At  1:32pm on 3/12/21, a large brush and grass fire was reported in Oyster shell park along the Norwalk river.  Engine company 2 was dispatched to the scene. The fire department’s marine unit 238 was downriver in the general vicinity participating in a training evolution at the time the emergency was reported. Marine unit 238 was able to locate visible smoke upriver and responded to investigate and assist land based firefighters. Due to limited access for fire apparatus by land, Marine 238 was the first to arrive on scene, locating a moderate sized brush fire encroaching on a boardwalk. The fire was rapidly extinguished with the unit’s high capacity mounted firefighting stream. Engine company 2 assisted with overhaul and final extinguishment on land. The cause of the fire was undetermined. Fire department companies cleared the scene at 2:12pm.

Respectfully,

Michael P. McCallum

Deputy Chief, PLT-3                                     

City of Norwalk

Fire Department                       

121 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06854

Office:  (203) 854-0242

Email:  MMcCallum@norwalkct.org

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