| Date |
Event Type |
Description and Location |
| 3
Mar 2008 |
Haz-Mat |
Approximately 50 gallons of fuel oil spilled due to overfilling farm hot-house oil tank off Feeding Hills Road. MA. DEP, Police, Fire, Conservation Con., and licensed cleanup. |
| 29 Feb/1 Mar 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning. Accumulation of 6 inches of snow. |
| 22
Feb 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning. Received 9 inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain with three separate vehicle accidents on College Highway. Town Offices closed early. |
| 21 Feb 2008 |
|
Vehicle Accident - Single vehicle accident with utility pole closing Vining Hill Road for one hour and requiring Police, Fire, EMS and ALS mutual aid. |
| 15 Feb 2008 |
Terrorism
Warning |
FBI and HomeLand Security issued for female suicide bombers in public places. |
| 12 Feb 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning. |
| 1 Feb 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Ice Storm Warning with EOC operational. No significant events. |
| 15 Jan 2008 |
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS issued wind advisory issued with 48 MPH wind measurement causing downed trees on Hillside, South Longyard, College Highway- north, and power outage for South Longyard area. |
| 13/14 Jan 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning and Heavy snow warning with MEMA local storm conference call. Schools closed with late Town Offices opening. |
| 11
Jan 2008 |
|
Road Closure - College Highway closed for 45 minutes with utility pole fallen across highway. |
| 1
Jan 2008 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning with 6 inches of snow accumulation. |
| 31
Dec 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning with 6 inches of snow accumulation. |
| 27/28 Dec 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Heavy Snow Warning with the EOC being operational. |
| 16 Dec 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning with 5 inches of snow, freezing rain, and rain. Feeding Hills Rd.- MA. Route 57 closed 30 minutes by motor vehicle accident. |
| 13
Dec 2007 |
|
Fuel Depot Accident. Town Fuel Depot pump disabled for several weeks by snow removal operations. |
| 13 Dec 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning. Total of 10 inches of snow with early school release. |
| 8 Dec 2007 |
|
Police Standoff Two hour armed person standoff with Law Enforcement at Point Grove Road / State line with road closure and Southwick Police providing mutual aid to Suffield and CT. State Police. |
| 3
Dec 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Ice Storm Warning. |
| 29
Nov 2007 |
Power Failure |
Outage of two hour duration at Berkshire,
Grandview and Congamond area. |
| 20
Nov 2007 |
|
Motor Vehicle Accident - Route 57 Granville Road closed two hours due to vehicle accident at Granville town line. Southwick Fire and police response for mutual aid. |
| 13
Nov 2007 |
Haz-Mat |
Library
Evacuation - Air vent intake fumes caused by landscape
activity. |
| 8
Nov 2007 |
Terrorism
Warning |
FBI issued warning for terrorism at malls during holiday shopping season. |
| 29
Oct 2007 |
Weather |
Freeze Warning
- NWS issued hard freeze warning with 25 degrees F.
measured. |
| 25
Oct 2007 |
Terrorism
Warning |
Issued by FBI
and HomeLand Security for fake
soled shoe explosive devices. |
| 23 Oct 2007 |
Power Failure |
Extensive
outage of short duration and unknown
cause. |
| 16 Oct 2007 |
|
Structure fire - Business structure
on College Highway North closing US 202 / MA 10 for two hours |
| 16 Oct 2007 |
Power Failure |
Extensive power failure of less than
one minute affecting large section of town with an unknown
cause.
|
| 11 Oct 2007 |
Power Failure |
Tree service caused with a tree to
fall into primary lines at Piney Wood / Fernwood Road
area and failure of a two hour duration. |
| 17 Sep 2007 |
|
Three vehicle accident at
intersection of Sunny Side Rd. and College Highway closing U.S.
