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The Reporter November 2012
Rehoboth Fire Dept Facts & News Rehoboth Fire Department at www.RehobothFD.com Have a suggestion or to contact us about this column email us at Info@RehobothFire.com
Did You Know?
The town of Rehoboth does not have a town water supply. While you probably already realize this did you realize that no town water means no fire hydrants for the Fire Department to use? To the RFD this presents a unique challenge when fighting fires. During a fire fighting event we must obtain water from our tanker trucks, rivers, streams, brooks, swimming pools or the in ground water tanks available in some of our newer developments. Such a unique situation makes the Rehoboth Fire Department’s tanker division a valuable resource to the town and many other communities in Massachusetts and Rhode Island when water is not readily available from their hydrants.
In residential buildings heating fires are the second leading cause of house fires behind cooking? Heating fires confined to chimneys, flues, fuel boxes or boilers account for 86% of all heating fires and these types of fires result in nearly twice the loss of non-heating fires. November marks a significant increase in the annual cycle of heating fires. Rags soaked with Linseed Oil can spontaneously combust (ignite with no ignition source) and begin to burn in 2 to 3 hours if left balled or in a pile. After using Linseed Oil with a rag you should rinse rag and spread them flat in your yard or driveway to dry or place the rags in a can filled with water and allow to soak several hours prior to disposing of them.
Meet the Rehoboth Fire Department
Congratulations and Thank You to former Deputy Chief John Parker Jr. In August 2012 DC Parker Jr retired from the Rehoboth Fire Department (RFD) after serving for 38 years. He was a valued member of the RFD and a great leader to all of us. DC Parker Jr is also a former member of the Montpellier Fire Department. Closer to home DC Parker has lived in Rehoboth for several years with his wife and 2 daughters. He has split his 38 years on the RFD between being a Fire Fighter, Lieutenant and then Deputy Chief. DC Parker Jr. was a second generation Rehoboth Fire Fighter and his brother and nephew are still active members of the RFD. DC John Parker Jr. will truly be missed and we wish him well in all his future endeavors. Thank you for your years of service and dedication! As with all endings there are opportunities for new beginnings. Congratulations to our new Deputy Chief Frank Barresi and the RFD’s new Assistant Chief Robert (Bobby) Noons. Frank and Bobby’s dedication and years of service are rewarded with these well-deserved promotions. For me DC Parker’s retirement means someone must try to fill his task of writing this column for Reporter. As I contemplate how to start this task I am faced with endless ideas and formats to use in this section. Then life happens and my son asks for assistance with his American History homework on the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. As we read the start of the U.S. Constitution “We the People” gets me thinking.