GRAVESIDE SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Peterborough Fire & Rescue announces the funeral service for retired Deputy Chief, David Bishop. Deputy Bishop was a 38 year member of the department, retiring in 2004. A graveside service is planned for this Sunday June 15th at 11:30am at the Upper Pine Hill Cemetery off Sandhill Road in Peterborough. Any fire service members wishing to attend are asked to report to the Upper Pine Hill Cemetery in Class A uniform.

FIRE MUTUAL AID FULLTIME STAFF

The full time staff at Fire Mutual Aid. The men and women who answer the emergency calls and dispatch the resources needed for 78 towns in New Hampshire and Vermont 24 hours a day/seven days a week. To our knowledge, there has never been a recent picture of the entire fulltime staff due to schedules and the fact that at minimum, 2 dispatchers need to always be in the dispatch center. Photo taken in the new dispatch center by David Symonds, Keene Fire Dept. Photographer.Combined years of service = 178 years of service. The average number of years on the job = 16 years.

Left to right - Deputy Chief Joe Sangermano (MAC-2);Lt. David Whipple(Dispatcher 1);Lt. Matt Yeatman(Dispatcher 3);Dispatcher Erik "Kaz" Kazlouskas(Dispatcher 5);Lt. Kevin Kennedy(Dispatcher 4);Dispatcher Jay French(Dispatcher 6);Dispatcher Kassie Dupre(Dispatcher 7)Lt. Tom Redin(Dispatcher 2);Dispatcher Virginia Gilman(Dispatcher 8);Deputy Chief Bonnie Johnson(MAC-3);Chief Phil Tirrell(MAC-1)

DAY SHIFT TODAY

We have 71 years of combined service "working the board" today that includes Deputy Joe Sangermano, Lt. David Whipple and Lt. Tom Redin. Because of their ranks and seniority, the 3 of them rarely work together.