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DEATH NOTICESWest Newbury, MA Lieutenant Lisa Duxbury, 50, passed away on March 15th after an extended illness. She also served with the Newbury Fire Department, Salem Police Dispatch, Federal Law Enforcement and Atlantic Ambulance Service. Lifelong Presque Isle, ME Firefighter Robert D. Jackson, 78, passed away on March 17th. CLICK FOR OBITUARY Retired Manchester, NH Captain James Michael McGrevey, 95, passed away on March 14th. CLICK FOR ARTICLE The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Olive Hill, KY Route 504 Volunteer Captain Roy Franklin Whitt, 72. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
MASSACHUSETTS Nantucket Fire Department has placed an order with New England Fire Equipment for a 2025 Spartan MetroStar/Smeal 2250/1000 pumper. Plymouth Fire Department has placed an order with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles for an E-One custom pumper.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Clinton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Spartan Gladiator/4 Guys 1000/2500 for Tanker 962. Milford Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 E-One Typhoon 1500/750 for Engine 7. MAINE Lisbon Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Chevy 3500/Road Rescue 4X4 ambulance for Medic 8. Rumford Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Dodge Ram 5500 4X4 light rescue for Rescue 1. MASSACHUSETTS Charlton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan FC-94/4 Guys 1000/2500 for Tanker 2. Leominster has taken delivery of a 2023 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/675 for Engine 3. NEW HAMPSHIRE Goffstown Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Pierce Enforcer 1500/1000 for Engine 2. Greenville Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2022 HME Ahrens Fox 1500/1200 for Engine 2. RHODE ISLAND Bristol Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Freightliner M2/PL Custom ambulance for Rescue 4. Lincoln Rescue has taken delivery of a 2023 Dodge Ram 5500/PL Custom 4x4 ambulance for Rescue 2. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
CONNECTICUT New Canaan Firefighter Harry Russell Sworn In at Town Hall Ceremony. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Southington Fire Department Acquires New Life-Saving Tools. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE South Portland's Thornton Heights Engine Company 6 celebrates a century of service. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Foxborough Fire Department Becomes First Accredited Department In The State. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Northborough's Maxim fire engine celebrates 100th birthday. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Lincoln Squad 2's 2005 Pierce heavy rescue has returned to service after being refurbished. VERMONT Waitsfield-Fayston Fire Department receives turnout gear laundry grant. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Over thirty people displaced following fire at East Windsor hotel. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Person found inside Cromwell home during fire taken to hospital. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two families displaced after Hartford house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 taken to hospital after New Britain house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Southbury Crews Respond 3 Times in 30 Minutes For Appliance Fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Trumbull man alerts sleeping homeowners to fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 29 people rescued after high school rowing team capsizes in Westport. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE House fire in Bangor leaves one man hospitalized with life threatening injuries. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Bangor School Closes After Electrical Fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Large fire burns popular event venue in Gray. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Small plane flips over at Portland International Jetport. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys home and sheds in Troy. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Man hospitalized after tractor-trailer rollover at Boston Logan Airport. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire causes major damage to multi-family home in Boston. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 9 people displaced after fire in Boston; 1 firefighter injured. CLICK FOR ARTICE Fire at Boston VA Medical Center damages MRI equipment. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire breaks out in basement of Boston church, creates heavy smoke. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 man killed, 2nd injured in Carver fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters able to keep van fire from spreading in Dennis. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Residents escape fire at Dracut apartment building thanks to quick actions of firefighters. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two people in the hospital after collision in Deerfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE One dead, one injured after house fire in Lowell. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Norwood crane collapse prompts large emergency response. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 displaced after lawn mower fire damages home in Randolph. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 5 people displaced following house fire in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Car fire snarls traffic along I-291 in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Atkinson home demolished after firefighters called twice on report of flames. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Burning Barrels Cause Smoke Condition In Concord. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Concord Fire, Police Sent To Fire At Former State Police Radio Tower Site. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire at Manchester auto body shop causes $100K in damage. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Brush fire in Charlestown burns about 10 acres. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crash that hit house in Cranston causes gas leak. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Investigation into Cranston house fire shows evidence of arson, suicide. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire damages Little Compton home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 20+ displaced by Providence fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Derby Line Firefighters Respond to Attic Fire Just in Time. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTMAINE South Portland Fire Department hiring announcement. VERMONT State program allows high-schoolers to pick up paramedic certification. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESRetired Westbrook, ME Fire Inspector Robert Allen Young, 92, passed away on March 5th. CLICK FOR OBITUARY The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Fritch, TX Chief Zeb Smith, age 40. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
MASSACHUSETTS Fall River Fire Department has placed an order with New England Fire Equipment for a Spartan/Smeal pumper and a Spartan/Smeal 105' TDA. Quincy has approved funds to purchase an additional 2 engines and 1 ladder to the 1 engine and 1 ladder currently on order. NEW HAMPSHIRE Newington Fire Department has placed an order with Allegiance Fire/Rescue for a Road Rescue ambulance built on a Chevy 5500 chassis.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)MAINE Scarborough Fire Department has placed into service a 2023 Ford F-150 XL as Car 7, the shift commander's vehicle. MASSACHUSETTS Andover Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 International MV/Horton ambulance for Ambulance 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE Plaistow Fire Department has placed into service a 2022 Chevy 5500HD/Road Rescue Ultramedic ambulance as Ambulance 1. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MASSACHUSETTS Mass Fire Academy graduates 57. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester Fire has reassigned Truck 3's 2020 E-One to Truck 6. Truck 6's 2019 E-One/Bronto has been reassigned to Truck 3 and will run from Station 9.
