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NH - On December 18, 2012 at 11:15 p.m., the Manchester Fire Department responded to the area of 401 South Mammoth Road for a reportedbarn fire. Firefighters stretched several hand lines and surrounded the barn, protecting several large storage sheds that were exposures.

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Second alarm barn fire in ManchesterOn December 18, 2012 at

11:15 p.m., the Manchester FireDepartment responded to the areaof 401 South Mammoth Road for areported barn fire.

While companies were en routeto the scene, Manchester FireAlarm notified the district chief thatnumerous calls were being receivedand reporting a barn fire. Engine 8reported fire showing on arrival.

Car 1 reported a well involved150 x 50 and requested the secondalarm struck.

Firefighters stretched severalhand lines and surrounded the barn,protecting several large storagesheds that were exposures.

NH State Police was requestedto the scene to assist with the on-lookers, who stopped on the high-way, since the barn could be seenfrom Route 293 just before Route93 south.

It took firefighters several hoursto bring the fire under control.

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Firefighters stretch several lines around the barn fire.DAVE STEWART

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North Carolina: John McClelland Hall, 48 Rank: Deputy Fire Marshal Incident Date:11/3/2012 Death Date: 11/7/2012Fire Department: Bladen County Emergency Services Fire Dept. Info: Emergency Services Director Bradley KinlawInitial Summary: Deputy Fire Marshal Hall responded to and actively partici-pated in fighting a fire in the Carvers Creek Community. He was also the pri-mary investigator of the fire. During the incident, Hall fell ill and was put onbed rest. Several days later, he was taken to the hospital where he passed awayfrom a heart related cause.

North Carolina: Walter M. Summerville III, 55 Rank: Fire Chief Incident Date:11/6/2012 Death Date: 11/7/2012Fire Department: Kernersville Fire Rescue Department Fire Dept. Info: Interim Fire Chief Terry CrouseInitial Summary: Fire Chief Summerville responded with his fire departmentto a triple shooting incident. Near the end of the incident, Summerville com-plained to fellow firefighters that he didn’t feel well and went to sit in one ofthe department vehicles while the incident finished up. The following daywhile at work, Chief Summerville complained again to coworkers that he stilldid not feel well and departed work early for home. A short time later, Sum-merville was discovered by a family member passed away from an apparentheart attack.

Michigan: John T. Sayles, 38 Rank: Captain Incident Date: 11/13/2012 Death Date: 11/14/2012Fire Department: Pentwater Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Terry ClucheyInitial Summary: Fire Captain Sayles responded with his fire department to aworking residential structure fire. Fewer than twenty-four hours later, Sayleswas at home when he experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing. Emer-gency assistance was summoned and he was transported to the hospital. Afterbeing evaluated and while being transported to a second hospital for surgery torepair an aortic aneurysm, it ruptured, resulting in Captain Sayles death.

Pennsylvania: Chris Good, 36 Rank: Captain Incident Date: 11/21/2012 Death Date: 11/22/2012Fire Department: Good Will Fire Company Fire Dept. Info: Dale McClureInitial Summary: Captain Good died of possible cardiac arrest within 24hours of working an active house fire in West Goshen Township.

Rhode Island: David M. Mowbray, 52 Rank: Captain Incident Date: 02/05/2012 Death Date: 11/24/2012Fire Department: North Kingstown Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Fenwick GardinerInitial Summary: Captain Mowbray passed away at home after being taken tothe hospital and treated for a broken back injury suffered while he was at thescene of an emergency medical call earlier in the year.

Pennsylvania: Michael Martin, 51 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: 11/27/2012 Death Date: 11/27/2012 Fire Department: PPL Susquehanna LLC Fire Dept. Info: PendingInitial Summary: Firefighter Martin passed away while participating in a firstresponder training program at the Luzerne County Community College PublicSafety Training Institute. Martin, an employee of PPL Susquehanna, was em-ployed at the PPL nuclear power plant in Salem Township and was part of thecompany's on-site fire brigade. During a SCBA portion of the training, Martinrequired medical assistance. The on-site trainer began to administer CPR and acollege official called 911. An ambulance transported Firefighter Martin toGeisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center where he succumbed to his injury.Investigation into the incident continues by the Occupational Safety andHealth Administration.

Illinois: Timothy P. Jansen, Jr., 45 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: 12/02/2012 Death Date: 12/02/2012Fire Department: Santa Fe Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: Adam MaueInitial Summary: Firefighter Jansen was struck and killed by a fire truck atthe scene of a house fire. Jansen was on the first fire apparatus to arrive atscene and was standing outside the vehicle when he was hit. Firefighter Jansenwas taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, where he passed away from hisinjuries.

Texas: Jalen Smith, 20 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: 11/30/2012 Death Date: 12/03/2012Fire Department: Jackson Heights Volunteer Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: M. Terence ThompsonInitial Summary: Enroute to the firehouse in response to a tractor accident inthe area, Firefighter Smith was riding in a personally owned vehicle that ac-cording to preliminary reports was forced to take evasive action and crashed.Three members of Jackson Heights Fire Department were involved in the sin-gle vehicle rollover and all were taken to the hospital. Smith passed away frominjuries sustained during the rollover; he was reported to have been ejectedfrom the vehicle. The other two firefighters were treated and released the nightof the accident.

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12:56 a.m., Manchester respondedto Valley Street at Jewett Street fora reported building fire, only twohours after a second alarm barnfire.

