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RYAN FLAHERTY TAFTVILLE, CT - At 10:07 P.M. on Saturday, August 5th, a Norwich Police Officer noticed that the Taftville Congregational Church was on fire and notified dispatch. At 10:08 P.M., the Taftville Fire Department was dispatched. Car 2 arrived at 10:10 P.M. confirming a working fire and transmitted the second-alarm.
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No Injuries in 1-93 Tractor-Trailer Crash CANTERBURY, NH - Early Friday morning, July 28th, two trac tor-trailer rigs made contact on Interstate 93 with no injuries reported with either driver. Canterbury Fire, Penacook Res cue and NH State Police responded to the 3:45 A.M. call. A 2016 Kenworth tractor-trailer hauling a load of bark struck the rear end of a bobtail tractor unit. The Kenworth went off the right side of the roadway resting on an embankment, striking the bobtail tractor truck. Two heavy duty tow trucks were called in to the scene to remove the trucks. NH State Envi ronmental and Central NH Haz-Mat team were called to as sess the scene and a small fuel leak.
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Two Early-M orning Arson Fires H it Concord CONCORD, NH - Two backto-back arson fires on July 24th kept city firefighters on the run all night. The first fire, located at 60 Vil lage Street, burned a small out building behind Penacook Elementary school at 1:08 A.M. "Firefighters extinguished the first fire and cleared the scene by 0158," said Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm. The second fire was reported at 2:43 A.M. for a furniture ware house on fire at 191 Village Street.
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First due Engine and Rescue 5 ar rived in minutes to find heavy fire from the building. A working fire and then a second-alarm was sounded, along with the call for all off duty firefighters to cover the city. "Due to the amount of fire and amount of furniture stored inside, crews initiated a defensive fire at tack," said Chief Chisholm. The
fire was placed under control at 4:42 A.M., with extensive over haul operations. Anthem, the NH State Fire Marshal's arson dog, was brought into the scene. Adam Fanjoy, the deputy state fire marshal, partners with Anthem. Extensive Mutual Aid was brought to scene and to cover the city's four firehouses. No injuries were reported and the fire remains under investigation.
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Jean and her late husband Bud were generous and passionate supporters of her Alma Mater, Endicott College, MA and Rutgers NJ University Athletics, particularly the women’s crew team. She was Past President of the Endicott Alumni Association, Alumni of the Year awardee and on the Board of Trustees for Endicott Col lege.
PORTSMOUTH, NH - Five residents have been displaced from a condominium building following a car fire that spread to the building, leaving their homes uninhabitable. Portsmouth fire dispatched a Box to a car fire extended to the structure at 72 Woodbury Avenue at 2:14 P.M. on August 3rd. First due Engine 1 reported an auto fully involved next to the structure. After a quick assessment, it was discov ered the fire had extended into the building and a working fire and 1st Alarm assignment was called for. Companies stretched multiple hand lines inside the structure, making a quick knock down and opening up walls inside the build ing. No injuries were reported and the fire was placed under control by 2:54 P.M.
