17 years ago today on 1/9/99, 2 people died as a result of a fire on Grove St. in North Swanzey. ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY: 2 fatal fires occurred in Wilmington Vt. 1 in 1982 off Dix Rd (Wimmelman Development) and 1 in 1988 on Atherton Rd.
ICE RESCUE CLASSES
DIRECTORS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
VERMONT FIRE TRAINING
NEW KEENE SHIFT COMMANDER VEHICLE - 19 CAR 3
The unit is a Ford-F350 4 wheel drive and features a full rear slide out tray that has storage area for gear, equipment. The rear of Car 3 has a roll out command unit with 3 radios and work station. The unit replaces a 2006 Suburban. The choice to go to this set up was driven on safety and space to carry equipment.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Dispatcher Mike "Beetle" Bailey for 14 years of dedicated service as a part time dispatcher for Fire Mutual Aid.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
2 years ago today on January 7, 2014 - Westminster Basin Rd fire. Dispatchers on duty were Deputy Sangermano, Lt. Kennedy and Dispatcher Dupre (now Lunderville).
THE YEAR 2015
Fire Mutual Aid dispatched 19,439 incidents in 2015. There were 17,955 incidents in 2014. In 2013 there were 16,547 incidents dispatched. This was an increase of 1484 calls in 2015. From 2013 to 2015 the call increase was 2892 calls. An incident can range from a single unit response to a multiple alarm fire with many agencies responding. There is a lot of "behind the scenes" activity that the dispatchers perform for each of those incidents as well as many non-emergency phone calls that are answered every hour of every day.Happy New Year to all of our followers.
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY
ON THIS DATE IN HISTORY - 2 years ago today on January 6, 2014 - 2 people perished in a fire on Schoolhouse Rd in Dummerston. Dispatchers on duty were Lt. Whipple and Dispatcher Gilman.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Joe Sangermano for 27 years of dedicated service to Fire Mutual Aid.