Manchester companies alongwith Goffstown Engine 6 andDerry Engine 4 responded.

MFD FAO advised Car-3 thatnumerous calls were received and

reporting a fire on the third floor ofa structure. First due Engine-10 re-ported fire showing on their arrival.

Car 3 reported a fire on thethird floor of a large two and a halfstory wood-frame, three familyunit.

Engine companies stretchedtwo hand lines to the third floor andquickly knocked down the fire,while truck companies went to theroof and assisted in ventilation.

A search was conducted and alloccupants were accounted for.Firefighters overhauled and no in-juries were reported.

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Hampshire firefighters partici-pated in the IAFF “Fire GroundSurvival training program offeredat the New Hampshire Fire Acad-emy in Concord. The firefightersrepresented 28 fire departmentsfrom around the state; rural, city,career firefighters, call and volun-teer firefighters. The training washeld over two weeks, December11-13 and December 19-21.

It was made available withsupport of the International Asso-ciation of Fire Fighters (IAFF) andthe US Department of HomelandSecurity through the Assistance toFirefighters Act. Departments' costmanagement was helped by grantsmade available through the NHDivision of Homeland Securityand Bureau of Emergency Man-

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The mission of the NewHampshire Fire Academy is to in-crease the capability of NewHampshire’s fire and emergencyservices through research and theapplication of the best methodolo-gies, techniques, education andpractice of fire and emergencymedical services.

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Second alarm apartment building fireOn December 24, 2012 at

2:55 a.m., Manchester Fire De-partment responded to 366 PearlStreet for a reported building fire.

MFD FAO notified respond-ing companies that the call wasfor a basement fire and a secondcall reporting a possible victimwith smoke inhalation on scene.

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Heavy fire started to vent fromthe B side of the basement andheavy smoke was pushing from thefirst floor as well.

The district chief requested theevacuation tone be sounded and allfirefighters evacuated, while strik-ing second alarm.

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East Great Plain, CT - A second alarm on December 7th at about 4:00 a.m. sent East Great Plain FireDepartment to 206 Dudley St for a structure fire. Before arrival, the Norwich Police reported a work-ing fire, finding one occupant out front stating a second was still on the second floor. The officersmade entry and found the occupant on the floor, pulling him to safety as the first units arrived. Thefire was showing from the middle of the D side. Crews made entry and knocked down the firstroom. The fire extended from the primary room and jumped to the attic space. Crews worked to con-tain the fire for over a hour. Crews remained on scene for several hours for overhaul and investi-gation. Two occupants were treated for injuries. Norwich and state fire marshals are investigating.

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Sixth working fire for Bridgeport on Christmas EveBridgeport, CT. At approxi-

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The fast mov-ing fire would sendthe many families,who called thebuilding home into the cold nightair.

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Derby, CT - At approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 5, 2012, the Derby Fire Department wasdispatched to 130 Mount Pleasant St. for a reported house fire. First in units found heavysmoke showing from the basement of a single-family dwelling. The fire was quickly knockeddown, but not before it has extended to the first floor in a few areas. Later, a second box wascalled for the same address due to a rekindle where fire spread up a wall from the basementto the upper floor. This fire was also quickly knocked down. There were no reported injuriesfrom these fires.

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Four families displaced by Naugatuck fireNaugatuck Fire arrived to find

heavy fire showing from the secondfloor of Building 8 of the South-wood Apartments at 933 RubberAve. Seeing the heavy smoke push-ing from the eaves, it was deter-mined the fire had entered the atticspace and with the older construc-tion, crews knew they had to stop itbefore it consumed the entire struc-ture.

Mutual aid engines from Ox-

ford and Beacon Falls providedworking crews and station cover-age, while Waterbury's Truck 3 as-sisted with roof operations.

Several trench cuts were madeabove the fire, so that the buildingcould be vented and the attic fireextinguished quickly, keeping the

damage from affecting all the unitsin the building.

The fire appeared to be held tothe unit of origin and the three ad-jacent apartments suffered waterand smoke damage, displacing fourfamilies.

The cause of the fire remainsunder investigation by the bor-ough's fire marshal.

- KeVin cZarZaStY

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Winter operations andpersonnel safety Part III

Problems may be encounteredin locating and establishing awater supply. Hydrant and staticw a t e rsources maybe difficultto locateunder snowbanks ord r i f t i n gsnow.

S o m ecommunitieshave localo rd inancesrequiring thenearest resi-dent to maintain the hydrant freeof snow and debris. Other com-munities have an adopt-a-hydrantprogram in which one of theneighborhood residents maintainsthe hydrant. There still is no guar-antee the hydrant will be clear andeasy to spot.

To further complicate matters,the hydrant may be frozen andwill result in a delay in gettinghose lines into operation. Test thehydrant before hooking into it andhave a secondary water supply es-tablished as soon as possible. Ifyour response is within an areaserviced with a hydrant system, allresponding engine companiesshould locate at a hydrant and se-cure a water flow before making acommitment to that hydrant.

Static water sources that haveiced over will require extra time inpenetrating the ice.

In either situation, on boardwater should be used by the firstin attack pumper while a watersource is secured and the use oftanker relays may be the only vi-able source under extreme condi-tions.

All departments, includingmunicipal departments servicedby hydrant systems, should have atanker relay plan in place as an al-ternate source of establishing a

water supply. Hydrants should bechecked annually and permitted todrain after each use to preventfreezing in the barrel.

