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SHERMAN FIGHTS HOUSE FIRE

BERNIE MEEHAN JR

CT - At 9:07 a.m. on March 3, 2016, the Sherman Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Meadow Lane, near the New York State line. The fire was reported by a caller, who could see the fire from a distance.

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RHODE ISLAND

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TIVERTON FD

Blaze encompasses home

At 2:30 a.m. on February 15th, firefighters were called back to Blue Bird Dr for a structure fire. This house was the scene of an earlier fire. Firefighters remained on scene well into the morning. Thank you to Portsmouth, Westport, and Fall River Fire for providing mutual aid. No injuries were reported. The fire is under investigation.

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This 1982 Ford/Ranger pumper formerly served the Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Department, located in Rhode Island. The truck is now privately owned.

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Horse rescue for Tiverton The Tiverton Fire Department was called to assist stable staff with freeing a horse, who had become entangled in his pasture fencing on February 18th.

Staff and members of Shift 2 JUMP TO FILE worked to calm the #030916115 animal and remove sections of fencing.

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In memory of those who gave all 1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers emergency responders lost in the line of duty

North Carolina: Joshua Woods, 24 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: January 12, 2016 Death Date: January 12, 2016 Fire Department: Siler City Fire Department Initial Summary: While driving his personal vehicle in response to an emergency call, Firefighter Woods lost control causing the car to crash. Firefighter Woods passed away from the injuries he sustained in the vehicle accident.

Wyoming: Clarence "Speed" Hartbank, 79 Rank: Deputy Chief Incident Date: September 10, 2015 Death Date: January 13, 2016 Fire Department: Fremont County Fire District Initial Summary: On September 10, 2015, Deputy Chief Clarence "Speed" Hartbank fell approximately 15 feet through the ceiling of a bunker while fighting a grass and structure fire in rural Fremont County, near Lander, Wyoming. Hartbank suffered second and third degree burns over 38 percent of his body, seven broken ribs and a punctured lung. Hartbank was flown to Swedish Medical Center in Colorado and went through numerous surgeries in the months since the incident. On January 13, 2016, Hartbank passed away at the Swedish Medical Center from the injuries he sustained.

Ohio: Scott D. Bruggeman, 45 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: March 18, 2014 Death Date: January 18, 2016 Fire Department: Middletown Division of Fire Initial Summary: On March 18, 2014, Firefighter Scott D. Bruggeman suffered a heart attack while restraining an uncooperative patient in the Atrium Medical Center emergency room. Bruggeman was subsequently diagnosed with sarcoidosis and underwent several heart surgeries. After the last surgery which occurred in November 2015, Bruggeman was placed in hospice care. On January 18, 2016, Firefighter Bruggeman passed away from injuries sustained.

Arkansas: Ronald Jason Adams, 29 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: January 22, 2016 Death Date: January 22, 2016 Fire Department: East Pulaski County Fire Department Initial Summary: Lieutenant Adams was shot and killed by a resident at the scene of an emergency medical response call. Investigation of the fatal incident continues by local and state authorities.

North Carolina: James R. Varnell, 53 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: February 2, 2016 Texas: Richard J. Cano, 35 Death Date: February 2, 2016 Rank: Firefighter Fire Department: Bakertown Volunteer Fire Incident Date: November 22, 2015 Department Death Date: November 29, 2015 Initial Summary: Firefighter Varnell was at the fire Fire Department: Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Dedepartment attending training. As Varnell was partment Initial Summary: Firefighter Richard J. Cano preparing to depart, he became ill and fellow reworked a 24-hour shift from 0600hrs on November, sponders quickly came to his aid with basic life sup21, 2015, to 0600hrs on November 22, 2015. During port measures. As more assistance arrived, advanced that shift, Cano responded to three incidents. Cano life support was provided as Varnell was transported was dispatched with Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Depart- to the hospital where he succumbed to a nature and ment's Engine 1 to the last of these incidents, a three- cause of injury still to be determined. alarm apartment fire, at 0138hrs and cleared the scene at 0345hrs. At the end of his shift at 0600hrs, Connecticut: James J. Butler, Jr. , 50 Cano returned home and went to sleep. At 0845hrs Rank: Chief Driver that same day, Cano's wife observed him in distress Incident Date: February 7, 2016 and subsequently stop breathing. She immediately Death Date: February 7, 2016 called 911. Upon arrival, responders found Cano's Fire Department: Derby Fire Department wife performing CPR. Care was taken over by the Paugassett Hook & Ladder Company #4 ambulance crew and advanced life saving measures Initial Summary: Upon returning to the fire house were performed during transport to the hospital. from responding to a fire alarm activation with his Cano was turned over to a hospital emergency room fire company, Chief Driver Butler complained to felnurse with a pulse. He was in the hospital's intensive low firefighters that he did not feel well. While at care unit for a week, but never regained conscious- his residence several hours later, Butler succumbed ness. Firefighter Cano passed away on November to a nature and cause of illness still to be determined.

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No April Fools...‘Go Old School’ FIREFIGHTER FITNESS Lori Ann Hodgkinson

Fitness trends are constantly changing/evolving. There is no denying that the way we train today differs greatly in many respects from the way we trained in the past.

As research develops and training equipment and modalities improve, so do we. It’s progress, and it’s terrific. As we embrace new methods, it is important to keep in mind much value remains within many of our past practices.

While incorporating the newbies, it is still possible to hang onto and build around those oldies – but goodies.

As Spring approaches, many of us find ourselves modifying our current routines. Last month we revamped our cardio workouts.

Here we tweak our strength routine for even greater progress.

Most traditional exercises target the major muscles groups.

They are basic in nature and can greatly assist in laying a sound foundation on which to later build with more varied and modern exercises (fine tuners).

Here’s an 'old school’ basic training routine to outline your April.

Once May arrives, you can implement some of your newer functional and more specific exercises. We won’t touch your cardio workouts or abdominal/lower back training. You can keep those as is or modify them anyway you like.

This is a full-body major muscle group strength training routine. After a couple of minutes of light cardio, you will perform three sets of ten reps of each exercise.

Rest between sets will be 15

seconds with a full minute of rest between each of the different exercises.

Remember to select weights where the last two reps of each set are challenging yet not impossible to perform with proper form and alignment.

