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Publisher D Morin
Merry Christmas
Inside The Heat
Partition Fire Quickly Knocked Down
By Crews
Worcester 6 Remembered On The Ten
Year Anniversary Of The Fire
Two Ambulances Needed At Lowell
Road Crash
Captain Steve Gannon Recognized
For 20 Years Of Service
Litchfield Crash Requires The
Response Of Two Ambulances
Pickup Into A Pole Crash In
Litchfield Injures One
Barretts Hill Road Crash Injuries
Three
Pat Weaver New Hillsborough
County Rep For State Association
Hudson Police, Fire, and Town
Supervisors Association Donates
Mutual Aid Needed To Battle
Londonderry House Fire.
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Front Cover
The HFD Elves
delivered Santa to
Library Park for the
Christmas Light
annual lighting on
November 27th. Photo
by Dan Skafas
Back Cover
Firefighter Jeff
Sands awaits a
patient while
operating in
Litchfield on
November 8, 2008
Volume 14
Issue 12

Webster Street Fire
Photo’s
Top photo: A fire broke out in this
large single family home. Middle
photo: Firefighter Provencal and
Explorer Pilon standby Engine 2.
Bottom photo: Firefighters Sliver,
Sands and Chamberlain open up.
Photo’s By Al Boucher
Partition Fire Quickly
Knocked Down By Crews
Dispatcher Glenn received two
calls on December 3rd, reporting a fire
in the walls of a home at 299 Webster
Street. Toned to the scene at 11:12
were Engine 2 with a crew of Captain
Tice and Firefighters Provencal, Sands
and Explorer Pilon, Ladder 2 with a
crew of Firefighters Sliver and
Chamberlain, Engine 4 with a crew of
Lieutenant Chaput, Firefighters
Bradish and Mallen, Engine 1 with a
crew of Firefighters Crane and Blinn
along with Car 1 with Chief Murray,
Car 2 with Deputy Carter, Car 3 with
Deputy Buxton and Car 4 with
Captain Grebinar.
Car 2 arrived on the scene at
11:19 and reported nothing showing.
As Engine 2’s crew investigated they
found a fire burning in an exterior
wall and stretched a line into the
basement.
Ladder 2’s crew began to open
up the wall checking to see how far
the fire had extended.
Engine 1 took a hydrant while Engine 4
assisted Engine 2.
Chief Murray assisted with
command. Companies opened up and
found the fire contained to a small area
of the wall and quickly knocked down
the fire.
Command placed the fire under
control at 11:45. Inspector Triolo was
called to the scene to investigate for a
cause. Crews overhauled the fire area
with the last company clearing the scene
at 12:10
During the fire two other calls
were received and call back companies
responded to those calls.
Photo Below:
Captain Grebinar,
Firefighters Sands, Sliver and
Chamberlain work the fire
area at 299 Webster Street on
December 3rd.
Photo: By Al Boucher
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IN MEMORY OF
THE WORCESTER 6
Worcester 6 Remembered On The Ten Year Anniversary Of The Fire
On a balmy 63 degree December 3rd, hundreds of firefighters
dressed in Class A’s from across the United States and New England
gathered in Washington Square at Union Station to remember
that night ten years ago when Worcester Massachusetts
Firefighters Paul A. Brotherton, Jeremiah M. Lucey and
Joseph T. McGuirk, and Lieutenants Thomas E. Spencer,
James F. “Jay” Lyons and Timothy P. Jackson lost their
lives trying to rescue two people reported trapped in the
huge windowless Worcester Cold Storage building.
Hudson members that attended the service included
Captain Dave Morin, Firefighters Greg Rich, Corey Morin, Dan
Skafas and Explorer Andrew Pilon.
At 17:00 lines of firefighters led by Bagpipers and Honor Guards
and the members of the Worcester Fire Department marched several
blocks through the streets of the city lined with onlookers to the
Quarters of Engine 6, Engine 12, Rescue 1and Ladder 1 on the site
where the fire took place. Many dignitaries including Massachusetts
Governor Deval Patrick, Lt. Gov. Timothy P. Murray, U.S. Rep.
James P. McGovern, Television actor Dennis Leary of Rescue Me,
President of the Massachusetts Professional Firefighters Robert
Fire Alarm
McCarthy, City Manager Michael V. O'Brien and Worcester Fire
Chief Gerard A. Dio were seated on the stage.