202 – College Highway for two hours.
|
| 14 Sep 2007 |
|
Motor Vehicle Accident. - One
vehicle motor vehicle accident on
Fred Jackson Rd.
with Life Star, Westfield ALS, and St. Police Reconstruction
Team also responding in addition to Southwick Public Safety. The
road was closed for several hours.
|
| 12 Sep 2007 |
|
CIA Director issues warning of large
scale attacks on
U.S.
targets.
|
| 12 Sep 2007 |
Power Failure |
Power transformer failure causing
power loss of Granville / Hillside Road area with over one hour
duration.
|
| 8 Sep 2007 |
|
National Weather issued Severe
Thunderstorm warning.
|
| 30 / 31 Aug 2007 |
|
Motor Vehicle Accident - Two car
accident Route 57 Feeding Hills and Mathews Roads with Route 57
closed for two hours.
|
| 17 Aug 2007 |
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm
warning resulting in power failures, Power Failure Davis Rd.
and
Grandview St.
closed. Tree into a house and power wires down on
Grandview Road
with power outage of 2 hours. Tree limbs down. |
| 28 Jul 2007 |
|
Barn Structure Fire - Barn fire on
Granville and Hastings Roads with Granville and Suffield Fire
Departments responding for mutual aid. Granville Road (Route 57)
closed for 12 hours.
|
| 20 Jul 2007 |
|
Two Vehicle Accident - Two vehicle
motor vehicle accident into a utility pole on
College Highway - south
of town center with wires down. College Highway closed for 2 ½
hours.
|
| 14 Jul 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued
Severe Thunderstorm warning resulting in boats blown from docks
on Middle Pond, trees into lines at Island Pond, Rising Corner
Roads and
Congamond Road
- Route 168 closed by a downed tree. |
| 30
Jun 2007 |
Terrorism Warning |
DHS raises Airline and Airport Security warning. |
| 29
Jun 2007 |
|
Water Break - Berkshire Ave. near Island Pond Road. Residents without water for over eight hours. |
| 26
Jun 2007 |
Power Failure |
Power Outage College Highway-north including Tannery Road area with 30% town residents with out power for 2 ½ hours. |
| 25
Jun 2007 |
|
Road Closed - Congamond Road closed for short time with fallen branches across road blocking both lanes. |
| 16 Jun 2007 |
Power Failure |
Road Closed/Power Loss - South Longyard Road closed for 30 minutes due to trees across power lines. |
| 5 Jun 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm
Warning with small hail reported. EOC opened. |
| 1 Jun 2007 |
Weather |
NWS
issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
1.25 inches of rain reported with no reported damage. |
| 31 May 2007 |
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning. Penny size hail with 1.9 inches of rain
reported and short duration power interruptions. |
| 31 May 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Tornado Warning for funnel cloud observed west
of Southwick center business district |
| 24 May 2007 |
Power Failure |
Tree downing primary power lines closing College Highway for six hours. |
| 16
May 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning
including a tornado watch for 5 hours.
EOC opened for the duration. |
| 15
May 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
EOC opened, no reported damage. |
| 15
May 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Red Flag Warning. |
| 14
May 2007 |
Weather |
Freeze Warning - Issued by NWS with measured 29.7 degrees Fahrenheit at 0600 hrs. |
| 11
May 2007 |
|
Accident - Two female victims of a quarry rock fall. Accident off Feeding Hills Road with Westfield and Agawam ALS mutual aid response. |
| 8
May 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Red Flag Warning. |
| 24 Apr 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Red Flag Warning. |
| 23 Apr 2007 |
Weather |
NWS
issued Red Flag Warning from 1100 to 2000 hours for extremely
dry fire conditions. |
| 18 Apr 2007 |
Weather |
High Water
Emergency Declaration. Issued by Selectmen closing all
three Congamond Lakes to all boating activity. |
| 17 Apr 2007 |
Weather, Declaration of Emergency |
Declaration of
Emergency continued for flooding and road closures. EOC
activated. |
| 16
Apr 2007 |
Weather, Declaration of Emergency |
NWS issued Flood
Warning. EOC activated, Selectmen issued a Declaration of
Emergency. Roads closed due to flooding and culverts and roads
damaged and washed out. |
| 15
Apr 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Flood Watch for next
three days, upgraded to warning. |
| 21 Mar 2007 |
|
Structure Fire. House structure
fully engulfed onFenton Road with Granville Fire for mutual aid
response. |
| 16
Mar 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning. |
| 15
Mar 2007 |
|
Greenhouse
explosion and fire on College
Highway – north closing highway for one hour. |
| 6
Mar 2007 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Wind Damage. Large tree felled
across Feeding Hills Road taking down Primary sections and
utility pole. Power outage to 576 residents including three
schools for 3 ½ hours prior to school opening. |
| 23
Feb 2007 |
|
Large illegal
burn on Cooley Road response from Southwick and Granby Fire,
Southwick and GranbyPolice. |
| 15
Feb 2007
|
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS Winter Storm Warning.