If you have a problem drain-ing a hydrant, the water companyshould be notified to respond. Hy-drants aren’t used every day, forthat matter, most hydrants aren’tused at all, therefore the need foran annual or semiannual hydrantinspection program.

As for static water sources,your department should have awater resource officer, who isknowledgeable as to the locationof all reliable water sources withinthe community that can be tappedwhen the need arises. A map ofyour jurisdiction with all staticwater sources should be on boardeach apparatus.

Apparatus pumps should bedrained in the winter and all linesblown free of any water. Gaugesand valves have the potential tofreeze and should be properlymonitored and drained. It onlytakes a drop or two of water tofreeze up and place the pumperout of commission, and usually ata most inopportune time.

Front mounted pumps mayhave a blanket or heating unit toprovide protection from coldweather and long distance re-sponses. Secure water extinguish-ers in the cab of apparatus or in aheated compartment to protectfrom freezing.

Also protect medical suppliesand other items that can be af-fected by freezing temperatures.The placement of apparatus, espe-cially aerial apparatus, on icy sur-faces and inclines will requireconstant monitoring and the use ofsalt and or sand to aid in main-taining the stability of the vehicleand any positioned outriggers.

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Wolcott, CT - At about 1:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, firefighters responded to 1172 WolcottRoad for a fire in a one and a half story home. Upon arrival, heavy smoke was showing and fire-fighters stretched multiple lines and quickly vented the roof. Tankers 3, 5 and 7 respondedalong with Rescue 1, Tower 1 and Engine 6. This was an area with no hydrants. Mutual aid wasrequested from Cheshire for an engine to standby at Company 1 and Tanker 8 from Terryvilleto respond to the scene, but they were diverted to standby at Company 2. There were no in-juries reported and the town is investigating the cause of the fire. The red cross was called toassist the two homeowners and the two guests from New York, who were staying with them.

Wolcott battles New Year’s Eve fireNorwich, CT - Laurel Hill crews were called to a second alarmin Laurel Hill on December 17th at around 5:00 a.m. at 495Laurel Hill Rd., Building 12, Apt. C. for a building fire. Sev-eral calls were received. Police found fire coming from therear air conditioning unit in the window. Car 6 requested asecond alarm. Crew placed a one and three quarter inch lineinto operation and others searched the apartment building.The fire was knocked down in a short time and the occupantwas transported for injuries. The fire marshals office is in-vestigating the incident.

ROB LADD

Early morning fire evacuatesapartment building


Stonington Borough, CT - Crews responded to a third alarmboat fire on December 20th at approximately 10:45 a.m. Ston-ington Borough firefighters arrived at the Dodson Boat Yard,Marina Storage for a boat fire. After a short time, four boatswere involved. Crews worked this fire for about two hours.Four or five boats destroyed or damaged.

ROB LADD


Stonington Borough firedestroys four boats

Bridgeport, CT - Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on January 5, 2013,the Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to the cor-ner of Park and Shelton Streets for a fire in a vacant dwelling.Companies responding to the fire were notified that this wasthe scene of previous fires and that it is littered with hypo-dermic needles both inside and outside the structure. Firstunits on scene found heavy smoke and fire showing from therear of a vacant, boarded up, two and a half wood frame.

Vacant house fire onBridgeport’s East Side

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Knowlton Street building fire in BridgeportBridgeport, CT. At approxi-

mately 3:00 a.m. on December 24,2012, the Bridgeport Fire Depart-ment was dispatched to a com-mercial building fire at 33Knowlton Street.

First in companies found ex-tremely heavy smoke banked inthe street and quickly deduced thefire’s location in the one storycommercia, housing a woodwork-ing company.

The fire appeared to start in

the basement, but quickly spreadthroughout the structure due to theheavy fire load of the woodwork-ing business and its accompanyingpaints and solvents.

The 12,000 square foot struc-ture took a full second alarm to getthe blaze under control, but com-panies remained on scene sporad-

ically for the next few days tokeep tabs on the smoldering de-bris.

This was the first of six majorfires that ravaged Bridgeport onChristmas Eve.

Stratford, Fairfield, Easton,Shelton and Trumbull Fire De-partments were called in to helpcover the taxed Bridgeport FireDepartment.

- KEITH MURATORI



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Rash of vacant house fires continuesBridgeport, CT. At approxi-

mately 2:00 p.m. on December24th, while companies were oper-ating at another va-cant dwelling fire,crews were dis-patched to the cor-ner of Center andFrank Streets foranother vacantdwelling fire.

First companiesreported heavy fireshowing from thesecond floor and attic of a twoand a half story vacant woodframe. This was the third of sixmajor fires on Christmas Eve. Astring of arson fires in vacantsthroughout the City’s Hollow sec-tion kept members busy.

Stratford, Fairfield, Easton,Shelton and Trumbull Fire De-partments were called in assist.

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Members of Bridgeport's Ladder 6 and Ladder 10 operate on theattic of a vacant dwelling in the City's Hollow section.



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New Haven, CT - On December 16th, the second fire of thenight was located in the East Battalion at 73 Fulton St. Firstdue Engine 5 arrived to find a three story, wood frame withthe rear porches heavy involved. An aggressive knockdownwith the two and a half inch hand line kept the fire from com-municating to the interior of the dwelling. A second alarm wastransmitted due to the close proximity of the two and threeside exposures and heavy volume of fire. The city fire mar-shal is investigating the cause. No one was hurt in the blaze,but several residents were displaced. New Haven firefightersfought six fires this week in dwellings throughout the city.