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South Dakota: Fred Fedeler, 67 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: April 22, 2023 Death Date: April 22, 2023 Fire Department: Chester Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Fire fighter Fred Fedeler was at the scene of an agricultural facility fire when he suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately treated at the scene and then rushed to the Madison Regional Health System. He passed away a short time later from an apparent heart attack. Texas: Richard Michael Hempel, 53 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: May 8, 2023 Death Date: May 9,2023 Fire Department: Groesbeck Volunteer Fire-Rescue Initial Summary: On Monday, May 8, 2023, Lieutenant Richard Michael Hempel responded to an EMS call at a residence. On Tuesday morning, May 9, 2023, he began to feel ill and became unresponsive. 9-1-1 was immedi ately dispatched and he was transported to the Lime stone Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased from an apparent heart attack. Lieutenant Hempel was also a paramedic for the Limestone Med ical Center. South Carolina: James Michael Muller, 25 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: May 26, 2023 Death Date: May 26,2023 Fire Department: Irmo Fire District Initial Summary: On Friday, May 26, 2023, as part of an automatic aid response with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, Irmo Fire District firefighters re sponded to an apartment building fire. While fighting the fire, a structural collapse occurred, and firefighters called maydays. Five firefighters from the ColumbiaRichland Fire Department and another firefighter from the Irmo Fire District were rescued and taken to the hos pital. A short time later, Firefighter Muller was rescued. Emergency responders at the scene immediately began CPR on Muller and continued the life-saving efforts as they transported him to the hospital. Shortly after arrival,
however, Firefighter Muller was pronounced deceased from the injuries he sustained in the collapse. Indiana: Kyle Thomas Osgood, 29 Rank: Assistant Chief Incident Date: May 25, 2023 Death Date: May 25, 2023 Fire Department: Farmland Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Thursday, May 25, 2023, Assis tant Chief Kyle Thomas Osgood and Firefighter Zachary Lee were responding to a chicken coop fire in a tanker. The vehicle approached an S-curve, lost control, left the roadway, and crashed. Assistant Chief Osgood was pronounced deceased at the scene. Fire fighter Lee was immediately airlifted to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. New Jersey: Brian Joseph Letrent, 34 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 20, 2023 Death Date: June 21, 2023 Fire Department: Bayville Volunteer Fire Company #1 Initial Summary: On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., Firefighter Brian Joseph Letrent participated in a fire-department mandated full-scale drill/exercise. On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, while returning home from his job, he suffered a cardiac emergency and was imme diately transported to the Bayshore Medical Center where he passed away a short time later. New York: Stuart Guy Hunt, 37 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: June 15, 2023 Death Date: June 15, 2023 Fire Department: Ancram Volunteer Fire Department Initial Summary: On Thursday, June 15, 2023, while performing traffic control duties at the scene of a motor vehicle accident, Firefighter Stuart Guy Hunt suffered a medical emergency. Personnel immediately began life saving efforts and was then transported to the hospital, where he passed away a short time later. The cause of his death has yet to be determined.
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Kitchen Fire on Brook St. in Nashua NASHUA, NH - On August 19th, Nashua firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from a dwelling on Brook Street. Com panies discovered a kitchen fire on floor 1 and had the fire knocked down in a short amount of time.
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Concord W orking Fire Caused by Ceiling Fan CONCORD, NH - On June 20th, city firefighters were dis patched to an apartment building in the south end for a report of a "ceiling fan" on fire. The time of the Box was 8:50 P.M. as first due Engine 4 arrived to find heavy smoke showing and transmitted the working fire. The fire on the second-floor of the building caused damage to the apartment and ex tended into the roof. Firefighters made a quick knock down and no injuries were reported.
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COLUMBIA FALLS and PORTLAND, ME - August 4, 2023 — On Saturday, July 29th, as part of its 10th Annual Stem to Stone event, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) recognized Ofc. Kevin Haley of Portland, Maine, as the second re cipient of the organization’s Chief Janine Roberts’ Leadership Award. This award is given to a law enforcement/first responder member who exemplifies unwa vering service to their community and dedication to WAA’s yearround mission to Remember, Honor, Teach. Officer Haley was presented the Leadership Award by Janine Roberts, Chief of Police West brook, Maine, (retired) and Law Enforcement Liaison for WAA, for whom the award was created in 2020. “We want to honor those who choose to serve their community in more ways than one,” said
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dents and members of the law en forcement and first responder community to Arlington National Cemetery to volunteer to lay wreaths. He is also a Gold Star Brother; William ‘Billy’ Patrick Haley, E-9 MSGT, is laid to rest at Arlington. “Thank you is just not enough,” said Ofc. Haley. “Wreaths Across America has brought people together to remem ber that we owe our freedom to veterans and currently serving military members. I am honored to share the mission with my family and our community.” This year. National Wreaths Across America Day will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023. It is a free event, open to all peo ple. For more information or to find a participating cemetery near you, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
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Transitional Attack: Scared or Smart Firefighting?
