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Early-Morning House Fire Draws Multi-Town Response in Chaplin CHAPLIN, CT - At 12:56 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2025, the Chaplin Fire Department, with mu tual aid from North Windham En gine 102, Willimantic Engine 101, Eastford Engine 271, Mansfield Squad 407, UConn FAST, KB Am bulance, and a Windham para medic, was dispatched to 811 Phoenixville Road for a house fire. At 1:04 a.m.. Car 9 requested Chaplin to be re-toned and added Hampton to the response. Car 9 ar rived at 1:09 a.m. to find heavy fire coming from a two-story, wood-
LEDYARD, CT - On May 19, 2025, at approximately 1:40 a.m., the Ledyard and Gales Ferry Fire Companies were dispatched to Rosemarie Ct for a structure fire. While en route, Ledyard dis patch advised that they were re ceiving multiple calls and that all occupants were out. A working fire was transmitted, adding the Ledyard Career staff, Poquetanuck, Mashantucket Pequot, Old Mystic, Center Groton, American Ambulance, and the Mohegan Tribe for the FAST. The first arriving officer found
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Engine 11 laid a 5” supply line from the second hydrant. Additional hand lines were put in place, and the bulk of the fire was knocked down. Companies remained on scene for approxi mately three hours extinguishing numerous hot spots. Laurel Hill and North Stoning ton provided coverage for both stations. The Ledyard Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause. -TODD JOHNSON
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Lisbon M o to rcycle V ic tim Flown Out LISBON, CT - On Sunday, 5/18/25 at 3:39 PM, the Lisbon Fire Department w ith an Am erican Paramedic and the Connecticut State Police were dispatched to the area of 45 Ross Hill Road fo r a m otorcycle accident w ith an u nco nsciou s operator. Quinebaug Valley Dispatchers initiated an autolaunch of the Lifestar Helicopter due to the severity of the injuries. Car 54, ET-154 and Am bulance 654 responded to the scene and pack aged the patient. Engine 154 established the landing zone in the senior center parking lot on Newent Road. Am bulance 654 transported to the landing zone where they intercepted w ith Medic 28 until the helicopter arrived.
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Pennsylvania: Roger Lathrop, 52 Rank: Medical Captain Incident Date: January 23, 2025 Death Date: January 23, 2025 Fire Department: Big Elm Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Thursday, January 23, 2025, Medical Captain Roger Lathrop arrived at the station to respond to a residential structure fire. He was in the tanker when he suffered a medical emergency and was found by fellow firefighters. He was immediately trans ported to the hospital where he was pronounced de ceased from a cardiovascular event.
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Hawaii: Jeffrey Fiala, 25 Rank: Firefighter 1 Incident Date: January 6, 2025 Death Date: January 6, 2025 Fire Department: Honolulu Fire Department Initial Summary: On Monday, January 6, 2025, Fire fighter 1 Jeffrey Fiala responded to a residential fire. While conducting a search and rescue of the two-story apartment complex, he became separated from his fel low firefighters and a mayday was called. He was res cued from the structure and transported to the emergency room where he was pronounced deceased. Investigation into the incident continues. California: Mark Eads, 62 Rank: Captain Incident Date: February 1, 2025 Death Date: February 1, 2025 Fire Department: Kings County Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Cap tain Mark Eads responded to the scene of a residential fire. While at the incident, he suffered a medical emer gency. He was immediately transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The cause of his death has yet to be determined. Connecticut: Peter "Pete” Joseph Blomberg, 72
Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: October 28, 2024 Death Date: October 28,2024 Fire Department: Botsford Fire Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, October 28, 2024, while on-duty, Assistant Chief Peter "Pete” Joseph Blomberg was fatally struck by a vehicle while cross ing the street en route to an annual Newtown Board o f Fire Commissioners Meeting. His colleagues im mediately performed CPR and he was then rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Virginia: Jacob Scott Kincaid, 37 Rank: Firefighter/EMT-I Incident Date: February 3, 2025 Death Date: February 3, 2025 Fire Department: Richlands Fire-Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, February 3, 2025, Fire fighter/EMT-I Jacob Scott Kincaid had just completed a mandatory paramedic class clinical. While on his way home, he was involved in a single motor vehicle acci dent and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Missouri: Christopher Mykel Clevenger, 33 Rank: Captain Incident Date: January 25, 2025 Death Date: January 26, 2025 Fire Department: West Central Missouri Fire Protection District Initial Summary: On Saturday, January 25, 2025, Cap tain Christopher Mykel Clevenger responded to an emergency medical call at a residence. The next day, Sunday, January 26, 2025, Captain Clevenger was found unresponsive at his home. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack.