Power lines down on Davis Road, sustained winds of 43 MPH with
4.5inches of heavy snow and sleet mix. |
| 14 Feb 2007 |
Weather |
NWS Winter Storm Warning.
Regional schools closed and EOC. opened. All Town Offices
closed. |
| 13 Feb 2007 |
Weather |
NWS issued Winter Storm Warning |
| 4 Feb 2007 |
|
Snow-Mobile Accident. Two
snowmobiles involved in head on accident on Middle Pond
requiring ALSmutual aid, EPO, Fire, Police response. |
| 3 Feb 2007 |
|
Vehicle
Accident. Single Vehicle Accident on Vining Hill Road with ALS
mutual aid response. |
| 28 Jan 2007 |
|
ATV Accident. ATV through the
ice at Middle Pond with no injuries |
| 20 Jan 2007 |
Weather |
NWS High Wind Warning from 0900 to
2200 hours. Measured 40 MPH. |
| 8 Jan 2007 |
Power Failure |
Transformer arcing and explosion on
Woodland Elementary School Road with power surges affecting the
north east section of town. |
| 25 Dec 2006 |
|
Two
vehicle headon accident closing Sheep Pasture Road four hours. |
| 22
Dec 2006 |
Haz-Mat, Power Failure |
Vehicle Accidents. Vehicle rollover
Feeding Hills Road splitting a Utility Pole with a secondary
accident near the first accident with gasoline leakage and road
closure. |
| 18 Dec 2006 |
Power Failure |
Power
Failure/Road Closure. Single vehicle into a utility pole closing
College Highway and 4,377 residents with out power for four and
one half hours. |
| 8 Dec 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Wind
Damage - Coes Hill Road closed with tree taking down primary
electric power, CATV, and telephone lines with utility pole fire. Hillside Road
closed with tree taking down primary power lines and causing
ground fires. E.O.C measured 41 MPH wind and 15% power outage to
residents for four hours. |
| 1 Dec
2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Severe
Storm Warning / Tornado Watch / High Wind Warning - Issued by
NWS. E.O.C. opened , 53 MPH wind measurement. Tornado
Watch Box issued. Downed trees and power lines closed Coes Hill
Road, South Loomis at Granby town line, Klaus Anderson Road, and
College Highway partially flooded south to Bugbee Road, large
tree branch in intersection of Granville Road and College
Highway. Power outages of two hours in.duration. |
| 28 - 29 Nov 2006 |
Power Failure |
Vehicle
Accident - Motor vehicle accident into a utility pole closing
Bugbee Road. Power outage of 7 hours. |
| 24 Nov 2006 |
Power Failure |
Miller
Road and Gillette Avenue for two hours. Unknown cause. |
| 17 Nov 2006 |
Weather |
Tree
across South Loomis closing road for 6 hours. |
| 10 Nov 2006 |
Weather |
High
wind - EOC wind measured at 40 MPH causing downed trees closing
Fred Jackson Road. |
| 29 Oct 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
High
wind warning - Issued by NWS. Route 168 Congamond Road
closed by downed trees and power lines. Downed trees also closed
Tannery and Honey Pot Roads. A tree fell into a house on
Eagle Street. |
| 28 Oct 2006 |
Weather |
High
wind warning / Flood warning - Issued by NWS. Measured 2.6
inches rain caused flash flooding on Point Grove and North
Longyard Roads. |
| 26 Oct 2006 |
Power Failure |
Vehicle
Accident - Single motor vehicle accident into utility pole