Be sure to finish with at least five minutes of full-body stretching. Since it is a full-body routine, it should be performed on alternate days.

For consecutive day training, divide the routine into upper and lower body segments and perform upper body exercises on one day and lower the next. You can perform this routine 2-3 days per week.

Push-ups Bench Press Front Pull downs One arm Row Shoulder Presses Lateral raises Squats Lunges Leg Curls Heel Raises Barbell or Cable Bicep Curls Preacher (Scott) curls Triceps Pushdowns Triceps Bench Dips These traditional exercises make great staples. They are basic. They are simple. They are not new, but they still have a lot to offer.

Because these exercises have been around awhile, many of us are familiar with them. If you are unsure how to perform them, an internet search can provide a significant amount of cues to refresh your memory.

If you are new to these exercises, consult a Fitness Professional for detailed instruction.

Of course, not all exercises are suitable for all individuals, so please as always, consult your Physician before beginning this or any exercise program.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

KENNETH ERICKSON

Fire in Laconia commercial building Laconia Central Fire Station responded to a fire alarm activation on March 4th at 635 a.m. to 144 Lexington Drive the Titeflex Aerospace building.

On arrival, Captain Landry was advised there had been a fire in a heat treating process area on the back side of the building and the employee thought the fire had been extinguished. The captain entered the building and found light smoke in the building and when he opened the door to the process areas, there was heavy black smoke floor to ceiling with visible fire about ten feet off the floor.

He requested a hose line and called for a first alarm. The build-

JUMP TO FILE #030416129 ing is a 550 x 200 one story industrial facility steel frame with steel truss roof. The crews started in with a two and a half inch line and eventually reduced this down to a two inch line.

The fire was quickly knocked down and then the long process of smoke removal was started. The first alarm brought the Laconia Weirs, Gilford Engine and Belmont Engine to the fire. Meredith Fire, Tilton Fire and Stewarts Ambulance covered the empty stations.

The fire involved an industrial process that heat treats materials at very high temperatures. The fire started in an exhaust duct and then spread into a dryer/dust collector type machine. The fire did not activate any sprinkler heads.

Employees did attempt to extinguish the fire, but realized they needed to evacuate and sound the alarm. Damage to the machine is fairly extensive and a value is not yet available. Titeflex Aerospace is a Division of Smith Tubular both companies located in the Laconia Industrial Park. Crews were on scene for an hour.

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Hazmat and state bomb squad train on handling suspicious packages

Members of the SENH Hazmat team and the NH state bomb squad held a combined drill. Members of the bomb squad checked out a package by taking an x-ray to make sure it was safe before the hazmat team made entry and removed a sample for testing. Once removed, it was run through a HazmatID for a field screening before being sent to the State lab in Concord NH for further testing. A second drill was for a white power sent to the owner of the company. Again a sample was taken and run through the HazmatID.

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Two alarm blaze strikes in Milton home A 911 report on the morning of March 7th at about 8:05 a.m. reported a chimney fire at a residence located at 373 White Mountain Highway in Milton, NH. Upon arrival of first due fire units, the report went from a chimney fire to a fire extending JUMP TO FILE# 030716123 into the structure.

The blaze quickly went to a second alarm for additional manpower. This was due to extension to the roof area and into the basement of the residence.

The house was located on a long narrow winding driveway set way back from the road and was barely visible through the trees in the front yard.

No injuries were reported.

Fire was declared out by command at 09:03 a.m. with extensive overhaul needed.

Departments assisting Milton Fire Department were Farmington, Somersworth, Wakefield, Rochester, Middleton, and New Durham Fire Departments as well as Lebanon (ME) Fire Department.

The residence suffered extensive water and smoke damage.

- PAUL DOLNIER

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By F. Mark Granato Available from: Amazon.com Barnes & Noble (bn.com) Price: $17.99 (hard copy) This is a soft cover book measuring six inches by nine inches and has 296 pages. It is also available as an e-book.

There are 32 chapters plus an epilogue. Most of the chapters are a few pages with only a few others that are a little lengthy. It is a novel about the Hartford Hospital in which a major fire occurred in December of 1961. Leo LePages’ book on his career as a Hartford police officer touched briefly on this fire in a single chapter.

This author is a writer and journalist, not associated with the fire service or any emergency service for that matter. His extensive research which included interviews with many who were there and recollections of family members of those who are no longer with us, brings us a riveting story that promises to keep you at the edge of your seat!

Though some of the contents are a work of fiction, the stories do par-

allel actual events particularly with strategy and tactics with heroics from both emergency personnel, hospital personnel and just plain visitors and others that happened to be in the hospital that day.

The author’s determination was relentless in detailing the tragedy, which took many lives. He includes from his own imagination how some of the things may have happened.

You will read of some heroic tactics that may not be believable, but I can tell you that they did take place and that they only prove once more how firefighters will go to the utmost extent to save lives.

As you read, you may put yourself at the scene and imagine how difficult it was to survive through this operation.

For one thing, it took place at a time when SCBAs were scarce and individual fire companies did not have sufficient gear for each member. Thus many had to “eat smoke,” if you will, while undergoing bonetiring ordeals to make rescues and bring the fire under control.

The fire was overshadowed by an earlier working fire in an apartment house that same morning, which drew men and apparatus away and kept them away for a reasonable amount of time.

Other side stories capture human interest that the reader will find interesting. This is definitely a read to be considered whether you are in the emergency service or simply an avid reader!

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Concord firefighter injured in house fire A Concord City firefighter was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries after battling a working fire at 21 Ridge Road.

The fire was reported at 9:45 a.m. on February 15th.

Upon arrival, JUMP TO FILE city firefighters #021716110 found fire in the basement and fire in the walls on the first floor.

Firefighters made a quick knock down and damage was limited to the kitchen area, above and below the basement, with smoke damage throughout the two-story home.

One firefighter was injured battling the fire and taken to Concord Hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Mutual aid was brought in to cover the city stations.

- JAY HEATH

Concord Fire Lt. Bobby Silverstriadis has his air bottle changed after the fire knocked down at 21 Ridge Road.