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A busy week for New Haven’s bravest

On December 8th, members of Danbury Ambulance Serviceconducted a Holiday Food Drive at the North Street ShoppingPlaza in Danbury. The food drive was organized by DAS Em-ployee Bianca DeSimone. Non-perishable food items werecollected to benefit the Dorothy Day Hospitality House, whichis a well known facility that assists the underprivileged indowntown Danbury. The DAS group collected enough fooditems to fill two ambulances.

Danbury Ambulance Serviceconducts food drive

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Interstate 84, Exit 6 crash sceneBERNIE MEEHAN, JR.

Busy morning for Danbury firefightersThe morning of December 8th

started out busy for the City ofDanbury with two serious motorvehicle accidents reported withinmoments of one another.

The first crash was on Inter-state 84, westbound at Exit 6. Car30 reported a three car high speedMVA with two victims. Engine's24 and 22 were assigned to the re-sponse.

Car 30 upgraded the responseto a rescue assignment, just as En-gine 23 was arriving at a secondaccident on Newtown Road. En-gine 23 reported they had a headon collision with four victims, two

needing extrication. In order to upgrade the I-84

rescue assignment, Squad 21 andRescue 10 (Germantown VFC)were dispatched. Hearing Engine23's request for extrication andalso being on the East side oftown, Car 30 reallocated the squadand Rescue 10 to the NewtownRoad crash, since Engines 24 and22 have Hurst tool systems, as wellas requesting Tanker 11 (BeaverBrook VFC) added for blocking.

Danbury A-1 was initially as-signed to the interstate, while A-2was sent to Newtown Road. Car 1stopped to assist at the NewtownRoad accident, taking command ofthe situation.

Additional ambulances wereneeded at both scenes, so DanburyAmbulance Service sent an ALSrig to the highway, while theBethel Fire Department sent one tothe other site.

Between both incidents, fivevictims were transported to thehospital.

- BERNIE MEEHAN


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Bethel and Stony Hill volunteers started off New Years witha dryer fire in a condo on Drummers Lane around 3 p.m. onJanuary 2, 2013. Units were dispatched for smoke in thebasement. BFD Engine 5 stretched a line to the basementand extinguished the fire in quick order. SHFD Engine 3 laida five inch supply line. Additional crews including SHFD Res-cue 2 and BFD Engine 6 ventilated adjoining units. BethelEMS and medics stood by and provided oxygen for a pet cat.No injuries were reported by occupants or firefighters. Unitscleared in a little over an hour.

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Thomaston volunteers battle well involved dwelling fireShortly after 2:30, an alarm

was transmitted for a structurefire at 16 Grand Street inThomaston. Initial report fromthe residents statedthat they had fire inthe attic. Fire crewsobserved fire show-ing from the roof inthe area of thechimney and thefurnace flue pipe.

F i r e f i g h t e r sstretched into thestructure and lad-dered the roof from the rear of thestructure to access the fire. Withthe fire quickly advancing andcollapse of the roof imminent,firefighters in the attic were or-dered out and crews on the roofevacuated.

Due to the construction of thehouse firefighters had difficultiesaccessing the seat of the fire.Crews used exterior lines toknock down the bulk of the fire,allowing others to advance in thefront of the building to finallybring the fire under control andhold it to the original section ofthe house.

Thomaston was assisted by aRIT team and engine from Ter-ryville and an engine from Water-town for station coverage.

All occupants were accountedfor and uninjured. The cause ofthe fire is under investigation bythe Thomaston fire marshal aswell as members of the Connecti-cut State Police Fire Marshal's of-fice.

- KEVIN CZARZASTY

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Terryville volunteers arrived to find heavy fire showing fromthe first and second floors of a house on Canal St. An all outexterior attack was mounted using the town's tower ladderand multiple hand lines to knock down the heaviest of the fire.Crews were able to bring the main body of fire under controlin about 20 minutes, allowing interior crews to make their wayinto the structure to overhaul and extinguish hot spots. Mutualaid from Thomaston was requested for station coverage asthe crews were operating on the scene for an extended periodof time. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

KEVIN KCZARZASTY

GLENN DUDA

Early morning house fire

Bridgeport firefighters battled yet another vacant house fire.The department fought seven fires within twenty four hours,taxing the members to the limit and beyond. This fire was re-ported around 9:30 p.m. Christmas Eve. The first due com-panies were already operating at the Knowlton Street fire witha snowstorm ongoing, the response time was increased.Companies found a three story dwelling with heavy fire in therear. An interior attack was made, but did not last long as con-ditions worsened. The fire eventually took hold of the struc-ture and got through the roof. Four engines, two trucks andthe rescue operated for two hours in the cold and snow tobring the fire under control.

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Dudley, MA. At approximately 1:30 p.m. on December 17th, Dudley firefighters responded to awell involved vehicle fire behind the residence at 21 Corbin Road. The one ton commercial ve-hicle was parked behind the owner’s home, but did not threaten any of the surrounding build-ings. Dudley jakes quickly brought the fire under control with one handline, but the truck wasconsidered a total loss. The cause of the afternoon fire was investigated by Capt. DavidKonieczny and was considered to be accidental in nature. There were no injuries.