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT 5 people, 4 dogs displaced after house fire in Enfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire Displaces 24 Residents In Stamford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys vacant school in Waterbury. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Large fire heavily damages Watertown building with businesses, storage units. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 5 people displaced after West Hartford house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Crews respond to vacant commercial building fire in Millinocket. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Owls Head barn burns to the ground. CLICK FOR ARTICLE First responders grieve with town after Rumford crash kills 8-year-old boy. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys South Berwick school building. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Automatic sprinkler saves student services building at South Portland community college. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Athol home significantly damaged by fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE No injuries reported after first floor of Carver home collapses during house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man rescued from Connecticut River in Holyoke. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Explosion at Hudson auto body shop under investigation. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters pull driver from serious car crash on Lowell lawn. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Heavy flames tear through $1.5 million home in Lynnfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Marlborough firefighters battle apartment fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 7 displaced after New Bedford fire at multi-family home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire breaks out in vacant house in Orleans. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 Crashes Keep Concord First Responders Busy. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND 3 injured in fire at Coventry apartment building. CLICK FOR ARTICLE. CLICK FOR FOLLOW UP ARTICLE Fire engine crashes through West Warwick station. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Solar panels cause secondary house fire in Warwick. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT I-89 northbound closed following Bethel crash involving trooper. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two seriously injured in tractor trailer crash in Johnson. CLICK FOR ARTICLE No injuries in South Burlington house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Car fire forces evacuations at South Burlington apartment complex. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTCONNECTICUT Retired Milford Fire Battalion Chief Springs Into Action To Save Life. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS First responders climb nearly 800 stairs to top of Boston high-rise to raise money. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company prepares for 100th anniversary in Warwick. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESRetired North Reading, MA Fire Chief Nelson C. Harris, 91, passed away on February 20th. Retired Gloucester, MA Firefighter Fred Nasser passed away on March 1st. The US Fire Administration has announced the following Line of Duty Death: Kill Devil Hills, NC Assistant Chief Tommy Lee, age 82. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge Fire Department has placed an order with Allegiance Fire/Rescue for a Pierce Enforcer 100' RM ladder truck. Winthrop Fire Department has placed an order with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles for an E-One custom pumper. VERMONT Charlotte Fire Department has placed an order for a Braun ambulance built on a Ford F-550 chassis.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Canton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Spartan/Marion walk-in rescue for Rescue 5. MASSACHUSETTS Hingham Fire Department has placed into service a 2024 Chevy Silverado 4-door with cap as Car 3, the shift commander's vehicle. Hopkinton Fire Department has taken delivery of two (2) 2024 Pierce Enforcer 1500/750/20F pumpers for Engine 1 and Engine 2. They also have placed into service a 2023 Ford F-350 4X4 as Squad 1, the shift commander's vehicle. Medford Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Chevy Silverado pickup with cap for the shift deputy's vehicle, Car 2. NEW HAMPSHIRE Ossipee Corner Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan MetroStar/Alexis 1500/1250/30F for Engine 1. RHODE ISLAND Smithfield Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 E-One Typhoon 2000/300 100’ RM tower for Tower-Ladder 1. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MAINE Skowhegan Fire Department moves into new Public Safety Center. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Gardner Fire Station loses part of roof during wind gusts. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Merrimac Fire Chief named to lead state fire prevention board. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Bethlehem's fire and EMS training facility receives state funding for upgrades. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Exeter Fire Chief Eric Wilking set to retire after 40+ years of service. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Driver dead after car crashes into tree, catches fire in Avon. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Roof collapses in on garage after fire in Chaplin. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Oil truck catches on fire inside garage of East Haven home heating company. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Home uninhabitable after fire in Manchester, CLICK FOR ARTICLE 12 units displaced after 2nd-alarm fire at condominium complex in Middletown. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 60 CCSU students forced out of rooms by dorm fire in New Britain. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 firefighters injured battling blaze in New Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Dog dead after fire at Watertown home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire in West Hartford apartment forces residents from homes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 people hospitalized after being pulled from fire in West Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Carmel home deemed a total loss in fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews respond to fire in Carmel. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys Madison home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys New Gloucester home. CLICK FOR ARTICE From e-bike fire in a hotel to elevator rescue and a gas leak, Portland firefighters have busy day. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 hospitalized after camper catches fire in West Gardiner. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Belchertown crews respond to structure fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Boston school evacuated, 19 treated after boiler malfunction. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Boston firefighters battle two multi-alarm house fires. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire tears through garage in Bourne. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Five residents displaced after blaze in Canton two-family home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters rescued after mayday call as intense blaze engulfs triple-decker homes in Chelsea. CLICK FOR ARTICLE One dead after fire at three-family home in Chicopee. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Garage, vehicles destroyed in fire at Easton business. