| New officers for Jay Fire Department |
| Fri. Sep 3rd 2010 |
JAY — The new officers for the Jay Fire/Rescue Department were sworn in Wednesday during a special ceremony at the North Jay station.
Town Manager Ruth Cushman swore in those officers chosen by town officials for two-year positions under the new structure created to unite the department.
Fir...
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| LIVERMORE FALLS — Home lost to fire |
| Sat. Aug 28th 2010 |
LIVERMORE FALLS — A family of four lost their home to a fire at 201 Pine Ridge Loop in East Livermore on Friday. A state fire inspector has been called to investigate.
A passer-by reported the blaze at about 12:30 p.m. and then let the family dog out of the mobile home, Livermore Falls Fire C...
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| Jay captain hired as new assistant fire chief |
| Wed. Aug 11th 2010 |
JAY — Jay Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to hire Michael Booker as assistant fire chief for Jay Fire and Rescue effective Sept. 1, said Town Manager Ruth Cushman on Tuesday.
Booker, 29, a captain, has worked for the department for half of his life.
“It will be 15 years on Jan...
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| Deputy Chief Kendall Burdin for his 47-years of firefighting service with a Life Time Achievement Award |
| Thu. Aug 5th 2010 |
WILTON — After years of service to not only Wilton but also Strong and Phillips, Wilton Fire Department recently honored Deputy Chief Kendall Burdin for his 47-years of firefighting service with a Life Time Achievement Award.
Starting at an early age, Burdin now 64, followed his mentor, his f...
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| Do Sprinklers Save Lives? |
| Tue. Aug 3rd 2010 |
Do Sprinklers Save Lives?
Bangor Daily News
Hebron ME -
Lightweight and wooden assembly components burn rapidly and create deadly conditions for occupants and firefighters. (no one is in the photo, it is a during constrution of a building in north western Maine, photos by Ken Dixon, Andover)
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| Helping To Bring Suicide "Out of the Darkness" |
| Mon. Aug 2nd 2010 |
JAY — It's not easy to talk about. It comes as a shock. It's often hard for adults to realize they need help and to ask for it but it's also hard on the loved ones left behind after a suicide, said Leigh Brown of North Jay.
From the loss of her husband, George, to suicide two years ago, Brown...
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| Livermore Falls fire chief proposes changes |
| Thu. Jul 8th 2010 |
By Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer
Jul 08, 2010 12:00 am
Gerry Pineau, Livermore Falls fire chief
- Donna Perry/Sun Journal
LIVERMORE FALLS — The new fire chief proposed sweeping changes in the way things are done in the Fire Department to selectmen on Tuesday.
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| Tri-towns to celebrate independence Saturday |
| Thu. Jul 1st 2010 |
By Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer
Jul 01, 2010 12:00 am
JAY — The tri-town area will celebrate the country’s independence with a bang, good music, tasty food, some history and a colorful parade Saturday, July 3.
The parade steps off at 5 p.m. at MEMCO on Main Street in J...
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| LIVERMORE - Department to buy foam suppression system |
| Thu. Jun 24th 2010 |
By Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer
Jun 24, 2010 12:00 am
LIVERMORE — The Fire Department plans to purchase a foam fire suppression system for Engine 2, a pumper/tanker, town administrative assistant Kurt Schaub said Tuesday.
When the truck was purchased there was not enough money to bu...
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| Fire chief appointed |
| Tue. Jun 22nd 2010 |
By Donna M. Perry, Staff Writer
Jun 22, 2010 12:00 am
LIVERMORE FALLS — ...
In other business Monday, selectmen approved Chaousis’ hiring of Gerard “Gerry” Pineau of Manchester as the new Fire Department chief of operations for a six-month probationary peri...
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