Watch Hill Fire Department Assists at Local Blaze
 
By Deputy Chief Jason Simmons
May 27, 2015
 

Members of the Watch Hill Fire Department were called to duty on Wednesday May 27th when a local mill in Pawcatuck, CT caught fire. Several local departments were dispatched to the multi-alarm blaze which took nearly five hours to contain. The dedicated members of the Watch Hill Fire Department initially provided stand-by coverage at both of Westerly's stations and later was dispatched to the fire scene to fill SCBA air cylinders with the department's Air Cascade Unit. As always, the members of the Watch Hill Fire Department are to be commended for their service to the community.

Please see the attached Westerly Sun article for additional information on the fire.
 
Units: Engine 102, Ladder 104, Truck 100, WHFD Air Cascade Unit, Car 101
 
Mutual Aid: Pawcatuck FD, Westerly FD, Dunn's Corners FD, North Stonington FD, Wequetequock FD, Old Mystic FD, Stonington Borough FD, Westerly Ambulance Corps, Providence Canteen
 
Hyperlinks: Westerly Sun New Article
 
Ladder 104 stages outside of Westerly Fire Headquarters on Union Street in Downtown.
Ladder 104 stages outside of Westerly Fire Headquarters on Union Street in Downtown.
Truck 100 and the Cascade work at the fire in Pawcatuck.
Truck 100 and the Cascade work at the fire in Pawcatuck.
 
Truck 100 and the cascade work outside of the mill building at the mill fire in Pawcatuck.
Truck 100 and the cascade work outside of the mill building at the mill fire in Pawcatuck.
The Cascade Trailer operates at the mill fire during a mutual aid response to Pawcatuck, CT.
The Cascade Trailer operates at the mill fire during a mutual aid response to Pawcatuck, CT.