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Crews are working to put out a 2-alarm fire in New London. Firefighters are at 15 Jefferson Ave. All companies are responding to the scene. It is unknown if there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.

Eleven firefighters in the City of New London are at home after testing positive for COVID-19, according to Chief Tom Curcio. About two weeks ago a firefighter began developing symptoms while on duty at NLFD headquarters, Curcio said. The firefighter subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. According to the chief, NLFD immediately sent all staff who were working with that individual…

Governor Lamont announced a significant jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations since Friday.

Crews responded to a fire at Springhill Suites in Waterford Saturday afternoon. Firefighters said there was a mulch fire that extended to the building. There was no ladder truck available to respond to the fire due to a lack of proper staffing. A ladder truck was provided by New London Fire, crews said. It is unknown if there are any…

Two people were rescued by the Coast Guard after their boat hit some rocks and sank on Saturday night. Officials from New London Fire Department said a man and a woman were picked up out of the water by the Coast Guard after their boat hit some rocks by ledge light and sank. Both the man and woman were injured,…

The City of New London, alongside multiple community partners, launched its first COVID-19 isolation site Monday afternoon. “We needed something immediately, we acted and we got it done,” said Chief Tom Curcio of the New London Fire Department. Curcio is also the city’s emergency management director. The isolation center is designed to help people who have to self isolate...

Firefighters rescued a man who was in the water at a marina in New London early Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the Thamesport Marina on Pequot Avenue around 1:45 a.m. after getting a report of a cold-water rescue incident. When firefighters arrived, they said they found a man in the water screaming for help. They said he was clinging…

A two-alarm fire Monday morning at an apartment complex in New London has displaced five people.

The Niantic Fire Chief has resigned amid questions over unaccounted for town funds, according to East Lyme First Selectman Mark Nickerson.

A crew of New London firefighters helped deliver a baby on Friday night, right in front of their firehouse.

Police are investigating after a juvenile was shot in the leg in New London on Sunday night.

After 40 years with the New London Fire Department, Chief Henry Kydd, Jr. is retiring on Tuesday.

New London leaders at the forefront of response and care came together at the fire department Thursday to tackle the city’s synthetic marijuana overdose problem from all angles.