Glenville Volunteer Fire Company

Glenville Fire Company Acquires Rescue Boat

Glenville Fire Company — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:22:51 +0000

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

The need for a better boat for the fire company became a topic of discussion when Rick Kral, owner of Beacon Point Marine in Cos Cob, and Capt. Frank Napolitano began talking about town services while waiting for haircuts.

“The guys do a lot for the community,” Kral said of the fire company’s volunteers. “I just wanted to help them out.”

So he did.

Kral donated a 10-foot, rigid bottom inflatable boat with a 15-horsepower, Yamaha motor to the fire company.

“The boat is basically brand new,” he said. “It’s in great shape.”

The fire company’s old boat was inadequate in difficult conditions, and the motor was unreliable, according to Kral.

Police Chief James J. Heavey, a former district fire chief, said the donation came at an opportune time.

“Our old boat has no life left in it,” Heavey said in a statement. “It wouldn’t make it through the next season. Rick’s generosity is dearly appreciated.”

Napolitano agreed.

“He called us up and said, `Guess what? I’ve got a boat for you,’ ” Napolitano said. “It’s great for rescue work.”

The fire company will use the new boat for such vital activities as rescues and flood evacuations.

The jurisdiction of the Glenville Volunteer Fire Company — which has 35 active members, an engine and ladder truck, and two utility vehicles — does not include Long Island Sound, but does encompass about 10 square miles on the western side of town. The new boat will prove invaluable for rescue operations on the river, for example, Napolitano said.

“We’ve had occasions when there’s flooding from the Byram River,” he said. “It’s that kind of rescue work that sometimes we get called to do.”

In April 2007, the Byram River caused moderate to severe flooding, and the fire company, which was making “Katrina-style” evacuations, according to Napolitano, needed to call in additional resources because the engine on the old boat gave out.

Kral was even kind enough to donate a trailer to tow the new vessel with, he said.

The boat, which will be kept at the Glenville firehouse, is lightweight for easy transportation, Napolitano said.

“You can carry it, which is great about it,” he said.
Read more: http://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Glenville-Volunteer-Fire-Company-gets-new-rescue-2429853.php#ixzz1hvv70yjj

“Abis” Structure Fire on Greenwich Avenue – (12/21/11)

Glenville Fire Company — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:40:14 +0000

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.

169 Mason Street – Structure Fire – (12/20/11)

Glenville Fire Company — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:34:32 +0000

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.

Fatal Accident on Merritt Parkway (12/15/11)

Glenville Fire Company — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:34:07 +0000

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

Greenwich Fire Department – Family Fun and Safety Day!

Glenville Fire Company — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:57:57 +0000

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.

The company NEBCO and the Firefighters Fund donated $10,000 to the Greenwich Fire Department in order to purchase brand new state of the art Bullard Thermal Imaging Cameras; helping advance the way the Greenwich Fire Department save lives and property. Photos from this event can be found in our photo gallery by clicking here.