TWO SECOND ALARM FIRES OVER NIGHT

Dispatchers Lt. Matt Yeatman and Erik Kazlouskas dispatched 2 second alarm fires after midnight. At 01:14 Putney was sent to 15 Gassett Rd for a reported building fire. 38C2 arrived on the scene to a fully involved building fire and requested a 2nd alarm be struck. Departments operating on scene were Putney, Rescue Inc., Westminster, Brattleboro, Dummerston, Walpole and Guilford. At 02:41 hours Keene was dispatched to 169 Church St for a reported outside fire. Two minutes later there was an additional report of a dumpster fire that had extended to a garage and a 1st alarm was immediately dispatched. At 02:45 the first arriving unit reported heavy fire showing and a 2nd alarm was struck. See the below press release from Keene FD May 15 Fire at 169 Church Street Keene-page0001

The fire in Keene. Great stop by Keene firefighters on the initial attack. Photos by Keene Fire Chief Mark Howard. 19 2nd ChurchSt 051515 1

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NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY WEEKEND

Just a reminder, folks, that we are accepting applications for the 2015 3-State Weekend at the National Fire Academy. Join your brothers & sisters from NH, VT and AL for a great weekend of training and camaraderie at the historic NFA campus in Emmitsburg, MD August 22-23.

If you’ve been to these before, you know how enjoyable they are and if you’ve never attended, now is your chance.

Great classes, beautiful campus and good times.

Here is the link to the full brochure which contains all the information you’ll need about the weekend & the application process:

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/fstems/training/documents/tsw2015.pdf

Hope to see you there!