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Numerous accidents on Two alarm fire in Laconia apartment interstate in bad weather On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 9:52 a.m., the Windham Fire Department was dispatched to a single car motor vehicle accident, with entrapment, on Interstate 93 northbound at milemarker 5.4.

Weather at the time was heavy snow with slippery roadway conditions.

While enroute, the department received a second call for a motor vehicle rollover in the median of Interstate 93 at milemarker 3.6.

Command staff requested assistance from the Salem Fire Department.

While enroute to the rollover accident, personnel were advised of a multiple car pileup on Interstate 93 southbound near the Derry/Windham town line. Numerous callers estimated approximately 40 vehicles involved over a lengthy stretch.

While enroute, the department received additional information of another multi-vehicle accident, with injuries, on Interstate 93

JUMP TO FILE #030716104 southbound at the North Lowell Road overpass. This incident was managed by Windham Police along with Windham Fire Department and Salem Fire Department personnel.

The multi-vehicle accident at the Windham/Derry town line was managed by New Hampshire State Police and Windham Fire personnel with mutual aid assistance from Derry, Londonderry, Hudson, Pelham, Manchester and Hookset Fire Departments.

Approximately 15 patients, some requiring minor extrication, from all scenes were transported to local area hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries.

Multiple vehicles were towed and the roadway remained closed for a lengthy period of time.

- DERRY FIRE

Laconia, Gilford, and Belmont Fire Departments were sent to the Village of Winnipesaukee condominium complex on February 28 at 408 a.m. for a fire in the building. An occupant on the third floor said the floor in front of the fire place was on fire.

JUMP TO FILE# Captain Shipp 030316104 arrived from the Weirs Station with an engine, a ladder ,and a crew of three. He reported nothing showing from a large three story garden style apartment building.

Within three minutes, the captain requested a second alarm as he found fire in the floor below the fireplace and the ceiling above. His pump operator also advised that fire was visible from the rear of the building at the roof.

The second alarm brought Meredith, Tilton, Franklin, and Sanbornton. Holderness, Meredith, and Stewarts Ambulance covered the empty stations.

The Weirs crew did a great job of stretching a two inch hose line to the third floor and started knocking down the fire. The captain told the central crew to put a

line in the adjacent apartment and the Gilford crew to the floor below.

Ladder 1 backed into position, went to the roof, and started opening up the chimney area. Meredith raised ground ladders to the second and third floor rear. Off-duty firefighters were assigned to the already working crews.

The fire was under control within 20 minutes. Mutual aid crews from all but Meredith, Gil-

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ford, and Belmont were released within 30 minutes. Damage was fairly extensive as it attacked the framing of the building. Fortunately, the building was built with solid joist lumber, and had a flat roof, so the fire spread was limited to several bays and fairly easy to cut off.

Crews were on scene until 6:30 a.m.

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Three people injured Wolfeboro, NH. Three people were seriously injured and Center Street was closed for about two hours on Feb. 25, 2016.

Public safety personnel were called to an area of Center Street (Route 28) just North of the Trotting Track Road intersection at 12:33 p.m.

Wolfeboro Police Captain Dean Rondeau said a vehicle driven by Sarah Kelley, age 31 of Tuftonboro, was headed north JUMP TO FILE on Center Street #022616104 when it collided with another motor vehicle being driven by Tannah Curtis, age 27 of Dover, head on. Ms. Curtis' minor daughter was also injured in the collision.

The Wolfeboro Police Department and members of the their Traffic Crash Reconstruction unit responded to the scene.

They were assisted by the NH State Police along with members of the Wolfeboro Fire Rescue and Stewarts Ambulance.

The crash remains under investigation. In a brief statement, "speed does not appear to be a factor, but drugs and alcohol may have been involved." Additionally, Captain Rondeau said once this has been confirmed or denied, another press release will be issued describing any additional information and charges along with a description of how the crash occurred.

Deputy Chief Tom Zotti said

both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles, with one taking about 35 minutes to free from the wreckage. All three patients were transported to Huggins Hospital with multiple injuries.

Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue and Police were assisted at the scene

by Stewarts Ambulance and Wakefield Fire-Rescue with an additional set of hydraulic extrication tools. The NH State Police also assisted. All emergency personnel were clear at 2:25 p.m.

- TOM ZOTTI

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Mobile home a total loss in Boscawen

Concord, NH. Engine 5 and Rescue 5 where first due mutual aid to Boscawen this morning, February 19th, at a mobile home fire on Birch Street. The homeowner attempted to thaw out frozen water pipes with an electric heater and caught the mobile home on fire. First due Concord firefighters made entry to the mobile home to battle the working fire as a nearby hydrant was found to be frozen. The mobile home is a total loss and no injuries where reported.

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EMS Energizers EMS ISSUE

CHELLE CORDERO

It’s been said that cardiac disease is the most prevalent killer of EMS personnel. Our penchant for poor eating habits has a lot to contribute to that statistic. Isn’t it ironic how often we try to save our patients from the very same ailment?

First responders work long and sometimes longer hours and of course there are no guarantees for breaks, snacks or lunch. We never know from one day to the next if we’ll get a chance to sit and take our boots off or if we’ll ever get off the crew room couch. Our work day is irregular at best. When the average 9-to-5 worker is having their morning coffee, we’re ready for lunch (if we even get the chance). We might even be headed

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home from work and looking forward to a few hours of sleep.

With such erratic hours, it’s hard to concern ourselves with our own well-being. Obviously if we could prepare a select group of meals and actually get the chance to sit and eat them when we should, we could be much more careful with our diets and probably weight. Kind of unrealistic though…

However, we can make things much easier on ourselves and avoid the mood swings and sluggishness caused by hunger pangs and poor nutrition. Those improvements will also make things better for the people we work with and the patients we treat. Start your day, whatever time it begins, with protein and don’t run on empty. It’s not just a saying, breakfast is the most important meal of the day — but it should not be the only meal.

A lot of people will grab a cup of coffee and a sweet bun or buttered roll and call it breakfast. That really doesn’t provide you with a lot of nutrition to go on. EMS is both a physically and emotionally draining job and you need to energize it after a (hopefully) full night’s sleep (or day depending on your work schedule).