The ceremony began with an opening prayer by Rev. Walter J.
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12/3/1999
Riley, the Roman Catholic Chaplain of the Worcester Fire
Department. Following was Rev. Roosevelt Hughes, the
Protestant Chaplain reciting the Firefighter's Prayer.
Each of the invited speakers spoke of the tragedy
and the lives of the firefighters their families and how the
firefighters deaths were tragic but have made such an impact on
safety and funding for the fire service.
At exactly at 18:13 the time the fire was reported a recording
of the dispatch that sent the six firefighters to their last alarm ten
years ago was broadcast over the Worcester Fire Radio System.
See Worcester continued on page 5
Pictures:
Photo left: Hundreds of firefighters
and residents honored the Worcester
6 on December 3rd.
Photo by Paul MacCallum
Photo below: This memorial is
located at the Franklin Street Fire
Station which was built on the site of
the Worcester Cold Storage Building.
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Worcester continued from page 4
Once the dispatch was completed Fire
Chief Gerard A. Dio read the names of the
deceased firefighters as family members
placed flowers a the memorial. A
firefighter rang a bell after each name was
read. An Honor Guard fired a 21-gun
salute in honor of the firefighters followed
by the Bagpipers playing a soulful
rendition of “Amazing Grace”.
Fire Chief Dio was the last to speak
saying it was time to look past the sorrow
and noted that “a spark from the blaze” has
led to the upgrading of firefighting
services.
As the firefighters marched back
through the streets onlookers six deep
applauded and cheered as they passed by.
A reception was held in the hall of the
Union Station.
Two Ambulances Needed At
Lowell Road Crash
Dispatcher Robertson received a
multiple calls from 911 reporting a motor
vehicle accident in the area of 71 Lowell
Road on December 1st, at 16:52. Toned to
the scene, were Engine 2 with a crew of
Captain Hansen and Firefighters Conlon,
Rich and Morin and Ambulance 2 with a
crew of Firefighters Winsor and Sullivan.
Ambulance 2 arrived on the scene and
reported a two vehicle T-Bone accident
with a patient still in the car. Crews
checked the scene and found that they had
two injuries and a second ambulance was
requested to the scene.
Ambulance 4 with a crew of
Firefighter Carrier was toned to the scene
to assist. As the two patients were being
packaged a third person involved in the
crash complained of injuries and this
patient was also packaged. The three
patients were taken to Nashua Hospitals for further treatment. The call was placed
under control a short time later.
A Bagpipe Story From Scotland
Submitted by Dave Pierpont
This is such a beautiful story of a bagpiper who was late for a funeral. As a bagpiper, I
was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no
family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this
man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did
not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. I saw the backhoe and the crew who
were eating lunch but the hearse was nowhere in sight.
I apologized to the workers for my tardiness and stepped to the side of the open grave
where I saw the vault lid already in place.
I assured the workers I would not hold them up for long but this was the proper thing to
do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. I played out my heart and soul.
As I played the workers began to weep. I played and I played like I'd never played before,
from Going Home and The Lord is My Shepherd to Flowers of the Forest. I closed the
lengthy session with Amazing Grace and walked to my car.
As I was opening the door and taking off my coat, I overheard one of the workers saying
to another, Sweet Jeezuz, Mary 'n Joseph, I have never seen nothin' like that before and I've
been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.
Group 1 members responded to this single vehicle roll-over that took place in the
area of 111 Wason Road on December 6th. The two occupants in the vehicle were
not injured.
RUN TOTALS
December - 339
2009 Year Total - 3598
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Department Profile: Gray Maine
Fire Rescue
This month we visit the Town of Gray Maine Fire Rescue.
Gray is located in the southwestern part of the state and is bordered
by the towns of Raymond, New Gloucester, Windham and North
Yarmouth. The Town is 43.26 miles in size with a population of
7,250. Located within its border are State Routes 26, 100, 115, 202, 4
and the Maine Turnpike. The Maine Wildlife Park and Libby Hill
Forest Trails are also within the towns border.