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Just the title alone should elicit strong opinions on either end. At a recent fire academy class, we were observing a live fire demonstration. I remarked to the instructor next to me that I tend to favor a transitional attack. Please keep in mind (and I want to make this VERY clear) that this com ment was made with the mindset that it can be confirmed that there are no potential victims in the fire room and/or structure to be burned by any steam created by the water stream. I know I’m not going out on a limb by saying what we all agree on and that is if someone is inside, we have no choice but to go in, and in that case, prioritize search and rescue. Risk a lot to save a lot. Although I have heard on more than one occasion of a Chief making the call to not go into a fully involved structure maintaining the position that no one could survive the conditions. The other instructor turned to me and said “that’s just scared firefighting”. To his credit this par ticular individual was not only a career firefighter but also ran with a volunteer company and had a lot more experience than myself and was now looking to become an instructor. That said I sensed the machismo and sarcastically said to him “What are you going to do, save a couch”? CORAL RUGGIERO
I certainly understood his point that in order to put the fire out you have to go in, find it and put the wet stuff on the red stuff. In a recent fire where two duplex apartment buildings burned com pletely, I saw two different attacks simultaneously. The first building had pets where firefighters including my son went in and rescued a cat. The other building also had no residents or pets, had burned through the roof making ventilation unnecessary and several companies set up hose lines of various sizes including a blitzfire (which is where I was) to pour water in from the outside before firefighters went in to finish the job. That was smart firefighting. Don’t kid yourself, however, transitional attacks where extinguishment is first attempted from the outside and only when sufficiently knocked down do firefighters go in to finish the job has been around for decades. The fire service may not have called it a transitional attack and the techniques may have slightly changed but the bottom line is it’s not new. Some departments use the ceiling or interior wall to bounce a water stream off of but the one I observed at the academy the instruc tors had our class bouncing the stream off the window frame and into the fire room. Now take a look at this from an instructor’s perspective. How, with what will likely be strong opin ions about which type of attack is best (and you can substitute any topic in the fire service) should an instructor go about demonstrating what may not be a popular strategy. The answer is don’t bother getting into the politics of it. Depending on your location there will be multiple opportunities to set up live fire training and although a given company is going to concentrate on what they will face most often there is always room for additional techniques. An instructor’s approach should be to emphasize that it's just another tool for the toolbox; to add to your experiences because on the fireground you never know what you’re going to encounter and the more techniques you have awareness of the more prepared you will be to get the job done. Why is this important? Because education whether it’s the fire service or even at the secondary level is cyclic. Fire attack strategies that are popular now won’t be in ten years but might be again in twenty years depending on the needs of your district. There is one universal truth about being an effective fire instructor though and that is calling out your firefighters, as did this other instruc tor, is never a good idea and a “sure fire way” (pun intended) to lose the respect of those firefight ers. This is especially true when you don’t know the blackhats in your class, their SOPs or the situations they typically face in their district. At the end of the day, as an instructor the best thing to teach is that regardless of the strategy used for fire suppression - there are many valid ones and there really isn’t a wrong one, the worst decision is indecision (as opposed to a particular strategy).
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Aftermath, A Firefighter’s Life
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Aftermath, A Firefighter’s Life By Bryan Ratushniak Available from: FSP Books & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, MA 01749 1-800-522-8528 E-mail: support(S?fire-policeems.com www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $24.95 This book is soft cover, meas uring 5 !4 inches by 8 !4 inches, with 250 pages. Through the years of writing this column I have re viewed many memoirs written by those who have made it through their careers and lived to retire. Al most all of them were in the fire service. With that being said, it never ceases to amaze me how each memoir is a story in itself. This book is no different, in fact it is a life of horror in more ways than one. It is about a retired captain from the Toronto, Ontario Fire De partment. I had been to Toronto twice. The last time was when this
author was 14 years of age. What I observed and learned about the city is nothing compared to the way it is today. Being a large city, it suffers from the problems of all the other cities with fires, emergency situa tions and medical calls that leave nothing to the imagination. The buildup of responding to these tragedies takes its toll on many a firefighter’s sanity. The author is no different. He takes us through 54 chapters, some of which bring us through his childhood and how he became interested in becoming a firefighter. It takes us through his family life and how the job affected it. It takes us to the point that he had thoughts about who he was and if life was worth it all. It’s a book that should be read so that we may em pathize with emergency workers and what they face and must endure to perform their jobs. One thing I read and knew about is using coffee to eliminate the smell of death or any thing undesirable for that matter. I suggested it to a friend one time who fell asleep while boiling nipples from a baby bottle and woke up to a smoky apartment. The baby was fine, but the apartment smell and smoke needed to be dealt with. The method worked well! You will come across the use of coffee in the book. I am happy the author is enjoying his retirement! I encourage everyone to read it.
