GREENWICH — A meeting at a local barbershop led to the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company receiving a new inflatable boat for rescue operations.

Glenville Fire Company, for the second night in a row responded to a confirmed structure fire. This time, at the “Abis” Japanese Hibachi restaurant. The original call was dispatched as smoke in the kitchen, while an off duty police officer stated over the radio that there were flames emitting vents on the roof of the structure. The fire moved form the kitchen into the ventilation system and spread to a wall of the restaurant. The fire was considered under control after 45 minutes on scene, and the scene was clear within two hours.

Photos of this incident are in the photo gallery; click here to view incident photos.

Glenville Fire Company was one of all of the fire companies/departments in town (including Stamford Fire Department) to a reported structure fire at 169 Mason Street, an apartment complex. Upon arrival for the fire department, fire was already shooting out the window of an apartment. The apartment where the fire started was on the first floor, smoke was throughout the building to the 4th floor. Investigation shows that cooking may have played a part in the cause of the fire.

Greenwich Fire Department and Glenville Volunteer Fire Company units were one of many units along with Stamford Fire and Rescue, Stamford EMS, Greenwich Police, and Greenwich EMS, on scene at a fatal accident on Rt. 15 Merritt Parkway in Stamford yesterday.

The New Hampshire teenager (18) died from injuries sustained from the collision after loosing control. It took more than an hour for the teenager to be pulled from the vehicle and remained in stable condition until dying around 6am Friday (12/16) morning.

Read the article in the Greenwich Time: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Teen-dies-from-crash-on-Merritt-Parkway-2405066.php

Saturday October 15th, 2011, the Greenwich Fire Department held their First Annual Family Fun and Safety Day at the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company! There were exhibitors at the event such as Bullard, the Zac Foundation for Water Safety, Greenwich Emergency Medical Services, and a few others.