Burn Conference Focuses on Recovery, Support

Burn Conference Focuses on Recovery, Support

by Amanda Cuda Photos: Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media BRIDGEPORT — When is a water slide not just a water slide? When it’s being used by children who have survived severe burns. For those kids, the simple act of wearing swim trunks without a shirt or...

Firefighter Rides To Help Children’s Burn Victims

WATERBURY, CT – Waterbury firefighter Bill D’Occhio has been training for weeks. “The gym five days a week; a lot of spinning,” he said. He’s also been schlepping to Bethlehem where farmer and Bethlehem V.F.D. chief Jon O’Neill has allowed him to ride his off-road...