During the 1880‘s a group of volunteers came together to
form a group to protect the residents of the town from fire. The group
called themselves the Gray Fire Company with their equipment
consisting of buckets, axes and ladders. In the beginning of the
1900‘s a carriage with a chemical tank was purchased the first fire
apparatus for the town. The Gray Fire Department was founded on
February 15, 1915 becoming a town supported department.
Firefighters were alerted to fire by the ringing of the towns church
bells.
Over the years Gray’s firefighters have battled many large
fires. On December 30, 1921 a large fire occurred at the Steven’s
Hardware Store. Hard work by firefighters saved a large part of the
town from being destroyed.
In 1947 the towns firefighters face a major forest fire. Many
thousands of acres of forest burned along with many buildings in the
neighboring communities.
On October 13, year unknown Gray was hit by a fire which
has it’s roots in the history of a large mid western city. At about 6am
a farmer on the Old Portland Road was completing his chores in the
barn when a cow kicked over a lantern starting a fire.The fire spread
to several other farm buildings burning them to the ground and two
horse died in the fire.
In the 1950’s the first turnout gear was purchased consisting
of 3 pairs of rubber boots, one for each truck rubber coats and leather
helmets. During World War II an Air Raid Siren was installed on the
roof of the fire station and was set off by the first arriving firefighter
at the station. In 1954 a central phone operator called “red phones” in
the homes of firefighters alerting them to fires.
In 1968 the fire department incorporated and in 1969 the name
was change to Gray Fire Rescue. Ambulance service began on
October 15, 1969 when crews responded to their first medical call.
Firefighters named the Oldsmobile 98 Ambulance the “Black
Mariah”. A second ambulance was purchased in 1972 and a third in
1978. The Fire and Rescue departments remained as separate
organizations until 1993 when the joined and were housed in the fire
station. On September 17, 2005 Gray Fire Rescue celebrated it’s 125
birthday with a large celebration.
Today the Gray Fire Rescue is commanded by Chief Ricky
Plummer. He commands 3 career, 1 part time, 11 per-diem, 2
americorps and a call force of over 40 members. During daytime
hours the Central Fire Station is staffed with 4-8 personnel with at
least 1 of those being an ALS provider. The Headquarters Fire
Station is located at 125 Shaker Road, the Dry Mills station is located
at 249 Shaker Road with Station 3 located at 2 Turnpike Acres Road.
The department provides fire prevention, suppression, rescue, EMS,
public service and education services.
Gray Fire Rescue operates 4 engines, 1 tanker, 1 brush truck, 1
ladder, 1 rescue, a squad unit, 2 ambulances and several special ops
units. In 2008 Gray firefighters responded to just over 1000 calls for
service.
See Gray Fire continued on page 7
Top photo: Engine 1 is a 2008 Ferrara Intruder II. Middle photo:
Engine 2 is a 1997 Freightliner/Ferrara Pumper-Tanker. Bottom photo:
Engine 3 is a 2000 Freightliner on a 4x4 chassis.
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Gray Fire continued from page 6
Dispatching is completed by the Cumberland County
Regional Communications Center. This center dispatches for fire,
police and EMS agencies with the Cumberland County.
Engine 1 is a 2008 Ferrara Intruder II with a 1500 gpm pump,
1,000 gallon tank, 30 gallons "A" Foam and full set Holmatro
Rescue Tools. Engine 2 is a huge truck being 45 feet in length. The
engine is a 1997 Freightliner/Ferrara Pumper-Tanker, 2500 gallon
tank, 1250 gpm pump and 30 gallons class "A" foam. Engine 3 is a
2000 Freightliner 4x4 with a 1250 gpm pump and 1000 gallon water
tank.
Truck 1 is a 1997 Ferrera 75 Foot Tower-Ladder, 500 gallon
tank, 1250 gpm pump, 30 gallons Class "A" Foam, 75' Aerial
Platform.
Support 6 is a 2006 Ford/Dingee 250 gallon tank, 250 gpm
pump, 30 gallon CAFS. This truck also responds to area towns as the
RIT Truck. Squad 7 is a 1990 Ford F-800/Hackney Heavy Rescue /
Incident Command Post.