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Marblehead 2-Alarm Fire Damages Home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 injured in New Bedford fire; 11 displaced. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Roof collapses as raging fire tears through historic Northbridge manor. CLICK FOR ARTICLE No injuries reported, 4 displaced in smoky Stoneham house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Ice Rescue Request Sends Concord Firefighters To Goodwin Point . CLICK FOR ARTICLE Maine firefighters help battle fire that destroys ranger station, campground office in Milton. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 6-unit residential building destroyed in Thornton fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND East Greenwich restaurant ‘closed indefinitely' after fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Providence fire crews respond to blaze. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Eight people displaced by structure fire in Providence. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter injured while battling Providence fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Fire destroys Bakersfield home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Structure fire in Brattleboro leaves residents displaced. CLICK FOR ARTICLE No injuries in Burlington apartment building fire that displaced residents. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man dies in rollover crash in Rupert. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Waterbury structure fire considered 'accidental' according to police. CLICK FOR ARTICE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTMAINE ‘A true hero': Maine marks 5 years since Berwick fire captain Joel Barnes died in the line of duty. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESLunenburg, VT Fire Chief Robert J. Shaw Jr. passed away on February 18th at the age of 58. CLICK FOR OBITUARY The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Philadelphia, PA Battalion Chief John Garrow, ag3 60. The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Youngsville, NC Safety Officer Louis Dunston, age 79. The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Burnsville, MN Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, age 40. The US Fire Administration is reporting the following Line of Duty Death: Sterling, VA Firefighter Trevor Brown, age 45. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge Fire Department has placed an order with Allegiance Fire/Rescue for a Pierce Enforcer 1500/500 pumper. VERMONT Milton Rescue has placed an order for a Braun Chief XL Type 1 ambulance built on a Ford F-550 4X4 chassis. Springfield Fire Department has placed an order with Desorcie Emergency Products for a Ford Transit/Osage ambulance.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Beacon Hose Co #1 has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-450/AEV ambulance for BH-7. Mashantucket Pequot Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 HME/US Fire Apparatus 2000/750 for Engine 2. Newtown Hook and Ladder has placed into service a 2023 Ford F-350/Swab utility as Squad 1. MAINE Acton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Mack/Rosenbauer 1500/3000 for Tanker 3. Windsor Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Freightliner M2-112/E-One 1000/3000 tanker for Tanker 3. MASSACHUSETTS Fall River EMS has taken delivery of a 2022 Ford F-550/Wheeled Coach 4x4 ambulance for Medic 2. Sandwich Fire Department recently acquired a 2012 Chevrolet G4500/Horton ambulance and designated it Ambulance 6. The unit previously served with Nantucket Fire and will be a spare ambulance shared with Joint Base Cape Cod. NEW HAMPSHIRE Candia Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2022 Ford F-550/Braun ambulance for Ambulance 2. Center Conway Fire Department has purchased a 2012 Chevy G4500/PL Custom ambulance for Ambulance 1. It previously served in Fryeburg, Maine. RHODE ISLAND Central Falls Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 E-One Typhoon 1500/750/30F for Engine 2. Hope Valley Ambulance has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford E-450/Road Rescue ambulance for Ambulance 311. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
CONNECTICUT Connecticut Fire Academy celebrates 30 years. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Greenville Fire Department receives grant for air packs. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Andover has named Kyle Murphy as the new fire chief. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Londonderry Fire Department Holds Promotion Ceremony. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Cockloft fire under investigation in Bridgeport. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Woman, dog die in Bristol house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 9 adults, 9 kids displaced by Hartford apartment fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 dead after house fire in New Britain. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2-Alarm Fire Extinguished In West Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 7 displaced after fire in New Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews battled house fire in North Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Barn goes up in flames in Farmington. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys home in Holden. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters respond to South Thomaston kitchen fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Firefighters respond to blazing house in Chicopee. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 5 hospitalized after Foxborough ambulance crash, including EMTs, patient and child. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters battle large fire in Medford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 11-year-old girl killed, 3 injured in Middleborough house fire, officials say. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Officials investigating 2 separate fires at Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth County. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Woman and dog rescued from ice in Northborough. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire spreads from tractor-trailer to house in Quincy neighborhood. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord dentist office basement fire quickly extinguished. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Another Concord Homeless Camp Fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Single-engine plane crashes at Moultonborough Airport, no injuries are reported. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Rescue crews called to fire at commercial building in East Providence. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Woman jumps from burning house in Lincoln. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Rapid brush fire threatens Bennington solar farm, nearby factory evacuated. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys Chelsea home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTMAINE Aroostook County commissioners approve nine dispatch contracts. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
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APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
