Norwood Light customers suffered some power outages as Mother Nature  unleashed a monstrous rain storm on Sunday, June 29. The extraordinary high winds, hail, and nearly six inches of rain resulted in down power lines, massive street saturation, home and business flooding, including Norwood Hospital which eventually had to be completely evacuated.

Norwood Fire Department’s Accounting of Storm:

During yesterday’s storm Norwood Firefighters responded to over 50 incidents in less than 6 hours. Additional firefighters and dispatchers came in from off duty and staffed every vehicle in the building so that no call went unanswered.

In addition to investigations, fires and car accidents, firefighters assisted with the evacuation of Norwood Hospital. The extrication of critically ill patients from all floors of the hospital without elevator use and the safe transport to area hospitals would not have been possible without the work of all Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM) and private ambulance companies, Norfolk County Control, Massachusetts Department of Fire Services technical rescue team, Norwood Police Department officers and countless other agencies that worked, and continue to work in difficult conditions.

We would also like to remind everyone the Norwood Hospital, including the Emergency Department, is closed. Call 911 for any medical emergency and seek routine care at other facilities.

Thank you to everyone who responded!

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM)International Association of Fire Fighters Westwood Fire Walpole Firefighters IAFF Local 2464 Canton MA Fire Department Foxborough Fire Department Sharon Fire-Rescue Wrentham Fire Department Friends Of Stoughton Fire Hanson Fire-Rescue Somerville Firefighters Local 76 Brewster Ambulance Service Cataldo Ambulance Service Norwood, Massachusetts Needham Firefighters - Local 1706 Norfolk County Technical Rescue Team Randolph Fire Randolph Firefighters Local 1268 Whitman Firefighters Local 1769 Special Signal Fire Association / Providence Canteen Kingston Fire & Emergency Management Rockland Firefighters Dedham Firefighters IAFF Local #1735 Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center and all other agencies that responded. Please tag any we missed.