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The Fairfield Emergency Communications Center received a call at 8 p.m. Saturday from the Bridgeport Fire Department that a distressed boater was in the Sound, possibly in Fairfield waters.
First responders located the boat and determined it could not be operated. The fire department used Fairfield Fire Boat Marine 17 under the direction of Lt. William Tuttle to rescue the boat operator.
The boat operator was taken safely to the shore on Fairfield Fire Boat Marine 28. The Fire Department remained on the scene until about 10 p.m.
“The fire department's recent acquisition of a fire boat from the Bridgeport Fire Department proved to be extremely valuable in this operation," Shewood said. "The extensive training that fire personal have been completing on Long Island Sound, specifically the night training, was very beneficial in tonight’s rescue.”
The Fairfield Fire Department responded with three fire engines and a ladder truck, along with the Shift Commander, Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood in Car 3. Fire personnel immediately launched the fire boats, Marine 17 and Marine 28, Sherwood said in a statement.
The U.S. Coast Guard and marine units from Bridgeport Fire Department and Fairfield Police Department also responded. Fairfield Fire Chief Richard Felner was on the scene in the marina.
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