HISTORIC DAY AT FIRE MUTUAL AID

A dream come true after 50 years of operating in the same room. Fire Mutual Aid and the City of Keene Fire Dept. close on the sale of the old Central Fire Station to Fire Mutual Aid. Fire Mutual Aid Chief Phil Tirrell taking the keys to the building from Keene Fire Chief Gary Lamoureux

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Fire Mutual Aid Chief Phil Tirrell; President of Board of Directors, Retired Walpole Chief Harry Boynton and Keene Fire Chief Gary Lamoureux

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Signing the final paperwork to purchase the old Keene Central Station. Clockwise from left Attorney Bill Prigge, representing Fire Mutual Aid;President of Mutual Aid BOD Harry Boynton;Chief Phil Tirrell;Attorney Tom Mullins, City of Keene;Keene Fire Chief Gary Lamoureux

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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRATTLEBORO RETIRED ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN E. WHEELDEN SR.

Arrangements for retired Brattleboro Asst Chief John Wheelden ( and a volunteer in Vernon & Wilmington) have been finalized and are as follows;· Calling hours – Friday, December 14 2p-4p and 6p-8p at Ker Funeral Home on High St· Funeral – Saturday, December 15 at noon at St Michaels Church on Walnut St· Burial at Morningside immediately following the service· Reception at the Elks after burial.· BFD will attend calling hours in the evening. There is a fire service prayer at 7pm. Please meet at Central Station no later than 6:15p · BFD will join other FD’s in forming an honor guard at the church and cemetery on Saturday. Please meet at Central Station no later than 11:15. BFD Eng 1 will lead the funeral procession from the church to the cemetery, a Vernon engine will follow the hearse.ALL PARTICIPATION WILL BE IN CLASS A UNIFORM (no badge covers) .

In Memory of Retired Ass't Chief John E. Wheelden Sr. Click on this link

Picture is from John's 80th Birthday Party Retired Chief, T. Howard Mattison; Retired Ass't Chief John Wheelden; Retired Chief David Emery Sr. Wheelden 80th B-Day 1