Rescue 1 is a 1996 International Road rescue Type 1
Ambulance. Rescue 2 is a 2000 Ford PL Custom Type 3 Rescue
Ambulance
The chief operates a 2005 Chevy Suburban, the staff vehicle
is a 2003 Ford Crown Vic with a Police package. Unit 8 is a 1985
Ford Canteen Truck. ATV 1 is a 2004 Polaris Ranger 4X4 ATV with
a cargo bed. Hazmat 1 is a 2005 Cargo Mate 14' Cargo trailer -
Regional Hazmat Support Unit and Marine 1 is a 2003 Zodiac 14'
rigid hull inflatable boat.
Thank you goes out to Hudson/Gray Firefighter Anthony
Smith for giving a tour and providing the information for this article.
Rescue 1 is a 1996 International Road Rescue Type 1 Ambulance.
Top photo: Top photo: Truck 1 is a 1997 Ferrera 75 Foot Tower-Ladder.
Middle photo: Support 6 is a 2006 Ford/Dingee. Bottom photo: Squad 7
is a 1990 Ford F-800/Hackney Heavy Rescue / Incident Command Post.
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Captain Steve Gannon
Recognized For 20 Years Of Service
By Fire Chief Shawn Murray
Captain Steve Gannon was hired on
December 15, 1989. Steve was promoted to
Lieutenant in April of 1997 and to Captain
in March of 2002. During his 20 years of
service to the Town of Hudson Captain
Gannon has obtained certification as a Level
III Firefighter, EMT - Paramedic, Fire
Officer I & 2, Hazmat Technician and Fire
Instructor. Captain Gannon has also
received training in Incident Command and
the National Incident Management System.
Captain Gannon is currently assigned to
Group 4.
He lives in Hudson with his Wife
Melanie.
Captain Steve
Gannon
Recognized
The Town of Hudson appreciates the
service and dedication that Steve has
provided the Town over these past 20 years.
The Town would like to congratulate Steve
Department Anniversaries
Tim Kearns 12/3/1984
Steve Gannon 12/15/1989
Erich Weeks 12/1/2002
on reaching this milestone in his
years of service and wish him the
best in his future.
Litchfield Crash
Requires The Response
Of Two Ambulances
A two vehicle crash during the
first snow storm of the year in the
area of 551 Charles Bancroft
Highway in Litchfield on December
9th, required the response of two
Hudson ambulances.
Ambulance 2 with a crew of
Firefighters Sullivan and Haerinck
along with Litchfield crews were
toned to the scene by Dispatcher
Glenn at 06:55. On arrival crews
found a head-on two vehicle crash
with heavy front end damage. Upon
checking the occupants of the cars
two were found to be injured. After
evaluating the patients command
requested a second ambulance to the
scene at 07:14.
Toned to the scene was Ambulance 1
with a crew of Firefighters Blinn and
Crane. Due to the weather and the crash
Charles Bancroft Highway was shut down
causing a large traffic back up. A second
patient with minor injury was loaded into
Litchfield Car 1 and transported to a
nearby Technical Park and transferred into
Ambulance 1.
Both patients were treated by crews
for their injuries and transported to
Manchester and Nashua Hospitals.
We Say Goodbye
We say goodbye to Firefighters Steve Jarry
and Buddy Hallowell who both resigned in
December. We wish them both the best of
luck with their future endeavors.
Pelham Fire recently placed this 2009 GMC 4500 Horton into service as Ambulance
1. The unit is equipped with a rear view back up camera, on demand privacy
windows, in cab navigation system and Mobile Data Terminal. Photo by Pat Weaver
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SALVATION ARMY
BELL RINGERS
Members Assist The Salvation Army In Kettle Collection
Department members gave back to the community on
December 12th and 19th, ringing the bell for donations for the
Salvation Army Annual Kettle Collection.
This has been a yearly event for members to help out with the
collection. This years bell ringing took place at Wal-Mart and Sams
Club. This is the 5th, year the department has participated in the
bell ringing. Last year due to the ice storm HFD was not able to fill
the scheduled days. All members were busy handling the hundreds
of calls that took place due to the storm.
Donations provide Christmas dinners, clothing, and toys for
families in need. Financial assistance also helps with basic
necessities, along with seasonal aid.
Volunteers distribute gifts to shut-ins in hospitals and nursing
homes, and shelters are open for sit-down dinners. Many families
receive aid over a period of months after the Christmas season as
well, people struggling with difficult family, emotional, or
employment problems.
