Firefighters responded to two traffic accidents and two transformer fires in the past week.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, just before 9 p.m., the fire department responded to multiple 911 calls about a two-car accident at Smith Ridge and Canoe Hill Rd. According to fire reports, there were no injuries.
The other traffic accident occurred on Monday, Sept. 28, just after 2 p.m. at South Avenue and Crystal Street. Firefighters needed to use extrication gear after three vehicles collided.
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Firefighters responded to two odor investigations on the same day. The first was on Adams Lane just before 7 a.m., where they found no evidence of elevated readings. The second occurred at 9:45 p.m. at St. Lukes School. Engine 4 shut down two outside gas tanks a short time later.
Firefighters investigated an electrical box problem at the First Presbyterian Church at 178 Oenoke Rd. on Thursday.
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A transformer fire was reported to fire headquarters around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, at 80 Logan Rd. The fire was attributed to overgrowth on the wires. CL&P was notified.
On Sunday, another transformer problem cause a pole fire at 276 White Oak Shade Rd. CL&P was notified.
The department received 12 false alarms during the week.