If you really want that roll, slap a slice or two of cheese on it, instead of butter spread peanut or cashew butter, or even a leftover piece of meat from the day before. Other convenient take-to-go breakfasts include a hard-boiled egg made the day before, cottage cheese or yogurt (Greek is higher in protein).

Brown-bagging food to eat during your shift may or may not be your style, but whether you want to bring along meals or simply snacks, start your smart planning in the grocery store. Read the nutritional labels and concentrate on protein, fiber, low sugar, low salt, and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats.

Use a small cooler and a frozen ice pack and carry food with you such as a tuna fish sandwich on whole-grain bread, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chef’s salad, egg salad, cheeses, etc. Don’t eat carbs without protein.

We know that it is relatively safe to assume our meal breaks may not happen when we intend them to so whether you’ve brought the meals with you or plan to buy food with your partner, bring along snacks, Stash a package of rice cakes and a jar of peanut butter in the crew room for a quick and easy source of energy to stave off the hunger and keep your body fueled.

Other terrific snacks include fruits like apples or oranges, nuts (walnuts, almonds, pistachios, sunflower or pumpkin seeds), celery or carrot sticks, cheese, raw green beans, grape tomatoes, hummus and low-salt thin wheat crackers. For a sweet treat, make your own “gorp” (trail mix) with nuts, raisins, and dark-chocolate morsels. Eat something light every few hours and it will not only keep you going, it will also reduce the chances that you will overeat when you finally sit down to a meal.

Finally, stay hydrated with lots of water or an occasional clear juice (you can even dilute it with water).

Stay away from carbonated sodas (even diet), reduce caffeine, and limit your (off-duty) alcohol consumption.

Bon appetite!

MAINE

Serious New Gloucester crash injures one New Gloucester, ME. On Wednesday February 17, 2016 at 7:51 p.m., the New Gloucester Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at 1156 Lewiston Road (100/202).

Fire & EMS personnel first on scene reported one heavily damaged four door sedan with JUMP TO FILE an occupant trapped. #030916112 New Gloucester personnel closed Route 100/202. Fire & EMS crews assessed the scene and patient, developing a plan of extrication. Due to the heavy damage to the vehicle and positioning of the occupant, the extrication of the patient took over an hour.

Over a dozen New Gloucester's Fire & EMS members worked the scene. LifeFlight of Maine was requested to the scene due to the anticipated length of time for the extrication and the patient's possible injuries.

"The Fire & EMS crews found the extrication very challenging due to the extent of the damage to the vehicle and injuries to the patient and positioning," replied New Gloucester Captain Scott Doyle."

"Patient extrications require a true, methodical process in order to accomplish a safe and successful removal of a patient. Every action has a reaction when cutting vehicles," added Captain Doyle.

Gray Fire & Rescue assisted with the landing zone for LifeFlight, transported the LifeFlight staff to the crash site from the landing zone and assisted at the crash

scene.

The patient, once extricated, was transported to the hospital via LifeFlight with non-life threatening injuries. Lewiston Road (100/202) was closed for an hour and a half.

The scene was turned over to the

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Maine State Police.

No emergency personnel were injured at the scene.

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WALES FIRE DEPT

Successful training On the afternoon of February 28th, Wales junior firefighters got together with junior firefighters from Monmouth conducted a successful training consisted of ladders, wall breaching, search and rescue and entanglement.

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MAINE

STAYING SAFE

Chief Henry Campbell

ROCKPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT

Winter extrication training

Thank you Camden Exxon and Steve Laite for providing two vehicles and two great scenarios for our 25 members to get some winter extrication training in. Steve did a great job with our newer members to explain the basics of the car and what to be looking for. Newest members seen sitting in the car, Chris Hart, Royan Bartley and Sam Leighton. Our second scenario was a car into a pole on top of a snow bank with wires down. Great to see so many volunteers continuing to train and support our community, especially when it's only 19 degrees out.

VEHICLE NEWS If you have photos you would like to see in our Vehicle News feature, please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.

During the past few weeks within the greater metro area of New York, there have been two incidents involving cranes that have claimed the lives of three civilians, who were going about their daily routine.

The first was a crane collapse in Lower Manhattan on February 5 in which an individual on his way to work was struck by the toppling crane and killed.

In Hanover, New Jersey on February 18, a crane was being operated to lower a five ton generator into position at the site of a newly constructed firehouse when a strap(s) gave way dropping the generator.

Two workers below, who were guiding the crane operator in positioning the generator, were killed. It was reported the crane operator was the father-in-law of one of the men killed.

How many other people may have been killed in freak accidents over the same period? Can one prepare for either of these incidents?

For the most part, you can’t, but further investigation by police, the Labor Department, and other investigating authorities may find a cause. It won’t change the results for the deceased.

A variety of incidents that can exceed our imagination occur with frequency across our country each and every day that is impossible to plan for and resulting in injury and death.

Fate, destiny, or being in the right place at the wrong time, or, as some say, in the wrong place at the right time.

There have been and will continue to be firefighter fatalities within the ranks of the fire service where fate plays a similar unpreventable role.

It is the preventable deaths within the fire service that we are trying to eliminate.

From the day a new firefighter enters the ranks, it is drilled into their heads that whenever we are faced with a life challenging decision, we are to weigh the risk versus the potential gain.

If the risk exceeds the gain, we should not place one’s life in jeopardy. Yet, there are times when a firefighter will take that great risk and be successful in accomplishing their objective.

There also will be times when one will fail and it will cost them their life.

How far can one push the risk envelope in attempting to save a life?

A very difficult question to answer, as evaluating the risks involved can be very complicated because we all don’t perceive the same issues (risks) that may be involved.

In our daily duties, we should operate under the umbrella of safety in order to reduce the toll of injuries or deaths.

You should check and maintain your equipment on a daily basis, train and encourage additional training for yourself and your fire company and use a seat belt each time you are riding in the apparatus.

If you are responsible for driving the apparatus, check it daily, you are responsible for all on board.

If you are the officer, it is your responsibility to oversee that the assigned daily routine work and training is being done. It all has to do with the safety of the firefighters.

It is easy to overlook much of the daily equipment checks and seemingly mundane tasks, but when an SCBA malfunctions, a power tool fails to operate, or the apparatus brakes fail at a critical moment; it could lead to injury or death.

