BFD responded shortly before midnight to a reported motor vehicle accident. While en route pd updated that there will be an extrication required of one patient. On arrival two vehicles were found. A pick up truck was flipped onto its roof resting on a guard rail. A second vehicle that was struck head on by
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This morning BFD responded to the area of Huntingtown Rd for the outside smell of burning. On investigation engine 51 found that an individual had dumped what looks to be ashes from a fire place into a storm drain full of leaves. Crews filled the drain to extinguish the fire.

Botsford Fire responded to the area of Botsford Hill Rd. & Swamp Rd. last night. On arrival there was one car on the embankment against a telephone pole. The road was closed for about 2 hours while crews used stabilizer struts to prevent a roll over while the driver was removed. Modzelewski’s Towing brought in
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Late morning Sandy Hook & Botsford Fire responded for a reported brush fire in between Berkshire Rd & Toddy Hill Rd. Arriving units found heavy smoke and asked for additional units to respond from the initial departments. It was found that approximately 8-10 acres was burning atop a slight ridge line. Engine 552 responded and
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Botsford Fire responded early this morning as the RIT team for Stepney Fire for a working residential fire.

This weekend the members of BFD held a drill to train the new members of the department on the use of hydraulic cutting tools used in the rescue operations if a person was to become trapped in a motor vehicle.

Botsford Fire & Rescue would like to announce that it has just been awarded a grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). The grant is approximately $100,000.00 and was applied for to upgrade our portable radios which the department uses to communicate both between its members, the other departments, and our 911 communication center in
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BFD responded to a report of a child stuck in an A/C duct work. On arrival it was found the child had crawled aprox. 60feet before he dropped down to the basement level of the home. Members had to cut open the ductwork to locate and remove the child.

Botsford Fire responded to a reported MVA with injuries this morning around 3am on Rt.25 in the area of swamp rd. One car had left the roadway and struck a rock embankment causing heavy front end damage. Both occupants were transported to danbury hospital.

This morning Botsford Fire along with Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company #1 took part in a vehicle extrication training. We covered many different scenarios with cars on there side, flipped over on other vehicles and a car under a tractor trailer.