BERWICK, Maine — The Town of Berwick and the firefighting community in New England and beyond are collectively in mourning today after the line of duty death of Berwick Fire & Rescue Captain Joel Barnes, who died fighting a four-alarm fire that injured four other firefighters on Friday afternoon. Captain Barnes, age 32, was a paramedic […]
Condolences to Berwick Fire & Rescue
On behalf of all the fire chiefs and members of the Seacoast Fire Officers Mutual Aid Association, we offer our most sincere condolences to the Berwick, Maine Fire & Rescue Department on the line of duty death of one of its members today while battling a four-alarm fire in town that injured four other firefighters. […]
From The Secret List – Firefighter close calls
Source: firefighterclosecalls.com Hey, Although I’m not on Facebook, the below link was shared with me this morning. I don’t know the folks who wrote it – so I am reading it at face value. I’m also not focusing on any one particular incident, region or area. The fact is that paid or volunteer – or […]
List: Seacoast Chief Fire Officers Mutual Aid District Response to Andover, North Andover and Lawrence
Seacoast Chief Fire Officers MAD – Agency Representative – Chief Steven Achilles (Portsmouth) Task Force 1- North Andover TF Leader – Chief Ed Warren (East Kingston) Kingston Engine East Kingston Engine Plaistow Engine Sandown Ladder Epping Ambulance Brentwood Ambulance Kingston Air Trailer Task Force 2 – North Andover TF Leader – Chief Andy Head (Newington) […]
Advisory: High Heat Coming Today through Thursday
A heat wave is coming to New England, and residents are urged to take all precautions necessary to stay safe and healthy. Temperatures will be in the 80s today, but Saturday-Thursday will experience five straight days of temperatures over 90 degrees, with Sunday-Tuesday featuring temperatures that will approach 100 degrees. The following information was released […]