132nd ANNUAL CLAREMONT FIRE PREVENTION PARADE
KEENE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
6 years ago today on August 28, 2011 - Tropical Storm Irene devastated many towns in our dispatch area in Vermont. Pictured is downtown Wilmington and Wilmington Firefighters rescuing a lady from the Viking Motel on East Main St. Downtown picture provided to Fire Mutual Aid. Rescue picture by Devon Spirka.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
18 years ago today in 1999, Sawyer Farm Fire in Jaffrey. 120 cows perished in the fire. Dispatcher was John Bates.
FREE SYSTEM WIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
Southwestern NH District Fire Mutual Aid System was the proud recipient of a grant from The Firefighters Support Foundation to provide free training across our large mutual aid system. Well known instructor, William Greenwood will be presenting Surviving The Insult - 2017 Interior Benchmarking at different locations around our mutual aid system. Please take advantage of this free worthwhile class at a location closest to you. Mark your calendars.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
21 years ago today on August 22, 1996 - PAC Fire (Whelen Engineering) in Charlestown. Dispatchers on duty were Paul Szoc, Walt Kesek and Neal Collier. All 3 dispatchers are now retired. CLICK HERE FOR A NEWS ARTICLE
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
ANNOUNCING OUR NEW DIVISION
VERMONT FIREFIGHTER 2 CLASS IN BRATTLEBORO
Windham County was approved for a FFII class. This class is being hosted in Brattleboro. There was great interest in this class however the Fire Academy has only received 4 applications to date. We need a minimum of 15 students to hold the class. The class begins August 31 (orientation)...this makes the application deadline August 17.
You can find class info & applications on the Vermont Fire Academy website.
**Anyone who signs up for this class should be sure to complete ICS 200 - Single Resources & Initial Action Incidents prior to orientation. You can find this class on the FEMA website. The student must physically present this certificate on orientation night....otherwise the student will need to attend the 16 hours of class time set aside for those who still need it.