Milford Fire Department Has Responded to 100+ Calls During Hurricane Sandy

In the past 24 hours the Milford Fire Dept. responded to over 100 calls as followed:

• 4 medicals
• 30 wires down
• 7 transformer fires
• 9 fire alarms
• 30 trees into houses
• 13 water rescues
• 5 bldg fires
• 7 odors of gas

• MFD responded to a reported person who jumped off the Walnut beach pier into the Long Island Sound.

• On Snug Harbor there was a tree into the building which ripped off a gas meter and caused and active gas leak.

• There was a fire in the walls at 100 Trumbull Avenue.

• Three adjacent homes on Rosebrook Rd caught fire due to energized down power lines.  

• There was extensive damage as trees continued to fall around crews as they were working to control spread of flames.

• Today crews have been assessing structural damage on the shores in the hardest hit areas and searching and clearing as they go.

REMINDERS:

• Treat every downed wire as a LIVE wire. 
• Do NOT go near or drive over any wires. 
• Generators can only be used outdoors and away from doors and windows to minimize carbon monoxide poisoning. 
• STAY AWAY FROM THE WATER AND OFF THE ROADS!!!!