In this issue...

Residents Displaced from Brockton 2-Alarmer

Brockton crews responded to house fire on February 17, 2023, on Tribou Street.

See story on page 5

Litchfield House Fire

Litchfield (NH) Fire and Police responded to a report of an attached garage on fire on Winter Circle.

See story on page 6

Bloomfield

2-Alarmer

Bloomfield (CT) Fire Department, with mutual aid from Simsbury, fought a second-alarm fire on Duncaster Road.

See story on page 7

Smithfield

3-Alarmer

Smithfield (RI) firefighters responded to Log Road on March 8, 2023, for a kitchen fire.

See story on page 8

Andover MVA with Rollover

Andover (MA) firefighters responded to a single-vehicle rollover on North Main Street on March 16, 2023.

See story on page 15

FCAM Presents $5G Donation to Fisher House

The Fire Chiefs Association of Massachusetts (FCAM) presented a $5,000 donation to Fisher House of Boston.

See story on page 28

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