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Garage Fire in New B ritain NEW BRITAIN, CT - A three-bay detached garage was destroyed by fire at 20 Lasalle Street on August 12th. The garage was located behind Fire Company 1. Firefighters held the fire to the garage and one car outside. No injuries were reported and the cause is under invesigation.
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CT Fire Academy Introduction To The Fire Service Class 52 Graduates WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - In July, the Connecticut Fire Acad emy celebrated the graduation of Introduction To The Fire Service Class 52. The Connecticut Fire Academy’s explains that their In troduction To The Fire Service (ITTFS) Program was designed to provide high school students with an opportunity to learn more about the profession by attending a resi dential camp and performing train ing evolutions at the Connecticut Fire Academy. Over the last 20 years, the pro gram has evolved from the two original live-day sessions each summer to two, six-day residential sessions per summer. Many alumni have moved on to become full members of their Fire Depart ments, have attended college in Fire and EMS programs and have earned employment as career Fire lighters. Class 52 consisted of 32 lire cadets, juniors, and explorers from programs across Connecticut. This session immerses the students into the mission, culture and skill sets of the Fire Service. A strong em phasis is placed on character, self
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and mutual respect, individual em powerment and teamwork as stu dents participate in physical fitness training, learn in a classroom set ting, compete in team-based activ ities and progress in squads through a series of practical train ing evolutions divided into engine, ladder and rescue company fireground operations. The class se lects its own command staff based on the Incident Command System, who are responsible for the logisti cal support and operational per formance of the group for the duration of the session. Guest speakers who represent a variety of functions within the Fire Service are invited in each night to provide a broad perspec tive of the trade. At the end of the session, the students respond to and mitigate a simulated multi story building fire utilizing the skills that they have learned over the course of the week.
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The Allingtown Fire District in West Haven, CT has taken delivery of a 2023 Spartan Metro Star/Smeal 1500/750/30F engine for Engine 3. This engine replaces an aging 1999 Spartan/3D engine.
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S econd-A larm F ire Dam ages T h re e -S to ry Home in New B rita in NEW BRITAIN, CT - A twoalarm fire heavily damaged a threestory home at 416 Park Street on Au gust 6th. The fire, which is believed to have started on the front second-floor porch, traveled up into the attic then burned through the roof be fore being brought under control. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.
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Crews begin to suppress the fire while operating a 2.5" inside of the church.