closed Feeding Hills Road and power outage for 6 hours |
| 21 Oct 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Severe
storm warming - Issued by NWS. High wind caused downed
power lines on College Highway South. |
| 20 Oct 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Severe
storm warming - Issued by NWS. 2 ½ hour power outage in
center of town, tree and wires downed on
Police Station. Primary power lines and tree down on Will Palmer
Road caused 5 ½ hour outage in NW section of townand road
closure. EOC opened. |
| 14
Oct 2006 |
Weather |
Freeze
Warning - Issued by NWS. Freeze warning issued with
temperature down to 22 degrees. |
| 2 Oct 2006 |
|
Multi-vehicle accident - Four
vehicle motor vehicle accident closed
College Highway
in the Town center of of US 202 / MA 10-57 for over one hour.
Westfield EMS responded with two ambulances besides the
Southwick Ambulance.
|
| 16 Sep 2006
|
|
Two vehicle accident at Sheep Pasture and Point Grove Roads requiring two town ambulances, Rescue and additional EMT’s and Police Officers. Road was closed for over one hour. interrupted for 1 ½ hours duration. |
| 11 Sep
2006
|
|
Water
Break -
Feeding Hills Rd.
by Great Brook causing road pavement damage. Repair continued
into 12th of Sept. |
| 9 Sep 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Issued
by NWS. Heavy rain and lightning causing 45 minute
delay in start of Fireman’s Parade.
|
| 2 Sep 2006 |
Power Failure |
Caused
by electrical wires down on
Hillside Road
area. Several hour duration
. |
| 22 Aug 2006 |
Terrorism Warning |
HomeLand Security raised alert to
Red for LNG facilities.
|
| 15 Aug 2006 |
Power Failure |
Northwest section of town including Hillside and Will Palmer Roads with 175 customers |
| 10 Aug 2006 |
Terrorism Warning |
HomeLand Security increased Terrorism Warning to Code Red for Overseas Air Transportation. Eleven Air Terrorist suspects apprehended. National Guard activated for Logan Airport. |
| 8 Aug 2006
|
|
House structure fire - House fire on
N. Lake Ave.
requiring full Southwick Fire / Emergency response, with Mutual
Aid from Suffield Fire |
| 2 Aug 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Issued
by NWS. Five sections of electric transmission line downed by
lightning strikes west section of Vining Hill Road. Stormed
also downed power line on Gillette and Miller Rd. area. Extensive power outage lasting three days with over five hundred residents in the southeast and southwest sections of town with out electrical power affecting well water and sewage grinder pumps, caused by a severe thunderstorm. EOC opened for coordination assistance.
|
| 2 Aug 2006 |
Weather |
Excessive Heat Warning - Issued by NWS,
Taunton
Office. |
| 1 Aug 2006 |
Weather |
Excessive Heat Warning - Issued by NWS,
Taunton
Office. Contingency Plan in place for cooling shelter if needed.
|
| 28 Jul 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - NWS issued warning.
No reported significant storm damage. |
| 26 Jul 2006 |
Weather
|
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - NWS issued warning.
No reported significant storm damage. EOC opened. |
| 21 Jul 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning - NWS issued warning.
