Unauthorized open burn reported near Stilson Hill Road, New Milford CT
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Fire & ArsonA report of heavy smoke near Sherman Road and Stilson Hill Road led to the discovery of an unauthorized open burn behind near Stilson Hill Road. Fire crews responded and confirmed there was no burn permit for the fire.
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Transcript:
00:00
Mr. Milford Fire, requested to respond.
00:03
Sherman Road in the area of Stilson Hill Road.
00:06
One call received on heavy smoke in the area.
00:21
The Milford Fire requested a response.
00:24
Sherman Road in the area of Stilson Hill Road.
00:27
One call received reporting heavy smoke in the area.
00:30
Time now, 10.09.
00:36
Both car 1-2-0-0.0.
00:42
Car 1 in Route 10,0.
00:48
6 responding 10-10[1].
00:59
Engine 26 is responding to onboard.
01:01
Engine 26, responding with car 2 on board.
01:04
Engine 26 responding with car 2 on board, 10-10[1].
01:12
Stretch to car 1.
01:19
I hope.
01:23
See guys, the Candlelight Farms Airport does have an act of burn permit and they have been burning during the week.
01:30
They did not check in with us today though.
01:34
Thank you.
01:43
42nd.
01:47
Did you go up to Stilton Hill?
01:52
Climbing the mountain right now, be there sort of.
01:55
I don't see anything coming from the Campbell Lake area.
02:01
Breezee, we're going to stage up at Stilson Hill, Sherman Road.
02:10
One's just up.
02:14
Car one.
02:17
Somebody out in the area, do they have any better rotation on this?
02:24
Or car one in the area,
02:27
negative.
02:28
They were driving in town from Sherman,
02:30
and spotted it in the area still from hell.
02:37
This is on, I'm going up Old Stilson now.
02:41
All right, Roger that, you take Stilson and Old Stilson, I'm going to loop back around and grab Jopham.
02:47
See, is there anything over there?
02:52
Receive.
03:08
6-1.
03:15
11.
03:18
I have an open burn down by the pond behind near Stilson Hill Road.
03:23
How do you investigate? Okay,
03:29
thank you.
03:33
Dispatch, copy.
03:35
We just confirm the address, the open burn that.
03:40
Sorry, just that near Stilson Hill Road is behind us.
03:48
Roger.
03:54
Pause there.
03:59
Yeah,
04:00
I could see it's going out.
04:01
37 when I came out.
04:06
26 stage 37 Stilson Hill.
04:11
I just 26 staging 37 at Stilson Hill, 1019.
04:18
Car would be advised there is no burn permit for near Stilson Hill Road.
04:28
Thank you.
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10-10: Fight in progress
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Stilson Hill Rd, New Milford, CT 06776
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