How often do we take shortcuts and or deviate from how we have been trained?

Each time we do, we are taking a risk, and for the most part we don’t even see it as a risk. It may have become routine and replaced, in our mind, the original safe method.

Heart attacks are the leading cause of firefighter deaths annually, averaging over 50% of LODD’s.

Firefighters should maintain a healthy lifestyle staying in good physical and medical condition.

Exercise and maintain your weight to stay in good physical condition.

Hopefully you never smoked, or have had the courage to give up smoking.

If there is one great contributor to many health issues, it is, without a doubt, cigarette smoking The basics must not be forgotten or overlooked when it comes to firefighter safety.

You are responsible for your personal safety along with your fellow firefighters and officers.

You owe it to them and your family to return from each call in good health.

Till next time, Stay Safe and God Bless!

Additional columns from CRAIG RUSSELL

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Two police officers rescue four from burning house St. Albans City, VT. On February 24, 2016 at approximately 1:05 a.m., St. Albans City police officers noticed a house on fire at the corner of Walnut and Pearl Streets. They then noticed a second house on fire next door. They woke up four residents and rescued them to safety from the burning house. St. Albans City Fire with mutual aid from St. Albans Town and Georgia Fire Departments responded. Red Cross was called in to help the displaced. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The first house that the officers noticed on fire was vacant. Firefighters were on the scene for several hours. There were no reported injuries.

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Firefighters battle equipment barn fire On February 12, 2016 at approximately 9:55 a.m., Enosburg Fire Department with mutual aid from Bakersfield, Montgomery, and Berkshire Fire Departments responded to East Enosburg for a farmer’s equipment barn on fire. The equipment barn was a total loss. The building was 175 feet long by 30 feet wide. Luckily, firefighters were able to save the main dairy barn. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Some equipment was lost in the fire. There were no reported injuries. Firefighters fought the blaze with temperatures in the teens and wind chill values below zero.

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Firefighters respond to garage fire

St. Albans City, VT. On February 22, 2016 at approximately 11:00 a.m., the St. Albans City Fire Department responded to a fully involved garage fire on Oak Street. Mutual aid was called in from the St. Albans Town Fire Department. An off duty town firefighter noticed the smoke, found fire, and called it in. Upon arrival of St. Albans 3E1 heavy smoke and flames were showing. Firefighters made an aggressive attack, knocking down the fire quickly. Firefighters began overhauling and had some hotspots to deal with. A vehicle inside the garage, some automotive equipment and garage itself was a total loss. There was no one inside the garage at the time the fire broke out and no reported injuries. AmCare paramedics stood-by at the scene. The fire is under investigation.

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Resident suffers severe burns from fire Norwich, CT. On Feb. 16 at 6:38 p.m., Engine 3, Squad A, Truck 1 and the battalion were dispatched to the Blackstone Apartments, 206 Washington Street for a fire alarm on the sixth floor. While responding, dispatch told the battalion that they were also receiving a medical alarm from Unit 68.

Upon arrival, people exiting the building said there was a fire on the sixth floor, so Engine 2 was added to the assignment. Engine 3’s crew found a moderate smoke condition

JUMP TO FILE #021716109 and a severely burned man in the hallway of the sixth floor and carried him down the stairs. The north stairwell was set up as the attack stairwell and the south as the evacuation stairwell.

While members of Squad A tied into the standpipe on the fifth floor, members of Truck 1 made entry into Unit 68 and found the apartment

charged with smoke. The truck crew was able to extinguish the fire with the can and performed the primary search. Truck 1 flew to the roof. The squad’s driver tied into the FDC and fed the standpipe. He was also able to get his own hydrant. Engine 2 assisted with the evacuation of multiple tenants.

East Great Plain and Yantic Fire Departments provided coverage and took in one call on Kilmer Avenue.

- RYAN FLAHERTY

Fire confined to bedroom The Norwalk Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Norwest Condominiums, located at 80 County Street on March 2nd at 11:30 a.m. The fire was extinguished within minutes and confined to a second floor rear bedroom in Unit 8D. A 16 year old male, who was home at the time of the fire and was outside when firefighters arrived, was transported to Norwalk Hospital by paramedics for observation. The boy’s mother, who was not home at the time of the fire, was notified by neighbors of the situation and arrived shortly

JUMP TO FILE #030216101 after the fire was extinguished.

The mother and son rented the unit.

There was no extension into the adjoining unit or into the attic space and the cause of the fire is under investigation by Fire Inspector Kurt McDonald. The association’s management team and the unit’s owner were on scene to secure the unit.

- EDWARD PRESCOTT

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MICHAEL CARENZA JR

Three houses burn in New Britain New Britain, CT. On March 5, 2016 around 3:30 a.m., the New Britain Fire Department was called out to 174 Broad Street for a report of a car on fire spreading to a building.

When firefighters arrived, they had fire that extended to three buildings. All occupants made it out without any injuries. Two were helped out by firefighters using a ground ladder.

The fire went to three alarms,

JUMP TO FILE #030616109 bringing out all fire companies to the scene.

Two of the buildings were destroyed and one was less severely damaged. A fourth building was briefly threatened, but a quick hose deployment knocked down that threat. The houses are tightly packed in that area.

With temperatures in the 20's, ice was forming making footing very treacherous for the firefighters.

No firefighters were injured.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

West Hartford and Hartford Fire Departments provided station coverage.

- MICHAEL CARENZA JR

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Norwich arrives to smoke showing On Feb. 22 at 8:58 p.m., the Norwich Fire Department was dispatched to 75 Coit Street for smoke coming from the house.

Battalion 1 arrived to smoke showing from a two and a half story wood frame and transmitted the working fire. Engine 3 was first due and found a room burning on the first floor and quickly extinguished it

JUMP TO FILE #022516131 with tank water.

The Mohegan Tribal FAST was cancelled enroute and the Norwich Fire Marshal's office is investigating.

- RYAN FLAHERTY

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The team reached the victim on foot and found a male hiker with a severely displaced ankle fracture.

Meanwhile, other fire/EMS and police personnel, now joined by the parks department personnel with chainsaws, made their way into the the Polaris Ranger 6x6's to effect the extrication from the woods.