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TAFTVILLE, CT - At 10:07 P.M. on Saturday, August 5th, a Norwich Police Officer noticed that the Taftville Congregational Church was on fire and notified dispatch. At 10:08 P.M., the Taftville Fire Department was dis patched. Car 2 arrived at 10:10 P.M. confirming a working fire and transmitted the second-alarm. Norwich’s Engine 2, Truck 1 and the Battalion were dispatched along with Yantic, Occum, Mohegan Tribal FAST and American Ambulance. Engine 2 arrived at 10:14 P.M. reporting heavy fire from the Charlie/Delta corner of the first-floor. Engine 2 stretched a two-and-a-half-inch hose line through the front door and ad vanced it to the rear. Engine 21 laid in from a hy-
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drant on North B Street and estab lished the water supply for Engine 2. Tower 25 positioned in the TVCCA parking lot and flew it to the rear. Truck 1 forced entry into the walkout basement and then as sisted with opening up and getting a line in the basement. Engine 33 stretched a oneand-three-quarter-inch hose line and backed up Engine 2. Engine 42 tapped into the hydrant in the TVCCA parking lot and fed Tower 25. A one-and-three-quarter-inch hose line was also stretched from Engine 42 to knock down a lot of exterior fire in the rear. Crews op erated inside for a while before
command briefly evacuated them to knock down some fire with the ladder pipe. Engine 32 reverse laid out to the Shetucket River and pulled a draft in case a third water supply was needed. Truck 1 then posi tioned in the driveway and went to the roof for vertical ventilation. Laurel Hill Engine 62 and Jewett City Ladder 156 responded as re lief crews. Crews were on scene through out the night overhauling and ex tinguishing hot spots. Canteen 1 provided refreshments and the Norwich Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.
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Two-Alarm Roof Fire Displaces Family in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, CT - On Saturday, July 1st around 7:50 A.M., the Fairfield County Regional Dispatch Center received a report of a roof on fire in the unit block of Birch Rd. Engines 1, 2, 3 and 4, along with Ladder 2, Rescue 1 and Car 3, were dis patched to the scene. AMR 718 ar rived first on scene and confirmed fire coming from the roof. AC Sherwood asked for the 5th en gine to be added to the assignment. Companies arrived to smoke and fire showing from the roof of a large two-and-a-half-story private dwelling. Car 3, under the command of Assistant Chief Schuyler Sherwood, soon asked for Bridgeport and Westport's cover companies to respond to the scene, bringing the scene to the equivalent of a second-alarm. Com panies battled fire on the roof and in the attic space of the dwelling for approximately one hour before the fire was brought under control. FM-1 and Car 2 also responded to the scene. One firefighter was transported by AMR post-fire for unknown injuries; there were no other known injuries. The Fairfield Fire Marshal's Office is investigat ing the cause of this fire.
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Vehicle Strikes Gas Line in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, CT - Around 1:25 RM. on Sunday, July 23rd, the Fairfield County Regional Dispatch Center received reports of a car into a house with an active gas leak in the 100 block of Greenfield St. En gines 2, 1 and 3, along with Ladder 2 and Car 3, were dis patched to the as signment. Car 3 requested for Res cue 1 to also be added to the assign ment enroute. Engine 2, under the command of Lt. Jeffery Pinckney, arrived first on scene. Lt. Pinckney reported a sin gle-vehicle accident, no apparent structural damage to the home with the occupant out of the vehi cle and no entrapment. An odor of gas in the area was also con firmed.
"We had a vehicle strike the side of the building, unfortunately there was a gas meter where the vehicle had struck, and it created a gas leak," said Assistant Chief George Gomola. "Fortunately, the driver of the vehicle was not in jured and was able to self-extricate." Fairfield Police evacuated sur rounding homes as the fire depart ment arrived on scene, in an effort to minimize danger to the public. Engine 2's car fire line was stretched as a precaution, but was not charged. Southern Connecti cut Gas arrived on scene and was able to quickly secure the gas line and shut the gas off. Units soon returned to service. The Fairfield Police Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating the cause of this accident.
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F irst Responder N ight a t th e H artford Yard Goats WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - On Thursday, July 20th, the Hart ford Yard Goats hosted their annual First Responder Night. Honor guards from the Berlin CT Police Department, Ridge field CT Police Department, and Connecticut Statewide Honor Guard presented the colors. A moment of silence was held in memory of those who lost their lives in the line of duty during the last year.
PRESTON, CT -At 5:56 P.M. on Saturday, August 19th, the Preston Fire Department, CT State Police and an American Ambulance Paramedic were dispatched to Military Highway near the former Norwich State Hospital for a reported plane crash. Engine 11 arrived finding a single engine plane that had an emergency landing in the field. The crew stretched a dry one-andthree-quarter-inch hose line for a minor fuel leak. Luckily, both souls on board were able to safely exit the plane and were not injured. Crews held the scene while the Federal Aviation Administration investigated.
