Former Trumbull fire chief remembered for ’legacy of knowledge’ after death at 84, fire company says

A former fire chief and longtime Trumbull resident died at the age of 84 earlier this week, according to officials. Former Chief Paul Kurtz "passed away peacefully in his home on Monday," the Trumbull Volunteer Fire Co. said. Kurtz served with the company for more than 66 years, TVFC said. Kurtz also served as the deputy fire marshal for the town and Easton, according to his obituary. It went on to say that Kurtz also at one point served as the fire company's president and commissioner. "Chief Kurtz was an avid historian and has passed down a legacy of knowledge and experience for all to share," the fire company said in a Facebook post. "Chief Kurtz will be truly missed." Kurtz's obituary said he was very active in the community as he was "a founding member of the Trumbull Arson & Bomb Squad, Trumbull EMS and Trumbull 911 Committee."
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Follow Up: 17 Greenwich firefighters honored for response to crash on I-95

Seventeen Greenwich firefighters have been honored for their response to a multi-vehicle collision that injured three of their own on June 27. First Selectman Fred Camillo said in his most recent weekly newsletter that the firefighters will be honored as "Employees of the Month" throughout October. Overall, five people were seriously injured in the early morning hours of June 27 when a tractor-trailer struck a fire truck on Interstate-95 southbound, according to the Greenwich Fire Department. Around 12:40 a.m., first responders were called to a rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer on I-95 near exit 4, Greenwich Assistant Fire Chief Charlie Lubowicki told Patch at the time, noting firefighters successfully extricated the driver from the cab.
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Two taken to hospital after car hits condo building in Norwalk

Two people were taken to the hospital after a car hit a condominium building in Norwalk on Tuesday evening and three residents are displaced. The Norwalk Fire Department responded to 18 North Taylor Ave., a building with four condo units, around 5 p.m. They extracted the driver and additional firefighters and police officers forced their way through the debris and damage to search the building for trapped occupants. Inside, they found a victim who appeared to be in shock, according to the fire department. The driver and the person who was found in the building were transported to Norwalk Hospital and their injuries are not life-threatening, according to the fire department. The crash damaged several columns and firefighters temporarily shored up the building.
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Saving a Generation: What is being done to combat the fentanyl crisis in Connecticut

VIDEO: News 8 is examining the opioid epidemic in Connecticut and the work being done to combat it. “In 2018, my son Cameron died of an accidental fentanyl overdose,” Fiona Firine, the president and co-founder of For Cameron, said. “He bought what he thought was an oxycontin. Instead, it was what they called a ‘fenta-pill,’ which is fentanyl pressed to look like a prescription pill. It took his life instantly because it’s poison.” It’s every parent’s worst nightmare that Firine knows firsthand — the devastation of losing a child. “We didn’t know anything about fentanyl, and we thought we were well informed,” she said. “It’s a crisis that’s not going away,” New Haven Fire Department Fire Chief John Alston said. He said in a 24-hour period this week, they responded to 12 overdoses in the city.
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