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Cold and flu season is upon usand now more than ever, we haveto work hard to minimize thewidespread of germs. Many of usshare the gym, but that doesn’tmean we have to share the germs.Here are just some of the things tokeep in mind so your workouts re-main the path to health and well-ness as opposed to illness.

First of all, wash your handsbefore you enter the gym. Younot only want to avoid picking upgerms, you also don’t want to bethe one bringing them in.

Come equipped with yourown bottle of water. Drinkingfountains are a breeding groundfor germs and even the watercooler can be an issue. Many ex-ercisers refill their water bottles orcups from the water fountain orcooler and if they are touching thespout with the cup or bottle thathas already touched their lips,well, here come the germs.

Control the environment inthe gym if you can. The tempera-ture in the gym should not be toowarm or moist and should bewell-ventilated. If possible and/ornecessary open a window, turndown the thermostat and make theroom less “germ-friendly”. If youhave no control over the tempera-ture, consult with management tosee if they can make the properadjustments.

Cover cuts and sores. If youhave a cut, no matter how minor,cover it up before entering thegym. Those tiny wounds mayseem like nothing, but they are theperfect little path for germs toenter your body. Shut the door togerms, a band aid is a simple fixhere.

Use a bacterial wipe or sprayto wipe down any pieces of equip-ment you plan to use. We are allinstructed to wipe down equip-ment after we use it. I, however,always recommend that exerciserswipe the equipment down beforeand after their workout. Let’s faceit, by not wiping it down before,you are assuming that the last ex-erciser wiped it down after. Asyou know people vary in theirlevel of compliance. Do you re-ally want to rely on someone elsewhen it comes to something asimportant as your health? Wipe itdown first.

Bring two towels, one towelto place down on benches andmats before lying on them and asecond one for wiping your face. Itell my clients to be sure to bringa towel that is imprinted on oneside so that they always knowwhich side goes on the equipmentand which side to lie on. Bringthat second towel if you need towipe your face during the work-out. It’s also a good idea to wipe

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your face with one side of thetowel and hold it or put it down onthe other. Sounds a bit fanatical,but staying well is surely worth theextra effort. An easy trick to keepthe clean side clean is to fold thetowel in half with the clean side in.You can then roll it up. The cleanside remains clean and you cangrab the rolled towel or lie it downwithout contaminating the cleanpart that will touch your face. I usethis trick with my exercise mat too.

Be sure not to touch your faceduring the workout. Your handswill be touching all kinds of thingswhile in the gym. You may want towear workout gloves to protectyour hands. If so, be sure to cleanyour gloves regularly and to storethem away from clean clothes andtowels to avoid contamination. Thegloves will protect your hands, butagain, do not touch your face, untilyou have removed the glovesand/or washed your hands.

Wash your hands and face withantibacterial soap or use an anti-bacterial gel on your hands imme-diately after your workout. Ifpossible, shower with antibacterialsoap after your workout.

Keep your clean clothes sepa-rate from your dirty clothes andtowel. After your shower, be sureto put on clean clothes as yourworkout gear will be loaded withgerms. Keep clean and dirtyclothes in different bags or at leastin separate compartments. Washdirty clothes as soon as possibleand the actual dirty clothes bagoften.

This year has already becomeone of the worst flu seasons in UShistory. Let’s all be part of the so-lution and not part of the problem.Do all you can to avoid the spreadof bacteria, germs and viruses. Weall go to the gym to strengthen ourbodies and our immune systems.We can certainly share the gymwithout sharing the germs.

As always, stay safe and staywell!

JAKE O'CALLAGHAN

West Harwich, MA - An alleged drunk driver plowed his car into the basement office of a pro-fessional building at 120 Route 28. The crash happened at 10:50 p.m. on December 31. The 38year old man from CT was placed under arrest for OUI by Harwich Police and was transportedto Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries by the Harwich Fire and Rescue.

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Highgate Fire Department was called out to M&R Guns &Ammo on Gore Road in Highgate Center for a structure firearound 2:30 p.m. on December 13th. Mutual aid was called infrom Swanton and Sheldon Fire Departments. Firefightersmade an interior attack and the fire was knocked downquickly by firefighters. The cause of the fire is under investi-gation. Missisquoi Valley Rescue stood by at the scene. Therewas no one at the gunshop when the fire broke out and thebuilding sustained fire, smoke and water damage.

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Two alarm blaze at high schoolWakefield, MA. On the evening

of January 8th, around 5:30 p.m., abasketball game at the NortheastMetropolitan Regional VocationalSchool in Wakefield was disruptedby the sound of smoke alarms.

As occupants of the school ex-ited the building, they realized itwas no false alarm. Fire crews dis-covered a fire in the carpentry shopthat apparently started when a sparkignited saw dust. The fire extendedto the ceiling and roof of the school.

Crews opened up the roof andstretched hose lines. The Wakefieldand North Reading ladder compa-nies were extended to the roof andLynnfield’s tower was also utilized.

The Wakefield Fire Departmentstruck two alarms for the evening

blaze, which brought mutual aidfrom Lynnfield, North Reading,Saugus and Stoneham. Severalother companies responded for sta-tion coverage. Rehab 5 also re-sponded.

The exact cause of the blaze isunder investigation. The state firemarshal, but it is not believed to besuspicious in nature. No injurieswere reported.

