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West Newbury Police and Fire Respond to Main Street After Worker Falls from Moving Trailer

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For Immediate Release

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

West Newbury Police and Fire Respond to Main Street After Worker Falls from Moving Trailer

West Newbury Police on scene on Route 113 (Main Street) after a man fell from a moving trailer. (Courtesy Photo/West Newbury Police)

WEST NEWBURY — Police Chief Art Reed and Fire Chief Michael Dwyer report that the West Newbury Police and Fire Departments responded to Main Street this morning after a man fell from a moving trailer and suffered serious injuries.

At approximately 10:23 a.m., West Newbury Police received a report that a man had fallen off a truck in area of 270 Main Street (Route 113).

Police, Fire and Atlantic Ambulance were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, first responders located a Stoneham man in his 40s on the ground and immediately began administering CPR.

Following an on scene investigation, police learned that a Superior Sealcoat, Inc. truck pulling a trailer was travelling east on Route 113 from Crane Neck Road when one of two men riding in the trailer fell off.

The victim suffered a life-threatening head injury and was taken via medical helicopter to a Boston hospital. The other man in the trailer was not injured, nor was the driver or passenger in the truck cab that was pulling the trailer.

Main Street is closed in both directions during the investigation, and motorists are asked to avoid the area.

The incident remains under investigation by the West Newbury Police Department, under leadership of Officer Mike DeNaro, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also been notified and is responding.

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Wakefield Fire Department Extinguishes Seven-Alarm Fire at First Baptist Church

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Wakefield Fire Department
Fire Chief Michael Sullivan
One Union St.
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Wakefield Fire Department Extinguishes Seven-Alarm Fire at First Baptist Church

WAKEFIELD — Chief Michael Sullivan reports that the Wakefield Fire Department responded to a seven-alarm fire last night that destroyed the First Baptist Church.

At 7 p.m., Wakefield Fire received an automatic alert from the First Baptist Church, 8 Lafayette St., of a fire in progress.

Firefighters arrived on scene a minute later and shift commander Capt. Paul Pronco reported fire showing at the front of the church near the steeple. At the time of the fire, a group was meeting inside the church, but safely exited the building prior to firefighters’ arrival.

Shortly thereafter, the fire broke out and extended the full length of the 150-foot steeple, moving to the front of the church, all the way to the back. Capt. Pronco immediately struck a second alarm, followed several minutes later by a third alarm, and then a fourth alarm.

The fire soon took possession of the church and Wakefield Fire continued to strike alarms to bring in additional resources, with the fire eventually reaching seven alarms.

Approximately two dozen departments responded, utilizing 15 different hydrants to make an aggressive exterior attack. More than 100 firefighters dumped several million gallons of water onto the fire, which burned for about three hours.

Crews remained on scene overnight extinguishing flames in various voids throughout the building. Firefighters are currently at the church clearing hot spots.

“Steeple fires are extremely hard to extinguish given their design and location on churches,” Chief Sullivan said. “This fire was throwing off a tremendous amount of heat and required an immense amount of resources to knock down. Firefighters did a tremendous job making an aggressive attack, and I want to thank our neighboring communities for their assistance throughout the night.”

Three firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries and were treated on scene.

With more than a million dollars worth of damages, the church has been deemed a total loss. The building next to the church, which houses eight condo units and the restaurant Artichokes, sustained exterior heat damage. A large shed that belongs to the church also sustained heat damage.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Wakefield Fire Department, however Chief Sullivan believes that a lightening strike likely ignited the blaze.

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Rochester Fire Chief Mark Klose Completes International Professional Designation Process

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Rochester Fire Department
Mark Klose, Chief
37 Wakefield Street
Rochester, NH 03867

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 978-769-5193
Email: [email protected]

Rochester Fire Chief Mark Klose Completes International Professional Designation Process

ROCHESTER — Fire Chief Mark Klose has successfully completed the process that awards the professional designation of “Chief Training Officer” (CTO). The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) met on Oct. 2 to confer the designation.

With the designation, Chief Klose becomes one of only 124 CTOs worldwide.

The Designation program is a voluntary program designed to recognize individuals who demonstrate their excellence in seven measure components including experience, education, professional development, professional contributions, association membership, community involvement and technical competence.  In addition, all applicants are required to identify a future professional development plan.

The CTO designation program uses a comprehensive peer review model to evaluate candidates seeking the credential.  The Commission on Professional Credentialing (CPC) awards the designation only after an individual successfully meets all of the organization’s stringent criteria.

Achieving this designation signifies Chief Klose’s commitment to his career in the fire and emergency services.

This professional designation is valid for three years.  Maintaining the designation requires recipients to show continued growth in the areas of professional development, professional contributions, active association membership and community involvement as well as adhere to a strict code of professional conduct.

The Commission on Professional Credentialing, an entity of the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc., (CPSE) administers the Designation Program.  The CPC consists of individuals from academia, federal and local government, and the fire and emergency medical services profession. To learn more about CPC, visit www.cpse.org.

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Gloucester Firefighter Graduates from Academy

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Gloucester Fire Department
Eric Smith, Fire Chief
8 School St.
Gloucester, MA 01930

For Immediate Release

Monday, Oct. 15, 2018

Contact: John Guilfoil
Phone: 617-993-0003
Email: [email protected]

Gloucester Firefighter Graduates from Academy

Firefighter Thomas Aldrich graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy today. (Courtesy Photo)

GLOUCESTER — Chief Eric Smith is pleased to announce that Firefighter Thomas Aldrich graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy today.

Firefighter Aldrich completed the 267th class of the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighter Training Program and was recognized this morning at a ceremony in Stow.

Residing on the North Shore, Firefighter Aldrich joined the Gloucester Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic in November of 2017 after working for the Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department for nearly a year.

“We’re excited to have Firefighter Aldrich back from the academy and serving the Gloucester community,” Chief Smith said. “His skills as both a firefighter and paramedic make him an asset to this department.”

Today’s firefighters do far more than fight fires. They are the first ones called to respond to chemical and environmental emergencies, ranging from the suspected presence of carbon monoxide to a gas leak. They may be called to rescue a child who has fallen through the ice or who has locked himself in a bathroom. They rescue people from stalled elevators and those who are trapped in vehicle crashes. Firefighters test and maintain their equipment, including self-contained breathing apparatus hydrants, hoses, power tools and apparatus.

During the 10-week academy, firefighters learned the basic skills they need to respond to fires, including how to contain and control them, public fire education, hazardous material incident mitigation, flammable liquids, stress management, confined space rescue techniques and rappelling.

To graduate, firefighters were required to demonstrate proficiency in life safety, search and rescue, ladder operations, water supply, pump operation and fire attack (ranging from mailbox fires to multiple-floor or multi-room structural fires).

The 30 graduates, one woman and 29 men, represent the 26 fire departments of: Ashland, Bellingham, Boxborough, Charlton, Dracut, Gardner, Gloucester, Ipswich, Marblehead, Marshfield, New Bedford, North Andover, Northborough, Plymouth, Rockland, Sandwich, Seekonk, Somerset, Stoneham, Sudbury, Taunton, Upton, Walpole, Watertown, Weston and Winchendon.

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