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Two Structure Fires Drain City of Coverage in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, M A - I t has been said that the fire service is hours upon hours of sheer bore dom interrupted by moments of chaos. That is exactly what hap pened on the hot, humid afternoon of Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in the City of Springfield, MA. At 2:55 p.m., SFD fire companies were toned out to respond to 87 Pheland St. for a re ported structure fire. Companies arrived on loca tion to find light smoke showing from the second floor of a twostory wood-frame dwelling and went to work on a room-and-contents fire. Three minutes into that fire, with half of the department's re sources now committed on scene or en route. Engine Company One — who had just left the re pair garage and was heading back to quarters — spotted a column of black smoke three blocks from their location on Bay St. They asked Fire Alarm if any 911 calls were being received for that area, to which the dispatcher re sponded that no, no calls were coming in. When Engine One arrived on scene at 47-49 Dawes St., it was just then that five 911 calls were put in for the fire. Engine One stretched their handline while the remainder of the first alarm as signment was toned out and went to work. A second alarm for Dawes St. was sounded and, as companies cleared from Pheland, they responded directly to Dawes. With one fire in the overhaul phase and one now at a second alarm, all eight city firehouses were empty, and over half a dozen area departments were called for mutual aid. The fire on Dawes Street, which started on the second floor in the kitchen, was mostly knocked down within 20 minutes. However, companies had to overhaul both the second floor and attic and required fresh troops to rotate in due to the heat and humidity. While no significant injuries were sustained by residents, 11 people were displaced by the fire and were assisted by the Red Cross. The cause of the fire re mains under investigation.
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Fall River Firefighters 2025 Memorial Sunday FALL RIVER, MA - On Sun day, June 8th, past and present firefighters and their families along the families of deceased members gathered to honor Fall River Firefighters who died in the line of duty. Everyone gath ered at the Fire fighters Memorial in Kennedy Park, while the firefight ers mustered at the opposite side of the park to march to the memorial. Fire Chief Jef frey Bacon opened the ceremony before introducing Association President CJ Ponte for his re marks. Fire Department Chaplin Fr. Michael Racine offered a solemn prayer, a wreath of flow ers was laid at the Memorial, and the flag was lowered to half-staff. A ceremonial bell was then rung as each name of a deceased mem bers was read aloud. Then the sig nal 555 was rung to signify the alarm code for a deceased mem ber. K.LEGER
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Structure Fire on Maxwell St. Quickly Knocked Firefighters HAVERHILL, MA - On Sun day, June 1st at 2:58 PM, the Haverhill Fire Department re sponded to a report of a structure fire at 14 Maxwell Street. Haver hill Police were first to arrive on scene and confirmed that all occu pants had safely exited the home. Haverhill Fire Engine 1, staffed with four firefighters and located less than a mile away, ar rived at 3:01 PM and reported smoke showing from the resi dence. Engine l ’s crew immedi ately stretched a hose line and began making aggressive fire at tack. Deputy Chief Link arrived moments later and transmitted a working fire. Upon entry. Engine 1 crews located a fire in the garage and began suppression efforts. Engine 3 arrived shortly after and secured a water supply for Engine 1. The fire was quickly knocked down through the coordinated efforts of Engine 1 and Engine 3. Rescue 1, Ladder 1, and Engine 4 arrived to assist with ventilation and over haul operations. As Engine 2 and Ladder 4 were canceled pre ar rival. During ventilation efforts. Lieutenant Goudreault of Engine 4 rescued a cat from the home and reunited it with its owner. Fire-
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Second-Alarm Struck for Chelsea Garage Fire CHELSEA, MA - At approxi mately 4:15 PM on April 29th, Chelsea Fire Alarm transmitted a box for a reported building fire on Heard Street. Dispatch advised re sponding units that they were re ceiving multiple 911 calls. Engine 2, al ready nearby on a medical call, re ported visible smoke in the distance. Upon arrival. Car 3 confirmed the report and declared a work ing fire, prompting the response of all Chelsea fire companies and mutual aid. Firefighters located the fire in a one-and-a-half-story garage behind a Heard Street residence, with ad ditional access from Blossom Street. Crews quickly stretched a line and began knocking down heavy exterior fire along the Bravo and Charlie sides of the structure. Tower 1 was positioned in a nearby driveway to facilitate vertical ven tilation from the bucket. At 4:21 PM, Command re quested a second-alarm, bringing in assistance from Everett, Revere, Boston, Medford, and Massport. The bulk of the fire was knocked down within 15 minutes, though crews remained on scene for over an hour conducting overhaul and checking for possible extension.