This took some time as the park’s guys had to cut some logs and trees down for the rangers to

JUMP TO FILE #021916109 get to where the victim was deep in the woods.

The duty medic was able to work with the other EMS personnel, splint the leg, begin ALS care, and administer pain medicine in a plan to make it easier to get him out of the woods.

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BERNIE MEEHAN JR

Sherman fights daytime house fire At 9:07 a.m. on March 3rd, the Sherman Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire on Meadow Lane, near the New York State line.

The fire was reported by a caller, who could see the fire from a distance.

The resident state trooper was the first to find the fire at 12 Meadow Lane. He quickly learned from neighbors that the occupants were away at work, and that a few pets might be in the house.

Upon arrival, Sherman Volunteer Fire Department found a 3600 square foot, Mediterranean-style, two story house with heavy fire throughout the house. The house sits on top of a hill, at the end of a

JUMP TO FILE #030316102 700 foot long driveway.

A five inch supply line was laid up the driveway, and the fire attack was started.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the driveway, Squantz (New Fairfield) Engine 12 fed this supply line while tankers fed a Fold-ATank alongside Engine 12.

While this was underway, Sherman's hose wagon, assisted

by Gaylordsville Volunteer Fire Department, laid a five inch supply line down Meadow Lane, across Wakeman Hill Road, and the Sherman supply engine drew a

draft from a pond, pumping it approximately 2000 feet to the Squantz Engine.

The fire attack was led by Command, Sherman Assistant Chief Chad Beatty.

Multiple lines were utilized for the fire attack, including a blitzfire gun, and the deck gun on Sherman Engine 5. Assisted by the various firefighters on scene.

The fire was brought under control within two hours.

The Sherman Fire Marshal is investigating, and there were no injuries.

- BERNIE MEEHAN

Firefighters alerted to second fire at same building The Norwalk Fire Department responded to a roof fire at 50 Washington Street. This is the second time in as many days that firefighters were called to the building. The fire erupted at 3:50 p.m. on Feb. 20, as steel brackets were being welded to the roof deck. The welding subsequently caught the roof membrane and insulation on fire. Friday night’s fire at 6:30 p.m., was the result of roofers sealing the roof’s membrane with a torch, which caught the roofing materials on fire.

Both fires occurred on the building’s front overhang, a new addition to the 12 story building’s facade. Smoke from both fires did

JUMP TO FILE #022216102 enter the first floor’s retail area, which is under renovation and the basement, but did not enter any of the upper floors.

Deputy Fire Marshal Christian Hansen was on scene investigating the cause of both fires and ensuring that proper hot work safety practices are being followed in the future.

50 Washington Street is a 12 story office building built in 1972 and is undergoing a major renovation.

- EDWARD PRESCOTT

Heavy flames from Franklin house On Feb. 12 at 8:12 p.m., the Franklin Fire Department with mutual aid from Baltic, Bozrah and the Mohegan Tribal Fire Departments were dispatched to 57 Eager Road for neighbors reporting flames coming from the back of the house.

Baltic’s chief arrived a few minutes later and transmitted the working fire. An outbuilding was already a burning pile of debris and the house had heavy fire venting from a walkout basement as well as the first floor. The blaze was rapidly extending to the second floor.

Baltic’s ET 124 arrived first and stretched a two and a half inch line to the B/C corner and hit the fire from the exterior. Baltic’s Tanker 124 arrived next and nursed their engine. Another crew

JUMP TO FILE #021716108 stretched a one and three quarter inch crosslay to the front door and attacked the fire for a short time.

Shortly after arrival, part of the first floor collapsed into the basement and crews were held in a defensive posture. Bozrah ET 126 reverse laid a five inch supply line and drafted from drop tanks. Unfortunately, this is a non-hydranted area so crews had to rely on tankers to shuttle water.

Also providing mutual aid were Yantic, Lisbon Lebanon, South Windham, Windham Center, Scotland and East Great Plain.

- RYAN FLAHERTY

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House fire for Berlin

Berlin, CT. On February 23, 2016, all Berlin fire companies were called out for a house fire at 70 Harris Street. The first unit on scene reported heavy smoke then fire showing from the third floor of a three story wood frame structure. This house is set back off the road down a long driveway. Firefighters made good work in knocking down the flames. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.

Repair garage fire in Southbury On March 2nd at a little after noon, the Southbury Fire Department was alerted to a reported fire at Corrigan Motors at 550 Main Street South.

Car 1, Chief Daniel Tomascak found a Ford F-350 pickup well involved in fire inside the repair bays with the fire spreading to the building and another car.

He established command and

JUMP TO FILE #030216102 requested assistance from Oxford, Middlebury, and Sandy Hook Fire Departments. First due Engine 4 laid in from a hydrant and took a position at Side A. By then, the pick up was heavily involved with the front of the

building on fire and heavy smoke issuing. An attack line was pulled from Engine 4 and the fire was knocked down very quickly.

Command held the Southbury units and released mutual aid to standby. There were no injuries and the Southbury Fire Marshal is investigating.

- BERNIE MEEHAN

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Franklin City (NH) firefighters go exterior operations at a two alarm fire on Elkins Street on January 28.

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Lieutenant Eric Fischl of Company 4, Newington, CT at a recent house fire

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Engine 3, Squad 5 and ambulance one responded and found JUMP TO FILE two individuals in #021816107 the vehicle.

Shortly thereafter, Rescue 6 was requested and then Ladder 2.

It took firefighters about a half hour to extricate the two individuals in the car, who were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

-PETER LOBO

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Fall River battles general alarm mill fire Fall River, MA. Shortly after 3:00 a.m. on the morning of February 20th, the Fall River Fire Department responded to 1 Weaver Street, Border City Mill Number 3. for a still alarm.

District Chief Douglas Sullivan arrived at the circa 1800s brick mill built of heavy timber construction to fire showing from a number of windows on the second floor.

Chief Sullivan immediately called for a second alarm followed thirty seconds later by a request for a third alarm.

Before those companies could be dispatched the incident command ordered dispatch to send every piece in the city to the fire scene and called for a general alarm.