MASSACHUSETTS Onset Fire Department has placed an order with Specialty Vehicles for a Rosenbauer Commander 1500/750/40A pumper. NEW HAMPSHIRE Hopkinton Fire Department has on order a new tanker that will replace both Tanker 1 and Tanker 2. No manufacturer or spec info at this time. Windham Fire Department has placed an order with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles for a Horton ambulance built on a Ford F-550 chassis.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)MAINE Kittery Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 KME Severe Service heavy rescue for Rescue 3. West Gardiner Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Freightliner/E-One 1250/2000 with 2-door cab for Engine 1. MASSACHUSETTS Stoneham Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Seagrave Marauder 1500/750 for Engine 4. Wareham Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 Rosenbauer Commander 1500/750/30A for Engine 5. NEW HAMPSHIRE Hopkinton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 brush truck for Forestry 2. Jefferson Fire Department has taken delivery of a light rescue/mini pumper for Engine 3. The light rescue body with rear mount pump was built by NY Plow and Truck Body in Latham, NY and mounted to a 2023 Dodge Ram 5500 chassis with 2 door cab. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MASSACHUSETTS Mattapoisett fire station now has 19th century hose cart on display. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND East Greenwich Fire Department receives grants for equipment upgrades. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Person taken to hospital after structure fire in Killingly. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Manchester house fire sparks power outage, affects 500 homes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Person hospitalized after being rescued from fire in New Britain. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Ice Slams Through Vehicle In Southington. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 Injured, Building Evacuated In Kitchen Fire At Westport Apartment. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Residents survive gas grill explosion at Gorham home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Lisbon firefighters battle pair of blazes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire crews quickly contain small fire at potato house in Presque Isle. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Rumford home destroyed by flames. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two people hospitalized after escaping fire in Skowhegan. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Family displaced after fire in Winn. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS One Injured in Adams House Fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 rescued from burning home, firefighter and resident hospitalized after intense Boston blaze. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Buses replace some MBTA service after flames spotted under train in Cambridge. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire breaks out in Canton home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Granby crews respond to fully involved barn fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters pull woman to safety during ‘extreme fire conditions' at Lowell home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two injured after fire in Ludlow involving medical oxygen. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 person dead, 3 others hospitalized after fire tears through large Sudbury home, chief says. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Turners Falls fire damages multi-family home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Driver killed when pickup truck crushed under tractor-trailer on highway in Westford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Four cars catch fire in parking lot of high school in Dover. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Barn And House Fire In Dunbarton Goes To 4 Alarms. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter collapses while battling fire at Kingston farmhouse. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 dead after fire breaks out at Litchfield home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys Manchester home; 1 cat rescued and revived, 1 cat perishes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Firefighters battle blaze at North Providence home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 13 people, three families displaced after Pawtucket fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Child hospitalized following Lake Memphremagog ice rescue. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Nearly a dozen crews called to house fire in Putney. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Strafford resident dead following house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTMAINE Business donates $150,000 to Lewiston Fire Department to buy bulletproof vests. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Greater Gardner fire departments receive state funding for new safety equipment. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT State bill would give volunteer firefighters and EMTs protections to miss day jobs. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESFormer Boothbay Harbor, ME Firefighter Harry L. Pinkham, 96, passed away on February 8th. CLICK FOR OBITUARY Retired Nashua, NH Fire Commissioner Paul Andre Garant, 75, passed away on February 6th. CLICK FOR ARTICLE The US Fire Administration has announced the following Line of Duty Death: Selma, CA Firefighter-Paramedic Chris Nelson, age 55. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
CONNECTICUT Colchester Fire Department has canceled its order with Marion for a tanker and ordered a Freightliner/Pierce 3000 gallon stock tanker. Delivery is expected in May/June of this year. Long Hill Fire in Trumbull has placed an order with Hudson Valley Fire Equip for a Seagrave Marauder 1500/750 pumper. MAINE Rockport Fire Department has placed an order with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles for a Horton ambulance built on a Ford F-550 chassis. NEW HAMPSHIRE Wolfeboro Fire Department currently has in production a 2023 Seagrave Marauder 1500/750. This was the pumper canceled by Lowell, Mass. Delivery is expected in later winter or early spring. VERMONT Milton Fire Department has placed an order with Desorcie Fire Equip for an E-One rescue-pumper.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT New London Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2024 E-One Typhoon 1500/750 for Engine 3. North Stonington Fire Department has purchased Colchester's former Ladder 128, a 1996 Simon-Duplex/LTI 1500/500/75' RMA. MAINE Woodstock Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Freightliner/Midwest 4X4 1250/1250/20F for Engine 1. MASSACHUSETTS Hopedale Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Horton 4x4 ambulance for Ambulance 1. Lowell Fire Department has purchased a 1999 E-One 110' RMA ladder truck for use as a spare. It previously served in Marlbourough, MA. Randolph Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Dodge Ram 5500/BRAT 4x4 250/300/20F for Squad 2. NEW HAMPSHIRE Antrim Fire Department has placed into service a 2009 Pierce Velocity PUC 1500/1000 as Engine 2. It previously served in Casco, Maine. RHODE ISLAND Johnston Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan/Smeal 105' RMA for Ladder 1. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MAINE Mount Desert to buy new water rescue boat. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Brewster Fire Department participates in high school intern program. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Dennis Fire Department awarded $19,000 Grant for Ballistic Protection For Active Shooter Response Teams. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fall River Fire Department Administrative Assistant Richard Levesque retires after 30 years of service. CLICK FOR ARTICLE North Adams Swears in New Firefighters. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Northbridge Fire Department is set to occupy their new Headquarters station located at 1681 Providence Street. This will combine the companies from both the previous headquarters and Station 2 in to 1 building.
