There were two 2nd alarm fires over night in our area. Brattleboro to 149 Covey Rd. for a building fire just before 22:00. M/A to the fire from Keene,Chesterfield,Hinsdale,Guilford. Hinsdale,Putney covered Central Station. Dummerston covered Station 2.Around 03:00 Antrim was dispatched M/A on a 2nd alarm to Hillsboro at 8 Wall St. for a building fire. Firefighters operating under very frigid conditions.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
36 years ago on January 23,1977 - The Barrows Block Fire on lower Main St. in Brattleboro. Very frigid conditions the night of this fire.
10 years ago on January 23, 2003 - The "Cat House" Fire off Smead Rd in Wardsboro Vt. Well below zero and very windy.
A picture of that fire:
STRATTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND RAISER
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY January 18th
2010 - Anchor Restaurant Fire. South Main St. Wilmington. Many towns Mutual Aid to the fire. For those in our Tri-Mountain area, you may have helped fight this fire. 1985 - Equinox House in Manchester Vermont. Large Inn. A good part of it destroyed by fire.
MORE PICTURES FROM THE PAST
Dispatcher Ed "Berg" Bergeron working in the dispatch center in 1983. Photo provided by Hal Brown.
Dispatcher Jim Dodge working the board at Fire Mutual Aid in 1983. We think Jim worked here from 1982 to 1984. Photo provided by Hal Brown.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
1994 - Lyndeborough 4th Alarm Fire on Gulf Rd.
January 14th - On this date in history
1989 - Keene - A family of 4 perished in an apartment building fire on High St. 2011 - Keene - 3rd alarm. 100 Pearl St. Video by Lt. Matt Yeatman, Fire Mutual Aid
Two Chiefs
Robert Callahan (First Mutual Aid Chief) and Paul Szoc (Chief at that time) Picture is circa. 2002.
BACK IN 2001
Retired Boston Fire Commissioner Leo Stapleton gave a speech at the Annual Meeting in April.
MORE FROM THE PAST
Lee LaChance served as a dispatcher for several years in the 1980's leaving in December 1988. Picture circa. 1986.