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friends or followers that they have. Some people may post on social media and then wait for someone to like what they put up, to justify their existence. The program was talking that people who feel lonely may develop depression and that the depression may lead to suicide. So how can we stop that process. Many people have gone to video conferencing but that is no help. Peo ple still need to meet face to face, shake hands with people, look into each others eyes. We are not supposed to be peo ple living in our own worlds. We are to be social beings. If someone of our community is missing, we should check on them. We should see if they are alright and be caring and see if they have any needs? We used to bring meals over to neighbors or would share meals. Why don't we still do that? Why don't we call people that we have not spoken to for a while? I know that it is easy to say that if we did not hear from them in a while, why don't they call me or maybe I should just delete their contact information. We say that there are many events or things for people to do but the person may be getting depressed to the point where they don't want to go anywhere. What the person may need is a friend to invite them to go together. I know that some police agencies do wellness visits on citizens that their families or friends have not heard from them in a while. Some veteran groups reach out to people by bringing a pizza to veterans who have been out of touch with people. We can probably make a half an hour out of our week to check on people who live alone or have an ill ness, to help lift their spirits. When was the last time that you played checkers with an elderly person or visited someone who cannot get out of their apartment in a while? There are people that may be at tending functions and going to par ties but they are alone in a crowd because people just walk by with smiles that are painted on. You are asking them how they are doing and they say "fine", with a smile on their
face but they are feeling so low and we just keep the conversation very light. One of the things that I appreci ated was years ago I had to have sur gery. As a side effect of the surgery, I felt lonely and felt depressed. A friend was working in an office and he pulled out a chair and invited me to sit down. I told him that I did not want to take part. He told me that I did not have to say a thing but sit
down and take part as I felt comfort able. That simple gesture, helped me so much and was a big help. It may not take much to help someone know that they are not alone and that they are cared for. Please go places and interact with people. Talk with a server when you go out to eat. Just interacting with people at any level, can really be of assistance or talk with someone on the phone.
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Two People Rescued Over Ground Ladders in Fall River FALL RIVER, MA - On Tuesday, June 3rd, firefighters were dispatched to 119 Emmett Street for a report of a fire and two people trapped on the second floor of a two-story wood-frame home, unable to es cape. Car 3 (Com mand) arrived on scene and reported fire on the first floor with heavy smoke throughout the structure. Fire fighters from En gine 5 and Ladder 2 placed a ground ladder to a sec ond-floor bedroom where the two occupants were trapped and as sisted them down the ladder to safety. Both victims were trans ported to Rhode Island Hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation. The crew of Engine 4 stretched an attack line to the seat of the fire and extinguished all visible flames, while the crew of Heavy Rescue 1 conducted a pri mary search, which proved nega tive. Several pets were rescued, some requiring resuscitation. - KENNETH LEGER K. LEGER
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Early-Morning Structure Fire in Fall River FALL RIVER, M A - Fall River F irefighters quickly extinguished flam es at a local com m ercial structure occupied by an insur ance com pany ju st after 6:15 AM on Saturday, June 7th. Fire fig h te rs responded to a call of sm oke com ing from the roof, arrived on scene and reported light sm oke show ing and were searching fo r the source. Interior crew s reported fire in the A/D corner and began extinguishm ent. Crews reached a hatch to a crawl space under the b uilding and made access to fin d that an appliance may have been the cause of the flames.
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Rollover in Waltham with Unconscious Driver WALTHAM, MA - At 8:15 PM on June 17th, Waltham Fire received a call fo r a tru c k rollover near Trapello Road. Engine 7, Rescue 1 and Medic 1 responded. Firefighters could not fin d the acci dent because it was north of Trapello Road. When they arrived, they found a tru c k on its side w ith the driver trapped. F irefighters had to extricate the driver, w ho was unconscious. He was transported to Lahey Hospital s till unconscious.
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MASHPEE, MA - This beautiful fire station in Mashpee, Massachusetts features drive-through apparatus bays and vintage style apparatus doors.