This triggered a major response of mutual aid from surrounding cities and towns. Help came from the towns of Somerset, Swansea, Westport, Berkeley, Dighton, Dartmouth, Ma. and Tiverton, R.I. Apparatus came from as far

JUMP TO FILE #022016101 away as New Bedford, Ma. Chief of the Department Robert Viveiros arrived on scene and ordered a recall of off-duty personnel and assumed command of the fire ground.

Command ordered incoming apparatus to protect the exposures, and to surround and drown the mill.

The fire building was surrounded by other similar mill buildings and smaller structures that sustained minor damage.

Fire investigators from the city’s police and fire departments as well as the State Fire Marshals Office arrived on scene to begin what could be a lengthy investigation.

Fire Department Special Services provided rehab for fire personnel at the scene.

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Water damage in Waltham CATHIE SPARKS

Chief Alan B. Sparks, Lee Massachusetts Fire Department and his grandson, Matty Consolati. Matty was visiting from his home in North Bend, Washington and is very proud of his Grampy.

Waltham Fire sent four engines and two trucks to the Stanley Elementary School after a frozen sprinkler pipe burst. Sub freezing temperatures caused numerous such calls like this one. Initially, firefighters had difficulty shutting down the school’s water system. Two floors were flooded including the principals’s office. Firefighters used squeegees and a vacuum machine to clear as much water as possible. Fortunately, the school was closed for the winter recess.

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Car versus pole in Duxbury PETER LOBO

Three transported to hospital by Waltham A head on crash at the intersection of Weston Street and Caldwell Road Waltham on March 3rd totaled two cars and sent three people to the hospital. Engine 4, Squad 5 and three ambulances were dispatched.

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Duxbury MA. Firefighters responded to 76 Fordville Road for a vehicle that struck a telephone pole. The patient was self-extricated. Duxbury Fire transported the patient by ground with non-life threatening injuries.

Cataldo Ambulance Service extends service Contract with Town of Marblehead Somerville, MA. Cataldo Ambulance Service is pleased to announce the recent extension of the exclusive contract to provide emergency ambulance services to the Town of Marblehead.

The contract is signed to extend effective on July 1, 2016.

Cataldo Ambulance has been providing ALS and BLS coverage for the Town of Marblehead since December 2008.

As agreed upon by both parties, Cataldo Ambulance will also continue to provide coverage and support for various community events and details.

Ambulance coverage will also be on standby at all working fires.

JUMP TO FILE #030416109 Cataldo Ambulance Service, and its division Atlantic Ambulance Service, are committed to developing strong, long term relationships with the facilities, communities and patients served.

The success is based on personal commitment, honesty, integrity and quality service.

Cataldo Ambulance Service Cataldo Ambulance Service, and Atlantic Ambulance Service(a division of Cataldo Ambulance Service), currently provide 911 responses for 16 municipalities, hos-

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The Atlantic Ambulance Service Division is the primary entity that responds to communities in the northern most region of the Cataldo Ambulance Service operating area.

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On the afternoon of February 28th, Wales junior firefighters got together with junior firefighters from Monmouth and conducted a successful training consisted of ladders, wall breaching, search and rescue and entanglement.

BERNIE MEEHAN JR

On March 2nd, Mayor Mark Boughton of the City of Danbury (CT) promoted Rob Forbes to the position of Captain within the Danbury Fire Department. He will serve as the Executive Officer on the A Platoon.

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Kingston, MA. Kingston Deputy Fire Chief Mark Douglass gives a report from the scene of smoke in the building at Cancun Restaurant.

Kingston, MA. Chief Heath commands a second alarm restaurant fire at Carmela's Restaurant.

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Concord (NH) firefighters change air bottles after battling this working fire at 21 Ridge Road.

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Another view of the backup crew

FIRST IN PHOTO'S

Fire hits Leominster laundromat Leominster Fire received a call just before 6 p.m. for reported smoke coming from the laundromat on N Main St. on January 29.

Deputy Chief on arrival reported smoke showing from the building.

Engine 4 right behind the deputy pulled up in front and pulled their one and three quarter inch live line as everyone masked up prepar-

JUMP TO FILE #013016100 ing to enter and make the attack.

Engine 3 on arrival laid a four inch line from a hydrant across the street.

The fire was quickly knocked down, held to the dryer, and part of

the wall of the storage room.

Quick work prevented the fire from getting into the cockloft, which could have been extensive as proven in Fitchburg last year, where a laundromat caught fire at the end of a strip line, got into the roof and destroyed a rather large complex.

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Plane crash in Plymouth

Plymouth MA. Emergency crews responded to a crash box that was pulled by an airport employee. On arrival, crews found a plane on it's roof in the airfield on February 27th.

One patient was extricated from the plane with multiple fractures and abrasions. The patient was transported to the Medflight hanger on site, where the patient was transported to a Boston Trauma Center. The patient is expected to survive his injuries. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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Duxbury High School bomb threat

Duxbury MA. Firefighters and police responded to Duxbury High School for a bomb threat that was called in to the High School Principal. A unified command post was set up on the "C" side of the building. Engine 1 staged on the "A" side of the building while police personnel did a check of the building. No devices were found and companies were released from the scene.

Berlin (CT) Ladder 9 setting up

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VENDOR SPOTLIGHT Fire/EMS/Rescue Expo 2016 presented by the New England Association of Fire Chiefs New Location:

Foxwoods Resort and Casino, CT

Three Day Expanded Professional Development Program

Sold Out Exhibitor floor featuring Fire Apparatus and Equipment

The New England Association of Fire Chiefs (NEAFC) is excited to announce an expanded Professional Development Program at their 2016 Expo being held at the Foxwood’s Resort Casino in Connecticut, starting with the Annual meeting of the Association on Wednesday June 22, followed by professional development programs on Thursday, June 23rd, Friday, June 24th, and Saturday, June 25th, 2016.

Thursday, June 23rd will feature four educational program tracks.

Participants may select one of the four program tracks, each of which will be a full day program.

The first offering will feature a Chief Officer track that will target current chief officers and aspiring chief officers. The second offering will feature a Company Officer track that will target company officers and those seeking future promotion. The third offering will feature a Company Officer/Firefighter track which will be geared towards operational issues on the fire ground. Finally, the fourth offering will feature an EMS Educational track geared towards a full day of EMS skills training.

