Oxford WindDriven Fire

At approximately 1944 on February 3, 2023, the Oxford (CT) Fire Department was dispatched to Jensen Farm Road fora house fire. First companies in, found a raging wind-driven fire in a large two-story private dwelling. Members would deal with temps in the single digits (six-degrees F and much lowerwith wind chill), causing frozen hydrants and massive watersupply issues, as well as heavy wind that just compounded the night’s difficulties. The fire would escalate to a second alarm, which brought multiple mutual aid departments to the scene as well as forstation coverage. Luckily, the family of fourthat resided at this structure was not at home at the time of the fire. - Fire News photo by FireGroundImages.com