The school remained closed forclean up the remainder of the schoolweek.

- PAT TRAVERS

NATE ARNOLD

Auto repair shop fireShortly before noon on January

13th, West Springfield fire compa-nies were called out to the auto re-pair shop at 203 Circuit Avenue fora report of autos on fire inside thebuilding.

Chief 2 advised of smoke show-ing from the overhead door of an oc-cupied single story, fire resistiveconstruction building and orderedEngine 1 to lay a three inch supplyline.

By the time the balance of theassignment had arrived on scene, the

fire had been contained to just thevehicles that were inside the garageand damage to the building had beenlimited to smoke and water damage.

Companies returned to serviceby two o'clock in the afternoon andthe cause of the fire remains underinvestigation.

- NATE ARNOLD

ALAN J. BRACKETT

Fire strikes home in DudleyDudley, MA. Shortly after 7

p.m. on January 4th, Dudley fire-fighters responded to a fire in a sin-gle family dwelling at 158 CorbinRoad. The owner and lone occu-pant, Lawrence Borowski, escapedunharmed.

Initial reports from the firealarm office reported that the struc-ture was fully involved.

Dudley firefighters immedi-ately called for help from Webster,Southbridge and Charlton. Neigh-boring Thompson fire companies

were also dispatched to cover theempty Dudley fire station.

Dudley firefighters found visi-ble fire and smoke, venting fromfront of the structure. An aggressiveinterior fire attack quickly quelledthe flames and impeded the firefrom extending further into thestructure. Firefighters performedquick and efficient overhaul.

Fire damage was confined to astorage room at the rear of thehouse, where the fire is believed tohave started. Smoke and waterdamage was sustained throughoutthe one and a half story structure.

Although the cause of theevening fire remains undetermined,it does appear to be accidental.Dudley firefighters remained on thescene for about three and a halfhours.

- ALAN BRACKETT


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Holyoke makes fast work of fast food fireAt 7:30 a.m. on January 12,

2013, Holyoke Fire received re-ports of a fire at the McDonald'srestaurant located at the corner ofAppleton and Maple Streets down-town Holyoke.

The on duty deputy chief ad-vised he had smoke showing fromthe roof of the single story com-mercial structure. Truck 1's crew onthe roof reported that the fire hadgained a foot hold in the cockloft ofthe building and that they wereopening the roof immediately.

With three engines and thetruck operating on scene, MapleStreet command started specialcalling additional apparatus to thescene, eventually filling out a sec-ond alarm assignment, necessitat-ing a call for mutual aid stationcoverage from neighboring SouthHadley District 1 FD.

With five engine companies

and two truck companies on scene,the fire was knocked down quickly,but extensive overhaul was re-quired, keeping the bulk of city firecompanies on scene for the betterpart of an hour and a half.

The restaurant, which is theonly one for several blocks, sus-tained heavy damage to the roofand will be closed for an extendedperiod of time. The cause of the fireremains under investigation.

- NATE ARNOLD



Harwich, MA - A small fire in an oven box for poured concretewas quickly put out by Harwich and Dennis firefighters at 117Queen Anne Rd. around 3:30 p.m. on January 4, 2013.

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Marlborough Ma. On the afternoon of December 31st, a PTCruiser hit a rubbish truck and went into a used car lot onRoute 85, trapping two in the vehicle. Companies arrivedquickly and began to work to free the two victims and thetruck driver appeared uninjured. Crews made fast work offreeing and pack edging and transporting the injured. The ac-cident is under investigation by the Marlborough Police.Companies were tied up for about an hour.

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Waltham, MA - Waltham firefighters had a busy day on January 4th. A call was received around10 a.m. for a deer stuck on the Stoney Brook Reservoir. Engine 4 and the Boston Animal Res-cue responded along with C2. Waltham Engine 1 with a boat was special called. Rescuers wereabout to launch a boat, but when they approached the deer, it got up and ran away. At aboutthe same time, a call was received that two deer were reported in distress on the CambridgeReservoir in North Waltham. Engine 7, C2 and the Boston Animal Rescue responded. As En-gine 7 prepared to launch ice sleds, Engine 2, Rescue 6 and a boat and ambulance 1 were spe-cial called for manpower and equipment. One deer had expired and the other deer was rescuedand attached to a sled. Firefighters had to walk about a mile to get the deer and then transporthim to shore. He was then placed in a rescue box and transported to a facility to determine theanimal's condition. The second incident took approximately three hours.

Deer rescue for Waltham

Springfield battles large garage fireJust after 2:30 a.m. on Saturday

December 15, Springfield firefight-ers were called to a property at 215Dorset St. in the East Forest Parksection of the city for a reportedstructure fire.

Arriving on scene three minuteslater, Engine 3, Ladder 3 and Chief2 found a fully involved two storygarage/workshop behind the resi-dence at 215 Dorset Street. Compa-nies quickly set up a defensive

attack on the structure, stretchinghand lines to protect the Alpha,Bravo and Delta side exposurebuildings and two ladder pipes toattack the fire from above.

Jakes had the bulk of the fireknocked down within 15 minutes ofarrival, but the remains of the struc-

ture required extensive overhaulthat kept companies on scene foranother hour.

While the fire was contained tothe building of origin, the Alpha,Bravo and Delta side exposurebuildings received heat and smokedamage and cannot be re-occupieduntil repairs are made. The cause ofthe fire remains under investigation.