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT 1 dead after house fire in Bloomfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys home in Chaplin. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Danbury Firefighters Brave Intense Blaze. CLICK FOR ARTICE Firefighter injured, several people displaced after New London fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Woman, dog found dead when crews extinguish Plainfield house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Apartment fire in Rocky Hill displaces twelve. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Multi-family home in Vernon likely uninhabitable after fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Road closures lifted after fire in Auburn. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Baldwin home a total loss after fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two hospitalized in serious Eustis collision, road conditions suspected to play a role. CLICK FOR ARTICLE State fire marshal's office investigating Gray house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Car fire brings emergency crews to sharp Lincolnville curve. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Sheriff's deputy shot before fire set at home in Minot. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Smoke alarm saves lives of family as fire tears through Ashburnham home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter injured after battling blaze in Boston. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Canton restaurant evacuated as crews battle fire inside. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 3 large snowplow trucks destroyed in fire at Hudson's DPW fleet garage. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Ambulance narrowly avoids crash with car that rolled across I-95 in Peabody. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Five without a home after apartment building fire in Randolph. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Five people, three pets without a home after fire in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire Hits Wakefield Home; 1 Firefighter Transported. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Whitman firefighters help rescue 1,000-pound elderly horse unable to get up. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Woman found dead after fire in Yarmouth. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord Basement, House Fire Goes To 2 Alarms. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters battle 3-alarm fire at Hopkinton home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Pittsburg Snowmobile Crash Causes Injury. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Fire crews respond to Coventry house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Three families impacted by Cranston house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Cumberland house damaged by fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE East Providence crews respond to duplex fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Dog perishes in Little Compton fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE North Providence temple fire being investigated as arson. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Residents evacuated after Warwick apartment fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT SUV bursts into flames at Brandon gas station. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two injured in Fairfax crash. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two injured in fog-related crash on I-91 near Thetford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTCONNECTICUT Grant helps Connecticut fire departments safely remove foam containing toxic chemicals. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Killington library celebrates history of Sherburne Volunteer Fire Department. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESAvon, CT retired captain and former department president Maurice "Dutch" Dutcher has passed away. CLICK FOR ARTICLE The US Fire Administration has made the following Line of Duty Death Notification: Lawrence Mill (Fayette, AL) Volunteer Captain William "Tony" Anthony Baumgartner, age 70. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
CONNECTICUT Cromwell Fire Department has placed an order with New England Fire Equipment for a PL Custom ambulance built on a Ford F-550 4X4 chassis. MASSACHUSETTS Boston has placed an order with Greenwood Emergency Vehicles for 9 E-One Typhoon pumpers. As with the previous order, E-One will construct 3 pumps per year for a 3 year period. VERMONT Barre Town Fire Department has placed an order with New England Fire Equipment for a Spartan MetroStar/Alexis 1500/600 pumper.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Winsted Fire Department in Winchester has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan MetroStar/Smeal 1500/1000 for Engine 14. MAINE Westbrook Fire-Rescue has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Horton 4X4 ambulance. MASSACHUSETTS Acushnet Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Kenworth TK480/Fouts Bros 1000/3000 for Tanker 1. Bolton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Fouts F.O.U.R. 4x4 1500/300/15F for Engine 74. Sharon Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Life Line 4x4 ambulance for Ambulance 1. RHODE ISLAND East Greenwich Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Life Line 4x4 ambulance for Rescue 1. VERMONT Hardwick Rescue recently took delivery of a 2023 Ford F-450/Demers 4X4 ambulance for Ambulance 2. Poultney Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Alexis 4X4 1500/300 for Engine 551. Richmond Rescue recently took delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Braun 4X4 ambulance for Ambulance 1. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MASSACHUSETTS Reading Fire Department has promoted Captain Rick Nelson to Assistant Fire Chief.
