New London Firefighter David Dow (top) hands off Christopher Jacobs, 4, to Firefighter Richard Burgess, right, as firefighter Tom Starkey, bottom left, supports the rescue of Jacobs, and his mother Melanie Scott (at window) from a third story apartment on Green Steet as firefighters battle a multiple alarm fire in the building Friday morning Feb. 13, 2004. Multiple residents were rescued from the third story.
Storm watchers at McCook Point Park get a little too close of a look at the waves being churred up by the remnants of Hurricane Sandy in Niantic Monday Oct. 29, 2012.
A neighbor uses a garden hose to protect his own home from catching fire as a house fire rages on Berkeley Ave. in New London Saturday evening April 9, 2011.
A large boat takes on water and sinks in the water off of Waterford State Beach as Waterford Police and Fire assist in the rescue of all occupants Saturday June 22, 2013.
Jim Shields walks up the stairs to his back deck at his home on Latimer Drive before evacuating in East Lyme Friday March 2, 2007. The flood waters along Latimer Drive flooded his yard and basement including several cars and motorcycles.
Neighborhood children hold their noses from the smoke as Waterford firefighters battle a blaze at 6 Fourth Ave. in Waterford Friday July 1, 2011.
New London firefighters battle a two alarm fire at 266 Crystal Ave. in New London early Sunday morning June 12, 2005. The fire was called in around 5:30 a.m. The house was heavily damaged in the blaze and was demolished later that day.
Flanders Firefighter John Forier take a breather while overhauling a fire in a second story room at a house fire at 42 Charter Oak Drive in the Flanders section of East Lyme Wednesday, June 22, 2011. The fire was called in at 11:30 a.m. with no reported injuries. Two dogs were rescued from the home while the home owners were not home at the time of the fire.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Firefighter Eric Gileau, left, uses a high pressure hose line to contain a back burn fire line along Foxtown Road at Devils Hopyard State Park in East Haddam Tuesday March 27, 2012. A major woods fire at the park burned more than 40 acres with over 100 firefighters from 25 area fire departments called to battle the blaze.
Kimberly Bowers sift through the burned out remains of former bedrooms at family's home in Griswold Friday Feb. 10, 2012. The Bowers family is in the process of trying to salvage anything from their house after a fire destroyed the family's home a week ago.
Fire departments from all over Northeastern Connecticut battle a large fire at the InterRoyal Mill complex in Plainfield Conn. Tuesday April 26, 2005.
