Working Fires

The most serious fires the Norwalk Fire Department responds to are known as working fires. This term generally means that the fire has:

• Caused extensive heat and smoke damage
• Caused the department to remain on scene for more than one hour
• Completely gutted at least one room of a structure

Firefighters perform a variety of actions during working fires including:

• Controlling and extinguishing the fire
• Overhauling, or checking for hidden fires
• Salvaging contents

In 2014, The Norwalk Fire department responded to 6,639 incidents. These include working fires, alarms, accidents, medical responses, marine calls and other rescue operations.