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Vacant building's roof collapses in Ansonia fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews battle fire at fuel tank farm in East Haven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter taken to the hospital after battling blaze in Meriden. CLICK FOR ARTICLE One injured in Milford fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter hurt in Norwich house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 4 adults, 1 child displaced in Stratford structure fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Fire damages greenhouse at Bangor nursery. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Lincoln firefighters save two from burning home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Orono home damaged by fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Conveyor belt catches fire at mill in Skowhegan. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Building destroyed by fire in Waterville. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Surveillance video shows Boston gas pump burst into flames during crash. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 4 people escape fire that destroyed East Bridgewater home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire crews respond to boat fire in Fairhaven. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Amazon delivery van crashes into building at Georgetown apartment complex. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Multiple crews put out grass fire in Gill. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews respond to heavily involved garage fire in Greenfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Investigation underway after worker killed in foundation collapse in Hanson. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Car drives off Lynn pier, plunges into ocean. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Heat Gun Sets Off Fiery ‘Explosion' at New Bedford Mill. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Neighbors credited with helping fight house fire in New Bedford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire crews in South Deerfield respond to chimney fire; mutual aid called in to assist. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Clarksville snowmobile crash injures two men. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Porsche Driver Crashes Into Pole In Concord; Car Nearly Cut In Half. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man and his dog escape vehicle fire in Epping. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man dead after firefighters find fire in Littleton home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Johnston garage engulfed in flames. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Joint rescue operation saves Narragansett fishing vessel. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters rescue cat from Tiverton fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Multiple crews battle fire at apartment building in Barre City. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Burlington Fire Department puts out small house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Highgate family escapes fire, no injuries reported. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Four displaced after fire at Jericho duplex; firefighter suffers hand injury. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Home burns to the ground in Middlesex. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTMASSACHUSETTS 100 years of infamous Bourne fires: Great Sagamore Marsh to Grover Cleveland's summer White House. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Over 300 fire departments in Massachusetts awarded funds for safety equipment. CLICK FOR ARTICLE U.S. COAST GUARD The U.S. Coast Guard has decommissioned the 210' medium endurance cutter USCGC Steadfast WMEC-623 after 56 years of service. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESRetired Lynnfield, MA Lieutenant and Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin T. Kiley passed away at the age of 62. Retired Brookline, MA Deputy Chief Ronald J. Pucci passed away at the age of 77. CLICK FOR ARTICLE The US Fire Administration has made the following Line of Duty Death Notification: Plainfield, NJ Firefighter Marques Hudson, age 32. The US Fire Administration has made the following Line of Duty Death Notification: Cumberland Head (Platssburgh, NY) Volunteer Firefighter Robert "Rory" Boire, age 64. The US Fire Administration has made the following Line of Duty Death Notification: Vonore, TN Firefighter/EMT Robert "Bobby" Douglas Lewis, Jr, age 40. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
CONNECTICUT Ansonia Fire Department has placed an order with Firematic for a Pierce Enforcer walk around heavy rescue. MASSACHUSETTS Norwood Fire's new E-One pumper has been completed at the factory and will be delivered to the department after outfitting at the local dealer. Stoneham Fire's new Seagrave pumper for Engine 4 has been completed at the factory and will be delivered shortly after lettering and outfitting at the local dealer. NEW HAMPSHIRE Lebanon Fire Department has placed an order with Descorcie for an E-One Typhoon stainless steel pumper.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Bolton Fire is set to take delivery of a 2023 Pierce Velocity 1500/1000 for Engine-Tank 134. Colchester Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Pierce Enforcer 2000/750/30F for Engine 228. Hartford Fire Department has taken delivery of (2) two 2023 E-One Typhoon 1250/560/30F pumpers for Engine 1 and Engine 7. MASSACHUSETTS Malden Fire has placed into service a 2024 Chevy Tahoe as Car 2, the shift deputy's vehicle. Tewksbury Fire has taken delivery of a 2023 Pierce Enforcer 1500/100/20F stock pumper for Engine 1. Wellesley Fire Department has placed into service a 2024 Ford F-350/Stahl utility as the Emergency Response Unit. NEW HAMPSHIRE Gilmanton Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan Gladiator/Alexis 1500/2000 for Engine 3. Newington Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 KME Panther PRO 1500/1000 for Engine 4. It replaces Engine 5's 1996 Seagrave. Wakefield Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 International MV607/HME Ahrens Fox walk around rescue for Rescue 1. Warner Fire Department is set to take delivery of a 2023 Ford/Vengeant light rescue for Rescue 1. RHODE ISLAND Warwick Fire Department has purchased Cranston Engine 6's former 2008 HME/Ahrens Fox 1500/800. It will replace Engine 11's 1994 Pierce which has been permanently removed from service. VERMONT Westminster Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Dodge Ram 5500/Dingee light rescue for Rescue 1. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
CONNECTICUT Easton EMS to receive $396,000 to renovate their facility. CLICK FOR ARTICE MAINE Waterville Fire Department to launch community paramedicine program. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Holyoke's 1935 Engine 9 getting overhaul with community preservation dollars. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Goffstown has changed some designations. Engine 2's 2011 Pierce is now Tanker 1. Station 18 is now Station 1, Station 19 is now Station 2, and Station 17 is now Station 3.