During the first collection on December 12th, members raised
$1,598.58. The second day of bell ringing on December 19th, took
Bell Ringers
Left: Jack Gagliardi, #### and
Dave Pierpont and Brian and Rachel
Surrette. Bottom photo: Steve Dube
and Mike Armand all rang the bell
on December 19th.
Photo’s by Al Boucher
in $1,949.18 for a grand total for this year being $3,547.76. On
December 19th, with the help of department members the
Salvation Army broke a collection record bringing in $14,903.00
for one day.
A big thanks goes out to all the members, explorers and family
members that stood out in the cold to help this worthy cause.
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Pickup Into A Pole Crash In
Litchfield Injures One
On December 12th, Dispatcher
Boucher received a 911 call at reporting a
single vehicle crash at the intersection of
Derry Road and Cutler Road in Litchfield.
Toned to the scene at 23:55 were
Ambulance 2 with a crew of Firefighters
Berube and Cormier and Litchfield crews.
While companies were en-route Fire Alarm
updated that there was a person trapped in
the vehicle and there was a pole and wires
down. Litchfield Car 1 then requested
Londonderry’s Rescue to the scene.
When Litchfield units arrived at the
scene they reported the crash to be on
Cutler Road in the area of Candleridge
Circle. Arriving units also reported a single
vehicle, with a pole snapped and wires
down. After investigating it was
determined there was no entrapment. They
found that the downed wires were
hampering the patients removal.
Public Service was requested to the
scene and the road was closed. Crews used
a Tack Stick to ensure the power was off in
the lines. Crews found three other
occupants out of the vehicle with no injury
a forth patient remaining in the vehicle was
suffering a leg injury and was package by
crews and transported to a Nashua
Hospital. The call was placed under control
at 00:32.
Londonderry’s Rescue staged but was
not used and was returned a short time
after arrival. Litchfield crews remained on
the scene for sometime while a wrecker
removed the vehicle.
Photo below
Firefighter Berube and
Litchfield crews package one
patient from this crash on
Cutler Road in Litchfield on
December 12th.
CUTLER ROAD CRASH
Litchfield Crash
Top photo: Litchfield crews work to
open a door to gain access to the
patient. Middle photo: Firefighter
Cormier prepares equipment to treat
the injured patient. Bottom photo:
The patient is readied to be placed
into the ambulance.
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Captain Steve Gannon was the winner of the Relief Association Bird
House Raffle.
Barretts Hill Road Crash Injuries Three
A 911 call at 14:26 on December 21st, alerted Dispatcher Glenn
to a motor vehicle accident in the area of 19 Barretts Hill Road.
Toned to the scene were Engine 2 with a crew of Captain Gannon,
Firefighters Winsor and Armand and Ambulance 2 with a crew of
Lieutenant Rudolph and Firefighters Sullivan and Provencal.
On arrival Ambulance 2 reported a two vehicle accident
involving a car and a US Postal Truck. The car suffered heavy frontend
damage and the Mail truck was found off the road into a group of
trees. Upon checking for injuries four patients were found needing
evaluation.
Three patients complained of injury and at 14:39 Ambulance 3
with a crew of Firefighters Pike and Chamberlain were toned to the
scene. Engine 2 removed hazards from the scene while the injured
were packaged and transported to Nashua Hospitals. The call was
placed under control at 14:54.
Chief Murray and Deputy Carter traveled to North Carolina to inspect
the new ambulance pictured above on December 14th. The ambulance
is expected to be delivered in early January. Photo by Deputy Carter
The City of Manchester placed into service recently this 2009
Emergency-One Cyclone II engine with 450hp Cummins Turbo Diesel
Engine and a Allison EVS 4000 5 speed automatic transmission. The
truck is equipped with a Hale QMAX Single Stage 2000 gpm pump, 710
gallons water, 40 gallons of Class B foam, 30 gallons of Class A foam
along with a Hale 5.0 foam logix foam system.
An identical Unit was delivered to Engine 4 as well. Engine 11 has
been the busiest piece in the city for many years, typically responding to
2500-2700 runs per year staffed with an officer and 3 firefighters.
Thanks to Lieutenant Burns of Manchester Engine 11 for the information.
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Pat Weaver New Hillsborough
County Rep For State Association
Pat
Weaver New
Hillsborough
County Rep
Firefighter Pat Weaver has been chosen by the State of New
Hampshire Firefighters Relief Association to serve as the
Hillsborough County Representative. Pat will fill the position
left vacant when Dave Morin stepped down in September.
