Attention parents: Santa to deliver toys on firetruck in Seymour

Congratulations go to Seymour fire prevention poster contest winners

Pictured from left: Glen Rodrigue, Sam Rodrigue, fifth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti School, Principal David Olechna, Jade Rinaldi, fourth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti, Jessica Hubinger. At rear is Fire Marshal Paul Wetowitz.

SEYMOUR - Today the Fire Prevention Poster Contest winners received a special treat getting to ride to school in style in a Seymour firetruck.

Sam Rodrigue, a fifth grader at Chatfield-LoPresti School along with his dad Glen, as well as Jade Rinaldi, a fourth grader at CLS, and her mom Jessica Hubinger, showed up at school with our help. 
The two winners’ posters were forwarded to the New Haven County round where they will be judged and a single winner will be chosen for the state. 
Congratulations. We hope you had as much fun as we did. 


This information is shared from the Seymour Fire Department Facebook page.

'Turnback Tuesday' features first motorized firetruck in Derby

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features an image of the first motorized firetruck purchased in 1914 by the Hotchkiss Hose Company No.1. 

The oldest fire company still functioning in Derby, Hotchkiss Hose Company No.1 was officially formed in June of 1837 after Edward N. Shelton collected 100 signatures from residents of Birmingham. 

Shelton wanted to create a fire company in the area because one of his industrial plants was located on Main Street. On June 3, the resolution was approved by the state legislature. 

The original fire company was housed in an old barn owned by L.L. Loomer on the northwest corner of Third and Minerva Streets.

However, in order to expand the company, a stone building was erected on Caroline Street In 1844 so the company could relocate there. 

In 1861, yet another building was erected for the company on Caroline Street, this time by one Steven Summers who wished to procure the stone building. There the company remained until finally moving to its present location at 200 David Humphreys Road. 

The Caroline Street location was still maintained as a means to store the first truck, and this picture shows that vehicle in front of the Caroline Street facility.

Thanks go out to the Derby Public Library for sharing this interesting local history!

Hilltop Hose in Ansonia to host memorial tag sale

ANSONIA – The Fall 2015 Jim “Skinny” Evans Memorial Tag Sale, sponsored by Hilltop Hose Company #5, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 17, rain or shine.

The firehouse is located at 80 Pulaski Highway (Rte. 243). Several Hilltop neighbors will also be sponsoring tag sales on the same day.

A selection of holiday decorations is available for sale, as well as household items.

All proceeds will be donated to the Jim “Skinny” Evans Mack fund, established in 2011 to support the refurbished Mack firetruck and the garage built to house it.

For more information about the sale, leave a message at (203) 410-8403.


This is a press release from Hilltop Hose Company.