No reported significant storm damage.
|
| 18 Jul 2006 |
Power
Failure |
One section of primary wire down on
Coes Hill Road
. Two hour outage.
|
| 15 Jul
2006
|
Power
Failure |
Fred Jackson Road
lasting one hour. |
| 10
Jul 2006 |
Weather |
Severe
Thunderstorm Warning - Line of severe thunderstorms cause for an
extensive issue of Warning NWS Thunderstorm warnings for
Massachusetts. EOC opened with Emergency Management personnel on
standby.
|
| 29
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm - NWS warning
issued for 0730 with DPW and Public Safety Warning notified and
updated. Emergency Public Safety Personnel put on standby.
|
| 29
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Severe
Thunderstorm Warning
- NWS issued warning. |
| 29
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Flash Flood Warning - Measured 2.1
inches of rain in 20 minutes with flash flooding of Feeding
Hills Rd / College Highway intersection and Congamond Rd-Vining
Hill Rd / College Highway intersection. One lane of Powder Mill
Road undermined with high water flowing over road. A large tree
fell on house on Bonnie View Rd.,a tree and power lines down on
Pineywood Rd, tree and power lines down closing Vining Hill Rd.
for 2 ½ hours. Emergency Management members and Command
vehicle, fire, and police deployed for numerous calls all storm
related. EOC opened.
|
| 20
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Severe
Thunderstorm Warning
- EOC opened. One half inch of rain measured in ten minutes. |
| 19
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- NWS Taunton called requesting SKYWARN ground
observations. Emergency Personnel
on standby.
|
| 19
Jun 2006 |
|
Suspicious Package - Suspicious
package left unattended at Grist Mill Plaza with full area
evacuation, response by Fire, Local and State Police, and Bomb
Squad. Area businesses closed down for 1 ½ hours.
|
| 12 Jun 2006 |
Haz-Mat |
Suspicious package. Controlled
substance with Fire and Law Enforcement Authorities response.
Cody Lane closed for over one hour.
|
| 12 Jun 2006 |
Power Failure |
Power Outage - Ham Hill road area
with wires and pole down caused by low wires caught by large
delivery truck. Ham Hill Road closed and power outage of 3
½ hours duration.
|
| 1
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Sever
Thunderstorm Warning
- EOC opened, NWS SKYWARN
monitored.
|
| 1
Jun 2006 |
Weather |
Flash Flood Warning
- EOC opened. Emergency personnel on standby status.
|
| 26
May 2006 |
|
Vehicle
Accident - Single car
accident closing Sheep Pasture Road for two hours
with State Police reconstruction team response. |
| 22
May 2006 |
Power Failure |
Highway
Closure - US 202 /College
Highway closed from 1710 Saturday until 0600 for power
restoration. |
| 21
May 2006 |
Weather |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning-
Tree and power lines down across College Hwy US 202
closing highway. Boat with two occupants overturned at Congamond
South Pond.
|
| 15
May 2006 |
|
Roof Leak - Town Offices roof leak
causing water damage due to heavy rains.
|
| 13
May 2006 |
|
State of Emergency - Governor
Declaration of State of Emergency for Massachusetts due to
extensive flooding
|
| 12
May 2006 |
Weather |
Flood Warning - Issued by NWS for
heavy steady rain from feeder bands from the Gulf. Measured rain
fall of 2.6 inches.
|
| 4
May 2006 |
Terrorism Warning |
Issued by Homeland Security for
terrorism for Mass Transportation
|
| 1 May 2006 |
Weather |
Red Flag
Warning - Warning issued by
NWS / MA DCR for no outside burning due to wind and dry
conditions.
|
| 28
Apr 2006 |
|
Brush Fire - Babb Road area with
response by Southwick Fire assisted by Suffield Fire and State
Police Helicopter.
|
| 19
Apr 2006 |
Weather |
Red Flag
Warning - Warning issued by NWS / MA DCR for no outside burning
due to wind and dry conditions. |
| 2
Apr 2006 |
Weather |
Red Flag
Warning - Warning issued by
NWS / MA DCR for no outside burning due to wind and dry
conditions.
|
| 31
Mar 2006 |
Weather |
Red Flag Warning - Warning issued by
NWS / MA DCR for no outside burning due to wind and dryness.
|
| 30
Mar 2006 |
|
Brush / forest Fire Forest-brush
fire on Sodom Mountain. Southwick, Granville, Tolland, East
Hartland, Granby Ct., State Police, State DCR fire responded.