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GROWING THROUGH DARK VALLEYS Chaplain’s Corner Pastor Fernando Villicana
Psalm 23:4 "Even though I walk through the valley o f the shadow o f death, I will fear no evil, for yon are with me: your rod and your staff, they comfort me. " Did you know that in Israel there is a real Valley of the Shadow of Death. It's a steep, deep and nar row canyon. The sun only hits the bottom of it when it's directly over head at high noon. The rest of the time the bottom of the canyon is dark. David probably led his sheep through the valley o f the shadow o f death as he was growing up. Maybe that's why he wrote about it and re lated it to life. As you look in the Bible, the term "valley" also refers to all kinds of rough times in life. -Joshua talks about the “I alley o f Calamity. ” -Psalm 84 talks about the “Val ley o f Weeping. ” -Hosea talks about the “Valley o f Trouble. ” How do I handle the dark val leys of life? There are five facts about valleys that you need to re member whenever you go through a tough time: WHAT TO REMEMBER IN DARK VALLEYS: 1. VALLEYS ARE IN EVITABLE They are going to happen so you might as well count on them. I didn’t say “look forward to them,” I said “count on them.” Jesus was very realistic about it. John 16:33 (NIV) "In the world you will have trouble." 2. VALLEYS ARE UNPRE DICTABLE You can't plan them, time them or schedule them. Valleys are al ways unexpected. Have you ever had a flat tire at a good time? They just happen. Have you noticed how easily a good day can become a bad day? -A phone call, a text, -a routine doctor's check-up, -unexpected news from your boss
-a freak accident. Jeremiah 4:20 (LB) "Disaster follows disaster... In an instant my tents are destroyed, my shelter falls in a moment." 3. VALLEYS ARE IMPAR TIAL -No one is immune to them. -No one is insulated from pain and sorrow. -No one gets to skate through life problem-free. Matthew 5:45 "It rains on the just and the unjust too. " Remember this is not heaven. Things are not perfect here and there are problems and difficulties. But wait, I have some GOOD NEWS for you: 4. VALLEYS ARE TEMPO RARY They have an end to them. They don't last. They are not a permanent location. David says, "Even though I walk through the valley... " The val ley is not something you stay in your entire life. It's something you go through - a circumstance, a situation that has a season to it. When you're in a valley you often think it's a dead end, but it's not. It's like a tunnel there is a beginning and end. I Peter 1:6 (LB) "There is a won derful joy ahead, even though the going is rough fo r a while down here." He's talking about Heaven. There are no problems in heaven, no valleys, no dark days. If you know the Lord Jesus Christ, that's where you're going.
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Whitman Commercial Building Evacuated During Freon Leak WHITMAN, MA - Around 6:15 P.M. on the evening of Wednesday, July 19th, the Whitman Fire Department responded to a re port of smoke in the building at 688 Bedford Street, Stop & Shop Home Delivery. Companies arrived to find a light haze near the ceiling of the commercial shopping center, used for home delivery of groceries. Companies investigating noted an unknown odor in the building, rather than a smoke condition. Fans were utilized to attempt to
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believed the odor to be caused by a freon leak in the building, and the company's HVAC company re sponded to assist. The hazardous materials team was able to pinpoint the cause of the odor as a freon leak. The build ing was metered, and ventilated. Once the building was deemed safe, the building was released back to the business.
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5. VALLEYS ARE PUR POSEFUL I Peter 1:6-7 (PH)"At the pres ent you may be temporarily harassed by all kinds o f trials, this no accident - it happens to prove your faith... " BOTTOM LINE: God wants to build your faith in the valleys of life. We love to enjoy the mountain tops, but you don't build faith on the mountain tops. You build faith in the valleys of life. Every problem has a purpose. God can teach you charac ter. He wants to change you, mature you. Blessings, Pastor Fernando Villicana Fire Department Chaplain CHUCKLOWE
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PLYMPTON, MA- On Monday, July 31st, Plympton firefighters responded to the area of 193 Main St. for a tractor-trailer that rolled over into a cranberry bog. The driver was self-extri cated and transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The vehicle was leaking fuel into the bog, which was controlled by a front-end loader dumping sand in. Firefighters used leak control equipment that is carried on their apparatus to stop the leak. DEP was called to the scene to evaluate the cranberry bog.