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT One person found deceased in Glastonbury house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Underground electrical fire prompts brief evacuation at courthouse in Hartford. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Barn collapses after fire in Litchfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Electrical fire breaks out in Litchfield home; no injuries. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 dead after crashing into New Haven Fire Department SUV head-on. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Church roof collapses in New London. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Byron home engulfed in blaze, all residents accounted for. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Clinton apartment fire under investigation. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Candle causes minor fire in Presque Isle home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire causes damage at Standish camp. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two displaced by house fire in Waterville. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Multiple crews put out fire in Belchertown. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews put out fire on MBTA Blue Line tracks in Boston. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Boston firefighters evacuate hotel after transformer explosion. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 6 people displaced after fire in Boston. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Improper installation of heat tape causes fire in Great Barrington. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Lakeville emergency crews respond to 6 crashes in 40 minutes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Longmeadow house fire may have burned for hours before 911 call. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Closed New Bedford gas station catches fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man dies from injuries after being pulled from house fire in Newton. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Dryer Fire Reported At North Andover Home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Garage in Oxford destroyed after large fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire breaks out at vacant row house apartment in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Plane crashes in Londonderry neighborhood. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Manchester fire crews rescue woman who fell from inside dumpster into trash truck. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter Injured When Truck Hits Him At Scene Of 15-Vehicle Crash in Manchester Area. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man rescued after falling through ice on Connecticut River in Monroe. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Fire breaks out at multi-family home in Warren. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 injured in Woonsocket house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT No injuries after a log truck rolls over in Jamaica. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Police investigating RV fire in St. Albans. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTRHODE ISLAND Emergency communication upgrades totaling $1.7 million get underway in Burrillville. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESRetired Boston EMS EMT Robert Wilson passed away. His death came only 17 days after his last day on the job. The US Fire Administration has announced the following Line of Duty Death: Fairville (Newark, NY) Volunteer Firefighter Daniel S. DeWolf, age 52. The US Fire Administration has announced the following Line of Duty Death: Glendale, SC Firefighter Robert Earl Brown, Sr., age 87. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
CONNECTICUT Watertown Engine 1's 1991 Simon-Duplex/Gowan's Knight has been at Gowan's Knight for a refurb/chassis replacement. The body of the truck has been refurbished and is being remounted to a new Spartan chassis with 4-door cab. The pump is also being replaced as part of the work. MASSACHUSETTS Bellingham Fire Department has placed purchased a Pierce Saber 1500/750 stock pumper from Alegiance Fire/Rescue. Hudson Fire Department has placed an order with Allegiance Fire/Rescue for a Pierce Enforcer 1500/750 pumper. North Andover Fire Department has purchased an International CV/Road Rescue demo ambulance from Allegiance Fire/Rescue. NEW HAMPSHIRE Enfield Fire Department has placed an order with Desorcie for a Freightliner M2-106/E-One 1250/2000 tanker.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Killingworth Fire Department has taken delivery of Rescue 8-9's remounted heavy rescue. Gowans-Knight refurbished the 1994 Saulsbury body and mounted it to a new 2023 Spartan chassis with 4-door cab. MAINE Woodstock Fire Department has purchased a 1997 Simon Duplex/LTI 102’ Tower for Ladder 2. It previously servedin Parsippany, NJ. MASSACHUSETTS New Marlborough Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford E-450/Horton ambulance for Rescue 1. Tewksbury Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Ford F-550/Horton 4x4 ambulance for Ambulance 1. NEW HAMPSHIRE Jackson Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 HME Ahrens Fox 1750/2400/30F for Engine 8. New London Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 E-One Typhoon rescue/pumper for Engine 2. VERMONT Craftsbury Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2009 Spartan Metro Star/ Rescue 1/2023 Hélie refurb walk-around rescue for Rescue 1. Hinesburg Fire Department is in the process of taking delivery of a 2024 Ford F-550/E-One 1250/300 for Engine 3. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
CONNECTICUT Hamden Fire has appointed Shelly L. Carter as Assistant Fire Chief. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Bangor Fire Department gets EMS programs funded. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge Firefighter Kevin Lawson of Ladder 4 retired on January 25th. Easthampton Fire Department Puts Paramedic Engine Into Service. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fall River has selected District Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon to be the next fire chief. The current fire chief, Roger St. Martin, is set to retire on February 10th. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Mass Fire Academy- 31 Firefighters Graduate from State Firefighting Academy. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Salem Fire names Battalion Chief Craig Lemire as the new fire chief. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Crews battle 2-alarm house fire in Danbury. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Officials determine cause of double fatal fire in East Lyme. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighter suffers second-degree burns fighting fire in Hamden. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 pets rescued from Hartford house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters battle New Haven house fire in freezing temperatures. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire destroys home in Southbury. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Stamford Firefighter Injured In 2-Alarm Blaze. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Dover-Foxcroft Fire Department responds to attic fire at restaurant. