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Woodbury highlights volunteer fire department response; board approves emergency‑management authorization
Summary
Selectmen praised volunteer firefighters for saving a 150‑year‑old home on New Year’s Eve and reviewed 2025 call statistics; the board also authorized the First Selectman to execute documents with Connecticut’s Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and reminded residents to register for CT Alert.
Town officials on Jan. 13 recounted a New Year’s Eve structure fire and underscored recent emergency‑notification changes.
First Selectman Paul Zulpa said volunteer firefighters responded to a fire in a 150‑year‑old farmhouse on Weekeepeemee Road on Dec. 31 and that mutual aid — including Bethlehem, Southbury and Roxbury fire departments — helped save the house; there were no injuries. Zulpa praised Woodbury Ambulance, Public Works and Eversource for on‑scene support.
Zulpa provided 2025 call totals for the volunteer Fire Department: 427 calls in all, including 28 active fires, 73 rescues and motor‑vehicle incidents, 56 hazardous situations, 35 severe‑weather responses, 67 service calls and 166 false alarms.
He also said Emergency Services Director Amy Clark announced the town’s migration from CodeRED to CT Alert, Connecticut’s official emergency notification system, and asked residents to register on the town website while staff work to migrate contacts.
On a related procedural item, the board unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the Town of Woodbury to enter into and deliver documents with the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and authorized First Selectman Paul Zulpa to execute required documents on the town’s behalf.