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DRACUT, MA — Chief Michael Cunha is pleased to report that eight Dracut Firefighters recently took part in specialized training to conduct w ater rescues in s w iftly m oving and static water. The eight Dracut Special Operations Swift-Water Team m embers participated in training th is week in both Beaver Brook and Lake Mascuppic. Training fo r m aking water rescues in sw iftly m oving, dynam ic water was conducted in Beaver Brook at the Arm y Specialist Mathew G. Boule Memorial Park on Monday m orning. Training fo r making water rescues in static w ater was conducted at the tow n beach on Lake M ascuppic later on Monday. The train in g also prepared firefig hte rs to rescue both passive and aggressive patients, and to conduct searches fo r victim s from shore.
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The training was led by Firefighter Chris Gagne, a 10-year veteran of the Dracut Fire Department, who has been a certified sw ift-w ater rescue instru ctor fo r three years. Firefighter Gagne conducted the training fo r seven other members of the Dracut Special Operations Swift-Water Team, w hich includes Firefighter Derek Santos, Firefighter Ryan Descheneaux, Lt. John Carroca, Firefighter Tom Joyce, Firefighter Gage Brouillette, Firefighter Ryan Charretteand Firefighter Mike Silva. A ll firefig hte rs except Charette and Silva have been trained to the technician level, w hile Firefighters Charette and Silva are trained to the operations level. The Dracut Special Operations Swift-Water Team trains repeatedly th ro ug h ou t the year to keep skills sharp and is already planning additional train in g th is sum m er using the departm ent's tw o rescue boats.
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"A t the Dracut Fire Department, we train today to be ready fo r anything tom orrow . W ith th is training, the Town and Department now have enough personnel properly trained to effectively conduct a res cue in either a sw ift-w ater or a static water environm ent," said Chief Cunha. "We have several large bodies of w ater in tow n, including the M errim ack River, Beaver Brook, and Lake Mascuppic, and we are ready fo r any m ajor water hazard emergency."
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C.A.N. Reports One o f the p rim a ry re s p o n s i b ilitie s fo r the o ffic e r is the firs t a rriva l report. A lth o u g h there are several acronym s the m ost com m on is a CAN (co n d itio n s, actions, needs) report. T his is a lso know n as in itia l size-up. It is a fo re go n e c o n c lu sio n th at the in itia l size up and su bse qu en t CAN rep ort set the te no r o f a given fire not o nly from an o perations sta nd p oint but also having an effect on th e m in dse t o f all the fire fig h te rs com ing to that scene. If y o u ’ re calm and co lle cte d then everyone else w ill alm ost a uto m a tica lly fo llo w th at lead. So, w hat does a CAN rep ort a c tu a lly sound like? W hat in fo rm a tion is ty p ic a lly heard in a size- up? F irst note th a t in i tia l size up is designed to be concise w ith as little chatter as p o s s ib le w h ile at the same tim e p ro v id in g all th e neces sa ry in fo rm a tio n to begin fire operations. Exam ple: “ Fire C ontrol, Engine 31 a rriv ing, Ranch w ith no sm oke o r fire , open detached garage w/car, p ossible occupancy, in v e s tig a tin g ” . “ C” - C on ditio ns When firs t a rriv in g on scene s im p ly d e scrib e any o b se rva tio n s . What are the c o n d itio n s o f the stru ctu re ? Start w ith the type o f stru ctu re i.e. is it resi den tial o r co m m ercial? If you can ascertain w hich o f the five types of co nstructio n ? For res idential do you know the ty p i cal s tyle s o f houses in y o u r area? Is the house a V ictorian? A Cape Cod, C olo nial, Raised Ranch...? Is there a garage and if so, is it attached and/or a po te n tia l expo sure? How m any flo o rs are there? C om m ercial b u ild in g s are sim ilar in th at you w ill w ant to es ta b lis h the typ e of c o n s tru c tio n and how m any flo o rs but also add the type of occupancy. For example, a gas s ta tio n /c o n v e n ie n t sto re w ill have co n sid e ra b ly few er peo ple than a hotel o r s trip m all.