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Newport fire displaces couple from their home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Portland firefighters battle house fire in freezing conditions. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews rescue dog from fire at Portland home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Officials investigate Readfield house fire that was intentionally set. CLICK FOR ARTICLE South Berwick Family Loses Home to Fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Fire heavily damages 2-story Woodland home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Fire at Framingham apartment building may have been intentionally set. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters rescue resident during Lawrence house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Multiple fire crews sent to Longmeadow house fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Car a total loss after fire in Mattapoisett, driver escapes. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Several fire departments work to put out fire in Monroe. CLICK FOR ARTICLE House fire in Montague displaces 8 people; one firefighter sent to the hospital. CLICK FOR ARTICLE New Bedford apartment fire displaces 15. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 people rescued from Newton house fire seriously injured, chief says. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two hospitalized in raging Rockport house fire, officials say. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Shed fire with large propane tank extinguished in Southampton. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Seven people without a home after fire in Springfield; one firefighter injured. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Manhole fire closes part of road in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews put out fire at Wilbraham home. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Firefighters respond to 2 Worcester house fires in brutal cold. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Dozens evacuated during Worcester gas leak. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Snowmobile fire extinguished near Campton. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Explosion Reported At Homeless Camp Fire Under Concord Bridge. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Pickup Truck Rollover Reported In Concord. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two People Injured In Snowmobile Incidents In Coos County. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews contain fire at apartment building in Sunapee; 30 people displaced. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND Crews battle house fire in Barrington. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 4-alarm fire breaks out in Pawtucket. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Killington house fire leaves family displaced after 11 departments respond to the call. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Community comes together after barn fire in Sheldon forces hundreds of cows into the cold. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTCONNECTICUT State leaders recognize new law protecting firefighters with cancer. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Tolland Remembers Firefighter Who Died In The Line Of Duty. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Boston Fire Department to play in 'Battle of the Badges' hockey game to raise funds for Maine shooting victims. CLICK FOR ARTICLE RHODE ISLAND DEM Announces Brush-Clearing Project to Lessen the Threat of Uncontrolled Wildfire at Arcadia Management Area. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
DEATH NOTICESRetired Newton, MA Firefighter Stephen M. Gallant passed away on January 13, 2024. Former Dunns Corner, RI Assistant Chief Frank W. 'June' Champlin Jr., passed away at the age of 99. CLICK FOR OBITUARY Retired Providence, RI Firefighter Charles E. Blount, 94, passed away on January 10th. CLICK FOR OBITUARY The US Fire Administration has made the following Line of Duty Death Notification: Walla Walla, WA Engineer Ryan Pleasants, 41. |
APPARATUS/VEHICLE FUNDING AND ORDERS
CONNECTICUT Central Village Fire Department in Plainfield is expecting delivery of Tanker 197's new 3000 gallon Pierce tanker by the end of January. The new unit is built on a commercial chassis with 2-door cab. MASSACHUSETTS Hopedale Fire Department has placed an order with Greenwood EV for an E-One custom pumper.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES (New and Used)CONNECTICUT Sharon Fire Department has taken delivery of a 2023 Kenworth/4 Guys 1500/3000 tanker for Engine 4. MAINE Sedgwick Fire Department has placed into service a 1995 Freightliner FL70 walk-in rescue as Rescue 1. It previously served in Old Forge, NY. RHODE ISLAND Providence Fire Department has purchased Warren, RI's 1989 Maxim 1500/500 for use as a spare pumper. Providence has also purchased a used Ferrara pumper for Engine 2 and a used Pierce pumper for Engine 8. No further info on these trucks at this time. |
DEPARTMENT NEWS
MASSACHUSETTS Cambridge Headquarters Companies (Engine 1, Ladder 1, Rescue 1) have temporarily moved to Station 10 at 15 Hovey Ave. Headquarters will be undergoing an extensive rehab and renovation. Merrimac Fire Department welcomes new ladder truck. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Southborough Fire Chief Steve Achilles will be leaving his post with the fire department to take on a new opporunity with Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. NEW HAMPSHIRE Atkinson Fire Department names Bedford Captain Erik Thomas as new Fire Chief. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Brattleboro Fire Department hires new EMS superintendent. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Waterbury EMS to expand to larger facility. CLICK FOR ARTICLE
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FIRE & INCIDENT NEWSCONNECTICUT Fire broke out at manufacturing building in Durham. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Two dead after 3rd alarm fire in East Lyme. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 2 people escape as fire causes heavy damage to home in Wethersfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MAINE Chester home destroyed by fire. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Crews respond to structure fire in Scarborough during height of storm surge. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS Fire erupts at possible homeless encampment in Fall River. CLICK FOR ARTICLE SUV caught in trees, 10 feet above ground after crash in Longmeadow. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Raging blaze tears through home in Milton. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Man charged with arson after fire at MGM Springfield parking garage. CLICK FOR ARTICLE 1 displaced following house fire in Springfield. CLICK FOR ARTICLE NEW HAMPSHIRE Massive fire involving 3 oil tankers burns at fuel company in Epping. CLICK FOR ARTICLE VERMONT Winooski Fire Department responds to structure fire; two firefighters and one civilian injured. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |
PRESS RELEASES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF INTERESTCONNECTICUT Family of fire victim donates $6,000 check to Monroe fire companies. CLICK FOR ARTICLE MASSACHUSETTS A look at Harvard area fire stations: The good, the bad, and the ugly. CLICK FOR ARTICLE Retired Everett firefighter invents tool to help fight electric vehicle fires. CLICK FOR ARTICLE |