At 6:49 pm on Tuesday, March 12th, the South Salem Fire Department was called mutual aid to the Croton Falls Fire District with an engine and tanker for a reported barn fire behind The Farmer & the Fish restaurant. Upon arrival, units were confronted with a roughly 30’ by 20’ two-story barn/apartment with heavy smoke coming from the building.

Engine 167’s crew reported to the scene and assisted with the initial fire attack. Once the main body of fire was knocked down, they assisted in opening the roof to vent out the remaining smoke and started overhauling. Pockets of fire were trapped in the ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 3:23pm on Monday, March 10th, the South Salem Fire Department was called dual response to the Vista Fire District for a shed and brush fire. Upon Arrival, Vista Chief (2561) Jeff Peck reported that a roughly 4’x4’ shed was fully engulfed in fire and had started a brush fire in the surrounding wooded area. The brush fire grew to roughly 100’ x200’ in size within minutes but was quickly contained. The situation was put under control and all units were returned to service at 5:40pm.
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On the afternoon of Saturday, March 8th, the South Salem Fire Department was called to 28 Old Salem Rd in Ridgefield Connecticut to assist in fighting a structure fire at a nearly 9,000sf home. Due to its location close to the South Salem border, the Ridgefield Fire Department requested mutual aid Tankers, Engines and additional manpower to respond for water supply and fire suppression operations.

Upon arrival, there was heavy fire coming from the west end of the roof and quickly spreading due to the intense wind gusts. Crews from Ridgefield, Wilton, Georgetown and Danbury worked to knock down ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 4:20pm on Friday, February 21st, the South Salem Fire Department was called to a residence on Truesdale Lake Dr. for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, car 2451 reported a chimney fire with extension to the roof of a 20x40 single story residential home. The 10-75 (1st alarm) was called shortly after, which brings in mutual aid departments from the surrounding areas.

Engine 166 arrived [16:30] on scene and stretched hose lines to the structure and began fire suppression operations. The fire was able to be knocked down quickly by the first arriving units within 15 minutes from time of ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 3:48pm SSFD along with Lewisboro VAC and a WEMS Medic were dispatched to State Route 35 in the area of Route 121 in Cross River for a multi vehicle MVA involving a bus. On scene, a bus transporting eight disabled adults was found to have struck a tree head on after first colliding with another vehicle. Route 35 was shut down for a short period of time while multiple agencies worked to extricate and transport the patients from the bus. Three other persons involved declined medical assistance.... (Full Story & Photos)