- NATE ARNOLD

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Three alarm fire tears through Brockton homeA fast moving three alarm fire

tore through a Brockton home onTuesday, January 8, 2013.

Firefighters responded to 41Park St shortly before 11:30 p.m.after receiving multiple calls re-porting a house on fire.

The first due companies re-ported heavy fire coming from therear of the home. A second alarmwas struck as the fire quickly spreadto the third floor. Responding en-gines had difficulty accessing thestreet due to vehicles parked on theside of the road.

Fire-fighters were ordered out of thebuilding as conditions inside beganto deteriorate.

A second alarm was struck ascompanies on scene began takingup defensive operations. A thirdalarm was struck as fire started toburn through the eves and the rearof the roof.

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mately two hours to bring the fireunder control.

"All occupants were out of thehome when the first companies ar-rived," said Brockton Fire ChiefRichard Francis. "We were able torescue several pitbull dogs andsever litters of puppies before evac-uating the building. At this point,the fire is not considered suspicious,but it is too early in the investiga-tion to comment on a cause of thefire."

- KEVIN WILES JR

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Firefighters in Stoughton battled a fast moving 2 alarm firein a home at 19 Churchill Ave just before 6:30 p.m. on Jan-uary 7th. According to Fire Chief Mark Dolloff, "when fire-fighters arrived, there was heavy fire and smoke comingfrom two windows on the first floor." The fire quickly spreadto the second floor, prompting the second alarm, bringingmutual aid from Avon and Canton. All occupants were out ofthe home when firefighters arrived, and Chief Dolloff re-ported that there were no injuries to firefighters. The statefire marshal's office is investigating.

Two alarm fire in Stoughton


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Young accident victim receivesnew bicycle from firefighters

Whitman, MA. On September9th, four year old Kiera Crawford’slife changed dramatically. Whilecrossing Temple Street on a bicyclewith a family friend, the pair wasstruck by a pick up truck. Witnessesto the tragic collision said that Cord-well pushed the girl out of the way,taking the brunt of the impact him-self, to protect the girl. The accidentfatally injured Cordwell and injuredKiera. She was sent to a Bostonhospital via a medical helicopter.The accident destroyed the fouryear old’s bicycle.

The Whitman Firefighters IAFFLocal #1769 decided that theywanted to do something for the

young girl as they felt for her, espe-cially when many of the firefightershave young children. The Unionpurchased a bicycle for the girl.

On December 16th, Whitmanfirefighters presented the bicycle toKiera, her mother and her fatherduring a small gathering.

Kiera was so excited to receivethe bike and helmet that she jumpedon and started riding around the ap-paratus floor.

- PAT TRAVERS

NATE ARNOLD

Fire displaces twelve in SpringfieldAt 12:30 a.m. on December 9th,

Springfield firefighters were tonedout to respond to the duplex at 22-24Medford St. in the city's North Endfor a reported fire on the third floor.Engine Co. 10 reported a light hazeof smoke. Units operating on theworking fire assignment found fire inthe walls and ceiling of the secondfloor and heading toward the attic.

Jakes stretched attack lines to thesecond and third floors in an attemptto cut off the fire’s extension. Com-

panies were able to extinguish thefire before it took total possession ofthe duplex, but not before it dis-placed 12 residents. The cause of thefire has been deemed to be an elec-trical short in the second floor ceil-ing.

- NATE ARNOLD

TINA GIANOS

Fatal house explosion in PrincetonPrinceton, MA. Around 10:30

a.m. December 27th, 911 receivedmultiple reports of a house explo-sion and fire in the area of 153Ball Hill Rd. Princeton firefight-ers arrived to find a wood frameraised ranch style single familyhome heavily involved in fire.

A second alarm was struck onarrival, bringing mutual aid fromHolden and Rutland. Upon learn-ing the possibility of one or morepeople trapped, Chief Bennett or-dered a fourth alarm, bringing ad-ditional engines and tankers,including Sterling, Hubbardston

and West-minster.

S t e r -ling and Holden crews reverse laid2000 feet of four inch supply hoseto a culvert, where they brokethrough the ice, established a draftsite and supplied water to the at-tack crews.

Companies at the scene madean aggressive attack on the fire inan attempt to and get in and con-duct a search, but the heavy fireconditions resulted in a partial col-lapse of the first floor into thebasement.

All firefighters were immedi-ately ordered out of the buildingand instructed to go to defensive.After the fire was knocked down,crews resumed the search for theunaccounted for occupant andwere able to successfully locate asingle victim.

The Massachusetts fire mar-shal's office is conducting an ex-tensive investigation.

Firefighters remained on scenefor the duration of the day to pro-vide support.

- TINA GIANOS




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Fire damages public works garage in PittsfieldPittsfield, MA. At about 9:00

a.m. on anuary 14th, Pittsfield fire-fighters where summoned to thepublic works garage at 232 WestHousatonic St.

They were met with fire on thesecond floor with smoke bankingdown to the street level. With a lim-ited life safety hazard, the fire wasattacked from the exterior usinglarge lines and master stream de-

vices. Crews

m a n a g e dto get hand lines to the second floorand once the fire was knockeddown, extensive overhaul was re-quired and preformed from the roofusing saws and axes.

The cause of the fire is underinvestigation by the city fire inves-tigator and the state fire marshal’s

office. The city’s insurance com-pany, MIIA also had a representa-tive on site.