C o n d itio n s a lso take in to ac co un t a host o f o the r p o s s ib il ities such as: Is there is any fire o r sm oke? Has the s tru ctu re been evacu ated o r is there possible o c c u pancy a d u lts a nd /or children? Any alarm s (audio or visua l) g oing o ff? A ny o f these item s can be used d u rin g an in itia l a rrival report. For re sid e n tia l s tru c tu re s o ffice rs may w ish to add som e o th e r co n s id e ra tio n s such as: The presence o f c h ild re n ’s to ys in the yard Slope o f the p roperty Presence o f s o la r panels and/or type o f ro o f tile s W indow a lig n m e n t sh o w in g “ balloon c o n s tru c tio n ” W indow size (sm a lle r w in d o w show ing possible bathroom lo cation) For com m ercial s tru c tu re s o f fic e rs may w ish to keep in m ind som e additio na l inform a tio n (although th is may not ap pear in y o u r CAN but sh o u ld be part o f a pre-plan): Is there access to all sides? Where is the standpipe/FD C ? W here are the h yd ra n ts or o the r w ater su pp ly? In the above exam ple Ranch w ith no sm oke o r fire, open de tached garage w/car, possible occup an cy describ e s the co n d itio n s. “ A ” A ctio n s Now th a t the c o n d itio n s have been described w hat as the o f fic e r is g oing to be done to m itigate the circu m stan ces? If there is noth ing o b vio u s such as the presence o f sm oke or fire then the o ffic e r sh ou ld tell the d isp a tch e r th at you are in ve s tig a tin g as in the firs t ex am ple. Once a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n is ascertain ed by co n d u ctin g a 360 deg. search then an o ffic e r can update the a ction s part o f the report. That said w hat if th ere is som ething going on that is v is
ible such as sm o ke /fire ? In th a t case id e n tify the side o f the b u ild in g w here the c o n d i tio n e x is ts and id e n tify to fire c o n tro l w hat you as the o ffic e r are g oing to be d oing to a lle v i ate the hazard. “ Fire C ontrol, Engine 281 a rriv ing, raised ranch w ith sm oke and fire from a s e c o n d -flo o r w ind ow Delta side, S tre tch in g a 1 3/4 line w ith p rim ary se arch ” . In th is exam ple the a ction is “ s tre tc h in g a 1 3/4 line w ith a p rim ary se a rc h ” . That is w hat you as the o ffic e r are d oing to get th is fire scene under c o n tro l. O bviously, fire co n tro l w ill need c o n s ta n t updates. Re member, th is is ju s t the in itia l a rriva l rep ort p ro vid e d by the o ffic e r o f the firs t piece in w ho w ill have to e s ta b lis h co m mand as w ell. In cide nt co m mand may then be tran sfe rred if the firs t a rriv in g o ffic e r chooses to a ssist in the opera tio n s. “ N” Needs Now th a t the c o n d itio n s and a c tio n s have been d escrib e d to the disp atche r the firs t a rriv ing o ffic e r may, if the s itu a tio n d ic ta te s call fo r a d d itio n a l re so urces. Exam ples w o u ld in clud e a d d itio n a l e ngines fo r w ater su pp ly or a tru c k fo r ven tila tio n . If th ere is a chance th ere are v ic tim s then EMS s h o u ld a lso be called to the scene. If there is any d ou bt alw ays err on the side o f ca utio n by re q ue sting a dd itio n a l resources because th ose su pplem entary se rvices can alw ays be called o ff. We have all experienced g e ttin g to th e fire house and being d ow ngraded and w h ile th a t m ig h t be fru s tra tin g a l w ays rem em ber it is a m uch b etter circ u m s ta n c e to have and not need then need and not have. “ Fire C ontrol, Engine 31-21 ar riv in g , cape cod w ith sm oke from firs t flo o r Alpha side. Re
q ue stin g an a d d itio n a l engine and EMS s e rv ic e s ” .
all u n its back in se rv ic e w ith no additio na l call to dispatch.
In th is example, the request fo r an a dd itio n a l engine and EMS se rvice s w ou ld be th e needs that the firs t a rrivin g officer/IC th in k s they w ill need to resolve the issue to have the m ost pos itive outcom e possible.
Signal 20 - A fte r in itia l in v e s ti g atio n not necessary to hold fu ll 1st alarm T his sign al is used w hen a m in or issue is found but add i tio na l apparatus called as part of the firs t alarm box can be re leased back into service.