On Friday, June 24th the morning keynote speaker is Keni Thomas, an Army Ranger involved in the “Black Hawk Down” Mission.

Keni’s motivational speech on leadership and teamwork will inspire all who attend as he is a nationally renowned presenter receiving high praise from the hundreds of audiences he has spoken to.

Friday’s afternoon breakout sessions will include six current hot topics involving todays’ fire and emergency services. Participants will be able to attend any one of the six breakout sessions.

Saturday, June 25th, the morning keynote speaker is Ray McCormack, from the New York City Fire Department, who has been a wellreceived keynote speaker at several nationally recognized fire service

conferences. Ray will speak quite frankly on today’s fire service issues and give the audience a real world presentation of the topics that truly face the fire service but many times nobody wants to talk about.

Saturday’s afternoon breakout sessions will include the same six current hot topics involving todays’ fire and emergency services that were presented on Friday.

Be sure to enjoy the sold out exhibit floor to see all the new fire apparatus and equipment on Friday and Saturday from 9-5 each day.

Entertainment and Family Fun Thursday night right after the educational sessions, there will be a Memorial Service for our deceased members.

Following the Memorial Service, there will be a dress down Presidential Celebration with food, beverage, and a live band all are welcome.

Friday night, our Corporate Sponsor, Shipman's Fire Equipment, will be hosting a hospitality extravaganza in one of the ballrooms with a nine piece band, food, and beverage. Watch for additional information.

In addition to the casino and other hotel entertainment going on during this conference, there is plenty for families to do. The pool is a beautiful full service with hot tubs and more.

There is a museum to visit and many shopping opportunities; Tanger Outlets on site.

These are just a few of the high lights for this year’s New England Fire/Rescue/EMS Expo. We hope to see you there!

1st Ambulance Service in U.S. to embrace innovative crossover ambulance

Lyons Ambulance Service of Danvers, MA can trace its roots back to horse and carriage days. While 1904 marks the company’s official inception, the entrepreneurial Lyons family started out in the livery business in the 1890’s.

Kevin Lyons is the fourth generation of family members at the helm of Lyons Ambulance Service.

Headquartered in a restored fire station, Kevin Lyon shares his insights about the evolution of ambulance transportation and the innovative new crossover ambulance conversion he’s embraced to enhance the safety and fuel economy of his fleet.

What’s the Lyons Ambulance story?

My great grandfather was in the livery business. His stables were the equivalent of today’s automotive garage. He would hire out a horse and buggy and a driver for a Sunday afternoon. Not everyone had a horse and a wagon or the means to get to the hospital so he would get calls to bring someone to a hospital. He purchased his first ambulance coach in 1904.

Several of my great grandfather’s kids got into the business, including my grandftaher, Clarence. When my great grandfather passed away, his sons took over the ambulance service and started a funeral home.

Eventually, my grandfather’s brothers went their own ways and my grandfather ran the ambulancwe service and funeral home. My father, Clarence Jr. “Junie”, and his brothers, Bill and All, worked together. I was only two years old when my father took it over.

When did you show interest in the business?

I went on my first ambulance call when I was only 12 or 13. I was a

Late 1920’s fleet

big strong kid and was able to lift.

My wife, LeeAnn and I have been running the business for the last 20 years or so. We have six kids and most have worked her ein some fashion. Two have taken over the funeral home.

What’s the size of your fleet and the area you serve?

We have 21 ambulances; a mixture of Type II, Type III, one Type 1, plus 12 wheelchair vans. We serve the north shore of Boston between Boston and the New Hampshire border and respond to between 40,000 to 50,000 calls per year.

How have you seen the industry changing in recent years?

Obviously, regulations are much more a challenge than they once were, not only with the department of public health, but also those placed on us by the federal government. This has increased the cost of operations substantially at the same time when reimbursement is being cut everywhere.

What about the changes in vehicle platforms?

I had been following the pending demise of the Ford van and seeing the eventual demise of the GM van which we have also been using. The ProMaster caught my eye as something coming forth from the au-

tomakers. It looked like it was a better platform.

What first have been introduced

by Lyons?

We had the first ambulance coach north of Boston. We also had the first wheelchair vans in the area and were one of the first to run advanced life support. We purchased our first box ambulance in 1974 and in late June of this year, we put a Malley Crossover Ambulance into service.

We’re the first ambulance service in the U.S. to do so.

What do you mean by a Crossover Ambulance and what are your observations?

It’s a van ambulance using a RAM ProMaster and the way it’s designed and manufactured, it has as much space as a mini modular ambulance. The load height is really low (21”) and the headroom allows someone 6’3” to stand up. It can also hold a bariatric stretcher.

So far, it’s working out very well.

The ergonomic design and composite interior really improves crew comfort and safety. The crews really like the comfort of the cab set up and the rear setup reduces reaching. The low load height makes it easier to get in and out of.

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Car into tree in Harwich

Harwich, MA. At around 8 a.m. on February 19th, a man driving a Ford F-150 suffered a medical issue, crashing his vehicle into a tree. He was driving north on Lothrop Avenue, crossed over Great Western Avenue, lost control, and ended up off the road. Harwich Police blocked traffic on Lothrop while Harwich Fire and Rescue extracted the victim from his truck and transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries.

Kingston ice rescue traning Kingston, MA. Members of Kingston Group 1 recently conducted their annual ice rescue training using gumby suits and an ice sled.

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Fatal MVA in Plymouth

Plymouth MA. Firefighters responded to a reported rollover MVA on Route 3 North, South of Exit 5 on February 24th. First arriving units found a vehicle that had rolled over with one patient, who was in traumatic arrest. EMS took over CPR and transported the patient by ground to Beth Israel Hospital - Plymouth, where the patient succumb to his injuries. State Police Accident Reconstruction Teams responded to the scene to investigate the accident.

Vehicle News

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Crash in Harwich

Shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, February 28th, a two vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Route 137 and the ramp from Route 6. A GMC Acadia was taking a left onto the east ramp to Route 6 and did not yield to oncoming traffic, causing a Toyota Tacoma to smash into the right passenger side of the SUV. Two females in the Acadia were transported to Cape Cod Hospital by the Harwich Fire and Rescue. Their injuries appeared minor.

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