This position is now a family tradition. Pats father Clint
Weaver held the position for many years. With Pat taking the
reins it also continues a tradition of Hudson Fire Department
members serving in the position. A Hudson member has served
as the Hillsborough Representative for over 50 years. A record
held by no other state department.
Good luck goes out and thank you to Pat for serving in this
State Board Position.
John Cashell and Gary Webster of the Hudson Police, Fire, and Town
Supervisors Association Donates to the St. Vincent de Paul.
Hudson Police, Fire, and Town Supervisors
Association Donates
Submitted by Hudson Supervisors Association
The Hudson Police, Fire and Town Supervisors Association donated
$500.00 to St. John the Evangelist St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. The
donation derives from Association membership dues.
Throughout history, the Supervisor’s Association has continuously
donated to many local charities as well as the annual Alvirne High
School Scholarship Fund. Vice President of the Association, Gary
Webster stated during the donation presentation, “it gives all of
our members great satisfaction to be able to give back to our
community, and to help bring some holiday cheer to fellow
Hudsonites. This is especially true, given the trying time we
presently face.”
With a tight budget new funding ideas have been researched and one
was fire apparatus pizza delivery for the Hudson Pizza Hut. The other
fire apparatus snow plows.
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Londonderry Fire
55 Spring Road
Photo’s
Top and second photo’s: Hudson crews
man lines to knock down and overhaul
this fire in a ranch style home in
Londonderry. Bottom and photo right.
Heavy fire shoots from this home at 55
Spring Road in Londonderry on
December 27th, as crews await water to
attack the fire.
Photo’s by Brian Alley
Mutual Aid Needed To Battle
Londonderry House Fire
A ranch style house was totally
destroyed in a 2 alarm house fire in
Londonderry on December 27th.
Londonderry crews responded to the 55
Spring Road scene just after 09:00. On
their arrival they found the home fully
involved and requested a working fire with
additional tankers. The home was located
at the end of a dirt road backing up to
Route 93. Londonderry Fire received the
first call reporting the fire from a motorist
passing by on the highway.
Dispatcher Morton received a call from
Londonderry Fire at 09:08 requesting an
engine to cover Station 2. Engine 2 with a
crew of Captain Morin and Firefighters
Provencal, Sliver, Morin and Rice
responded. A short time later Ambulance 2
with a crew of Firefighters Lambert and
Bavaro were called to the scene to standby.
At 09:31 Londonderry command
requested an additional engine to the fire
and Engine 2 responded to the scene along
with Deputy Buxton in Car 3. Mutual aid
companies responding to the scene were
delayed when they responded to the wrong
section of Spring Road which is separated
into two sections by a wooded area.
A portable pump was set up to draft
from a small brook running near the scene.
A tanker shuttle was set up along with
Engine 2’s pump standing by for water
supply. Engine 2’s crew assisted battling
the fire. They were assigned to a 2 1/2 line
in the front of the building. Deputy Buxton
was assigned as the Safety Officer.
Ambulance 2 was assigned as the medical
sector.
With the building fully involved and the
roof and first floor had collapsed a
defensive attack was made. Once the
heavy fire was contained 1 3/4 lines were
used to overhaul the building.
With the building collapsed on it’s self
chains saws were used to cut openings in
the exterior walls to get at the many hot
spots burning under the debris. Crews
made no headway knocking down the
hotspots and crews were pulled back until
a excavator could be requested to the scene
to pull the building apart to reach flames
still burning within the collapsed home.
Additional companies were requested to
the scene for water supply. Companies
from Londonderry, Hudson, Derry,
Windham, Litchfield, Pelham and Auburn
worked at the scene.
Engine 2 returned to town at 11:15 with
Ambulance 2 remaining on the scene for
some time returning at 13:47
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This training burn took place on Pelham Road.
Firefighter Kevin Blinn vent a window during a 2 alarm fire at 65
Wason Road.
Tail
Tail
Board
Board
Firefighters Jasper and Sullivan look over this head-on crash on Derry
Road near Alvirne High School. One person suffered severe injuries.
Heavy fire comes from the second floor of this apartment building during a
training burn at 23 Lowell Road.
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