Signal ca llin g is an integ ra l part o f CAN reports. A lth ou g h CAN rep orts may be governed m ostly by local SOPs call s ig nals are g en erally u niversa l. Here are th e fo u r m ost co m mon sig n a ls: Signal 10 - A fte r in itia l in v e s ti g atio n no FD se rvice s are re quired T his sign al is g en e ra lly used when a fire com pany utilize s a c h ie f/o ffic e r goes to a scene w h ile d is p a tc h readies an ap p ro p ria te response but is called o ff p rio r to ro llin g out. Signal 15 - A fte r in itia l in v e s ti g atio n no d anger - reso urces dow ngraded T his sign al is used a lo t fo r c o n d itio n s such as an alarm dro p w hen the firs t a rriv in g com pany takes no a ction to re so lve the issue. No a d d itio n a l resources are needed. C alling a signal 15 a u to m a tica lly puts
Signal 30 - A ll hands on a w orking fire. Lastly, d rills d esigned to de velop the s k ill o f g ivin g a CAN report are fa irly easy to design. To get the m ost p ractice in de ve lo p a pow er p o in t sh ow ing fire scenes o r even residentia l/c o m m e rc ia l s tru c tu re s in y o u r d is tric t and te llin g fire fig h te rs to use a radio to de scrib e w hat they observe. It is im p o rta n t to a c tu a lly use and key up a radio. T his a c tu a lly w o rk s best when one fire fig h te r (E xp lo re rs and J u n io r fire fig h te rs too) s its in the en gine and c a lls the CAN report and signal w hile the rest o f the g ro u p is o b s e rvin g the same p ic tu re /v id e o in a separate room re co rd in g th e ir own re port fo r com parison purposes. - JOSEPH CEA
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W altham O fficer Involved in C ollision; M inor Injuries Reported WALTHAM, MA - On May 21st, a Waltham police officer called headquarters to report that he was involved in a crash at 500 Tot ten Road, and re quested EMS. Waltham Engine 2, Rescue 1, Medic 1, and Ambulance 1 were dispatched. The police officer was stmck by a sedan and flipped over. He ex tricated himself. Two people were trans ported to the hospital with minor in juries. The Waltham Police recon struction team was investigating the accident. - PETER LOBO
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Historic Indianapolis Fire & Disasters
by John Malecky
Historic Indianapolis Fire & Disasters By Jack Finney Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, MA 01749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: S24.99 This is a soft cover book measuring six inches by nine inches, with 142 pages compris ing 14 chapters. I actually read it in one day! Not because I don’t have a life, but because it is so well written! The author grew up in Indiana, and one of his inter ests is the history of the Indi anapolis Fire Department. He has also read many books on fire fighting, apparatus and histories,
and served as a volunteer fire fighter and on the rescue team of the Indianapolis Speedway. All of the incidents written about hap pened many years ago, starting in the late 1800’s and up through the early 1900’s. They were natural and manmade disasters. They are a mixture of fires, train wrecks, col lapses, explosions and cave-ins. Many were the result of nature, man made mistakes, lack of infor mation, misinterpretation of infor mation and what have you. The results were very tragic, although there were some miraculous res cues and recoveries from injury. But among some of the miraculous rescues, some of the individuals later died. There are some draw ings and diagrams to help the reader. One thing I learned is that the Indianapolis Speedway was originally in the city of Indianapo lis. The town of Speedway was part of the city, but in 1926 it be came a town of its own with its own fire department, which is why the raceway track is now in Speed way. This book is a page turner, at least from my perspective, and I would recommend it to anyone in terested in historical disasters.
LITTLE BIG GUYS If you have photos you would like to see in our “Little Big Guys” feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
CHUCK LOWE The New Hampshire Fire Academy runs this 2015 Ford F-550/HME Ahrens Fox 1500/500 as Engine 2.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OURCALENDARISEXPANDING
If you have photos you would like to see in our “Emergency Medical Services” feature, please upload them on our website www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
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CHUCKLOWE Manchester Squad 1 is an "ALS Fly Car" that responds to calls citywide. They are currently assigned a 2018 Ford F-150 4x4 that was previously used by Battalion Chief 1.
Water Rescue Dry Suit MSD576-Call for Price!
OLD & NEW If you have photos you would like to see in our “Old & New” feature, please upload them on our website, www.lstResponderNews.com or email them to Lindsey@lstResponderNews.com.
The Alton Fire Department has recently received a 2025 E-One Typhoon pumper with a 1500-GPM pump and a 2500-gallon water tank for Engine 2. This new apparatus replaces a 2004 E-One Cy clone with the same capacity.
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