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PLYMPTON, MA - On July 28th at 4:00 P.M., Plympton Fire Chief Stephen Silva completed a career in public safety that spanned over 40 years. Chief Silva started as a Firefighter/Paramedic at the Kingston FD, worked for Boston Medflight, owned his own ambu lance service (Exodus Ambulance), worked as a Middleborough Fire Lieutenant, and completed his career as Fire Chief of the Plympton FD. Chief Silva secured over $1 Million in grants during his time with the department, and led the Fire Department through the Covid-19 pandemic. The goal of the fire service is to leave it a little better than you found it, and Chief Silva completed that task above and beyond the call of duty.
Second-Alarm on Burlington St. in Woburn WOBURN, MA - On August 8th, Woburn firefighters arrived to find fire showing from the sec ond-floor of a multiple-dwelling on Burlington St. Companies stretched three hand lines while the roof was opened up. Command struck a second-alarm, bringing in mutual aid to the scene and to cover the city. Companies made an aggressive interior attack and had the fire knocked down in a short amount of time.
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PLYMPTON, MA - On July 31st at 12:00 P.M., Chief Cheryl Davis was sworn in as the Fire Chief of the Plympton FD. Chief Davis has been with the Plympton FD for over 17 years. Chief Davis spent many years at the Fall River FD as a Paramedic. Chief Davis was pinned by her father, Norwell Firefighter Joe Davis (Ret.). Chief Davis is the first female Fire Chief in Plympton, and Ply mouth County. Chief Davis is joined by her certified Public Safety comfort dog, Wilden.
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House Undergoing Renovations in Fall River Heavily Damaged by Fire FALL RIVER, MA- On July 19th, firefighters responded to 267 Beattie Street for a report of black smoke inside a home. When firefighters arrived, fire was venting from the windows on the west side of the one-and-a-half-story home. The new owners were in the process of renovating the home and had left for the day when they were notified that the house was on fire. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire, but not before considerable damage had occurred. The Fire Investi gation unit is trying to determine origin and cause of this fire.
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Major Tractor-Trailer Fire on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh FERRISBURGH, VT - On June 1,2023 at approximately 11:00 RM., the Ferrisburgh Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a tractor-trailer on Route 7 with the brakes on fire. First arriving units found the rear of the southbound unit on fire with rapid extension to the front of the trailer. It was immediately identified as a TT unit carrying 440,000-cubic-feet of natural gas. A second and third alarm were requested by Incident Com mand Chief Wager and the road was shut down to traffic. Another TT unit had stopped be hind the first unit in an attempt to put out the flames with a hand-held fire extinguisher. The fire was growing with such intensify that the driver was unable to remove his truck from the scene. An arriving firefighter, in bunker gear, gained access to that truck and was able to back it away from the fire scene. The fire at this time had grown horizontally, shutting off access from both the north and south. Initially, tanker shuttles were established on both the north and south sides of the incident. Vermont State Police, Agency of Transportation and the State Hazmat teams were all dispatched to the scene. The Vergennes fire department was on scene with manpower, a lad der company, tanker and heavy res cue, as well as the Charlotte fire department with manpower, an en gine company and tanker. Tankers were deployed from Addison, Bristol, Hinesburg, Monkton, New Haven
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The Lake Mishnock Fire Company has completed modifications to their recently acquired 1974 AM General 6x6. This beast was previously operated by Plympton, MA & West Bridgewater, MA. With its recent modifications by LMFD, Brush 1 has a 250-GPM pump and carries 750-gallons of water with 10-gallons of class-A foam.
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