Southwick EOC opened.
|
| 21
Mar 2006 |
|
Structure Fire -
Barn structure fire on College Highway closing U.S. 202 /
MA 10 with Suffield and Granville Fire Departments assisting
with mutual aid.
|
| 20
Mar 2006 |
Weather |
Red
Flag Warning - Warning issued by NWS and MA DCR for no outside
burning due to wind and dry conditions |
| 13
Mar 2006 |
Power Failure |
Power
Failure Power outage caused by tree on primary feed closing
South Longyard Rd. for three and a half hours. |
| 6
Mar 2006 |
|
Library
Closure – HazMat –
Tier II HazMat response to the Library for unknown fumes.
Response by Mass.HazMat six member team, Police, EMS,
EMA.for three and one half hours. |
| 4
Mar 2006 |
|
Vehicle
Accident - Two car accident on College Highway near Industrial
Rd. closing U.S. 202 MA 10 for 45 minutes. |
| 20
Feb 2006 |
|
Vehicle Accident
- Two vehicle motor vehicle accident north of MA 168
requiring mutual aid response from Agawam and Westfield EMS.
College Highway closed for
two hours.
|
| 17
Feb 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS High Wind Warning - EOC opened
with a high wind gust of 42 MPH. Power outage of 55 minutes to
north and northwest section of town. Downed trees closed lanes
of Granville, Coes Hill, South Longyard, Vining / Mort Vining
Hill and Bugbee Roads.
|
| 12
Feb 2006 |
Weather |
NWS Heavy Snow Warning - Received
over 6 inches of snow with 27 MPH maximum wind.
|
| 11
Feb 2006 |
|
Vehicle Accident
- One vehicle rollover accident on Feeding Hills Rd. with
downed utility pole / power outage and road closure – detour
of Rt. 57 for nine hours.
|
| 8
Feb 2006 |
|
Vehicle Accident - One vehicle
accident closing Sheep Pasture Rd. for 2 hours.
|
| 4
Feb 2006 |
Power Failure |
Transformer explosion causing outage
in Fred Jackson Rd. area for 2 hours.
|
| 23
Jan 2006 |
Weather |
NWS Winter Storm Warning
- Received over 6 inches of snow.
|
| 22
Jan 2006 |
|
MA Rt. 57 Closure - Multi –vehicle
Accident in Granville west of Southwick Granville line closing
Granville Rd west of Loomis St. intersection for 6 hours.
|
| 21
Jan 2006 |
Power Failure |
Wind caused tree branch on power
lines causing 2 hour outage in Logie Lane area.
|
| 18
Jan 2006 |
Weather |
NWS High Wind Warning
- EOC opened and 40 MPH wind recorded causing trees down
and also minor flooding of College Highway, Klause Anderson and
N. Longyard Roads.
|
| 15
Jan 2006 |
Power Failure |
Storm
related failure in Fernwood, George Loomis areas of
approximately 2 hours |
| 11
Jan 2006 |
|
Vehicle
Accident - One vehicle accident into utility pole closing North
Longyard Road and power outage for over two hours. |
| 10
Jan 2006 |
|
Dwelling Fire
- Point Grove Rd. closed over two hours with Building
Inspector and DPW response.
|
| 6
Jan 2006 |
|
Dwelling Fire - North Longyard Rd.
requiring mutual Aid from Westfield, Agawam and Suffield. Rt. 57
closed and detoured for two and half hours. WMECO, Building
Inspector and DPW responded.
|
| 3
Jan 2006 |
Weather, Power Failure |
NWS
Winter Storm Warning - EOC Activated. Power failure for 1880
customers for 2 hours and again for 30 |
| 2
Jan 2006 |
Weather |
NWS Winter
Storm Warning - Measurement of 14 inches of snow. |
