Pomfret, CT
342 Pomfret St.
26 February 2009
Time of tone 1230
Automatic Alarm
Upgraded to 1st Alarm assignment upon homeowner reporting smoke on the 2nd Floor.
Pomfret, Putnam, Williamsville -- full assignment
East Putnam (Tank 179)
Bungay (ET 277 / FAST)

I figure arrived about 12 to 15 minutes into the incident.

Fire Police initially had traffic alternating through the scene until they where able to get roadblocks set up further back.

Putnam Engines 178 & 278 staged on the north (D) side. Both are 1500gpm/750gwt.


Staging on to the south (B)
Williamsville ET 260 (1250/1000), Bungay ET 277 (1250/1000), rear end of Pomfret Service 170. And an AMR ambulance that just happened to be passing through.

Bungay had a pretty good run, almost 9 miles. Traditionally in my area the closest three stations all role on reported structure fires. In recent years it's become common for a fourth and sometimes fifth station to be added for FAST; not all departments maintain FAST training so sometimes there is pretty long run for them to arrive.

In Pomfret's case, the two closer FAST departments were Putnam and Williamsville...both of whom were already on the alarm card for fire operations.


First officer reported smoke showing, 2nd story rear. Knowing the construction in the neighborhood, what buff would pass up a fire in house that looked like this?

Oh well, it HAD potential for some spectacular photos.
ET-270 (1750/1000 CAFS)


I've been on scene four minutes, so we're not quite 20 minutes into the incident. Road is now closed, East Putnam Tank 179 (1500/3000) is arriving -- they had the longest run at 9.6 miles.

Pomfret R-470 was pulled off the road opposite the fire building and setup to fill air bottles.


Hey look! Smoke finally :)


Pomfret Deputy Chief Ed Bates, Car 170, in command.



The OSHA compliant but rarely seen today airpack & 3/4 boot combination! That caused me to do a double take.


This was a pretty typical incident for my area during the middle of a workday. Putnam Ladder 178 on arrival. Why don't you have this manpower during the day when the stuff is hitting the fan?


Also on scene but not shown where Pomfret ET-170 and Williamsville ET-160, both 1500gpm/1000gwt.