very difficult to contain.  Firefighters remained on the scene for several hours to overhaul and extinguish hot spots.  In all - a good job done by everyone!

Thursday, July 26, 2001 - Namco Building Explosion, Manchester CT

Vernon Fire Department established a staging area at the Vernon Colony & Golfland complex to prepare for possible evacuation of Vernon residents or to assist Manchester Fire with any fire suppression.  The staging area was established at 14:15, shorting after the explosion of the NAMCO building on Sanrico Drive in Manchester.  Due to the close vicinity of the NAMCO building to the Vernon town line, fire officials were very concerned what impact the explosion might have on Vernon, especially if the wind direction shifted.  Thanks to Jim Sydoriak from Vernon PD and Larry King from Vernon Fire for contributing photos.

Tuesday, July 10, 2001 - East Street

Vernon units responded to a shed fire on July 10th, which was quickly brought the fire under control.  Unfortunately, units returned to the scene about a hour later due to a rekindle.

Saturday, July 7, 2001 - Van Fire - Rt. 83 and Union Street

Just another typical Saturday afternoon in Vernon - multiple calls going on at the same time.  This van fire was just one of many calls Vernon responded to that afternoon.  Lt. Edgar Jackson was first on scene awaiting an engine.  Engine Tank 141 was first on scene with a driver and firefighter only.  Due to the lack of manpower, Firefighter Jeff Haynes was assisted by Vernon Police Officer Rich Haynes, who is also a Vernon firefighter with Engine Tank 141 and ALSO Jeff's father.  What great team work!  

Thursday, May 17, 2001 - Theo's Restaurant

An early morning fire was reported by a neighbor brought the Vernon Fire Department to Theo's Restaurant on Route 30.  Crews from ET541, ET441, Tower 141 and Rescue 441 worked to contain a small kitchen fire to the stove and vent unit.  A cooking pot caught fire due to being left on a stove overnight.

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