45 years ago from the Deerfield Valley News. Mount Snow’s Summit Lodge was destroyed in an early morning fire. Mount Snow employees discovered the fire at about 7:30 am when they got to the summit to begin the day’s lift operations. The building was already about 80% destroyed by the time lift workers got there, but they were able to extinguish a second blaze in an adjacent chairlift terminal. Fire officials estimated the blaze started around 5 am, but cloud cover on the summit concealed the flames from valley residents.
VT CAREER FIRE CHIEFS 2014 SEMINAR
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
Eleven years ago today on January 23, 2003 - "Cat House" Fire on Alzac Lane in Wardsboro. Very large 2.5 story house fully involved on a bitter cold night with high winds. 2nd alarm with extra tankers sent. Dispatchers on duty were Neal Collier and Tom Redin. The audio clip is not in "real time".CLICK HERE FOR PHONE/RADIO TRAFFIC
2ND ALARM FIRE IN WESTMORELAND ON JANUARY 22, 2014
SPRINGFIELD VT AND MUTUAL AID COMPANIES BATTLE FIRE IN FRIGID WEATHER JANUARY 22, 2014
296 Brook Road in Springfield, Vt. Garage destroyed on left side of picture and fire got into the ell attached to the main house. Photo by Leland Gray Jr.
Following photos by Matt Cook.
THE DAMAGE FROM THE WINHALL 2ND ALARM FIRE ON 1/20/2014
Photos submitted to our Facebook account from Ray Hawksley.
A BUSY FEW MINUTES AT THE DISPATCH CENTER
The fires in Bennington and Westmoreland came into the dispatch center 16 seconds apart! 22 minutes later, a first alarm was dispatched in Peterborough. With the Bennington fire already dispatched and mutual aid towns headed to Bennington the dispatchers had to "re-configure" the first alarm assignment for Peterborough and send Dublin and Jaffrey to the Peterborough fire instead of Antrim, Greenfield and Hancock. Great job by Lt. Kevin Kennedy, Dispatcher Kassie Dupre and Dispatcher Bob Maynard. The fires in Bennington and Peterborough held at first alarms.
2ND ALARM FIRE AT WINHALL TOWN GARAGE January 20, 2014
Pictures by Troy Maynard.
SAFETY TIPS FOR SPACE HEATERS
With the frigid temperatures here and staying for a while, please be careful with space heaters. Review these safety tips from the NFPA: Portable electric space heaters •Turn heaters off when you go to bed or leave the room. •Use and purchase portable space heaters with an automatic shut off so if they’re tipped over they will shut off. •Place space heater on solid, flat surface. •Plug power cords directly into outlets and never into an extension cord. •Inspect for cracked or damaged, broken plugs or loose connections. Replace before using.
Fuel burning space heaters •Always use the proper fuel as specified by the manufacturer. •When refueling, allow the appliance to cool and refuel outside or in a well-ventilated area. •When using the heater, open a window to ensure proper ventilation. •In portable kerosene or other liquid-fueled space heaters, always use the proper grade of the proper fuel. •All new unvented gas-fired space heaters have an oxygen depletion sensor that detects a reduced level of oxygen in the area where the heater is operating and shuts off the heater before a hazardous level of carbon monoxide accumulates. If you have an older heater without this feature, replace it. •If the pilot light of your gas heater goes out, allow 5 minutes or more for the gas to go away before trying again, do not allow gas to accumulate, and light the match before you turn on the gas to the pilot to avoid risk of flashback. •If you smell gas in your gas heater, do not attempt to light the appliance. Turn off all the controls and open doors and window. Call a gas service person.
BUSY NIGHT FOR TRI-MOUNTAIN AREA OF OUR DISPATCH CENTER
There were 2 second alarm fires over night in the Tri-Mountain area. The first fire was called in at 21:56 in Winhall for the Winhall Town Garage at 58 Old Town Rd. The other second alarm fire was called in at 00:21 in Weston at 147 Felton Rd. for a house fire. Dispatchers on duty were Lt. David Whipple and Dispatcher Jay French.