New Haven County Fire Extinguisher Service
New Haven County Fire Extinguisher Service
135 Hunt Lane
East Haven, CT 06512
ph: 1-203-469-1990
fax: 1-203-865-4948
Shari
NEWS
Resident Extinguishers Kitchen Fire
02/03/2009 Greensboro, NC - A resident helped put out a fire in his own kitchen this Tuesday afternoon and escaped without injury.
Greensboro firefighters were called to 2606 Textile Drive at 2:06 p.m. Tuesday. Fire officials said the accidental blaze started in the kitchen while the resident was cooking.
Firefighters reported seeing light smoke when they arrived at the scene, but the resident used a fire extinguisher to control the fire.
No injuries were reported.
Fire officials estimated damage to the one-story home at about $10,000.Small Fire Breaks Out In Courthouse
02/11/2009 CHARLESTON, WV - A lunchtime fire briefly forced the evacuation of the Kanawha County tax office this afternoon.
Sheriff Mike Rutherford said a newly installed ceiling fan caught fire at about 12:30 p.m. in the sheriff's first floor tax office in the county courthouse at Court and Virginia streets.
Charleston firefighters responded almost immediately to the fire, but Rutherford said a tax office employee put the fire out with a fire extinguisher before firefighters arrived.
As a precaution, the tax office was evacuated, but Rutherford said firefighters did not find it necessary to evacuate the rest of the courthouse. No one was hurt, and workers were allowed back into the tax office by 1 p.m.Fire Displaces One Family
03/19/2009 Flint, MI - A kitchen fire around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday displaced one family at Richfield Court Apartments on Richfield Road in Flint.
Flint fire Lt. Kwame Hogan said the fire started around the stove, but was put out by residents with a fire extinguisher by the time firefighters arrived. The small blaze caused smoke to fill the apartment complex and two ventilation fans were used by firefighters to clear the smoke out.
No one was injured.
The exact cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said.Assisted Living Facility Evacuated During Fire
02/10/2009 Eddy, TX - A kitchen fire forced the evacuation of some residents at an assisted living facility in Temple Tuesday afternoon.
The Temple Fire Department says an electrical fire started behind a wall switch at the Weston Inn Health Center around 12:20 when a liquid used for cleaning made contact with the switch.
Staff at the center safely evacuated 117 residents in less than five minutes.
“Staff did a wonderful job, very professional job of getting the residents out in a calm manner.
We had a good response also from Temple Police this morning, as well as Scott and White EMS, they were on the scene very quickly and assisting in the process also,” says Thomas Pechal of the Temple Fire Department.
The facility staff put the fire out with an extinguisher.
Firefighters blew the smoke out of the building and tested the air quality.EMAIL NOTIFICATION
March 20, 2010
Would you like to be notified by email when to expect us to do your annual inspection, be notified of specials, or other important information regarding fire extinguishers? Send a email to nhcfire.shari@yahoo.com with a message that you would like to be added to the notification list. Include your name and business name
More Information
A survey prepared by the National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors recently revealed that the hand operated portables extinguished over 93% of the fire incidents in commercial facilities. In most cases the fire was completely extinguished before the fire department arrived on the scene.
New Haven County Fire Extinguisher Service
135 Hunt Lane
East Haven, CT 06512
ph: 1-203-469-1990
fax: 1-203-865-4948
Shari