Action Ambulance stood by atthe scene and there have beenmedia reports of one firefighter whowas burned during the fire, his con-dition was not believed to be seri-ous.

- ED HARVEY



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Brockton firefighters battle suspicious blaze

Firefighters fought frigid temperatures on the morning of De-cember 31st, battling a three alarm blaze in a vacant home at16 Somerset Place in Brockton. The first calls came in just be-fore 4 a.m. The first arriving companies found fire on the thirdfloor in the rear of the home. The fire quickly spread throughthe attic and second floor, as firefighters used ladder trucks todump water on the flames. All firefighters were ordered out ofthe building due to the deteriorating conditions inside thebuilding, forcing them to fight the fire from the outside. Thestate fire marshal's office and the Brockton fire investigator'soffice are investigating the fire. According to Chief Francis,"the building has been vacant for some time and the utilitieswere shut off to the building" he said. "We struck the thirdalarm to bring in plenty of help to prevent any injuries," as fire-fighters had to deal with freezing water on the scene.

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On January 6th at 7:45 p.m., Colrain Fire and Ambulance were dispatched from a MVA to a re-ported garage fire on Main Road. The garage was fully involved, with exposures to a house andoutbuilding being threatened. Crews set up a defensive attac,k protecting exposures. Mutualaid companies from Shelburne Falls, Shelburne Center, Heath and Buckland responded to thescene and assisted with a tanker shuttle. The fire was knocked down within 30 minutes. Thehouse and shed sustained moderate heat damage from the fire. During the fire, Halifax (VT) pro-vided station coverage for Colrain.

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Harwich, MA. A car fire on Route 6 westbound put a dent in commuter traffic around 5 p.m.on January 10th. A Jeep Liberty was fully involved in fire when the Harwich Fire Departmentarrived on the scene between Exits 10 and 9. Harwich Police blocked Route 6 at Exit 10 fromentering the roadway westbound and Mass State Police exited vehicles at Exit 10 onto Route124, making a traffic nightmare for about 30 minutes. No injuries were reported.

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Three alarms in East BridgewaterEast Bridgewater, MA. Around

6:00 p.m. on December 11th, theEast Bridgewater Fire Departmentresponded to a reported house fireat 33 West Street. Crewss foundsmoke showing from the two anda half story wood framed dwelling.

Companies backed out due toheavy fire conditions in the base-ment and made an exterior attackthrough windows. They re-enteredthe home for an aggressive attack.

Approximately fifteen minutesinto the incident, a second alarmwas requested, which was soonfollowed by a third alarm. Mutualaid companies from Abington,Bridgewater, Brockton, Halifax,Hanson, West Bridgewater andWhitman worked on the scene.Ambulances from Bridgewater andWhitman were called to stand by.The Whitman CERT team re-sponded with their rehab unit.

Crews worked tirelessly to ripopen walls and ceilings and knockdown fire trapped in the walls ofthe old home. Countless hand lineswere stretched to all floors so thefire could be knocked. Crews couldbe seen replacing their air packsseveral times during the blaze.

The house, which was built in1880, featured balloon frame con-struction, which facilitated the firespread. Firefighters battled fire onall floors of the two and a half storydwelling. There were two occu-pants at home when the fire broke

out and they were both able to es-cape. No injuries were reported. Thecause of the fire is under investiga-tion, but fire crews believe the firestarted in the basement.

- PAT TRAVERS


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Hundreds of family, friends, local fire departments and mem-bers of the FBI turned out for the Line of Duty Death funeralof FBI Special Agent Jarrod M. Petrelli at St. Clare Church inBraintree on December 12, 2012.

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Lancaster, MA. Roofers repairing a roof sparked a fire at the Atlantic Union College on Decem-ber 7th. They were doing hot tar on the roof with an open flame to heat the tar, starting the sideof the second floor on fire. Companies quickly knocked down the fire and checked for extension.Crews were on scene for about 45 minutes. Mutual aid was called from Sterling and Clinton.

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Firefighters from Braintree came up with their own way of giving back to the Newtown commu-nity that was torn apart. They began selling memorial stickers in an effort to raise money to do-nate to the Sandy Hook School Support Fund. The two designs each incorporate the NewtownConnecticut town seal overlaid on a memorial ribbon with the words “Sandy Hook” and the date“12.14.12” written on the bottom.

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Two people were killed and four others were hurt in an overnight crash in Taunton on Decem-ber 9, 2012. The crash occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. in the area of 1850 Bay St. A newermodel Honda Accord Coupe veered onto the wrong side of the road before leaving the road andstriking a tree. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to cut the roof from the car in order tofree the occupant from the vehicle. An initial request for a Boston Medflight medical helicopterwas denied due to thick fog in the area at the time of the crash. All occupants were taken by am-bulance to area hospitals. The accident is currently under investigation by Taunton Police de-tectives and the zccident reconstruction team. It appears that alcohol and speed were a factorin the crash.

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The book has a chapteron the principle builders ofthese trucks followed by sevenchapters stemming from theearly years and into the 1970’sand beyond. There is an inter-esting color section from page113 through 126. The earlyquads were distinguishable bytheir long bodies due to manyladders being one piece.

When more ladder lengthsbecame available with one ormore extension sections, iswhen the more modern quadsassumed the lengths ofpumpers and it was not easy todistinguish a quad from apumper unless one went to therear to discover the laddercomplement.

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